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]
Monthly Archives: April 2011
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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]
The BAT ArtVenture Collection, formerly known as The Peter Stuyvesant Collection, Part Two, realised a total of €2,941,725 / £2,582,732/ $4,198,489, a figure well above the pre-sale expectations of €1 million. Presale interest had been huge and more than 500 clients had registered to bid in tonight’s sale – either in person, [Read More]
Sotheby’s Hong Kong announces a sale of The Mei Yun Tang Collection of Paintings by Chang Daichien – on 31 May 2011. The sale features 25 prominent paintings from this monumental Collection, and is expected to fetch in excess of HK$130 million / US$ 16.7 million*. This Collection is internationally recognised as [Read More]
Bonhams & Butterfields announce the summer Wine auction on June 18, 2011 in San Francisco, simulcast to Los Angeles. The sale, consisting of numerous fine and rare wines, will feature several collections of important Bordeaux and Burgundy vintages as well as the first wine produced by Inglenook following Prohibition in 1933. Highlights [Read More]
eBay Inc. has reached a definitive agreement to acquire WHERE, a leading location media company and local discovery mobile application. WHERE is expected to enhance the company’s position in local and mobile commerce and deepen its ability to connect retailers with consumers. Founded in 2004, WHERE is a Boston-based business at the [Read More]
A rare earthenware ceramic cat made by David Hockney in 1955 sold for an astonishing £33,600 at Bonhams on 20 April against a pre sale estimate of £5,000 -7,000. Although Hockney experimented with ceramics in his youth, the works rarely appear at auction and the subject matter – a rather startled looking [Read More]
A very rare and handsome 1954 Aston Martin DB2/4 Cabriolet, which was previously owned by the legendary Grand Prix and sports-racing driver, Innes Ireland, is one of the highlights of Bonhams’ annual sale of Collectors’ Motor Cars and Automobilia at this year’s Goodwood Festival of Speed on 1 July 2011. Recently restored [Read More]
In addition to Steve McQueen’s well-documented 1971 Husqvarna 400 motorcycle, Bonhams will be auctioning the iconic actor’s collection of racing trophies in Carmel, California, on May 14th. Consisting of awards from McQueen’s long history of both motorcar and motorcycle racing, the nearly two-dozen pieces in the collection will be sold individually and [Read More]
Watch enthusiasts, beginners and seasoned collectors can look forward to an extremely wide array of magnificent timepieces at Christie’s Hong Kong Important Watches Spring Sale on 30 May 2011 at the Hong Kong Convention & Exhibition Centre. With 540 lots on offer and a total estimate exceeding HK$80 million/US$10 million, the Spring [Read More]
Doyle New York will hold an auction of Rare Books, Maps and Autographs on Wednesday, April 20, 2011 at 10am. The sale will offer property in a variety of categories, including Americana, manuscripts, inscribed first editions, color plate books, livres d’artiste and original artwork. THE LIBRARY OF OMAR SHAKESPEAR POUND A special [Read More]
Sotheby’s Greek Sale, on Monday, 9 May, 2011, will draw together an exceptional array of Greek art, with important examples of 19th and 20th-century masters such as Constantinos Volanakis, Konstantinos Maleas, and Nicos Hadjikiriakos-Ghika. The sale of 132 lots is estimated to fetch in excess of £4 million. Speaking about the sale, [Read More]
WATCHUNG, NEW JERSEY – The catalog for Robert Edward Auctions’ 2011 blockbuster sale was shipped on April 12, 2011. While most of the auction is baseball-related, also included is a remarkable, unique and extremely historic 1964 Ed Sullivan show schedule signed by all four members of the Beatles. The catalog description follows: [Read More]
Sotheby’s New York will hold an Impressionist & Modern Art Evening Sale on 3 May 2011 in New York offering an impressive range of paintings and sculpture from across the period. A spectacular group of 10 paintings by Pablo Picasso will be led by Femmes lisant (Deux personnages), a striking portrait of [Read More]
On Tuesday, May 3 William H. Bunch Auction Gallery will offer nearly 400 paintings and other fine-quality works by American and European artists. Three primary consignors were the source for the vibrant and varied selection of American Impressionist art – including Bucks County/New Hope School; Old Masters and other Continental pictures; and [Read More]
Saffronart, the world’s largest online fine-art auction house, presents ‘Words and Lines’, second in a new series of 24-hour online auctions. This auction features 90 lots, including rare and important publications on Indian artists and drawings by 26 modern Indian artists. The total lower and higher estimates for the Words & Lines [Read More]