Enthusiasts and collectors paid a record $2.4 million for 49 rare, numerical New South Wales numberplates in Sydney on Thursday night (June 18), comfortably exceeding expectations and blowing away any notions of a recession.
Conducted by Shannons for the RTA, the auction resulted in an average sale price of $51,000 for the 49 plates on offer, [...]

Bonhams & Goodman’s growing Collectors’ Motor Car team has appointed two further specialists, expanding the department into Victoria and Western Australia to assist with national and international consignments.
Cath Davison has taken on the role of Assistant Specialist, Collectors’ Motor Cars and will be based in the Melbourne office. Cath brings more than 20 years [...]

The June Bay East Antiques & Interiors sale comprises a select offering of antique and contemporary pieces, exclusively from private collections.
Highlights include a collection of Chinese and Japanese cloisonne, Art Deco furniture and decorative arts, Georgian period English and Irish silver, William IV and early Victorian furniture, a collection of French tapestries, and English pottery [...]

Bonhams & Goodman has announced that an exceptionally rare natural fancy blue and pink diamond ring will be the highlight of the June Fine Jewellery auction in Sydney. Weighing in at 1.24ct, a natural blue diamond of this size and calibre has never before been offered at auction in Australia and only a handful [...]

TheInternetCompany, Inc., Princeton, N.J., announced today that it plans to auction the domain name, “Wealth.com”, through a private auction being run by Sedo, Cambridge, Mass., the leading secondary domain marketplace. The auction will be held on June 25, 2009. Bidders must be pre-qualified by June 15, 2009.
The sale comes amidst a growing industry trend of [...]

Pickles Auctions now have an excess weather damaged vehicles and are charged with selling these on to the public. There’s never been a better opportunity for mechanics, motoring enthusiasts and the humble handyman to capitalise on the cut price cars now hitting the auction floors.
Recent extreme weather conditions across the country, and in particular in [...]

Two marquetry wood panels, made from Australian native timbers by an unknown maker in the 1860s, were the undisputed highlights at the Bay East Auctions over the weekend. These hidden gems were thought to be from the late 19th century and are considered to be highly unusual pieces of Australiana, given their origin, materials [...]