It was an Exceptional Cataloged Antique Auction, held at Fontaine’s gallery in Pittsfield, Mass. (PITTSFIELD, Mass.) – A monumental circa-1890 R.J. Horner figural carved mahogany 12-piece dining room set – consisting of a dining table, sideboard, china cabinet, server and set of eight dining room chairs – soared to $100,300 at an [Read More]
Daily Archives: June 10, 2011
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Portrait Has Descended through the Same Family for Over 200 Years and Has Been Known as the “Confesseur de Rubens” Sotheby’s has announced that it will sell a newly discovered portrait by the great 17th Century Flemish painter Sir Anthony Van Dyck in its 6th July 2011 sale of Old Master and [Read More]
A wine glass that is thought to have belonged to Napoleon Bonaparte is to be part of the auction of Fine British and European Glass and Paperweights on 15th June 2011 at Bonhams, New Bond Street, London. The glass is offered in a red-leather coated wooden case with gilded toolwork, and attached [Read More]
A silver rose water dish with links to the Royal family, the Royal Ballet and one of the National Trust’s best loved gardens is for sale at the Fine Silver Sale at Bonhams on 22 June. The Messel dish, estimated at between £10,000-15,000 was a 21st birthday present to Linley Messel whose [Read More]
Bonhams New York will hold its final auction of the season, on June 23, entitled American and European Furniture, Decorative Arts and Paintings. Sourced from various private collectors, the auction’s contents offer a wider array of decorative objects from a diverse range of collecting fields. Star lots in the sale come from [Read More]
Pickett Racing’s 427 Corvette historic racer started life as a brand new 1967 427-435HP Tri-power Coupe. Its owner at that time, Dr. Bill Green of California, immediately converted it to an SCCA A/Production racer; at which point Dr. Green partnered up with Greg Pickett of Pickett Racing to form the Pickett Racing [Read More]
An exceptionally well-known, competition-winning 1925 Bugatti Type 35B Grand Prix two-seater, which was owned by former director of the Bugatti Owners’ Club and past editor of Bugantics magazine, Jack Perkins, is to be sold by Bonhams, as part of its annual sale of Collectors’ Motor Cars and Automobilia at Goodwood Festival of [Read More]
Bonhams forthcoming Australian Winter Auction Series offers a cornucopia of surprises and rare delights in every collecting arena which mirrors this company’s strong and diverse global presence. In the short space of a year, Bonhams’ has evolved its Australian team of sensitive, academically respected specialists with an impressive wealth of market expertise [Read More]
A work by Bauhaus master Josef Albers, Study for Homage to the Square: Stucco Setting, 1958, brought $262,900 as the top lot in Heritage Auctions’ $1,552,954 Signature® Modern & Contemporary Art Auction, providing the principal fireworks in an auction that saw strong prices realized across the board for a wide array of [Read More]
A 1975 Rolls-Royce Silver Shadow Long-Wheelbase Limousine that was owned by both Princess Margaret and later by Burt Reynolds is to be sold by Bonhams as part of the Rolls-Royce, Bentley Motor Cars & Automobilia sale at Rockingham Castle, Leicestershire on the 18th June. After WW2 Rolls-Royce became the preferred choice of [Read More]
Sotheby’s Amsterdam sale of 19th Century European Painting brought €1,586,925 ($2,312,848), within pre-sale expectations (est. €1.5 – 2 million). The auction achieved sell- through rates of 46.9% by lot and 69.2% by value, and set three new artist records. The highest price achieved was for Winter in the Streets of a Dutch [Read More]
The LS6 Chevelle was at the pinnacle of GM performance, and stood alone as the only vehicle to take top horse power rating over the Corvette in history. With a factory advertised 450 HP at 5600 RPMs and 500 lb-ft of torque at 3600 RPMs, it was the highest horsepower Chevelle offered [Read More]