Bonhams on December 8, achieved a sale total of $1.58 million, which include a world record that was surpassed and achieved by a stunning Patek Philippe chronograph wristwatch ref:5020P. Patek Philippe chronograph wristwatch Taking the top honors of the sale was the world record-breaking Patek Philippe chronograph ref:5020P. The top lot of [Read More]
Daily Archives: December 10, 2011
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Sotheby’s Paris Evening Sale of Impressionist and Modern Art realised a total of €14,437,900/$19,332,204 (Estimate €11,184,000-15,705,000/$14,975,264-21,028,838). The sale established sell-through rates of 74% by lot and 85.7% by value. The sale was highlighted by strong prices achieved by surrealist works and an auction record was set for a watercolour by Man Ray. [Read More]
Christie’s Victorian & British Impressionist Art sale will offer 90 paintings and works on paper at auction on 15 December 2011, by a variety of artists ranging from the Pre-Raphaelites to the British Impressionists, including Millais, Rossetti, Burne-Jones, Cowper, Munnings, Clausen and de Glehn, for an overall estimate in excess of £4.5 [Read More]
Bonhams San Francisco Native American Art auction held on December 5 took more than $2.012 million. Leading the auction was a rare Cheyenne quilled shirt, circa 1830-1840 from The Bones Collection, that is one of the earliest examples known to exist today. It sold for $338,500 against its pre-sale estimate of $300,000-500,000. [Read More]
Sotheby’s winter sale of Antiquities brought a total of $30,918,375, soaring past the $5/7.6 million estimate, with 84% of the lots sold.* The sale was led by A Marble Group of Leda and the Swan, Roman Imperial, circa 2nd Century A.D which sold for $19,122,500 (est. $2/3 million). The sculpture was sought [Read More]
On December 2nd, Karen Walsh, the Chapter 7 Trustee appointed in the Bobby Rowe Energy, Inc. and Stephen Rowe Oil Properties, LLC bankruptcy cases, entered into an Asset Purchase Agreement with Sam Mayes, Jr. for the sale of four oil and gas leases in Okmulgee County, Oklahoma. The sales price is $151,787.93. [Read More]
The Bonhams 20th Century Decorative Arts auction on December 14 will feature a wide range of exciting works from periods such as Art Nouveau, Post War Design and the Contemporary Studio Craft movements. The Art Deco period is well represented by Clara, a superb figure by Demetre H. Chiparus, circa 1925 (pre-sale [Read More]