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Hector Aguilar Sterling Silver Auctioned at Leland Little

Saturday, December 20th, 2008

A beautiful 72-piece sterling silver service (circa 1948-1955) by the renowned Mexican silversmith Hector Aguilar, in the “Aztec” motif, sold for $41,400 at a two-day, four-session multi-estate sale, dubbed the “Historic Hillsborough Auction,” by Leland Little Auction & Estate Sales, Ltd. The sale was held at the firm’s spacious showroom, located at 246 South Nash […]

Skinner 20th Century Furniture & Decorative Arts Auction

Wednesday, December 10th, 2008

Skinner, one of the nation’s leading auction houses, will host an auction of 20th Century Furniture & Decorative Arts in its Boston gallery on December 20th at 10 a.m. The sale will feature more than 750 lots of furniture and decorative and utilitarian objects from the Art Nouveau, Arts & Crafts, Art Deco, Mid-Century and […]

iGavel Jewelry and Watch Auction

Saturday, November 22nd, 2008

Gavel and several of its associates are hosting a three week online jewelry auction on its site. As we are now in a buyer’s market, iGavel has worked with many of its consigners to lower estimates and reserves in order to have a successful auction. Therefore, this is a great time to purchase jewelry at […]

Charity Auction of Clocks

Wednesday, November 12th, 2008

The Second Chance to Benefit G-CAPP’s Second Chance Homes Online Auction is NOW OPEN! The IKEA “It’s About Time” event to benefit G-CAPP’s Second Chance Homes was a huge success last month. So many people wanted to donate clocks, art and other items for this cause that we created a special Second Chance online auction […]

London Chinese Ceramics and Works of Art Auction

Wednesday, November 5th, 2008

On 5 November 2008, Sotheby’s London will offer for sale an important range of sculpture, ceramics and works of art in its autumn sale of Fine Chinese Ceramics and Works of Art. The auction will include many works from the early archaic period to the Qing Dynasty, displaying the wide variety of styles and media […]