BOLTON, Mass. – May 14, 2008 – www.skinnerinc.com – Skinner, one of the nation’s leading auction houses for antiques and fine art, today announced the results of its recent Asian Works of Art sale, which grossed $3,722,862.00. The auction, which was held on April 26th in the Boston gallery, represents the most [Read More]
Daily Archives: May 14, 2008
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(Yonkers, N.Y.) – A major unpublished manuscript archive of Southern history – including a 1775 map of Natchez, Miss. (which at one time boasted more millionaires than New York City); a Mississippi plantation Bible maintained from 1839-1979; and a set of encyclopedias from the personal library of a slave owner and cotton [Read More]
Bonhams, the international fine art auction house, will offer one of the great modern era racing Aston Martins in its upcoming dedicated Aston Martin and related Automobilia London sale on 17 May 2008. The car is expected to fetch between £360,000 – 400,000 at auction. Winning second place in the 2006 FIA [Read More]
Summer auction highlights the lifestyles of ‘old-Hollywood’ royals: Countess Dorothy di Frasso, designer Elsie de Wolfe and the renowned musician, movie star and philanthropist José Iturbi. Bonhams & Butterfields is pleased to offer property from the Estate of José Iturbi and Marion Seabury, sold to benefit the José Iturbi Foundation, on June [Read More]
NEW YORK – Christie’s highly anticipated Post-War and Contemporary Art Evening Sale totaled $348,263,600, marking the second highest total ever in auction history for the category. Eight new world auction records were established for artists including Richard Prince, Sam Francis, Leon Gottlieb, with Lucian Freud’s Benefits Supervisor Sleeping setting a world auction [Read More]