TRAINS ALBUM OF PHOTOGRAPHS: ELECTRIC RAILWAYS and RAILROADS OF CHICAGO
Last Updated on Monday, 12 December 2011 10:37 Written by External Post Monday, 12 December 2011 10:37
Two spiral bound books filled with photos of steam, diesel and electric trains including serving Chicago and its suburbs, along with the famous electric interurbans, commuter trains and long-haul freight. Great views of 1940`s America and the transportation infrastructure that kept it running.
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TRAINS ALBUM OF PHOTOGRAPHS: BALTIMORE AND OHIO and THE ERIE RAILROAD.
Last Updated on Monday, 12 December 2011 10:37 Written by External Post Monday, 12 December 2011 10:37
Two spiral bound books, 1940`s. Golden age of railroading, when steam, diesel, and electric trains pulled heavy freights and passenger trains through the mountains, along rivers, and between the cities of the East and Chicago. Wonderful images from a vanished era.
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Chicago Wine Company: Wine Sale 417
Last Updated on Wednesday, 14 July 2010 01:20 Written by a2e Wednesday, 14 July 2010 01:20
Wine Sale 417
Jul 28, 2010, 11:00 AM CST
Chicago Wine Company: Wood Dale, IL, US
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Chicago Wine Company: Wine Sale 415
Last Updated on Monday, 17 May 2010 11:20 Written by a2e Monday, 17 May 2010 11:20
Wine Sale 415
May 26, 2010, 11:00 AM CST
Chicago Wine Company: Wood Dale, IL, US
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Austin Auction Gallery Spring Estates Sale Results
Last Updated on Sunday, 2 May 2010 11:40 Written by a2e Sunday, 2 May 2010 11:40
Austin Auction Gallery chalked up a solid $260,000 total with its April 18, 2010 Important Spring Estates Auction, led by a keenly pursued selection of Mid-century dining room furniture designed by Paul Evans (American, 1931-1987).
The 10-piece sculpted-bronze dining suite consisted of a large ‘Stalagmite’ glass-top table, eight chairs upholstered in purple micro-suede, and a long, sculpted-bronze server set with two slate slabs. The consignor had purchased the suite in 1970, from the Chicago showroom of Directional Furniture, for whom Evans designed.
The Evans set was offered in three lots with a total estimate of $17,000-$23,000, but bidders knew an opportunity when they saw one and pushed the aggregate price to $59,225. The table made $10,925, while the coveted complete set of chairs soared to $29,900. Completing the ensemble, the sideboard closed at $18,400. All prices quoted in this report are inclusive of 15% buyer’s premium.
“We had nine or ten phone bidders, from all over the country, who were interested in the Paul Evans set,” said Austin Auction associate Chris Featherston, “but amazingly, it all went to a buyer from our own hometown here in Texas. One of the phone bidders, who was from New York, was surprised that he had been outbid by someone from Austin.”
An 18th-century, Louis XV-style marble-top carved console from the same estate that produced the Paul Evans furniture also met with success in the sale. Heavy phone participation boosted its closing price to $8,625.
The fine-art section of the sale included a special collection of eight artworks by John Strevens (British, 1902-1990). Strevens exhibited regularly at the British Royal Academy, Royal Society of British Arts, the Royal Society of Portrait Painters, and the Paris Salon.
“The owner of the paintings had her portrait painted by Strevens and bought additional works by the artist,” Featherston explained. “The eight paintings sold for a total of $26,996, with individual prices ranging from $1,150 to $5,463.”
A category that garnered considerable interest was Asian art. “Since we have been online with our sales, we have gained quite a few buyers out of China,” said Featherston. “Last year many of those buyers were conspicuously absent from our sales. This year the Chinese buyers were back in force, especially for the red coral pieces in the sale.”
Featherston explained that because of over-harvesting and polluted ocean waters, raw red coral has become a scarce commodity. “Even 20th-century pieces like some that we auctioned attracted a lot of attention,” he said.
A group of four small red coral snuff bottles representing a woman, an urn with a relief image of a deer, and two eggplant forms with beetles in relief sold for $1,725 (estimate $200-$400); while a diminutive (4¼-inch-tall) red coral figure on an elephant made $1,265 (estimate $300-$500). Yet another example of Asian art that surpassed estimate was the 2½-inch-tall hornbill snuff bottle with dipper that garnered $1,725 against expectations of $200-$400.
Fashionistas swarmed to bid on the 13 lots of designer clothing by such notable names as Halston, Oscar de la Renta, Bill Blass and Richilene New York. In total, the wardrobe of classics earned $7,619.
Featherston said he was disappointed that the sale’s star lot – an opal, diamond and pearl necklace that reputedly belonged to America’s first interior designer, Elsie de Wolfe – did not find a new owner. “The necklace didn’t sell, but it made a lot of people aware of us and the level of quality we offer in our sales,” said Featherston.
Austin Auction Gallery will hold its next cataloged Estates Auction on May 22-23. For additional information, call 512-258-5479 or e-mail info@austinauction.com. Visit Austin Auction Gallery’s Web site at www.AustinAuction.com.
Chicago Wine Company: Wine Sale 414
Last Updated on Friday, 16 April 2010 06:20 Written by a2e Friday, 16 April 2010 06:20
Wine Sale 414
Apr 28, 2010, 11:00 AM CST
Chicago Wine Company: Wood Dale, IL, US
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Wright: Post War & Contemporary Art
Last Updated on Friday, 16 April 2010 04:22 Written by a2e Friday, 16 April 2010 04:22
Post War And; Contemporary Art
Apr 27, 2010, 12:00 PM CST
Wright: Chicago, IL, US
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Puerto Vallarta Condo Auction
Last Updated on Thursday, 15 April 2010 02:40 Written by a2e Thursday, 15 April 2010 02:40
Chicago-area-based Diliberto Real Estate Services, LLC announces a Puerto Vallarta, Mexico luxury condominium auction, headlined by two units including one nearly crowning the skyscraping Grand Venetian Bay View Grand, one of the tallest new developments in the hotel district right on a private beach astride the Bahai de Banderas. Originally marketed for nearly $3 million, the penthouse suite will now start at under a million dollars.
The internationally advertised auction will provide a live and Internet bidding forum and will include various commercial and residential properties in multiple locations. Bidders can bid online from their home and view the event live on the Internet.
Also featured at auction will be a second unit in the Grand Venetian: a three-bedroom unit originally marketed for $800,000 will now be auctioned with an opening bid under $400,000.
The open outcry auction will be held on May 25.
Diliberto Real Estate Services, LLC, is a real estate, auction and financial advisory firm, located at 13500 South Circle Drive in Orland Park, IL, a suburb of Chicago. To learn more about the company or to list properties in upcoming commercial real estate auctions, please call (708) 460-BIDS (2437) or visit the company’s Web site at www.DilibertoRealEstate.com
Leslie Hindman Auctioneers: Day 2
Last Updated on Monday, 5 April 2010 10:20 Written by a2e Monday, 5 April 2010 10:20
Day 2
Apr 19, 2010, 12:00 PM CST
Leslie Hindman Auctioneers: Chicago, IL, US
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Leslie Hindman Auctioneers: Day 3
Last Updated on Monday, 5 April 2010 10:20 Written by a2e Monday, 5 April 2010 10:20
Day 3
Apr 20, 2010, 12:00 PM CST
Leslie Hindman Auctioneers: Chicago, IL, US
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