(LITCHFIELD, Conn.) – Over 750 lots of rare American and European antiques and fine art will be sold June 30-July 14 in an Internet and catalog auction by Litchfield County Auctions (www.LitchfieldCountyAuctions.com). It is the third major sale of the year for the firm and will include property deaccessioned from Connecticut College, [Read More]
Daily Archives: June 25, 2010
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They modelled for three of the greatest artists who ever lived. One was murdered by her lover; another shot herself; the third lives on, a potent reminder of Hollywood’s glamour years. And their images lead Bonham’s Print sale in London on 13 July. The star lot is an impression of Edvard Munch’s [Read More]
Wimberley Country French estate will go up for auction on June 30, according to Linda Welsh of Linda Welsh Auction & Realty Group LLC (www.LindaWelshAuction.com). Located at 601 Southriver in a gated community along the Blanco River minutes from downtown Wimberley, this luxurious home with 8,855 square feet of indoor living features [Read More]
Bonhams announced that Dalia Stanley will join its Australian team as a Senior Specialist, an appointment that adds greatly to the company’s local strength. Bonhams is relaunching its business in Australia with the Owston Collection sale on June 25 and 26, to be followed by its first sale of Collectors Cars in [Read More]
WineBid.com, the premier Internet auction of fine and rare wines, has secured a large and exceptional cellar from a West Coast collector. These wines were bought on release and stored under perfect conditions. 2002 Domaine De La Romanee-Conti 6-bottle Horizontal in Original Wood Case 2003 Domaine du Pegau Chateauneuf du Pape Cuvee [Read More]
Sotheby’s London announced “Hurouf: The Art of the Word” to take place in Doha, Qatar, at The Ritz-Carlton Doha hotel, on the 15th December. Ranging from very early Islamic calligraphies through appealing Ottoman pieces of the 18th-19th Centuries to the productions of artists working today who have drawn on this important tradition, [Read More]
Located just minutes from Asheville, this excellent mountain view property will be sold at absolute auction, with NO reserve. The live public auction will be conducted on-site at 12 noon on July 23, 2010. The seller purchased this home for convalescence following treatment at Mission Hospital and is offering $5000 of net [Read More]
Lincoln family ephemera led Cowan’s June 11, 2010, American History Auction. The auction marked the 15th anniversary of Cowan’s and garnered wide media attention for several important lots, many of which came from the family of Robert Todd Lincoln Beckwith, the great grandson of Abraham and Mary Todd Lincoln and last male [Read More]
On Monday, June 28th at 6:00 pm, Clarke Auction will sell 400 lots consigned from estates throughout the Greater New York area. Midcentury Modern includes unique pieces untouched in a Manhattan storage unit for twenty years including chandeliers, dining tables, chairs, and sculpture; chairs by Hans Wegner, a Kamer chandelier, a Daum [Read More]
The Charlotte and Don Smith Collection of Ruhstaller and Buffalo Beer Advertising is the most extensive of its kind. It represents a number of one of a kind items including an important die-cut calendar of an Indian Maiden and large factory scene of the brewery. The comprehensive tray collection comprises thirty-six versions [Read More]