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Jan 15, 2022 | WAA Conferences

Bring your dance shoes and dance the night away with the Tim Castle Band! Country Legends Tribute is an awesome musical experience performed by Tim Castle and Dale Sellers, taking you back to when country music was still country music. You will hear songs by artists...

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Jan 15, 2022 | WAA Conferences

We welcome Tom Burgermeister Magic to our 2022 Conference! TOM BURGERMEISTER is a veteran performer who has amazed Milwaukee area audiences since 1980. With a selection of shows ranging from strolling magic to full stage productions, Tom delivers an experience that...

Joseph A. Almburg Jr. Obituary

Dec 18, 2020 | Obituaries

Delavan, WI - Joseph A. Almburg Jr., age 57, of Delavan passed away on Friday, December 18, 2020 at St. Luke's Medical Center in Milwaukee. He was born in DeKalb, IL on April 15, 1963 to Joseph Sr. and Phyllis (Meeker) Almburg. Joe was a salesman for Univar Solutions....

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Pierre eliminating outdated ordinance dealing with licenses for auctioneers.

Oct 29, 2021 | Licensing

The Pierre City, SD, Commission approved repealing sections of ordinance that require auctioneers, movie theaters and bowling alleys to be licensed annually by the city. The change will be effective before the end of 2021. City Finance Officer Twila Hight says the...

Offices in Colorado and Wisconsin mark broadening footprint for Schrader

COLUMBIA CITY, Ind., Jan. 17, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Schrader Real Estate and Auction Company has expanded its operations, with a new office in Colorado and a team in Wisconsin that recently managed a major dairy liquidation that attracted nationwide attention. The...

America’s Most Expensive Home Is Headed for Auction

It claims to be the world’s largest private residence, and one of the most expensive too, and for the first time ever, it’s for sale: The One, located in the tony Los Angeles neighborhood of Bel Air, is a 105,0000-square-foot estate that’s set to be listed in an...

Kansan advances to World Livestock Auctioneer semifinals

Andrew Sylvester of Wamego, Kan., won the 2022 World Livestock Auctioneer Championship (WLAC) Midwestern Region qualifying event. Cherokee Sales Co., located in Cherokee, Oklahoma, hosted the second of three WLAC qualifying events Oct. 10. A total of 30 contestants...

In New York, record shattered at auction for impressionist Caillebotte

A rare painting by Gustave Caillebotte, “Young man at his window“, was bought Thursday evening 53 million dollars by the Getty museum of Los Angeles, smashing the record of the French painter, during the sale of an impressionist collection at Christie’s in New York....

Most expensive wine ever sold goes for record US$1 million at auction

A six litre bottle of The Setting Wines 2019 Glass Slipper Vineyard Cabernet Sauvignon has become the most expensive wine ever sold, going for a whopping US$1 million at auction. A man named Don Steiner bought the bottle of Cabernet Sauvignon at a charity auction in...

Paul Revere’s ‘The Bloody Massacre’ Sets World Auction Record — $429,000 At Doyle

Doyle conducted a highly successful auction of American paintings and prints on November 2. Highlighting the sale was Paul Revere’s iconic 1770 engraving, “The Bloody Massacre,” which achieved $429,000. including premium — a world auction record for the print....

With Christie’s and Sotheby’s Both Private, No Major Auction House Is Publicly Traded

Christie’s was in the limelight on Nov. 9, 2021, as the famed auction house put HUMAN ONE, the first physical artwork by famed NFT artist Beeple, on the auction block. The 7-foot multimedia sculpture, depicting an astronaut walking across sci-fi landscapes, is...

Marie Antoinette’s Diamond Bracelets Sell For More Than $8 Million At Auction

A rare pair of Marie Antoinette’s favorite diamond bracelets that France’s last queen is believed to have smuggled out while imprisoned during the French Revolution sold in Geneva for more than $8 million Tuesday. The roughly $8.1 million price tag, including hammer...

Apple’s first computer, a collector’s dream, could fetch $500,000 at auction

Steve Wozniak, Steve and Patricia Jobs and Daniel Kottke built 200 Apple-1 units in Jobs’ home 45 years ago. One of the few remaining Apple-1 computers, the company’s first product, will go on sale this week at an auction that is expected to fetch as much as $600,000....

