LONDON- Christie’s London is proud to announce a particularly fresh and multi-faceted celebration of South Asian Modern + Contemporary Art in June 2008. Twelve works will be offered from The Harmony Art Foundation in association with Barclays Wealth as part of Christie’s London sale of South Asian Modern + Contemporary Art on [Read More]
Monthly Archives: June 2008
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New York. NY – Christie’s New York annual Ocean Liner sale is scheduled to take place on June 25 at the Rockefeller Galleries and is led by a life preserver from R.M.S. Titanic. Never before seen in public, and one of only six known to be in existence, the life preserver has [Read More]
(Aberdeen, Miss.) – A stunning and heavily carved Norman dining room suite, crafted in 1911 by the Oriel Cabinet Company and previously owned by a direct descendant of Guilford Dudley, former President Richard Nixon’s Ambassador to Denmark, sold for $83,600 at a multi-estate sale held May 30-31 by Stevens Auction Company. The [Read More]
Three of Fisher German LLP’s offices have once again held very successful auctions over the last month, showing no slowdown in the search for prime rural land and agricultural properties. The Market Harborough office recently acquired the exceptional Grange Farm in South Lincolnshire following a competitive telephone auction involving at least five [Read More]
Fairfield, Maine – The colors and beauty of spring cannot compare to those of Maine in June, unless you’re talking about Julia’s upcoming glass and lamp auction. Rivaling nature’s splendor is the superb array of goods gathered from America’s countryside by department head Dudley Browne. This offering of rare glass and lamps [Read More]
Despite the continuing difficult market conditions Cheffins latest Land & Property Auction achieved almost 70% sales success with 11 of the 16 lots offered being sold with a sales total of nearly £2.5 million. It was standing room only at the auction at Cheffins Salerooms with a mix of residential, commercial and [Read More]
A charity auction of travel products and charity sale of souvenirs will be held on June 14 and 15 at The Hong Kong Travel Agents’ Street at the Travel Expo of ITE & ITE MICE. On auction will be tour packages, and ticket & hotel packages etc. A donation box will also [Read More]
ST HELENA, Calif – Postcard-perfect weather welcomed revelers to the Napa Valley Vintners’ (NVV) annual community fundraiser Auction Napa Valley (ANV) where despite a challenging economic climate, $10.35 million was raised for the area’s charities, a 5% increase over 2007. Guests from across the country and around the globe gathered for the [Read More]
Bloomsbury’s Bibliophile sales are a firm favourite with the cognoscenti. The Bibliophile Sale including Performing Arts on 11-12 June boasts an eclectic mix, from English and Continental literature and children’s books to Private Press, Science, Travel and Topography. One of the more unusual offerings is The Acts of the Witnesses of the [Read More]
Economic caution in the high-end baseball card and memorabilia market was nowhere in sight at Robert Edward’s record-setting May 3 auction in Watchung, New Jersey. The most anticipated baseball card and memorabilia auction in the world always generates great excitement and strong prices, but nothing could have prepared collectors, dealers, and market [Read More]
LONDON – This year, between June and October, Sotheby’s will sell some 63 works from the collection of Haaken A. Christensen (1924-2008), one of Norway’s most influential art dealers and connoisseurs. Spanning a range of media, including paintings, drawings and prints, this important and extremely focused collection of Modern and Contemporary Art [Read More]
Paris, Il – The bold autographs of the bold men caught up in America’s most turbulent era leap from the pages of an autograph book assembled at the time. Standing in mute testimony, these autographs are a direct link to the great historical events these men not only witnessed but helped shape. [Read More]
Dallas – An important Chinese Sui Dynasty brown limestone triad stele with calligraphic inscription dated 613 A.D. to be sold at auction at Dallas Auction Gallery on June 18 – Mandarin speaking Asian arts expert on staff. – High resolution images of stele and documentation available upon request. – Preview catalogs available [Read More]
IRVINE, Calif. – Teletrade, America’s largest fully automated Internet auction company for certified coins and currency, will auction “The Kovach Collection of Period One & Two California Fractional Gold” on Sunday, June 22, 2008, in online Auction 2546. Two coins from the “The Kovach Collection of Period One & Two California Fractional [Read More]
Wilson Street Gallery: Fundraiser for Medecins Sans Frontieres. Competition and Silent Auction. Auction from 28 May – 21 June. Wilson Street Gallery Artists have generously donated a number of fine art works to support the work of Medecins sans Frontieres. The competition will be drawn and the auction will close on Saturday [Read More]
The much-anticipated Sports & Classic Cars of Monterey event, presented by RM Auctions, offers one of the most diverse collections of legendary sports and racing cars. The two-day event is Monterey’s original auction event and will be highlighted by over 180 important motor cars for sale. MONROVIA, California – RM Auctions will [Read More]
Auction Gallery of the Palm Beaches hosted three major sales this Spring with impressive results including the biennial Chess Collectors International sale. (WEST PALM BEACH, FL) Brian Kogan, owner of Auction Gallery of the Palm Beaches, certainly met his goal of the skillful merger of art and commerce in the three sales [Read More]
The 23rd Tamarkin Photographica Rare Camera Auction will be held on Sunday, June 22, 2008 at 1:00 PM at their showroom in Woodbridge, Connecticut. The company also has a must-see New York showroom crammed with collectible cameras in the Gramercy Park/Union Square neighborhood. Their auction catalog lists more than 500 items including [Read More]