An array of 18th-century Britannia standard silver and one of the most extensive Georg Jensen flatware services to see the auction block in many years will headline Stephenson’s New Year’s Day Antiques & Decorative Arts sale. […]
Monthly Archives: December 2011
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The two-day sale series devoted to the haute couture, fashion and accessories portion of The Collection of Elizabeth Taylor realized a combined total of $5,586,913 (£3,631,493/ €4,301,923). A fitting celebration of Hollywood?s most glamorous star and […]
Sotheby’s London announces that in a tense bidding battle yesterday, in its English Literature, History, Children’s Books & Illustrations sale, Charlotte Brontë’s autograph manuscript, The Young Men’s Magazine, Number 2, was sold for £690,850 / $ […]
The bear was actually a bargain for the buyer, as the pre-sale estimate was $10-$20 million. (BOYNTON BEACH, Fla.) – An exceedingly rare, ancient Chinese Eastern Han Dynasty solid nephrite jade bear, made between 475 B.C.-220 […]
Stevens has saved the best auction for last; four prominent old Southern estates will be offered. (FLOMATON, Ala.) – Four prominent old Southern estates – including the contents of a Baton Rouge estate with impeccable provenance […]
Sotheby’s annual December auctions of Important Judaica and Israeli & International Art brought a combined total of $7,899,939 in New York, led by three exceptionally rare interiors of synagogues by Marc Chagall that together achieved $2,365,500 […]
Bonhams announces the sale of two extremely rare gold coins in its Coins & Medals auction on December 16, 2011. The first rare coin offered is the finest and only second-known example of a Chang Tso-Lin […]
A sixteenth century cottage in the Lichfield area of Staffordshire has revealed a wealth of antiques and valuables when it was emptied for auction recently. The traditional black and white timbered cottage in a sleepy village […]
The Honorable William H. Kelly Collection of Confederate Notes and Southern Obsoletes is already creating buzz with collectors in advance of Heritage Auctions 6,700+ lot 2012 Orlando, FL FUN Signature® Currency Auction, Jan. 5-10. Among the […]
Sotheby’s New York announce the auction of schoolgirl embroidery from the collection of Betty Ring in a dedicated sale on 22 January 2012. Mrs. Ring is the foremost scholar and collector of American schoolgirl embroidery – […]
Christie’s will conclude it’s year of sales in New York with Photographs including Crossing America: Photographs from The Consolidated Freightways Collection, Part II, taking place on December 19th. The Various Owners sale incorporates a wide range […]
The sale will be held by Woody Auction, based in Douglass, Kansas, starting at 9:30 a.m. (CST) (ST. CHARLES, Mo.) – Nearly 450 lots of highly collectible American Brilliant Cut Glass, drawn from several important collections […]
An 1841 Sovereign made a new world record when it is sold for £34,800, over three times the presale estimate, in the Medals, Banknotes and Coins sale on Wednesday 14th December at Bonhams, Knightsbridge. Estimated to […]
Bonhams looks forward to presenting its Disneyana and Fine Toy Auction, January 30, 2012 in San Francisco, featuring 130 lots of historic Disney toys and memorabilia from a single-owner collection. The collection includes toys from the […]
Discovery: Friday, January 13 and Saturday, January 14, 2012 Everything goes in this no reserve sale – over 1300 lots of what’s desirable, useful, interesting and most affordable. Friday: 600+ lots of original and vintage art, […]
Estimated at $2-3 million, the pearl reached a world auction record price for a pearl at $11,842,500 (£ 7,579,200 / € 9,118,725) after four and a half minutes of bidding. The pearl, an historic 16th century […]
Bonhams present its third-ever Period Art & Design Auction on January 29, 2012 in San Francisco, featuring a strong selection of furniture and decorative arts. To tastefully outfit a living or dining room, one need look […]
The auction will be held at the Peoples Light & Theater Company in Malvern, Pa., at 10 a.m. (MALVERN, Pa.) – Over 400 quality lots of important antique clocks, Asian objects, fine art, porcelain and antiques […]