Further to the success of valuation days in 2009 and 2010 Bonhams Auctioneers in London is mounting a campaign in Southport to unearth important rock and roll and film memorabilia for the forthcoming 15 December 2011 Entertainment Memorabilia sale in their London salerooms. The Rolling Stones, The Who, Led Zeppelin, Jimi Hendrix [Read More]
Daily Archives: September 23, 2011
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Doyle New York’s Asian Works of Art auction on September 12, 2011 attracted intense competition from an international audience of bidders in the crowded salesroom, on the telephones, and live on the Internet. In all, the sale totaled a strong $2,805,906 against a pre-sale estimate of $2,228,400-3,299,100 with 63% sold by lot [Read More]
Works by street artist Banksy were auctioned on 21 September 2011 at Bonhams, New Bond Street, as part of its Urban Art sale. Leading the sale was a work featuring one of Banksy’s most iconic images, the monkey, entitled Monkey Detonator, which had attracted a pre-sale estimate of £70,000 – 90,000, and [Read More]
Christie’s New York will offer an extraordinary selection of 19th Century European Art Including Orientalist, Sporting and Maritime Paintings, on October 12. The sale will present exquisite examples of the classic tradition of Europe as well as the exotic allure of the Orient, and will feature some of the most sought-after artists [Read More]
Christie’s presents the Autumn Evening Sale Faces of the New China: An Important Private Collection, which leads the 2011 Hong Kong Autumn season of Asian 20th Century and Contemporary Art sales from 26 to 27 November. Presented as a stand-alone sale within the prestigious Evening Sale and with a total estimate in [Read More]
RM are to auction the world’s oldest running motor car, a historic 1884 De Dion Bouton et Trepardoux Dos-a-Dos Steam Runabout as part of RM Auctions Hershey, Pennsylvania sale on October 6 – 7, 2011. 1884 De Dion Bouton et Trepardoux Dos-a-Dos Steam Runabout Commissioned by French entrepreneur, Count de Dion, and [Read More]
Phillips de Pury & Company will auction auction an extraordinary collection of Swatch watches. One of the most complete collections of its kind, this fascinating assembly of more than 4,350 items includes a large number of prototypes, hybrids and production variants never offered for sale. Many of the rare prototypes date from [Read More]