AN IMPORTANT sailing telescope that belonged to H.R.H King William IV – known as ‘The Sailor King’ – will be offered by Charles Miller Ltd on Wednesday, April 20, 2011 in his sale of Maritime & […]
Monthly Archives: February 2011
Bonhams this week announced the appointment of three new recruits to its growing team in Australia. Litsa Veldekis joins Bonhams in Sydney on March 14 as Head of Australian and International Art and hits the ground […]
Vibrant colors and whimsical creations should warm up the saleroom and beat the winter doldrums at Garth’s March 11-12, 2011 Americana auction. With over 800 lots offered in two sessions, the spectrum of colors and amazing […]
Morphy’s March 11-12 auction features an exceptional collection of multi-piece Coca-Cola signs known as “festoons,” which were created by the soft drink giant specifically for display in soda fountains from around 1900 till the middle of […]
Sotheby’s will offer the Vostok 3KA-2 Space Capsule, which paved the way for Gagarin’s historic mission, in a dedicated auction in New York on 12 April 2011, the 50th anniversary of man’s first flight into outer […]
On Sunday, February 27 at 12:00 noon, Clarke Auction will sell 360+ lots drawn from estates in Bronxville, Greenwich, Larchmont, Ossining, Park Avenue, Central Park West, and Brooklyn Heights. Fine art includes works by Samuel Colman, […]
A very fine and extremely rare hand-coloured copy of the six-volume ‘The Holy Land’ by David Roberts is for auction at Bonhams sale of Printed Books and Manuscripts in London on 22 March. It is estimated […]
The High Museum Atlanta Wine Auction has named its Special Guest of Honor for 2011: Michael Browne of Kosta Browne Winery. Its Special Friend-in-Wine is Joy Sterling of Iron Horse Vineyards. The 19th annual Wine Auction, […]
A painting entitled Sea Treasures, by the artist Winifred Nicholson will be offered by Bonhams in the 20th Century British Art sale on 9th March, New Bond Street. It is estimated to sell for £50,000 –70,000. […]
Personal items of several astronauts will be sold in the Space History Sale taking place at Bonhams, New York on May 5th. The sale will commemorate the 50th Anniversary of Alan Shepard’s historic mission on Freedom […]
A superb collection of high-grade anti-communist comic books from the 1950s, from The Collection of Todd Warren, will make for an esoteric and interesting corner of Heritage Auctions’ Feb. 24-25 Signature® Vintage Comics & Comic Art […]
Gateway Gallery Auction’s Winter Americana Estate Auction, held on February 19, 2011, featured a wonderful collection of period furniture, textiles, prints, pottery and ceramics, dolls and Native Americana from a local Doctor’s estate. After a bustling […]
Sotheby’s Seventeenth Annual Irish Sale in London, to take place on Tuesday, 29 March, 2011, brings together exceptional masterpieces by eminent Irish artists. The group of works, many never before offered on the market, boasts superb […]
A stainless steel 57cm high model of Paul Mount’s iconic Spirit of Bristol sculpture is to be sold at Bonhams as part of its Vision 21 sale on 16 March 2011, and has attracted a pre-sale […]
A collection of Buck Rogers toys amassed over 40 years by a Chicago man, the late Wayne Jagielski, brought in more than $103,500 (all prices quoted include 15% buyer’s premium) at Morphy’s Jan. 29 auction in […]
Christie’s fine art auctioneers has announced the sale of the Michel Wittock Collection, Part IV, which will be held in Paris on May 11. As well as an exceptional copy of the famous Description de l’Egypte, […]
An impressive early 20th century Chinese carved ivory vase was the top lot of Garth’s Auctioneers and Appraisers’ auction of Asian, Continental, & American Furniture, Decorative Arts, & Fine Art on January 29, 2011. On display […]
The Football Match, 1949, by Laurence Stephen Lowry, R.A. (1887-1976) will be offered at auction on 26 May 2011 in Christie’s sale of 20th Century British Artin London. An exceptionally rare depiction of one of Britain’s […]