On June 5, 2007, Bonhams New York held two auctions of works by Contemporary Studio Artists. The early offering, titled International Contemporary Ceramics, was the inaugural New York sale of international Contemporary ceramics for the auctioneers. The later session featured Contemporary Studio Works of Art, including one of the largest groupings of Contemporary glass to […]
The weather will be hot, but so will the offerings at a sale planned for Thursday, July 26, by MV Auctions/Auctions of Cape Cod and the Islands, of Hyannis, Mass. Around 300 lots will cross the block, including a single-owner lifetime collection of canes; antique scrimshaw; fine period furniture; original paintings by listed artists; a […]
Bonhams announced this week that two key specialists in Japanese Art recruited from Sotheby’s will join Bonhams Asian Art Department, one of the company’s most successful specialist areas. Colin Sheaf, Bonhams Deputy Chairman and Head of Asian Arts said: “We are delighted to welcome Neil Davey and Suzannah Yip, specialists in Japanese Art to Bonhams. […]
A collection of shop display items from Hilliard and Chapman, who were “Cutlers and Surgical Instrument Makers to The Queen and Prince Albert,†based at 56 Buchanan Street, Glasgow, will be sold at Bonhams annual Scottish Sale in Edinburgh between 22 – 24 August 2007. Hilliard and Chapman, one of Scotland’s most famous firms, produced […]
Proxibid, a premier provider of live auction broadcasting services, today announced that it will provide live Internet bidding for a Wal-Mart store liquidation auction on July 5 at 10:00 a.m. PDT. The live auction event, which will be hosted by Bonnette Auction Company, will take place at 3075 East Tropicana Ave. in Las Vegas. More […]
Bonhams record £6.1-million sale at the Goodwood Festival of Speed on 22 June 2007 is the best ever in the event’s 15-year history. It is the fourth most valuable motoring auction ever held in the UK. The sale saw no fewer than 14 cars surpass £100,000, with top spot taken by the 1932 Alfa Romeo […]
Auction to Take Place During Midwest Commercial Real Estate Summit Inland Real Estate Auctions, Inc. announced today it will hold a charity auction in support of the Little Heroes Pediatric Cancer Foundation. The auction will be held Aug. 13 as part of the opening gala for the Midwest Commercial Real Estate Summit at the Hilton […]
A DE&S project team has combined MoD’s office supplies requirement with those of eight other Government departments in the biggest ever public sector reverse auction to generate combined savings over existing spending of £100M over the next four years. MoD combined its own office supplies requirement with Her Majesty’s Revenue and Customs, Home Office, Dept […]
Bonhams announced this week that it was extending its ongoing commitment to the Goodwood Festival of Speed and the Goodwood Revival, the two world-class car events of which the company is a founding sponsor. The new long-term contract Bonhams signed with Lord March means that Bonhams has been involved with Goodwood for well over two […]
A rare first edition of the very first Harry Potter book, written by the acclaimed British authoress J K Rowling, fetched a magical £9,000 today (26 June 2007) at Bonhams Books, Maps, Manuscripts and Photographs Sale in London. It was bought by an absentee buyer, who had left a commission bid with the auction house. […]
Fall sale to feature strong examples of Arts & Crafts, Art Nouveau, Art Deco, Mid-Century Modern and works by Contemporary Studio artists Bonhams & Butterfields’ fall 2007 auction of 20th Century Decorative Arts, to be held in Los Angeles on September 24, 2007, features a diverse group of works spanning a century of design. The […]
Auction to Take Place in Public at Midwest Commercial Real Estate Summit Inland Real Estate Auctions, Inc. announced today it will auction Chicago’s Igoe Building, 600 W. Van Buren St. The 285,000-square-foot loft office building will be auctioned as part of a live auction event at the Midwest Commercial Real Estate Summit, to be held […]
