Sotheby’s London will hold a sale of ‘Magnificent Books, Manuscripts and Drawings from the Collection of Frederick, 2nd Lord Hesketh, The Property of the Trustees of the 2nd Baron Hesketh’s Will Trust’, on 7th December. The selection of books, manuscripts and drawings from this distinguished collection was built up by successive generations [Read More]
Daily Archives: September 9, 2010
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One of the world’s most important and comprehensive single owner collections of Japanese Gentleman’s accessories will be sold in a series of sales at Bonhams New Bond Street, with the first sale taking place on November 9th 2010. This private collection was formed by the late environmentalist, mountaineer, scholar and collector Edward [Read More]
Three paintings by Augustus Edwin Mulready of London street scenes inhabited by impoverished children, are to be sold at Bonhams 19th Century Paintings auction on 29th September 2010, New Bond Street, London. Mulready (1844-1904) frequently highlighted the social issues of the Victorian era in his works, particularly the poverty experienced by homeless [Read More]
Lord Nelson remains the most iconic figure in British naval history, remembered for his daring victories at the Battles of Cape St Vincent, the Nile, Copenhagen and Trafalgar and for his romance with Emma Hamilton. But in 1900, when a thief stole many of Nelson’s most personal relics from the Painted Hall [Read More]
Sotheby’s 20th Century Chinese Art Autumn Sale will be held in Hong Kong on 4 October, offering a meticulous selection of more than 120 lots estimated at HK$130 million. Apart from a number of outstanding works passed down by celebrated Chinese painters active in French art circles from the early 20th Century, [Read More]