The New Masters: How auction houses are chasing crypto millions

Little could James Christie have known some 240 years ago, as he sold masterpieces by Rembrandt and Rubens to Catherine the Great, that his auction house would one day offer virtual apes to a crypto company for over $1 million. Nor would Sotheby's founder Samuel...

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In New York, record shattered at auction for impressionist Caillebotte

Most expensive wine ever sold goes for record US$1 million at auction

Paul Revere’s ‘The Bloody Massacre’ Sets World Auction Record — $429,000 At Doyle

The ‘most expensive in the world’ collection to liven up auction in New York

New York (AFP) – The exceptional Macklowe collection, reputed to be the most expensive in the world to market, will liven up the fall auctions in New York, which return to physical sales this week and hungry buyers after the pandemic. At Christie’s or Sotheby’s, we...

Centuries-old Elizabeth Farms sells for more than $7 million at on-site auction

More than 340 acres of historic Lancaster County farmland are set for new ownership after Elizabeth Farms sold at auction Friday afternoon for over $7 million. The sale marks the first time in two and a half centuries that the land will not be owned by a member of the...

Immaculate copy of Super Mario Bros. 2 sells for $88k at estate sale

KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (WATE) — A sealed copy of the 1988 video game Super Mario Bros. 2 sold for $88,550 during a recent estate sale after the death of a Floyd Knobs, Indiana resident. The pristine cartridge was found inside a box of Nintendo games in the back of a crowded...

This Rare ‘Pigeon’s Blood’ Ruby Ring Could Reach $4.5 Million at Christie’s Magnificent Jewels Auction

Oct 11, 2021 | Jewelry Auctions, Rare Items, Record Breaking Price

By Rachel Cormack The legendary “pigeon’s blood” ruby is poised to make a giant splash at Christie’s this fall. Two pieces of high jewelry featuring the exceedingly rare red gemstone will go under the gavel at the Hong Kong Magnificent Jewels auction on November 28....

Rare Mughal era spectacles to be auctioned by Sotheby’s

Oct 9, 2021 | Jewelry Auctions, Rare Items, United Kingdom Auction News

A pair of rare diamond and emerald spectacles from an unknown Indian princely treasury will be sold at an auction in London later this month. The lenses were placed in the Mughal-era frames around 1890, according to auction house Sotheby’s. The spectacles will be...

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Kansan advances to World Livestock Auctioneer semifinals

Nov 22, 2021 | Auctioneers, Champions, Livestock Auctions

Tennessee Bid Calling Contest

Oct 11, 2021 | Auction Associations, Champions

The Tennessee Auctioneers Association Board of Directors voted this morning to suspend the requirement of being a licensed Tennessee Auctioneer in order to compete in the Tennessee bid calling contest! On November 14th in Nashville Tennessee. This contest is now open...

Jason Clark wins 2021 GotoAuction.com Midwest Auctioneer Championship!

Aug 6, 2021 | Champions

IGNACE, MICHIGAN – Professional auctioneer, Jason Clark from Alma, Michigan took top honors at the GoToAuction.com Midwest Auctioneer Championship – one of the most popular auctioneer competitions in the nation. The GoToAuction.com Midwest Auctioneer Championship saw...

World Champion Livestock Auctioneer to Be Featured In National TV Show

Aug 5, 2021 | Champions, Livestock Auctions

Back in June, Chuck Bradley of Rockford, Alabama was crowned the World Livestock Auctioneer Champion, and this weekend he’ll receive statewide and national exposure with a feature on Simply Southern TV. The show will premiere locally on WBMA-TV 33/40 in...

THREE AUCTIONEERS INDUCTED INTO NATIONAL AUCTIONEERS ASSOCIATION HALL OF FAME AT ANNUAL CONFERENCE

Jul 21, 2021 | Hall of Fame News, NAA News

On July 15, 2021, during the President’s Gala of the 72nd Annual International Auctioneers Conference & Show, three auctioneers were inducted into the National Auctioneers Association (NAA) Hall of Fame. OVERLAND PARK, KANSAS (July 20, 2021) - During this...

