The jewellery sale at Bonhams New Bond Street demonstrated that for high quality fine jewellery a phenomenal price can be commanded, with the one Cartier sautoir being sold for £216,000 from the pre-sale estimate of £15,000- £20,000. The sale reached a total of £1.8m, with 88% sold by value. An array of [Read More]
Daily Archives: September 26, 2009
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Each November the 216-year old international auction house Bonhams hosts its famous auction at the Petersen Automotive Museum in Los Angeles – a veritable temple for all automotive enthusiasts – and the call for consignments is now being announced for this year’s sale. Past Bonhams sales at the Petersen Museum have included [Read More]
Rare survivals of American craftsmanship from the 18th and 19th centuries and a rediscovered duck decoy are among the highlights of the upcoming mid-season sale of Important American Furniture, Folk Art & Prints at Christie’s New York. The September 30 auction includes over 100 historic items and is expected to realize in [Read More]
In a prelude to the 14th annual Grand Slam for Children, the Andre Agassi Foundation will unveil this year’s signature piece of modern artwork designed by noted Brazilian artist Romero Britto on Friday, September 25 at 4:30 PM at the Andre Agassi College Preparatory Academy, 1201 West Lake Mead Boulevard. The piece [Read More]
To coincide with Frieze Week in October 2009, Christie’s announces a series of exhibitions and auctions dedicated to Post-War and Contemporary Art. The leading highlights which will be on public view at Christie’s include significant works by Peter Doig, Martin Kippenberger, Lucio Fontana, Damien Hirst, Gerhard Richter, Pino Pascali, Raqib Shaw and [Read More]
Bonhams next sale in Dubai of notable artists from the Arab world, and Iran, India and Pakistan Dubai sale will be held on the 12th October. One of the highlights is a watercolour by Pakistani artist Abdur Rahman Chughtai. Pride of the East is one of the most important works by the [Read More]
The eclectic and varied Robin Symes Collection will be going under the hammer at Bonhams Oxford on 7th October. This outstanding single-owner collection will no doubt appeal to collectors, decorators and private buyers alike, including Old Masters, 20th Century American abstracts, architectural items, textiles and tribal pieces. An important Picasso (1881-1973) figure [Read More]