Dedham, MA – Grogan and Company Fine Art Auctioneers and Appraisers are gearing up for a fabulous two-day auction, May 21st and 22nd. Comprised of two sessions over two days, Session One will include the Jacob B. Noble Collection of Fine 20th century Art Glass and Modern Paintings and American and European [Read More]
Daily Archives: May 11, 2011
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Bonhams is pleased to announce that as part of its Annual Scottish Sale in August it will be offering an outstanding collection of paintings by the Scottish Colourists. Works by all the major artists of the Colourist movement are featured, including ‘Peony Roses’,an important picture by S J Peploe, estimated at between [Read More]
A portrait miniature of the 18th century actress Margaret “Peg” Woffington by the artist James Ferguson, is one of the highlights of the Fine Portrait Miniatures sale on the 25th May at Bonhams, Knightsbridge and is estimated to sell for £1,500- 2,500. Peg Woffington was born in Dublin and began her career [Read More]
The cricket bat used by the former England Test cricketer, Sir Ian Botham, to drive England to victory on the fourth day of The Ashes in July 1981 is to be sold by Bonhams as part of its sale of of Sporting Memorabilia in Chester on 1 June 2011. It has attracted [Read More]
As well as being a well known poet, Edward Lear (1812-1888) was also a prolific artist. The next 19th Century Paintings auction at Bonhams New Bond Street features a beautiful topographical scene of Bethlehem which Lear completed from sketches he made whilst travelling in the Middle East. It is estimated to sell [Read More]
Sotheby’s two-part sale of The Collection of Allan Stone, brought a total of $54,805,500, well above the pre-sale high estimate of $46.8 million, and was 93% sold by lot. The auction was held 50 years after the founding of The Allan Stone Gallery and celebrated the artists represented and collected by this [Read More]
Sotheby’s London Sale of 19th Century European Paintings on Wednesday, 18 May, 2011 will bring together some 163 works by artists from no fewer than 15 countries: among them Spain, Germany, Austria, Poland, Hungary, Italy, France, Switzerland, Britain, Israel, the Netherlands, Belgium, Russia, and South America. Among the distinct categories of pictures [Read More]
A superlative Fancy Light Brownish-Pink Diamond, Diamond, Platinum Ring was the subject of intense bidding and great admiration on its way to a final price of $358,500 on Monday, May 2, to top the offerings in Heritage Auctions’ $4.957+ million New York Signature® Fine Jewelry Auction at the Fletcher-Sinclair Mansion. All prices [Read More]