Bonhams has unveiled an impressive line-up for its annual sale of Important Collectors’ Motor Cars & Fine Automobilia at London’s Olympia on 7 December Leading the charge is a 1906 Rolls-Royce Light 20hp Tourer, one of only two survivors of the 17 built when the company was in its infancy and the [Read More]
Daily Archives: December 2, 2009
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A 5lb (2.25kg) pearl, dubbed the ‘Palawan Princess’, the second largest pearl ever discovered, valued at as much as £250,000 is set to go under the hammer at Bonhams auction of Natural History in Los Angeles on December 6, 2009. The pearl measures six inches in diameter and bears an uncanny resemblance [Read More]
The Dec. 8 Heritage Auctions Signature® Timepieces Auction will offer more than 650 lots of fine watches and assorted timepieces that are no less than a survey of the last 300 years of the art of horology. Headlining the Dallas auction is a magnificent Cartier jade, coral, diamond and rock crystal mystery [Read More]
At Sotheby’s Amsterdam two important, newly discovered still lifes by the much sought-after Dutch artist, Adriaen Coorte, were both the subject of long and spirited bidding battles and the two paintings brought a combined total of €3,097,500 (£2,827,219), far in excess of pre-sale expectations. Six bidders competed for Still life of strawberries [Read More]
Sotheby’s London Russian Art Sales Series concluded bringing a total of £19.3/$31.9 million – near the high estimate (£14,882,080-21,246,220) – and established a healthy sell-through-rate of 74% overall. Highlights of the sales series include: • ‘Romanov Heirlooms’ Sale realises £7 million, seven-times the high estimate of £900,000. The auction was 100% sold [Read More]
Penny Worley Auctioneers (www.worleyauctioneers.com) announces the online auction of furniture, fixtures and equipment from FDIC Receivership for Cooperative Bank in North Carolina, according to Jerry Jenkins. Items in this online bank auction include: computers, executive office furniture, leather chairs, IT equipment, copier/printers, office equipment, framed art, storage and shelving, kitchen appliances, as [Read More]
Concierge Auctions will host a lender-owned luxury auction of 6946 Bristol Drive in Berkeley, California on December 19, the company announced. Previously offered to $1.36 million, the property is listed by Patricia Duran of Red Crown Realty in cooperation with East Bay Sotheby’s International Realty. The 4,120-square-foot custom home, located in the [Read More]
United Country Auction Services, in association with Finelines, Inc., will be liquidating the Rancho Valley Chevrolet, Rio Rancho Pontiac, GMC, Buick and Rio Ranch Isuzu Truck Center auto dealerships in Pomona, Calif., on Saturday, December 5. “This auction will give bidders the opportunity to purchase a variety of auto related personal property, [Read More]