Copies of the first four editions of Wisden, the world famous ‘Bible of Cricket’, are for sale at Bonhams Book Sale in Oxford on 29 June. They are being sold on behalf of Oxfam, as are many other items in the sale. Wisden was first published in 1864 by the cricketer John [Read More]
Daily Archives: June 8, 2010
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A pair of elegant mahogany Chippendale side chairs with shell carved back, pierced splats slip seats all set on cabriole legs with ball and claw feet, Massachusetts, circa 1760 were among the hundreds of items sold at Nadeau’s Auction Gallery’s annual American Antiques auction, held March 27th. The pair sold for $6,325. [Read More]
Christie’s New York announced that it has been entrusted with the sale of The Sze Yuan Tang Archaic Bronzes from the Anthony Hardy Collection on September 16 as part of Christie’s Fall Asian Art Week. This collection of approximately 120 lots valued in excess of $15 million will be led by a [Read More]
Christie’s New York announced the appointment of Mr. Everett Fahy, former chairman of European Paintings at the Metropolitan Museum of Art and former Director of the Frick Collection, as senior consultant to Christie’s Old Masters & 19th Century Art department. Mr. Fahy is widely recognized as one of most distinguished scholars of [Read More]
On Tuesday 6th July 2010, in the first ever sale of its type, Sotheby’s will bring together some 21 lots, the intrinsic quality and importance of which will be matched by extraordinary nature of their provenance. Ranging in date from the 16th to the 19th centuries, and emanating from all corners of [Read More]
Sotheby’s London Important Russian Art auction, the first of our Summer sales of Russian Art this week, tonight realised a total of £10,448,450 ($15,079,203) almost reaching the pre-sale top estimate (est. £7,730,000-11,320,000). The auction, which was well-attended, established two new artist records and achieved an extremely healthy sell-through rate by value of [Read More]
On June 23rd Bonhams’ Book Department closes their spring-summer 2010 season with a New York auction that features a number of fresh-to-the-market high spots. This diverse sale spans the centuries from the 1490s to the 1990s. Among the most coveted lots of the sale, and the undisputed highlight in the category of [Read More]
Qualified buyers will have the opportunity to purchase a one-of-a-kind, custom-built home near Asheville, N.C., and the Great Smoky Mountains this month. Conducted by Mike Fisher, auctioneer and chief executive officer of United Country – The Redfield Group, the live auction will take place onsite at 30 Luska Ridge, Waynesville, N.C. Registration [Read More]