Two books are believed to have set record auction prices yesterday at Dreweatts & Bloomsbury Auctions’ sale of the Library of a Gentleman. One of these was Jacob Christian Schaeffer’s early work on fungi that sold […]
Monthly Archives: February 2014
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The Fine Japanese Works of Art sale on March 19 at Bonhams will feature a variety of elegantly painted screens. The iconic art form, which is both decorative and functional, has been extant in Japan since […]
Fine English, Continental and Chinese Export Silver was in high demand at Dreweatts & Bloomsbury Auctions’ sale of Fine Silver and Objects of Vertu, held yesterday Tuesday 26th February, with many pieces eclipsing their pre-sale estimates. […]
A 2 inch scale model of a Shand Mason horse drawn fire engine will see Dreweatts & Bloomsbury Auctions’ steam ahead to their first transport sale of 2014, due to be held in Donnington Priory on […]
As the world’s art market prepares to indulge in Asia Week New York, Dreweatts & Bloomsbury Auctions will offer collectors an amuse bouche, in the form of their Wednesday 12th March Interiors sale, featuring Asian Art […]
The auction will be held March 15th in Elite’s gallery at 1034 Gateway Blvd., Boynton Beach (BOYNTON BEACH, Fla.) – Original works by major listed artists such as Willem de Kooning, Chaim Soutine and Angel Botello, […]
The right to settle in Britain should be auctioned off to wealthy foreign investors, government advisers say, reports the BBC. “At present migrants can gain entry by investing £1m or more in the UK. But the […]
A group of medals awarded to an outstanding WWII RAF pilot, Squadron Leader Billy Drake, heads the sale of military medals at Bonhams on March 12th in Knightsbridge. The most valuable group of medals in the […]
A piece of the backdrop from The Ed Sullivan Show, signed by the Beatles when they played the program on Feb. 9, 1964 — the beginning of Beatlemania and The British Invasion — adorned with individual […]
BCA, is reporting a record number of entries for the forthcoming motorbike auction at BCA Peterborough. Starting at 1pm on Friday February 28th 2014, James Rowberry, Head of Bike Sales at BCA Peterborough suggests the event […]
The auction will be held by Archives International Auctions, live and online in Fort Lee, N.J. (FORT LEE, N.J.) – More than 1,000 lots of rare and highly collectible U.S. and worldwide banknotes, scripophily and security […]
A three litre bottle of Chateau Mouton Rothschild, bearing a label designed by Picasso, topped the single bottles of red Bordeaux in Dreweatts & Bloomsbury Auctions’ sale of Fine Wine, Port & Champagne on Thursday 20th […]
A rare 61-registered Volkswagen Caravelle 2.0 BiTDI 180 Edition 25 DSG is to be offered for sale by VWFS at BCA Measham on Tuesday, 25 February. Just 225 examples of this particular specification were built. The […]
As dredgers scour the seabeds of Tangasseri harbour in Kollam city, Kerala, India, in the hunt to discover more Chinese coins’ London based auctioneers, A. H. Baldwin & Sons Ltd, give buyers an easier way to […]
A diverse, 1,700-lot auction spanning Continental furniture and lighting, more than 350 works of fine art and sculpture, and a selection of Pre-Columbian and Asian Art is set to capture the imagination of decorators and collectors […]
Chatting soon after their Thanksgiving feast, Patrick Martin learned one of his guests had strong family ties to Texas. Pushing the wine glasses and butter dish to one side, Martin opened a small black book and […]
Bonhams announced that Ralph Taylor will head the Post War and Contemporary Department and has also been appointed a Director to the UK Board. His appointment as Head and Senior Director of this key department follows […]
Photographs of the world’s most glamorous girls and rock ’n’ roll legends, snapped by the leading photographers of this generation will be on public view in London this week at Dreweatts & Bloomsbury Auctions saleroom in […]