Sotheby’s London, announces the sale of an unpublished manuscript by Charlotte Brontë as part of its sale of English Literature, History, Children’s Books & Illustrations on Thursday, 15th December 2011, estimated at £200,000-300,000*. Never before seen by scholars, it is the most important Brontë manuscript to have appeared at auction in more [Read More]
Monthly Archives: November 2011
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Since the launch of the Swiss Art sale in 1979, Sotheby’s Zurich has sold some of Ferdinand Hodler’s most important landscapes to have come to auction – often for record prices*. In its sale of Swiss Art on 28th November 2011 Sotheby’s Zurich will present a major landscape by the celebrated Swiss [Read More]
Phillips de Pury & Company’s Contemporary Art Part I totals: $71,292,500, selling 94 % by value and 85% by lot in a lively and packed auction room. The Contemporary Art Benefit auction for the Solomon R Guggenheim Foundation totaled $2,682,000, selling 93% by value and 95% by lot. “We were very happy [Read More]
Christie’s will offer a very rare manuscript Revolutionary War map (estimate: $1,000,000-1,500,000) as part of its autumn Fine Printed Books and Manuscripts including Americana sale at Christie’s New York Rockefeller Center saleroom, on November 15,. It is the only known such manuscript in private hands?one of five known versions of this map [Read More]
Sale Also Features Pictures of Salvador Dali, Frank Sinatra and Courtney Love Bonhams is to auction a number of iconic images of celebrities as part of its Photographs Sale on 17 November 2011. One of the highlights is a photograph of Kate Moss, taken at the end of a day’s shoot on [Read More]
The Kitchen is holding a benefit art auction November 15 on Tuesday, November 15, 2011 at The Kitchen, 512 West 19th Street, New York. Participating Artists Include: Michele Abeles, David Adamo, Kathryn Andrews, Polly Apfelbaum, Cory Arcangel, Erica Baum, Dike Blair, Alexis Callender, Paul Chan, Aaron Curry, Moyra Davey, Tim Davis, Lucky [Read More]
The upcoming Gentleman’s Library auction at Bonhams on November 16 will feature an array of furniture, books, art and unusual objects that speak to a gentleman’s lifestyle of leisure, luxury, academic exploration and carefully curated eccentricity. Gregg Dietrich, sales consultant at Bonhams, states about the sale, “In this, our second year with [Read More]
Hollywood’s Elite Star in Julien’s Auctions Annual Icons & Idols Auction With Notable Items from Greta Garbo, John Wayne, Elizabeth Taylor, Steve McQueen and Many More of Today’s Hottest Television Shows Julien’s Auctions, the world’s premiere entertainment and celebrity auction house, announces a star studded four day auction event including items from [Read More]
An Hermès Diamond Birkin, with Diamond and White Gold hardware – a beautiful example of one of the most exceptional handbags made – is expected to bring $80,000+ when it comes across the block on Dec. 6, as part of Heritage Auctions’ Handbags & Luxury Accessories Signature® Auction at the company’s Design [Read More]
Turner Prize nominated artist Karla Black has hand painted and signed three beautiful linen bags for her exhibition for Scotland + Venice at the Venice Biennale 2011. These signed artworks will be auctioned off via silent auction with the proceeds going towards the Glasgow Project Room. The Project Room is a non-profit [Read More]
Sotheby’s Paris is to auction an Important Collection of Furniture & Works of Art owned by antiques dealer Adriano Ribolzi, on 30 November 2011. This refined and homogenous ensemble consists of a hundred works presenting a rich overview of late 17th and 18th century French creativity: cabinet-making, furniture, bronzes, carpets and precious [Read More]
Asia Art Archive (AAA), the region’s foremost public platform for research and dialogue, will hold its annual fundraising auction and dinner on 19 November 2011, with a preview of works at Sotheby’s Hong Kong from 14 to 18 November. The annual auction is a major source of support for AAA’s operations and [Read More]
A one-of a-kind half sheet movie poster to RKO’s 1932 thriller The Most Dangerous Game, starring Joel McCrea, Fay Wray and Leslie Banks as the evil hunter, is expected to bring more than $25,000 when it comes to auction as part of Heritage Auctions’ Nov. 18-19 Vintage Movie Poster event, with more [Read More]
Swann Galleries’ November 17 auction of American Art & Contemporary Art offers outstanding unique works and prints by choice American artists and those working in the late 20th century. The Contemporary Art portion of the auction features some highly desirable prints by Andy Warhol, including his 1967 color screenprint of Marilyn Monroe, [Read More]
On the heels of the news of vehicles from Fonzie and Elvis to Madonna and ‘k.d. lang’ coming to auction, comes the announcement of two more notable consignments. Two customized Harley-Davidson motorcycles, both from members of prominent rock bands, will be featured at the Classic California Sale at the Petersen Auto Museum [Read More]
A beautiful blue and white jar decorated with boys at play that tells a very human story with links to royalty, is estimated to sell for £300,000 to £500,000 at Bonhams sale of fine Chinese Art on November 10th in New Bond Street, London. The sale with 700 pieces is the largest [Read More]
An exceptional collection of prints released by the estate of tragic American artist Jean-Michel Basquiat are for sale at Bonhams Print Sale on November 29 in London. Basquiat died of a heroin overdose aged just 27 in 1988, 18 months after his close friend and occasional collaborator, Andy Warhol. The most successful [Read More]
Some of this auction’s highlights include lot 200, a baseball autographed by baseball legends “Babe” Ruth (1895-1948) and Lou Gehrig (1903-1941). This item was a local consignment purchased from the previous owners whose husband used to play catch with the ball until his father recognized its value. It remained inside a desk [Read More]