A portrait of Blondie lead singer Debbie Harry by Andy Warhol is to highlight Sotheby’s forthcoming Contemporary Art Auction this June. The artist’s 1980 acrylic and silkscreen ink on canvas of Debbie Harry, the renowned lead singer of the new wave and punk rock band Blondie, is estimated at £3.5-5.5 million and [Read More]
Monthly Archives: June 2011
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Sotheby’s are to offer at auction a group of works by Damien Hirst, Gilbert & George and Angus Fairhurst from the collection of Eurythmics legend, Grammy and BRIT Award winning musician, songwriter, record producer, and a friend of Damien Hirst, Dave Stewart. The offering of seven artworks, which combined are estimated to [Read More]
Bonhams announce their inaugural Aboriginal art auction scheduled for Tuesday 28 June as part of the Winter Auction Series at Byron Kennedy Hall, Moore Park, Sydney. The newly established department of three specialists, Francesca Cavazzini, Greer Adams and Senior Consultant Tim Klingender, presents a carefully curated sale of a select 145 lots. [Read More]
RM Auctions, kicked off its 2011 European calendar in style on the weekend, posting over €23 million** ($33,436,750 USD) at its debut sale at the Concorso d’Eleganza Villa d’Este in Cernobbio, Italy. Held in conjunction with the celebrated Italian concorso d’eleganza, the two-hour sale treated a discerning international audience to one of [Read More]
Saffronart, will offer an important selection of works by modern masters and contemporary artists at its annual Summer Online Art Auction. With a total of 65 lots, the auction includes a wide variety of paintings, sculptures and installations by leading artists including S.H. Raza, Tyeb Mehta, Jogen Chowdhury, Manjit Bawa, G. Ravinder [Read More]
Exotic artefacts from the orient formed the key highlights in the recent International Fine Art & Collectors’ sale held in Lichfield last week, (2nd June). The auction organised and held by Richard Winterton Auctioneers at The Lichfield Auction Centre at Fradley comprised over 500 prize Lots sourced from local clients and deceased [Read More]
Ms. Bell is known throughout the art world for her eponymous Chelsea gallery, which is lauded for its exquisite range of 19th and 20th Century photographs as well as contemporary works by artists such as Louis Faurer, Diane Arbus, William Eggleston, Lisette Model and Garry Winogrand. Since opening The Deborah Bell Gallery [Read More]
artnet Auctions announce the sale of a Le Corbusier’s complete prints portfolio, Unité, 1953 (with additional black and white set) from the collection of renowned architect Mohinda N. Kawlra. Only the first 30 prints portfolios of this edition of 130 contain the full 37 prints—17 color prints and 20 black and white [Read More]
Charlie Parker, Louis Armstrong, Dizzy Gillespie and other autographed items from the 1940s through the 1980s by many great musicians and performers highlight the Phil Weiss June 11 auction. Also including Nat “King” Cole, Frank SInatra, Illinois Jacquet, Stan Kenton and many more signed on programs and handbills. A Birdland Restaurant menu [Read More]
Bonhams & Butterfields Entertainment Memorabilia auction on June 26, 2011 in Los Angeles will feature a wide variety of items related to Hollywood, Rock ‘n Roll and Animation Art. Highlights will include pieces connected to Raiders of the Lost Ark, The Nightmare Before Christmas and the grand dames of old Hollywood: Barbara [Read More]
The far-reaching and fascinating legacy of George Washington dominated Heritage Auctions’ $1,728,871 Grand Format Americana & Political Memorabilia Auction, May 21, as a 1796 Washington-signed U.S. Patent, issued to Hodgen Holmes for an improvement on Eli Whitney’s cotton gin – effectively extending the life of slavery in the states another 65 years [Read More]
On June 26, 2011, Bonhams & Butterfields’ Entertainment Memorabilia auction in Los Angeles will offer iconic props, concept drawings and storyboards from the award-winning Tim Burton film The Nightmare Before Christmas (1993). The sale of these groundbreaking items is timed to coincide with a major retrospective of Burton’s work at the Los [Read More]
Cordier Antiques & Auctions will be holding their Two Day Spring Antique & Fine Art auction in Camp Hill, Pennsylvania on June 11 and 12. Highlights of the sale include a 19th century French tric trac gaming table, a 1920’s Acoma Pueblo olla, and a Ben Franklin 20 shilling Pennsylvania note in [Read More]
Bonhams announce it will be offering two cars from the Patrick Collection at its annual sale of Collectors’ Motor Cars and Automobilia at Goodwood Festival of Speed on 1 July 2011. With one owner from new and minimal mileage on the odometers, the 1986 Lancia Delta S4 ‘Stradale’ and the 1990 Alfa [Read More]
A pair of George II burr walnut card tables, which are believed to have been commissioned by Sir Thomas Dyer, 5th Baronet (1694-1780) for the Elizabethan country house, Spains Hall, near Finchingfield, Essex, are to be sold at Bonhams as part of its Fine English Furniture and Works of Art Sale on [Read More]
Christie’s announce the sale of Important 20th Century Decorative Art & Design to take place on Thursday, June 16. Estimated to realize upwards of $3.5 million, the 208-lot sale represents a wide range of works from 20th Century masters across the world, including furniture and lighting by Jean Royère, a rare armchair [Read More]
The inaugural auction of Rock Island Auction Company’s new facility brought firearms enthusiasts of every level, from veteran firearms collectors to first time bidders, all of which were impressed by the massive 86,000 sq. ft. state-of-the-art facility. Every chair (300 now compared to the previous 175) was full as auctioneers Pat Hogan, [Read More]
Bonhams looks forward to its Fine Watches sale on June 16th. With outstanding Breguet, Patek Philippe, Rolex and Cartier lots this sale will attract collectors and appreciators from around the world. Highlighting the sale are several Breguet lots. Breguet is one of the oldest surviving watch-making establishments and has pioneered numerous watch-making [Read More]