Part of Joan Bowers’ personal collection, being goods superfluous to her needs, is to be auctioned on Sunday 1st March in Sydney. Consisting of over 250 lots, highlights include five four poster Calcutta beds dating from 1840 to 1880, many rare antique figures, decorative items, miniature paintings, architectural details, columns, room dividers, Chinese furniture and [...]

To support its 2009 growth ambitions eBid.net will re-invest its 2008 profits into US marketing to include key strategic partnerships and national advertising. Additionally, to make its site quicker and easier to use, eBid is investing in technical and design improvements. These include its ‘Ninja Lister’ desktop software application to enable offline auction creation and [...]

Bonhams & Goodman completed a record year in 2008. Some of the highlights included:
Fine Art
John Russell (1858-1930)
Belle Ile en Mer 1904
from the Julian & Miriam Sterling Collection
oil on canvas
60 x 73cm
SOLD $1,560,000
Frederick McCubbin (1855-1917)
Summer Morning, Kew 1890
oil on canvas
107 x 53 cm
SOLD $780,000
Decorative Arts
The Burke & Wills/King Medal in the form of a brass [...]

An auction in the United States has raised more funds to help fund research into the Tasmanian devil facial tumour disease.
About $15,000 was raised through a charity dinner and silent auction in New York as part of Tourism Tasmania’s G’day USA 2009 activities.
Tasmanian Tourism Minister Michelle O’Byrne, who is in New York, says more than [...]

A mix of classic vehicles has been assembled for Shannons Sydney Classic auction on February 9.
Australian Muscle cars, a number of British and European sporting and luxury cars and a collection of black and white NSW number plates, garage memorabilia and model cars have resulted in a recession-proof catalogue with something for every enthusiast and [...]