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]
Yearly Archives: 2010
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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]
It is just the 5th sale for the firm, located in the heart of the antiques district in Stamford, Conn. (STAMFORD, Conn.) – Items from the estate of Tommy Hilfiger – the international fashion designer and founder of the brand that bears his name – will be sold without reserve (everything sells, [Read More]
An album of paintings of Australia’s famed wine growing region, the Barossa Valley, by an English vicar sent as a parish priest to Lyndoch in 1877, will be sold at Bonhams Exploration & Travel Sale on September 15 in London. What makes this album of topographical views particularly interesting is that they [Read More]
Sotheby’s autumn sale of Modern and Contemporary Prints will take place on Thursday, 16 September, 2010 and will offer collectors a broad selection of works spanning the twentieth century. Prior to the auction, the sale will be on public exhibition at Sotheby’s New Bond Street galleries beginning 12 September. The 176 lots [Read More]
Sotheby’s Hong Kong will hold its Modern and Contemporary Southeast Asian Paintings Autumn Sale on 4 October at the Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Centre, offering more than 150 exceptional works with a total estimate in excess of HK$30 million / US$3.9 million. MOK Kim Chuan, Sotheby’s Head of Southeast Asian Paintings [Read More]
Camilla Prini has been appointed by Bonhams, the international fine art and antiques auction house, as the company’s Agent for Northern Italy. She will be based in her hometown, Milan, but will cover the whole region, including Bologna, Genova, Verona, Bergamo and Torino. Bonhams have offices in 27 countries on four continents [Read More]
Sotheby’s London announced that it will offer for sale a group of 14 outstanding and revealing Contemporary artworks from the Collection of Jerry Hall, the world-famous American supermodel and actress, in its forthcoming October 2010 Contemporary Art sales, which coincide with London’s Frieze Art Fair. The artworks, together estimated to realise in [Read More]
Saffronart, the world’s largest online fine-art auction house, will showcase the works of 43 modern and contemporary Indian artists at its annual Autumn Online Art Auction. With a total of 90 lots, the sale offers collectors a broad selection of works including paintings, drawings, installations and sculptures, and will take place online [Read More]
The 1839 catalogue of Henry Philip Hope’s collection of pearls and precious stones, including the famous Hope diamond will be offered in Bonhams Fine Jewellery sale on September 22nd 2010. The book, which belonged to the Hope family and has since passed by descent to the vendor, is estimated at £2,000-3,000. It [Read More]
-AJ Karas Auctioneers has announced a recreational land auction to be held Friday, September 17 at 1:07 PM. Twenty-seven parcels from 5 to 395 acres in size will be auctioned, and fifteen parcels will sell absolute – regardless of price. The auction will be held live at Ticonderoga Ranch near Chama, New [Read More]
On September 10, 2010 Leonard Auction will conduct the official auction of the 51st Annual Illinois Numismatic Association (ILNA) Coin and Currency Show in Tinley Park, Illinois. More than 350 lots of collector and investment grade coins and currency will be offered. The auction will be held at 7:00pm on Friday, September [Read More]
The finest and most exclusive example of a D-Type Jaguar children’s car in the world is to be sold by Bonhams as part of its Collectors’ Motor Cars and Automobilia sale at Goodwood Revival on 17 September 2010. The re-creation of the legendary 1955 ‘long nose’ D-Type Jaguar, which would be a [Read More]
On Sunday, September 12, 2:00 pm, Clarke Auction, after twelve successful years in an obscure leased location, begins a new era at its Boston Post Road building with its Eighth Fine Art Auction, featuring fresh-to-market and exceptional 19th and 20th Century paintings and sculpture. Clarke’s latest Fine Art Auction will again offer [Read More]
Equipment for offices and shops, automotive supplies and many other items are included in the sale, which will be held will be held by the Iowa Department of Transportation (DOT) on its grounds in Ames, Saturday, Sept. 11, beginning at 9 a.m. Office equipment to be sold includes copiers, facsimile machines, bar [Read More]
An arresting image from Irma Stern’s time in Zanzibar, where she was powerfully affected by the beauty of the local Indian women, features in Bonhams next sale of South African Art in London on October 26 and 27. There are no fewer than four images by Stern (1894 to 1966) in this [Read More]
On Monday, September 13th at 6:00 pm, Clarke Auction will again open its doors for Part Two of its Two-Day Grand Opening Celebration. After twelve successful years in a leased location in Larchmont, Clarke Auction recently purchased and completely renovated its new building, a cavernous space on the village’s historic Boston Post [Read More]