Important Sale of Americana Announced at Sotheby’s New York in January

NEW YORK, NY.- Sotheby’s auction of Important Americana will be held on 21 & 22 January 2011 in New York. The first day of the sale offers silver, prints and Chinese export porcelain, including works with truly exceptional histories. Day two of the sale begins with a selection of stoneware assembled by Mr. and Mrs. Edwin Hochberg, featuring 103 pieces that have not been seen in public in over 20 years, and continues with furniture, folk art and carpets, led [...]

Keno Auction’s Inaugural Sale Brings $5.8 Million, Well Above High Estimate

NEW YORK, NY.- The Inaugural Sale from Keno Auctions, which took place May 1-2 at the Marriott Stamford Hotel in Connecticut, achieved $5,818,460 in sales, over its pre-sale high estimate ($2.8 – 5.4 million)* with 87.5% of the 741 lots finding buyers, and established three world sales records. Keno Auctions’ president Leigh Keno announced on Wednesday May 5th that post-sale activity brought the total sold to $6,014,000. The top lot of the sale was The James Beekman Chippendale Carved Mahogany [...]