Set amidst the rolling Surrey Hills and yet within easy reach of Guildford, Loseley Park can trace its history back to the Domesday Book of 1086. A trusted advisor to Queen Elizabeth I, Sir William More built the present Manor House between 1562 and 1568 using masonry salvaged from nearby Waverley Abbey [Read More]
Daily Archives: May 6, 2008
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On July 7 the first-ever sale of Aboriginal Art at Artcurial | Briest – Poulain – F. Tajan. It will be the most important ensemble ever to come to auction outside Australia. Some sixty works from the personal collection of Peter Los will be offered, with an overall estimate of €600,000. The [Read More]
A pearl necklace once owned by the Egyptian singer Umm Kulthum was sold on Tuesday for 5.1 million dirhams ($1.39 million) at a Dubai auction. An unidentified bidder paid 10 times more than the estimated range of 293,600-400,000 dirhams for the bejewelled piece, after a tense battle with a second conteder at [Read More]
On Saturday 24th May South Downs Auctioneers are holding an on site dispersal auction sale for RAK Ceramics in Petersfield. RAK Ceramics, bathroom ware and tile manufacturers are delighted to announce an auction sale, without reserve, of ex showroom display items. The auction will feature bathroom suites, acrylic baths, wall cabinets, washstands, [Read More]
One of the Olympic Torches used in 1948 to carry the Olympic Flame onto British soil for the first time will star in Bonhams’ next sporting memorabilia sale in Chester on 4 June 2008. The torch, which carried the flame for part of the last stretch of its journey from Greece to [Read More]
NEW YORK, Ny – On the evening of May 29 and day of May 30, 2008, Sotheby’s New York will offer for sale works by Latin American artists, including the most important selection of paintings by Rufino Tamayo to appear on the market in several years. The cover of the sale catalogue [Read More]