Bonhams will be auctioning the Harriet Szechenyi Collection of Japanese Art in New Bond Street, London, on the 8th November. Much like the author Edmund de Waal in his memoir “The Hare with the Amber Eyes”, Harriet Szechenyi was fascinated in building a unique collection that had passed from hand to hand, [Read More]
Daily Archives: October 19, 2011
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Sotheby’s London announces that it will sell a previously unrecorded example of the earliest version of the original Dockwra hand-stamps, the “Murray’s Post” stamp, in its English Literature, History, Children’s Books and Illustrations Sale on December 15th 2011. London Penny Post hand-stamp dating from 1680/81 Photo: Sotheby’s Marking a crucial development in [Read More]
The massive single-owner collection will be sold at Finney’s showroom, in Schodack, N.Y. (SCHODACK, N.Y.) – A massive single-owner collection consisting of hundreds of rare, vintage and hard-to-find items in a variety of categories will be sold on Saturday, Oct. 29, by Finney’s Auction Service, beginning promptly at 11 a.m. (EST). The [Read More]
Contemporary dance company Armitage Gone! Dance will benefit from the sale of artworks by seven major contemporary artists at Christie’s New York on November 9, 2011. The lots will form a prominent part of the auction house’s much watched Post War and Contemporary morning session. The artists participating in the special tribute [Read More]
Watermelon Slices, a major work by Rufino Tamayo depicting one of his signature themes is to be among the highlights of Sotheby’s auction of Latin American Art in New York on 16 November 2011. The painting is being sold by The Museum of Modern Art in New York to benefit the Acquisitions [Read More]
Julien’s Auctions, will auction an extraordinary collection of personal property from the legendary entertainer Bette Midler on Saturday November 12th. Midler is one of the few performers who are instantly known by their first name, and is regarded by all as “The Divine Miss M.” Since her debut album in 1972, she [Read More]
Bonhams Asian Decorative Arts auction on November 15 in San Francisco will feature a strong variety of fresh property from private collections and institutions in this 600 lot session, over 500 of which are Chinese. The sale will include a broad selection of 19th and late 20th century huanghuali and hardwood furniture [Read More]