Christie’s upcoming Impressionist and Modern Art Evening Sale on May 4 will include Pierre Bonnard’s Le petit déjeuner, an important interior scene from the artist’s last decade, a significant period of modernist innovation for the artist. Previously featured in museum retrospectives of the artist’s work at the Museum of Modern Art and [Read More]
Monthly Archives: April 2011
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On May 18, as part of its sale of Important American Paintings, Drawings, and Sculpture, Christie’s will offer 29 paintings from the private collection of The Westervelt Company, formerly Gulf States Paper Corporation, based in Tuscaloosa, Alabama. Amassed over four decades by Jonathan (Jack) Westervelt Warner, the former chief executive of Gulf [Read More]
Also, an archive of letters pertaining to Fischer, a legendary recluse, scored big, hitting $9,887. (OCEANSIDE, N.Y.) – The original World Chess Championship chess set used by Bobby Fischer and Boris Spassky at their legendary match in Iceland in 1972, signed by both men, soared to $76,275 at a weekend multi-estate sale [Read More]
An auction at Sotheby’s London has established a new record for an Islamic work of art at auction when an illustrated folio from the Shahnameh made for Shah Tahmasp of Persia, universally acknowledged as one of the supreme illustrated manuscripts of any period or culture and among the greatest works of art [Read More]
The family of legendary actor John Wayne will be offering an expansive collection of never-before-released personal and professional memorabilia from the movie star’s personal archives for public auction this fall. Among the items in the collection are one of the iconic black eye-patches worn by John Wayne in his 1969 Academy Award® [Read More]
A Hubley Bulldog will cross the auction block during the opening session of Morphy’s April 29-30 sale of toys and antique advertising. It’s an imposing, life-size cast-iron bulldog garden ornament and the only one of its type known to exist. Standing 18 inches high and 27 inches long, the beautifully formed bulldog [Read More]
Swann Galleries March 24 auction of Fine Photographs saw active bidding from dealers and collectors alike, resulting in a successful sale of material from the 19th through 21st centuries. Daile Kaplan, Vice President and Director of Photographs at Swann, said, “The results of today’s auction demonstrate that the market for classical photography [Read More]
Sotheby’s announces that the 5 May 2011 sale of 19th Century European Art in New York will be led by a painting by the artist, Sir Lawrence Alma-Tadema. In The Meeting of Antony and Cleopatra, 41 B.C. Alma-Tadema draws inspiration from Shakespeare’s play in depicting the memory of Antony’s first encounter with [Read More]
Glittering gold rarities, including elite proof specimens and a double eagle that survived the mass melting of its issue in the 1930s, are among the major highlights of Heritage Auctions’$20,000,000+ CSNS Signature® & Platinum Night U.S. Coin Auction, the official auction of the Central States Numismatic Society’s Annual Convention, April 27-30, in [Read More]
The only known perfect example of a Julius Goldbaum back bar bottle could realize $20,000. (SACRAMENTO, Calif.) – Hundreds of rare, vintage and highly collectible bottles – to include an amazing offering of blown three-mold inkwells, a great collection of back bar bottles and some excellent Western whiskey bottles and flasks – [Read More]
A striking 1964 Ford Fairlane custom with an intriguing backstory will be offered up by Barrett-Jackson’s President Steve Davis for auction at No Reserve in Las Vegas in September 2011, with proceeds to benefit the Armed Forces Foundation. The sale will take place during Barrett-Jackson’s 4th annual Las Vegas event on September [Read More]
The Kluge Estate Winery will sell at auction on April 7, but the property and its upcoming auction have also become a well-known event around the country. Since property tours began on March 24, over 20 tours have been scheduled with inquiries from interested bidders coming from 23 states and two countries. [Read More]
A rare signed proof copy of David Hockney’s lithograph ‘An Image of Celia’ in the original frame hand painted by the artist is the star item in sale dedicated to Hockney’s work at Bonhams on 20 April. Dating from the mid-1980s, the Picasso-like image of Hockney’s close friend, the textile designer Celia [Read More]
FatherTime® Auctions, regionally services St. Louis, Missouri and Southwestern Illinois, is a full service auction company specializing in real estate auctions, estate auctions, business liquidations and salvage is proud to announce that Rick Bauer, AARE, CES recently attended Indiana University for his second year of the three year Certified Auctioneer Institute (CAI) [Read More]
Several pieces of furniture designed by the Swiss sculptor and designer, Diego Giacometti (1902-1985), the younger brother of Alberto (1901-1966), are to be sold at Bonhams, New Bond Street, as part of its sale of Post War and Contemporary Art and Design on 13 April. A stool, featuring a bronze frame and [Read More]
Wine lovers from Manila, Subic, Cebu, Angeles City Pampanga and Clark Philippines are treated to an exciting day of buying fine vintage at attractive prices in the biggest wine auction held in Pampanga. Philippines wine lovers frequently travel out of the country to attend wine auctions in America, Europe and more recently [Read More]
Sotheby’s has announced that it will offer Property from the Collection of Dodie Rosekrans in a series of auctions in New York through January 2012. Mrs. Rosekrans was an influential figure in San Francisco, Paris and Venice, known for her considerable charitable work, trendsetting style and patronage of both the fine and [Read More]
The 3rd Annual Desert Cities Charity Bachelor Auction which benefitted Shelter from the Storm was a huge success generating $65,000 for the cause. On March 28, under the big white tent on El Paseo, over 350 men and women showed up to bid on 12 of the desert’s most eligible bachelors. The [Read More]