A magnificent pair of cloisonne enamelled incense burners and covers from the Qianlong period (1736-95), lot 202, sold spectacularly for HK$4,800,00 (£420,000) at the Bonhams auction of Fine Chinese Ceramics and Works of Art in Hong Kong on 4 December. Estimated at HK$1,000,000-1,500,000, they were hotly contested by fifteen bidders from Hong [Read More]
Daily Archives: January 25, 2009
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The Official Auction of the February 2009 Long Beach Expo has been posted by Heritage Auction Galleries on its HA.com Web site. Some 6500 lots from 280 consignors are included in the auction presented by Heritage Auction Galleries. The auction will take place Feb. 5-8, 2009. “This Long Beach auction is especially [Read More]
Five primary school composition notebooks are the unassuming vessels for the important debut novel of one of the most legendary sci-fi writers of all time: Sir Arthur C. Clarke’s Prelude To Space. These influential blocks of neatly ruled paper, filled with 51,500 words in Clarke’s clear, cursive script, will be part of [Read More]
Part of Joan Bowers’ personal collection, being goods superfluous to her needs, is to be auctioned on Sunday 1st March in Sydney. Consisting of over 250 lots, highlights include five four poster Calcutta beds dating from 1840 to 1880, many rare antique figures, decorative items, miniature paintings, architectural details, columns, room dividers, [Read More]
On February 15, important diamond jewelry from the Estate of legendary Texas oilman, Frederick E. Wagner, will highlight I.M. Chait’s International Fine Arts Auction. Wagner founded El Dorado Oil and Gas, Dallas Texas, and was its president for many years. Also featured in the February 15 International Fine Arts Auction are fine [Read More]
As part of Christie’s long-term strategy and vision, and following the success in 2006 of the combination of Old Masters and Early British Pictures, Christie’s New York announces a new sales initiative for important European Art circa 1300 to 1900. As of June 2009, Christie’s sales calendar in New York will present [Read More]