The auction will be conducted by Elite Decorative Arts at the firm’s gallery in south Florida. (BOYNTON BEACH, Fla.) – A weekend auction packed with Chinese carvings and works of art, fine porcelain, artwork and decorative arts will be held June 23-24 by Elite Decorative Arts, at the firm’s gallery located in the Quantum Town Center in Boynton Beach (1034 Gateway Blvd., Stes. 106-108). The first gavel will come down at 1 p.m. (EST) both days. The Saturday, ... Read More
Bonhams announces ‘A Sale of Two Cities’ on April 2. This auction represents a unique offering of two very distinct California collections from Bel Air and Santa Barbara and features works from the Collection of Perry Perkins and his iconic establishment, Lifestyle Antiques.Louis XVI style gilt bronze mounted marquetry inlaid commode For decades, the name Perry Perkins and Lifestyle Antiques have been synonymous with old world craftsmanship and artistry ... Read More
ITEMS made by Boss & Co and Westley Richards – who are both celebrating their 200th anniversary’s in 2012 – will be offered by Gavin Gardiner (in association with Sotheby’s) in a sale of Fine Modern and Vintage Sporting Guns and Rifles on Wednesday, April 18, 2012 at Sotheby’s, 34-35 New Bond Street, London. The auction of more than 270 lots of vintage sporting guns, rifles and shooting accessories, is the only sale of Sporting Guns to be held in ... Read More
Christie’s sale of Russian Works of Art on Monday, April 16 in New York features one of the strongest offerings of cloisonné enamel to come to the market in years, including works by the master craftsman, Feodor Rückert, and the house of Fabergé. The auction comprises fresh to the market works from distinguished European and American private collections and includes more than 175 lots of silver, enamels, objects of vertú, porcelain and bronzes, with a pre-sale ... Read More
Sotheby’s Hong Kong announces that its Southeast Asian Paintings Spring Sale 2012 will take place on 2 April at the Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Centre. Walter Spies, Banyan with Two Young Balinese, 1927. Est: HK$6.5 –11.5 million / US$840,000 – 1.49 million. Photo: Sotheby’s The sale brings together a substantial selection of modern paintings of impeccable provenance, as well as inspiring Contemporary creations by both established and emerging ... Read More
Sotheby’s Hong Kong will hold its Contemporary Asian Art Spring Sale 2011 on 2 April at the Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Centre, presenting a meticulously selected group of contemporary Chinese artworks of great historical importance, among them Bloodline – Big Family: Family No. 2 (Est. HK$25 –35 million / US$3.2 – 4.5 million), the earliest work from Zhang Xiaogang’s Bloodline series ever offered at auction. Also highlighted are two important early ... Read More
The author, John Edward Simpson, was an assistant surgeon on the doomed ocean liner. (OCEANSIDE, N.Y.) – A rare, two-page letter, handwritten aboard the HMS Titanic by an assistant surgeon on the doomed ocean liner, sold for $40,700 after it had failed to meet the reserve in an auction held March 1-3 by Philip Weiss Auctions. The buyer – a museum in Belfast, Ireland called Titanic Belfast – only learned about the letter a day before the auction.After a mad ... Read More
Bonhams Fine & Rare wine sale on 29th March at New Bond Street, London turns the focus on Burgundy. Producers on offer include Robert Arnoux, Sylvain Cathiard, Chandon de Briailles, Coche-Dury, Domaine Dujac, Fontaine-Gagnard, Vincent Girardin, Jean Grivot, Lucien Jacob, Domaine Leflaive, Perrot-Minot, Domaine de Montille as well as Domaine de la Romanee-Conti.The sale also highlights mature, pre-1990 Bordeaux including a collection of 1966, 1970 and 1983 ... Read More
A letter written in 1915 by the Chancellor of the Exchequer to Lord Kitchener, Secretary of State for War, will be offered by Bonhams in the Printed Books and Maps sale taking place in Oxford on the 17th April and is estimated to sell for £200 – 400. The letter from Reginald McKenna, Chancellor of the Exchequer, calculates the number of recruits that will be needed to withstand the attrition rate on the Western Front. He explains the unsettling ratio of killing ... Read More
Sotheby’s New York to auction property from the Estate of Theodore J. Forstmann. A significant group of works will highlight Sotheby’s Impressionist & Modern Art Evening Sale on 2 May 2012 and includes Pablo Picasso’s portrait of Dora Maar titled Femme assise dans un fauteuil, which exemplifies the artist’s wartime work and his passionate exchange with Dora Maar (est. $20/30 million*). Pablo Picasso, Femme assise dans un fauteuil, 1941. Oil on canvas. ... Read More
Cowan’s Auctions, Inc. inaugural Fine Jewelry and Timepieces Auction will take place on March 29, 2012. The 300-lot sale will be held at Cowan’s Auctions salesroom and will feature a collection of signed and unsigned jewelry, timepieces, handbags and other couture. In addition to the sale, two complementary preview events will be held on March 28. Cowan’s has invited staff from Krombholz Jewelers, Cincinnati, OH, to be available from 12 p.m. – 5 p.m. ... Read More
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