Sotheby’s have announced that its forthcoming summer Contemporary Art Evening Auction in London will be led by Crouching Nude, an important masterwork by the renowned British artist Francis Bacon (est. £7-9 million / $10-15 million)* which has never before been offered at auction. The 1961 oil on canvas, which is one of [Read More]
Daily Archives: May 6, 2011
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HWPH, one of the biggest German scripophily auctioneers, offers more than 2,000 antique stocks and bonds within its two upcoming auction sales. The first sale (21st auction, May 7) will be a public auction located in Wiesbaden, Germany, the second sale (22nd auction, May 9 and 10) will be a pure online [Read More]
A two bar musical quotation in C Major written and signed by Giuseppe Verdi, is to be auctioned at Bonhams Printed Books and Manuscripts sale in London on 7 June. It is estimated at between £2,000-3,000. It is dated June 1862 and bears a resemblance to the theme of the chorus’s line [Read More]
On the 24th May 2011, Bonhams and Montefiore Auction Houses launch their inaugural sale of Israeli art in London. Bonhams has teamed up with Montefiore Auction House, Tel Aviv, to offer a selection of works that covers nine decades. This auction is set to be the most comprehensive sale of Israeli art [Read More]
Tempe auction house, Auction Systems Auctioneers & Appraisers, Inc., will host a Phoenix marathon auction featuring bank forced liquidations, fiduciary trusts, jewelry, school district equipment and supplies, surplus including commercial restaurant equipment and much more. Items of interest for this Phoenix marathon auction include: Louis Vuitton and Dooney & Bourke purses, autographed [Read More]
A masterpiece by Victorian artist Sir Lawrence Alma-Tadema set another incredible price at Sotheby’s New York today in the sale of 19th Century European Art. Two determined phone bidders held a steady competition for The Meeting of Antony and Cleopatra: 41 BC for over eight minutes, driving the final price to a [Read More]
On March 5th, 2011, auctioneer/owner Ronan Clarke of Clarke Auction had provided his company’s premises, and along with other local appraisers, volunteered his expertise for an antiques appraisal day to benefit the Larchmont Historical Society. While over a hundred people over four hours paid up to forty dollars apiece to have their [Read More]
The piece was the top lot in a sale of the collection of Bill and Sue Frick of Missouri, April 30. (ST. CHARLES, Mo.) – A beautiful bride’s basket boasting a strong cranberry glass bowl with dentil style edge, set atop a fabulous Simpson Hall & Miller figural stand with a Kate [Read More]