On May 10, 2011, Bonhams will present 170 lots of stunning photography from famed artists Hiroshi Sugimoto, Edward Weston, Richard Misrach, Ansel Adams, Irving Penn, Helmut Newton and Garry Winogrand during its Fine Photographs auction in New York. This photographs sale will be simulcast in three cities—New York, San Francisco and Los [Read More]
Daily Archives: April 22, 2011
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American Race Into Space Celebrated At Bonhams New York Auction On The 50th Anniversary Of Alan Shepard’s First Space-Flight Bonhams New York annual Space History sale takes place on Thursday May 5 at its saleroom on Madison Avenue, and features 250 lots that chronicle the Space Race, space exploration and the American [Read More]
Christie’s African and Oceanic Art department have announced the Paris sale of a major piece of Central Polynesian art originating within the triangle formed by the Society, the Austral and the Cook Islands. The very rare Ohly figure is estimated between 600,000 and 800,000 euros. There is a small corpus of extant [Read More]
The on-site absolute auction will be held in Ethelsville, Ala., a few miles from Columbus, Miss. (ETHELSVILLE, Ala.) – “There’s too much great stuff!” lamented Dwight Stevens of Stevens Auction Company. He was referring to the upcoming on-site liquidation of the contents of Nostalgia Furniture, nationally known furniture makers. The auction was [Read More]
Sotheby’s sale of American Indian Art in New York on 18 May 2011, will include major pieces from a number of distinguished private collections including The Bruce and Nancy Berman Collection of Navajo Blankets, paintings from the Hascoe Family Collection and the Davies-Cooke Collection. The standout highlight from the various owner section [Read More]
Bonhams New York auction of American Paintings, Drawing and Sculptures will take place May 24th, consisting of 98 lots. This season’s sale includes several notable works by Impressionist artists such as John Singer Sargent, Childe Hassam, James Carroll Beckwith, Ernest Lawson and Maurice Brazil Prendergast to name a few. Alan Fausel, Director [Read More]
An Imperial of Chateau Lafite Rothschild 1982 brought $28,680 as the top lot of Heritage Auctions’ $1.65+ million Inaugural Signature® Wine Auction, April 1, held at the company’s Beverly Hills location, 9478, West Olympic Boulevard. All prices include 19.5% buyer’s Premium. “This auction was a great launch for us, and it was [Read More]