Benjamin Franklin’s famous “Disputes with America” letter of 1767, one of the most important and widely quoted letters from this legendary founding father, will be sold at public auction by Heritage Auction Galleries Beverly Hills on Oct. 14 as part of the company’s Signature® Historic Manuscripts Auction. It is estimated to bring [Read More]
Yearly Archives: 2010
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Skinner, Inc’s American & European Paintings & Prints sale takes place on Friday, September 24th at noon in the Boston galler . Many fine works come to the sale from private collections, including pieces from New England artists, bronzes, sculptures as well as multiples. Also being offered is an extensive collection of [Read More]
Penny Auction Solutions, Inc. (PAS) is pleased to announce that it has signed an investment agreement with Kodiak Capital Group, LLC of New York City (Kodiak) for a $10 million equity line of credit. PAS plans to use the funding to establish operations and begin offering services in early 2011. Their strategic [Read More]
One of the bronze medals presented to the crew of RMS Carpathia, following their heroic rescue of 705 survivors of the stricken Titanic on April 15 1912, is to be sold at Bonhams as part of The Marine Sale on 28 September 2010. Estimated at £2,000 – 4,000, the medal is inscribed: [Read More]
Christie’s fine art auctioneers have announced the sale of the Collection of Max Palevsky, a superb group of over 250 works ranging from Antiquities to those by the most significant artists from the Impressionist and Modern and Post-War and Contemporary periods. The collection will be offered throughout multiple auctions starting in October [Read More]
A work by Ahmed Moustafa Egypt’s leading contemporary artist will be one of the star lots in Bonhams next sale of Middle Eastern Contemporary art in Dubai on October 11. ‘Man in a rocking chair’ was executed early on in the artist’s early career and is estimated to sell for $180,000-$240,000 at [Read More]
John Moran Auctioneers, the Southern California auction house known as pioneers in auction sales of California Impressionism, is pleased to announce their third and final California and American Paintings Auction of 2010, scheduled for October 19th. The sale will offer a diverse selection of over 200 paintings from the first half of [Read More]
Potter & Potter’s fall auction, scheduled for Saturday, October 23rd, at the firm’s Chicago gallery, will feature the library and collection of legendary card magician Herb Zarrow. Zarrow’s collection included a massive working library of texts in nearly every branch of magic, from close-up tricks and card magic to illusions and biography. [Read More]
Sotheby’s auction of Scottish Pictures on Wednesday, 29 September, 2010, in London offers a selection of works spanning over a century, from the Glasgow Boys through the Scottish Colourists, to modern works by living artists. The 152 lots are expected to bring in the region of £2.4 million. Peter Howson, Hotel Imperial [Read More]
Christie’s South Kensington will offer the Crosby Garrett Helmet from Roman Britain, in their antiquities auction on on 7 October. Discovered in Cumbria, in May 2010, the Crosby Garrett Helmet dates from the late 1st-2nd Century A.D. and is one of only three comparable examples ever to have been discovered in the [Read More]
Heritage Auction Galleries has announced the appointment of Matthew Rubinger to the position of Consignment Director for its newly formed Luxury Accessories category, encompassing high-end handbags, luggage, wallets, belts and all associated accompaniments. “Matt has a world of experience that belies his age,” said Tiffany Dubin, Vice President of Business Development at [Read More]
A replica Supermarine Spitfire owned by The Royal British Legion has been sold by Bonhams for an above-estimate sum, ahead of auction. The replica plane was due to be auctioned at the Goodwood Revival sale on 17 September and had attracted a pre-sale estimate of £50,000 – 60,000. The new owner, Michael [Read More]
Sotheby’s will present Divine Comedy, an exhibition that will spotlight humor in the visual arts through the lens of Dante’s epic poem. Drawing on Sotheby’s expertise across many different collecting categories and time periods, the exhibition of approximately 80 works will place Contemporary art in dialogue with Antiquities, African Art, Old Master [Read More]
Bonhams is delighted to announce the addition of over a dozen early American motorcycles from a private Long Island, New York, collection to its first annual Las Vegas motorcycle auction. Consisting of some the most significant names and most desirable models in motorcycling history – including an incredibly rare original paint Flying [Read More]
Sotheby’s have announced that it’s second Greek Sale of 2010 will take place in London on Monday, 22 November, 2010 and it will presenting rare and important works by eminent names in the field such as Nicos Hadjikiriakos-Ghika, Spyros Papaloukas and Constantinos Volanakis. Nicos Hadjikiriakos-Ghika, Mistras, oil on canvas, 129 by 194cm., [Read More]
On September 29th, Antiquorum Auctioneers, the world’s premier watch auctioneer, will be launching a continuous online auction platform, called DirectBid. Given that today’s collectors face the pressures of an increasingly demanding schedule and lifestyle, Antiquorum recognized a need for an auction platform that permits its clients to buy watches on their own [Read More]
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]
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]