The Comic Art of Playboy: Over Five Decades of Illustration and Cartoons, more than 85 paintings, illustrations and cartoons that graced the legendary men’s magazine – led by pieces like Alberto Vargas’ Darling, It’s My Hat I Want Your Opinion On, Vargas Girl Playboy Pin-Up from April 1963 (estimate: $30,000+) – will [Read More]
Daily Archives: October 5, 2011
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The sale on 20th October contains 720 lots and includes many wines from the world famous wine critic, Robert Parker’s ‘Magical 20’ list. Among his 100 point wines offered are three dozen Chateau Mouton Rothschild 1982 (£10,000-12,000) and two cases of 1986 vintage (£6,500-7,500), a dozen Lafite Rothschild 1986 (£10,000-15,000) and five [Read More]
A solid gold presentation snuff box with a monogrammed ‘N’ for Napoleon on the lid is for sale at Bonhams Fine Silver sale in London on 23 November. Napoleon gold snuff box (£20,000-30,000) It was one of 100 gold boxes made for the Emperor in 1806 as gifts for friends, family, diplomats [Read More]
The 1949 Triumph Trophy TR5 Scrambler Custom ridden by The Fonz in the television hit series Happy Days will be one of the highlights at Bonhams’ upcoming Classic California Sale in Los Angeles. 1949 Triumph Trophy TR5 Scrambler Custom Happy Days, the beloved American sitcom that aired for ten years from 1974 [Read More]
On October 17 Ayyam Auctions will present Art and Antiques of the Islamic World: The Ottoman Levant Between the Eighteenth and Nineteenth Centuries. As the inaugural event of a new series of public sales, this forthcoming auction will offer over 50 lots of masterworks with a special emphasis on artifacts from the [Read More]
The first printed depiction of one of the most famous buildings in the world, the Taj Mahal, was sold for £31,250 today (October 4) at Bonhams ‘India and Beyond: Travel and Photography’ sale in London. It had been estimated at £30,000-35,000. It is included in a volume of aquatint views of India [Read More]
A John Lennon handwritten letter to a fan supporting Maharishi’s transcendental mediation movement will be auctioned at Nate D. Sanders’ Tuesday October 11, 2011 auction. Lennon wrote to Jean, “You are searching for ‘something’ (truth) the same as everyone else – whether they know it or not.” He added that they were [Read More]