(NORTHPORT, Ala.) – A monumental set of four matching American Gothic bookcases, beautifully crafted in Philadelphia in 1854 and attributed to the workshop of Crawford Riddell, a noted cabinetmaker of the time, sold for $115,000 at a multi-estate sale held Mar. 13 by Hal Hunt Auctions. The sale was conducted in the [Read More]
Daily Archives: March 26, 2010
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BOSTON, Mass. – Skinner, Inc. will host an auction of European Furniture and Decorative Arts, featuring Fine Silver on Saturday, April 10th at 10 a.m. in Skinner’s Boston gallery. Nearly 1,000 items will be up for bid, with about half the offerings representing lots of fine silver. The auction’s cover lot is [Read More]
A pair of 40-Bore pistols owned by accomplished big game hunter Major Dick Cooper, best friend of Baron Bror von Blixen-Finecke and friend of Ernest Hemingway, are to be offered at Bonhams, Knightsbridge as part of the Fine Antique Arms and Armour sale on 29th April 2010. The pistols, by John Manton [Read More]
Out nations great love of dogs was in evidence at Richard Winterton’s Fine Art Sale on 25th March when an oil painting of pug puppies proved ‘best in show’. Dogs in art have always been held in high esteem and images of puppies have a particular appeal. Lot 15 a charming oil [Read More]
Top lot at Swann Galleries March 9th 2010 auction of 19th & 20th Century Prints & Drawings was Amedeo Modigliani’s pencil drawing of Beatrice Hastings, circa 1915, which brought $84,000. The portrait of the political activist and literary figure, which was once in the celebrated collection of Joseph L Shulman, had a [Read More]
Bonhams seventh sale of South African Art in London on 24.March.12010. Out of a total of 135 works by 42 artists 82% sold making a total of £2.6m (R28.5m) achieved by this sale, the seventh South African Art Sale in five years at Bonhams. Works by Jacob Hendrik Pierneef, Gerard Sekoto and [Read More]
Engines, cabooses, boxcars, barrel loaders, semaphores, and stations, all of which boys and girls of any age dream, will be sold April 10 at Gateway Gallery Auction. “This particular collection of model trains is in excellent condition and has been lovingly cared for, with many of the box sets unopened” said Micah [Read More]
Grey Flannel Auctions Summer Games Auction, with bidding on now through April 14, is packed with desirable game-worn apparel, jewelry, trophies, and game-used equipment autographed by superstars of baseball, football, basketball and hockey. The centerpiece of the nearly 1,100 lots to be sold is the New York Yankees pinstriped uniform Yogi Berra [Read More]
Auction will also include several pieces from Scott of the Antarctic’s Terra Nova A MONUMENTAL model of H.M.S. Leviathan will be offered by Charles Miller Ltd on Wednesday, April 28, 2010 in his sale of Maritime Models, Instruments & Art in London (25, Blythe Road, W14). A dockyard model, this 1st class [Read More]
Sale Features Apollo 13 Emergency Check List Used and Annotated 40 Years Ago Additional Highlights Include an Apollo 11 Patch Consigned Directly by Astronaut Michael Collins and a Diamond Pin from Apollo 1 Widows New York – An annual auction that celebrates space flight, from the earliest experiments to the present day, [Read More]
Bonhams is pleased to announce the joining of forces with the Historic Motor Sports Association (HMSA) by having been named the organization’s exclusive auctioneers. As stewards of historic automobiles, HMSA is one of the most respected racing organizations in North America, sanctioning the world-famous Rolex Monterey Motorsports Reunion (formerly known as the [Read More]