Christie’s New York will offer an extensive selection of nearly 200 lots of sculpture, paintings, ritual objects, and works of art from India, Tibet, Nepal and Southeast Asia from the notable collections. on March 23. Raja Balwant Dev Singh on a Tiger Hunt, Nainsukh of Guler, India, Jasrota, circa 1750, (20 x [Read More]
Monthly Archives: February 2010
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Sotheby’s New York will bring to the market a superb work by iconic French Academic painter William Bouguereau. L’Amour et Psyché, dated 1899, is estimated at $1.8/2.2 million and will be featured in the 23 April sale of 19th Century European Art. Sold from a Distinguished Private Collection, the painting has been [Read More]
In it’s largest auction in eight years, Aspire Auctions brings the best art, antiques, jewelry & books to online bidders with the best online auction catalogue worldwide. With global consignors & bidders, this is not an auction to miss. This auction has one of the largest selections of Orientalia including ivories, netsukes, [Read More]
On March 23, Christie’s New York South Asian Modern + Contemporary Art sale will feature 91 works from the leading 20th and 21st century artists from South Asia, including artists from India and Pakistan. The sale will focus on prime examples of many different movements and styles, with highlights including works by [Read More]
On Monday, March 1st at 6:00 pm, Clarke Auction will sell 360+ lots with heavy concentrations in Midcentury Modern; Asian Antiques and Antiquities; and Decorative Arts from Meissen, Lalique, Cartier, Steuben, and Baccarat. Midcentury Modern includes pieces by the notorious James Mont from a Larchmont estate; a possibly Kagan sideboard; an unidentified [Read More]
National Commercial Auctioneers [www.natcomauctions.com] has scheduled to sell to the highest bidder two operating hotels in Oklahoma. One property is a 139 room Quality Inn next to Oklahoma State University in Stillwater and the other property is a 138 room Quality Inn located in Ponca City. Both properties are managed by a [Read More]
Classic Auctions, the industry leader with total sales of over $25 million worth of historical hockey memorabilia, is proud to offer for auction on the occasion of the 30th anniversary of the United States’ stunning Olympic upset of the Soviet national team two remarkable “Miracle on Ice” items: a 1980 Lake Placid [Read More]
(LITCHFIELD, Conn.) – Tim’s, Inc., will celebrate the end of winter – if that day ever comes – with its 18th annual Cabin Fever Auction, slated for Saturday, Mar. 27, at the Litchfield Firehouse on Route 202 in Litchfield, beginning promptly at 10:30 a.m. Featured will be property from the historic Beleden [Read More]
The Mary and George Bloch Collection of Chinese Snuff Bottles Bonhams will sell 140 snuff bottles from the unique Bloch Collection in Hong Kong on May 28th. This Collection is the World’s largest and finest in private hands, comprising 1720 exceptional examples of these Chinese ‘miniature masterworks’. The auction includes an Imperial [Read More]
The Barrett-Jackson Auction Company has released a preliminary schedule of events for the 8th Annual Barrett-Jackson Collector Car Auction in Palm Beach. The automotive lifestyle event will take place April 1-3, 2010, at the Americraft Expo Center at the South Florida Fairgrounds. Barrett-Jackson will also host several gatherings in the days leading [Read More]
(DELRAY BEACH, Fla.) – Over 300 eager bidders packed the new Baterbys Art Auction Gallery facility at 13900 Jog Road in to participate in an inaugural auction event held Feb. 20. People poured in from across Delray and the Palm Beach areas to vie for original and reproduction works of art by [Read More]
Bonhams is delighted to offer the silver trophy presented to the racing legend Sir Malcolm Campbell to commemorate his first world water speed record (126.33mph) on Lake Maggiore, 1st September 1937, as part of The Marine Sale at Bonhams, New Bond Street on 24th March. The trophy, a waterline model of Campbell’s [Read More]
The Montgomery Museum of Fine Arts’ biennial fundraiser is scheduled for February of 2010. The Silent Auction of more than 450 works of art will take place on the evening of Thursday, February 25, from 6:30 to 9, and will include an elaborate selection of hors d’oeuvres and cocktails. Tickets for all [Read More]
Napa County – The Treasurer-Tax Collector of Napa County, Tamie R. Frasier, announced that the county will hold its property auction for tax-defaulted properties. However, this year the county will hold their tax sale event online with Bid4Assets, a company specializing in online real estate auctions. The online auctions will be open [Read More]
(LITCHFIELD, Conn.) – A figural bronze statue of a warrior on his steed by the German artist Franz Von Stuck (1863-1928) sold for $20,880 in an online auction held Feb. 3-17 by Litchfield County Auctions, Inc. The bronze, titled Amazon, was the top achiever in a sale that saw over 1,000 lots [Read More]
One of the most significant archaeological projects of recent times One of the most significant archaeological projects of recent times – a reconstruction of the great Orpheus pavement – is to be sold by Chorley’s on Thursday 24 June 2010. Made from 1.6 million pieces of small, hand-cut clay blocks called tesserae, [Read More]
With a great and diverse crowd arriving from across the United States, Garth’s Auctioneers and Appraisers hosted the first auction of its 2010 schedule with a wide selection of Fine and Contemporary Art, Oriental Rugs, and Asian, Continental and American Furniture and Decorative Arts on January 29-30. Garth’s Vice-President Andrew Richmond noted [Read More]
Christie’s New York sale of Impressionist and Modern Art on March 10 presents an exciting opportunity for collectors to purchase superb works by the great masters Pablo Picasso, Henri Matisse, Tamara de Lempicka, and Henry Moore and to explore a wealth of drawings, sculpture and works on paper by lesser-known artists of [Read More]