A turquoise faience hippo – very similar to the one nicknamed ‘William’ the unofficial mascot of the Metropolitan Museum in New York – is for sale at Bonhams next Antiquities auction on October 6th. Estimated to sell for £80,000 to £120,000 this charming figure dates from the Second Intermediate Period, circa 1786-1590 [Read More]
Monthly Archives: September 2010
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The Nye & Company auction consists of some 680 lots that are live now through October 6th, 2010 on www.igavelauctions.com. The auction, which includes Fine and Decorative Arts, Silver, Photographs, Jewelry, Rugs and Carpets spanning the 18th-20th centuries, is made up primarily of estate property that is diverse and new to the [Read More]
ABERDEEN, Miss – A pair of important on-site estate auctions are on tap for October by Stevens Auction Company, based in Aberdeen, Miss. The first one, on Saturday, Oct. 9, beginning at 10 a.m., will feature the estate of the late Sarah B. Robbs (1921-2010). It will be held at the Robbs’ [Read More]
Antiquorum Auctioneers [www.antiquorum.com ], the world’s premier watch auctioneer, is looking forward to its next sale of Important Modern & Vintage Timepieces on October 9th in Hong Kong. Collectors will have the opportunity to bid on 458 exceptional watches including a fantastic collection of Patek Philippe timepieces, enamel watches and singing bird [Read More]
Bonhams & Butterfields announce the November 16, 2010 auction of the Estate of Maria Helen Smith, San Diego, California. Assembled over the course of a lifetime, the Collection features a diverse group of 19th century works with a focus on the European and Asian aesthetic. The 300-lot Los Angeles-based sale will feature [Read More]
The 1933 Bugatti Type 51 Grand Prix Two-Seater owned by the late Fitzroy John Somerset, the 5th Baron Raglan (1927-2010), Patron and former Chairman of the Bugatti Owners’ Club and trustee of the Bugatti Trust, is to be sold at Bonhams’ Paris sale of Motor Cars on 5 February 2011. The auction [Read More]
The Hess Heritage Museum in Ashton, Idaho has closed. Prime Time Auctions will offer the entire collection at auction. Items to be sold include: Aviation, Tractors, Classic Cars, Antique Furniture, Military, Clothing – Rare Collection, Military, World Wars, Guns, Rare Antique Furniture, Pianos, Toys, Kitchen, Vintage Clothing / Dresses, Decor, Railroad, Airplanes, [Read More]
The auction will be conducted by Woody Auction, based in Douglass, Kan., starting at 9:30 a.m. (ST. CHARLES, Mo.) – An important estate auction featuring the Dorothy and Malcolm Reich collection, plus an outstanding Pickard collection from the Chicago area, will be offered without reserve (everything sells, regardless of price) Saturday, Oct. [Read More]
Sotheby’s London will offer an important and rare Qur’an manuscript dated 1660 and dedicated to The Sultan of Brunei. The manuscript will form part of the sale of A Princely Collection – Treasures from the Islamic World which take place in London on Tuesday, 5 October, 2010. Estimated at £60,000 80,000, the [Read More]
After the recent successes achieved in the field of Islamic Art at Sotheby’s, the company’s forthcoming biannual Arts of the Islamic Works Sale in London, which presents more than 400 lots, on Wednesday, October 6, 2010 will be the company’s strongest ever staged. The auction contains a fine selection of rare objects, [Read More]
Bonhams is pleased to announce the fall auction of African, Oceanic and Pre-Columbian Art on November 11, 2010. The New York sale will offer a diverse group of unique and traditional works from Africa, Polynesia, Melanesia, Micronesia, Indonesia and Australia, created in the early 20th Century as well as pieces from Central [Read More]
Phillips, famous for his striking photo articles in the American Life Magazine, discovered it in Israel. Lea Grundig’s work “Holocaust (Aufstand)“ came via New York to Ketterer Kunst in Munich, where it will be auctioned off on 22 October. A work from the 1940s like this, made by one of the most [Read More]
Christie’s offers a remarkable selection of 20th century decorative art from the Wolfgang Joop Collection in Potsdam, reflecting his exceptional eye and taste, on 26 November 2010, in Paris. Wolfgang Joop has gained worldwide fame not only as a fashion designer but for his artistic passion, intuition and the perfection of his [Read More]
A percentage of the proceeds will go to benefit the church, which is in need of a pair of front doors. (NORTHFIELD, Conn.) – A first-of-its-kind Buying Seminar will be held Thursday, Sept. 30, at the Northfield Congregational Church by Tim’s, Inc., the Bristol, Conn.-based auction firm. The event will generate much-needed [Read More]
The absolute auction will be held by Fontaine’s Auction Gallery, based in Pittsfield, Mass (ELIZABETHTOWN, Pa.) – The contents of the Conewago Manor Inn – an historic structure dating back to an original 1742 grant from the William Penn family, founders of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania – will be sold without reserve [Read More]
Chicago, IL – Hart Davis Hart Wine Co. is pleased to announce a very special offering of wines direct from the library of Harlan Estate to be sold in a two day auction on October 29-30. The highlight of the offering is an Imperial of the debut 1990 vintage, the first ever [Read More]
Christie’s will auction guitars, from American Singer-Songwriter, Judy Collins, during it’s fall sale of Fine Musical Instruments on October 8 in New York. Comprising of the 8 guitars, 7 of them by C.F. Martin and Company, and an autoharp, this collection reflects Collins’s extensive recording and performing history from the early 1960’s [Read More]
An exquisite tie pin gifted by Edward Prince of Wales, (1894-1972) (Later King Edward VIII) to a chauffeur in 1923 is to appear at auction on 30th September. Discovered on a valuation day in Lichfield, the 15ct gold pin is surmounted with an enamelled ‘E’ and plumes contained in the original case [Read More]