Pictures by Irma Stern and Maggie Laubser dominated prices at Bonhams second South African sale in London yesterday (30.1.08) which was over £2m up at £3.7m on the previous sale in May 2007 which achieved £1.4m. The packed saleroom in Bonhams’ Bond Street Headquarters said it all, as 200 bidders in the room and many […]
Entries for Bonhams’ April sale at The International Classic MotorCycle Show, Stafford continues to grow rapidly. Joining the Brough Superior SS100 and Coventry-Eagle Flying-8 there will be a typically eclectic mix of machines from all eras, ranging from a 1900/01 Chater Lea to a 1999 Egli-Vincent. Founded during the closing years of the 19th Century, […]
Press Release – January 21, 2008 Classic Numismatic Rarity Highlights Heritage Long Beach Auction 1838-O Reeded Edge Half Branch Mint PR63 is Among the Most Sought-After Coins in American Numismatic History Dallas, TX: One of numismatics’ most sought-after rarities, the 1838-O Reeded Edge Half Branch Mint, graded PR63 by PCGS, will highlight the Official Auction […]
(Dallas, Texas) – Gold bullion has dropped well below $900, but a gold nugget has been sold for the equivalent of nearly $4,000 an ounce. The fabled “Boot of Cortez,” a nearly foot long gold nugget that weighs 389.4 ounces – more than 26 pounds – was purchased for $1,553,500 in a public auction conducted […]
