A profile portrait of the wife of Charles Dickens, Catherine (1815-1879), by John Jabez Edwin Mayall (1810-1901), is to be sold at Bonhams, Knightsbridge, as part of the Photographs Sale on 17th May. The only daguerreotype […]
Monthly Archives: April 2012
TEHACHAPI, Calif. – A 15.35-carat alexandrite with chameleon-like qualities is the glittering headliner in a 1,200-lot selection of fine jewelry, cars and art to be offered at Government Auction’s April 29 sale. The alexandrite’s size, alone, […]
Sotheby’s announced that it will unveil its newly-constructed state-of-the art gallery space in Hong Kong on 19 May, 2012, with opening exhibitions running through the end of May – an exciting month filled with international cultural […]
On May 10, Christie’s is pleased to present the sale of Arts of Africa, Oceania and the Americas including Property from the Estate of Ernst Beyeler. The works of art from Beyeler’s collection offered in the […]
Sotheby’s London will offer at auction The Collection of Prince and Princess Henry de La Tour d’Auvergne Lauraguais on 3rd May 2012. The auction comprises property from the family’s London homes. A gilt-bronze-mounted amaranth, tulipwood, bois […]
Sotheby’s will present it’s annual sale of American Indian Art in New York, on 16 May. Nez Perce Beaded and Fringed Hide War Shirt composed of finely tanned mountain sheep hide, of poncho form with open […]
Heritage Auctions are to host a Natural History Signature Auction on May 20 in New York, featuring a wide range of Dinosauria, rare fossils and fine quality mineral and gemstone offerings including an amazing 8-foot high, […]
Christie’s announce the upcoming sale of an outstanding private American collection of Modern and Contemporary Art: Property from the Collection of Evelyn D. Haas. As a patron of the arts and philanthropist, Mrs. Haas immersed herself […]
Christie’s is to auction a picture of Christ Carrying the Cross by Girolamo Romanino. The painting is a masterpiece of Girolamo Romanino’s fully mature style and among the most potent and moving depictions of the theme […]
William Adolphe Bouguereau’s sublime Fishing For Frogs, 1882, is expected to bring $1,500,000+ as the offering on the European side of Heritage Auctions’ May 15 Signature® American & European Art Auction, taking place at Heritage’s Dallas […]
Christie’s announce the sale of Andrew Wyld: Connoisseur Dealer, the collection and stock of W/S Fine Art and Andrew Wyld (1949 – 2011). This fine single-owner collection celebrates the Golden Age of British Watercolours and will […]
The auction will be held Monday, May 28, at the Jefferson Civic Center in Jefferson, Georgia. (JEFFERSON, Ga.) – Dozens of examples of highly collectible Southern pottery by such renowned artisans as Dave the Slave, Thomas […]
BOSTON, Mass. – Skinner, Inc. will hold a live auction of Fine Wines on May 3rd in its Boston gallery. Following the event, a second offering of lots will be offered on May 4th through May […]
Including a DRC offering from The Fox Cellar and an astounding collection of mature Bordeaux from the estate of Clarence Day (Chicago, IL) – Hart Davis Hart Wine Co., the #1 wine auction house in America, […]
Bonhams announce it will hold three auctions of Native American Art, June 4-5, in San Francisco: The Robert “Trader Bob” Bayuk Collection of Native American Art, The G. Lorenzo Fritz Collection of Historic Native American Photographs […]
Bonhams is to sell the selected contents of Stobhall Castle, one of the ancestral seats of the Drummond family and, until recently, the home of Viscount Strathallan, heir to the Earldom of Perth. The sale will […]
A 1972 Avanti II Coupé originally owned by Raymond Loewy, the designer of the Coca-Cola bottle, Gray Hound bus, Air Force One livery and the Avanti Coupé, is one of the highlights of prestigious ‘Les Grandes […]
Bréal’s Silver Cup, the winner’s cup from the first ever competitive Marathon race, held at the first Modern Olympic Games in Athens in 1896, broke the world record price for an item of Olympic memorabilia sold […]