BETH ROSE, CAI, AARE, AMM, NAMED 73rd NATIONAL AUCTIONEERS ASSOCIATION PRESIDENT

Jul 20, 2021 | International Champions, NAA News, Women Auctioneers

Beth Rose, Beth Rose Real Estate & Auctions, Maumee, Ohio, will serve as the NAA President for 2021-2022. Overland Park, Kansas (July 20, 2021) – After one year as National Auctioneers Association (NAA) Vice President, Beth Rose, CAI, AARE, AMM, of Maumee, Ohio,...

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BETH ROSE, CAI, AARE, AMM, NAMED 73rd NATIONAL AUCTIONEERS ASSOCIATION PRESIDENT

Jul 20, 2021 | International Champions, NAA News, Women Auctioneers

You Know You’re From…Aniwa

Jun 29, 2020 | WAA Champions, WAA Member News, Women Auctioneers

By Dale Ryman ANIWA, Wis. (WSAW) - “Hit ‘em again now. 20 dollar make you holler,” the auctioneer belts over the PA. “The first auction I did I didn’t sleep all night. Really nerve racking,” said Duke Packard. “You never get bored,” Kathy Packard said. “I love what I...

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Piano owned by rock legends Queen to be sold at auction

A piano that was once owned by the band Queen is set to go under the hammer next month. The instrument - Kawai EP 308 baby grand electric piano - is thought to have been used on Queen's 1984 album The Works, which includes the hit single Hammer To Fall. The piano is...

Auctioneers report record figures as online auctions attract more people

Nigel Lewis; 25th October 2021 EIG figures highlighted by NAVA Propertymark show 15% uplift in sales to £539.5 million during September compared to the same time last year. Auctioneers have reported a record breaking £539.5 million in property sales during September...

Sotheby’s auction house creates a platform dedicated to NFT sales

The auction house will dedicate a platform entirely reserved for NFT sales, these certificates of authenticity which allow the appropriation of a digital object, and whose sales have exploded in recent months. The Sotheby’s auction house announced on October 14 the...

These Sphinx Patio Ornaments Were Offered for $700 at an English Auction House. Turns Out They’re Ancient—and Sold for $265,000

A flood of bidders seems to have known something that the auctioneer did not. Artnet News, October 14, 2021 Last weekend, a pair of sphinx statues were offered up at a small auction house in England. Weatherworn after spending the last 15 years in the garden of a...

Rare Mughal era spectacles to be auctioned by Sotheby’s

Bridge from ‘Winnie-the-pooh’ series auctioned for $179,167 in UK

The bridge that has been depicted in the book of children by A.A.Milne. The book was about Winnie-the-pooh, who was a honey-loving teddy bear. The bridge has been auctioned for over the amount that was being estimated. On Thursday, the statement was given by the...

Latest British Wool auction sees prices up 35% since July

Wool prices have risen by more than a third since the start of the season, pointing to farmers seeing an improved return when they get their payment next year for the 2021 clip. The fifth British Wool sale of the 2021 season took place last week and saw 1.2m kg of...

Chattanooga artist sells painting for $87,000 at London auction

When bidding came to a close at Phillips Auction House in London, a painting by a Chattanooga native who goes by the name “Genesis the Greykid” sold for $87,000. "A big blessing, it was wonderful,” said Genesis. He said his inspiration for the painting titled...

McGrath’s Stuart Ritchie named REINSW Auctioneer of the Year

Oct 23, 2021 | Auctioneers, Australia Auction News

By: Sarah Falson St George's Stuart Ritchie of McGrath Estate Agents has been named Auctioneer of the Year in the 2021 Real Estate Institute of NSW (REINSW) Awards for Excellence. The REINSW awards are reportedly the most respected real estate industry awards in NSW,...

Patek Philippe Celestial watch headlines Dubai Edit online auction

Oct 11, 2021 | Asia, Jewelry Auctions

The autumn auction season kicks off this week with 211 lots going under the hammer at Christie’s Watches Online: The Dubai Edit. Christie’s is highlighting the breadth of the sale with three rare collectible watches from Patek Philippe, Richard Mille and Rolex. Patek...

Picasso’s painting sold at auction in Hong Kong for 24.6 million dollars

Oct 10, 2021 | Art Auctions, Hong Kong Auction News, Record Breaking Price

In the painting, made in 1954, Picasso portrayed his second wife, Jacqueline Roque. Their marriage lasted 11 years. At an auction in Hong Kong for $ 24.6 million he sold a painting by French artist and Cubist founder Pablo Picasso titled Crouching woman… This was...