An exceptional late still life by Scottish Colourist, George Leslie Hunter, (est £100,000 – 150,000) is the star lot in this year’s annual Scottish sale (17-20 Aug inclusive). Entitled simply, ‘Still Life’, it showcases the full range of Hunter’s talents, and features his keynote motifs of pink roses, goblet, fruit, fabric and [Read More]
Daily Archives: July 15, 2010
Retirement auction, family says SELL! Located on Virginia’s Eastern Shore, this operating landmark restaurant, deep water marina, and legendary bait & tackle shop will be sold at auction on-site at 12 noon on August 21, 2010. Last Listed for $1,950,000, the suggested opening bid has been set at $875,000. The Island House [Read More]
WWA Group, Inc. (OTCBB: WWAG) commemorated the 10th anniversary of successfully holding auctions in Dubai through its wholly owned subsidiary World Wide Auctioneers Ltd. WWA Group marked the day at World Wide Auctioneers’ most recent Dubai auction held from June 14 through June 16, 2010. Gross auction sales exceeded US$19.6 million and [Read More]
Sotheby’s will hold a once-in-a-lifetime sale at the most magnificent of all England’s stately homes – Chatsworth, in Derbyshire. Chatsworth: The Attic Sale – a three-day auction – will have in it all the ingredients of the quintessential attic sale: an Aladdin’s cave of items at all price levels (estimates range from [Read More]
R.G Munn will be hosting an auction on August 5, 2010 selling high-quality Western and Indian art, baskets, pottery, textiles, jewelry, beadwork, and paintings, as well as other top-notch art, antiques and collectibles. Some items included in this auction are: – Hopi Kachina – Pair of Skookum Dolls – San Ildefonso Watercolor [Read More]
Cowan’s European and Asian Fine and Decorative Art Auction, July 31, 2010 will feature Continental furniture, paintings, pottery and porcelain, and Orientalia. Leading the sale is a Portrait of a Woman by Frederick Soulacroix titled Resting with Fan. The captivating painting (est. $25,000/35.000) is typical of Soulacroix’s style, depicting a realistic portrait [Read More]
The auction is estimated to bring $4-6 million and includes over $2.5 million of First Growth Bordeaux, $750,000 combined of Ausone, Cheval Blanc, Le Pin and Pétrus, and more than $400,000 of wines from Domaine de la Romanée-Conti (July 14, 2010 – Chicago, IL) – Hart Davis Hart Wine Co., one of [Read More]