Over 700 lots of vintage and collectable fishing tackle went under the hammer on July 5th at Mullock’s established Ludlow racecourse venue. Worldwide interest in the Pryce-Tannatt fly collection was strong with bidders in the room, on 4 telephones, using Bid-live and having left commission bids, it was going to be an [Read More]
Daily Archives: July 29, 2008
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Artist Who Decorated South Africa House Leads Bonhams Sale A painting of baobab trees by Jacob Hendrik Pierneef (1886-1957) is a powerful illustration of this artist was selected to bring South African Art to London when he decorated South Africa House in Trafalagar Square. Bonhams fourth and largest sale of South African [Read More]
Fall auction features a pair of rare Caribbean ecclesial chests and Elsie de Wolfe commissioned pieces Bonhams & Butterfields is pleased to offer Fine European Furniture and Decorative Arts on September 8, 2008 in Los Angeles. The eclectic auction will offer a global array of works, showcasing pieces from the 16th through [Read More]
DALLAS, TEXAS – Heritage Auction Galleries is pleased to announce the addition of veteran vintage sportscard expert Peter Calderon to the staff, who brings with him a wealth of hobby experience and an encyclopedic knowledge of vintage trading cards. “This signing illustrates our continuing dedication to becoming the industry leader in sportscards,” [Read More]
Dallas, TX – Heritage Auction Galleries announced today that comic art expert Todd Hignite has joined the Dallas-based firm as a Consignment Director. “Todd is going to be a ‘triple-threat’ for us,” said Ed Jaster, Vice President of Heritage. “Students of comic art undoubtedly know about Todd’s expertise in that field, but [Read More]
BEIJING – Counting down the final days to the start of the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games, PC company Lenovo today is kicking off its final online auction of limited-edition notebook PCs inspired by the Lenovo-designed Beijing 2008 Olympic Torch. Over the past six months, a series of “Cloud of Promise”-themed notebook PCs [Read More]
DENVER, CO – Exclusive National Hockey League (NHL) memorabilia is now available for online auction benefiting Katie Thomas, a Denver woman fighting Non-Hodgkin’s Lymphoma. The auction begins today and includes signed sticks, jerseys, pucks and pictures by current and former all-stars and Hall of Famers including Wayne Gretzky, Mario Lemieux, Gordie Howe, [Read More]
LONDON – Work on Beautiful Inside My Head Forever – a major auction of new works by Damien Hirst – has progressed and the full scope of this ground-breaking auction can now be revealed. Including a whole new body of work that covers the complete range of Hirst’s output and more, the [Read More]
New York, NY – Christie’s New York leads its fall season with the eighth edition of First Open on September 9, which includes over 230 lots of Post-War & Contemporary Art and is expected to realize in excess of $6-8 million. First Open displays another stunning array of works for this highly [Read More]