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]
Yearly Archives: 2009
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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]
Sotheby’s fall sale of Important Watches, Clocks and Automata will be held on 20 October, 2009. The auction features a varied selection of modern and vintage wristwatches, ladies’ wristwatches, pocket watches, clocks and a small unusual group of automata from the Private Collection of Dr. Frank and Mrs. Lore Metzger. The sale [Read More]
WWA Group, Inc. (OTCBB: WWAG) today announced the upcoming auction it will hold in El Paso, Texas on September 29, 2009. This will be the first physical heavy equipment auction held by WWA Group in the United States since its inception in 2000. The auction will consist of approximately 300 items of [Read More]
Bonhams is privileged to announce that it will be handling the dispersal sale of the Willy Neutkens Collection of Important BMW Motorcycles, which will be held at the BMW Museum in Munich on 28th November 2009. A legend among BMW collectors, Willy Neutkens, who sadly died last year, amassed an astonishing collection [Read More]
The Bluette H. Kirchhoff Collection of Netsuke and Sagemono drew global attention to Bonhams’ New York galleries. The collection was presented as the first of two sales; the second being Fine Japanese Works of Art. With nearly 400 lots auctioned throughout the course of the day, bidders were offered several exciting collecting [Read More]
Bonhams & Butterfields was pleased to offer Fine European Furniture and Decorative Arts on September 14, 2009 in Los Angeles. The highly curated 300-lot auction featured a select array of works, showcasing pieces from the 16th through 20th centuries with a focus on English, French, Italian, Spanish and German items. “The September [Read More]
The definition of ‘knobkerry’ (also spelt ‘knobkerrie or knobkierrie) is an African tribal club used for throwing at or clonking animals (or humans) on the head. The name derives from the Afrikaans word ‘knop’ meaning ball and ‘kierrie’ meaning cane. In days gone by these were essentially weapons of war typically used [Read More]
Remodel Auction, Inc., today announced that the Company has entered into a Business Development agreement with Charlotte-based Chanticleer Holdings, Inc. . Chanticleer, through its Avenel Ventures subsidiary will assist Remodel Auction by introducing the company to strategic business relationships including existing Chanticleer clients and also by advising the company on future financing [Read More]
Maas Companies of Rochester, Minn. will auction the former Wind River Mushroom Farm facility including real estate, equipment and three late model modular homes Thursday, Oct. 15, 2009 at 11:00 a.m. onsite at 1008 West 7th Street, Shoshoni, Wyoming. Wind River Mushroom Farm operated from 2004 to 2006 but was forced to [Read More]
Sale was conducted on-site in Eutaw, Ala., under a 6,000-square-foot circus tent, by Hal Hunt Auctions (EUTAW, Ala.) – A magnificent rosewood cylinder desk, made in the 1860s by Thomas Brooks and standing 9 feet 3 inches tall by 50 inches wide, soared to $49,450 at the sale of the contents of [Read More]
On September 9, the Alderfer Auction Company of Hatfield, Pennsylvania, sold a World War II uniform jacket that belonged to General Dwight D. Eisenhower for $43,875 (price includes 17 percent buyer’s premium). The jacket, size 38 regular, displayed the 5 Star rank of General of the Army on each shoulder as well [Read More]
Gemini 7 pilot James Lovell’s personal log, written during his first space flight, Dec. 4-18, 1965, forms the emotional philosophical centerpiece of Heritage Auction Galleries’ Oct. 8 Signature® Space Exploration Auction at the company’s Uptown Dallas headquarters. The log, which is one of the earliest descriptions of the earth as seen from [Read More]
On 5th November 2009 Bloomsbury Auctions (24 Maddox Street, London W1S 1PP Tel: 020 7495 9494) is staging the first ever sale devoted entirely to artefacts from ‘New China’ and the Chinese Cultural Revolution (1950-1976). Major exhibition pieces will be offered in addition to the renowned Little Red Books and other Mao [Read More]
Marking the first anniversary of Photograph sales in New York, Bloomsbury Auctions is pleased to present their upcoming sale of Photographs and Photographic Editions featuring selections from The Suzanne and Hugh Johnston Weegee Collection and offerings from a rare, Private Collection of mint Photobooks Bloomsbury Auctions is pleased to announce an auction [Read More]
A mysterious and historically important WWII document regarding a Japanese invasion of Darwin will be auctioned in Melbourne this weekend. Dated 27 March 1942, the document contains a set of orders sent to D Company, 43 Battalion, to defend Darwin from imminent Japanese attack. History has proved that the attack never eventuated [Read More]