Archive for November, 2012
E. HOWARD & CO. ASTRONOMICAL REGULATOR NO. 46, BREAKS THE RECORD FOR AN E. HOWARD & CO. CLOCK, $230,100, AT FONTAINE’S AUCTION, NOV. 17
The clock was the top earner in a two-session auction that featured 535 lots and grossed $1.4M (PITTSFIELD, Mass.) – An E. Howard & Co. astronomical regulator No. 46 clock in fine condition, with clean running movement and a walnut case with the original finish, 126 inches tall, chimed on time for $230,100 at a […]
Bonhams to auction the George Harrison Family Collection
A collection of some of the most important pieces of George Harrison and Beatles memorabilia ever to be offered at auction will be included in Bonhams forthcoming Entertainment Memorabilia sale on 12th December 2012. The collection, which has never been available to the general public, was gifted by George Harrison to his brother Harry and […]
George Armstrong Custer Trove Highlights Western Americana Event At Heritage Auctions
A trove of letters from an officer among the first on the scene to identify bodies following Gen. George Armstrong Custer’s crushing 1876 defeat at Little Big Horn is expected to bring $75,000+ in Heritage’s $2.2 million Political, Western Legends & Americana Memorabilia Signature® Auction on Dec. 11. The lot is just one of 19 […]
Bonhams to auction Out of Africa film aeroplane
The 1929 De Havilland DH 60GMW Gipsy Moth bi-plane was flown by character Denys Finch Hatton (played by Robert Redford) in the seven-time Oscar-winning 1985 film. It will go on sale at the Bonhams auction at the Grand Palais in Paris, France, from 6th to 7th February 2013, where bidding is expected to be in […]
Bonhams announce December 4 whisky sale in Edinburgh
Bonhams Whisky Sale on December 4th in Edinburgh provides the ideal place to stock up for Christmas on something that will have your guests talking for years – no fewer than 263 lots of distinguished bottles and decanters of the good stuff are listed in this sale. One of the top lots is a glass […]
