A dagger that once belonged to Shah Jahan, the Mughal Emperor, who built the Taj Mahal, as a memorial to his beloved wife, sold for £1,700,000 at Bonhams Indian and Islamic sale in London today, 10 April. The elegant and understated personal dagger carried by Shah Jahan, (reigned 1627-1657), with its fine [Read More]
Daily Archives: April 10, 2008
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Mullock’s next sale of Historical Documents, Autographs and Ephemera on the 8th May 2008 will feature the sale of the Sir Thomas Beecham archive and will include many rare items. The original typescript, heavily annotated and corrected of Beecham’s famous biography of Frederick Delius The original typescript, heavily annotated and corrected of [Read More]
HONG KONG – Today in an overflowing salesroom, on the second day of Sotheby’s Spring 2008 sales at the Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Centre, Sotheby’s offering of the first part of the Estella Collection, the largest and most important collection of Chinese Contemporary Art ever to appear at auction, brought HK$139,352,010 [Read More]
Tradewinds is presenting their 32nd all-cane auction at The Salem Waterfront Hotel in historic Salem, Mass., on April 26, 2008, at 11:00 AM. The sale will be preceded the evening before, April 25 at 6:30 PM, by a special event and private auction preview at the Salem Waterfront Hotel. It will be [Read More]