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Games Over, Let The Bidding Begin

August 13, 2012

Bids for the basketball the U.S. used to defeat China were approaching $5,000. Javelins, signed speedos, nets, soccer balls, score sheets, goal posts, virtually anything portable from the 2012 Olympics are for sale in official online bidding. Torches used in the opening ceremonies are particularly hot.The Olympic site said profits are to be distributed to “sporting bodies.” Separately, more than 1 million items, from beds to bedsheets, lamp stands, to chairs, everything in the Olympic Village is for sale at set prices. It’s not certified which athlete used what piece of furniture, but every piece comes with a sticker that reads, “This product was proudly made and supplied to the London 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games.” The money goes to recoup government costs.

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The Biggest Salmon Ever Caught (In Great Britain)

October 24, 2012

What, you may wonder, did the biggest salmon ever caught in Great Britain weigh? As it happens, Bonhams has not just the answer, but also a mounted facsimile of the 64-pound specimen. A woman angler named Georgina Ballantine reeled in the behemoth in the 1920’s while fishing in Scottish waters with her father. The carved and painted wooden model of the fish, mounted in an oak frame, is expected to hook some $6400-$9600 at the November 7^th auction in Edinburgh.

Rare Decoys May Lure Buyers

January 11, 2012

For some, collecting bird decoys is a passionate pursuit and to serve that lust Copley Fine Art Auctions is hosting a Jan.16 sale of “Sporting Art” in New York including a number of high-end floaters like a hollow white swan by Charles Birch with a high estimate of $120,000. A preening black duck could go for $60,000 and a preening Hudsonian curlew might lure $90,000.

Sicklebill Curlew Pecks $112,000

August 10, 2011

For decoy hunters it was a summer field day on Cape Cod. At an auction held in Hyannis, the showstopper was an extremely rare sicklebill curlew that went for nearly $112,000. Because of its perfect proportions it’s described as the “kind of decoy a collector dreams about,” even though the craftsman who actually made it is a matter of debate.