Discovered only weeks ago, in the late summer of 2011 in Garfield County, Mont., is one of the largest T. rex teeth ever found that will be offered by Bonhams at its December 11 Natural History auction. Estimated to bring $25,000–30,000, the magnificent piece has been meticulously prepared. Thomas Lindgren, Co-Consulting Director [Read More]
Yearly Archives: 2011
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Charities to benefit from sale of Holyfield robe, Ty Murray Championship saddle WESTHAMPTON, N.Y. – Grey Flannel Auctions’ Holiday Auction 2011 is now under way and the heat is already on, with collectors placing early bids on Premier Lots including a 1948-49 Joe DiMaggio game-used Yankees jersey and a Sandy Koufax game-used [Read More]
Auctions America by RM concluded its first full auction season on a strong note this past weekend, achieving over $3.95 million in total sales with 100% of lots sold at its highly-anticipated Lee Roy Hartung Collection sale in Glenview, Illinois (Nov. 3 – 5). Top-seller: 1911 Flying Merkel Twin Belt Drive attracts [Read More]
Model train enthusiasts from around the Cumberland Valley, as well as MD, VA, WVA, OH, NY and NJ will be gathering Saturday, Nov. 19 for the model train auction from the Estate of the late Mr. W. Edward Goodhart. “Model train collectors as a whole are an enthusiastic group, generous with their [Read More]
China Guardian Auctions Co, Ltd., presents its eighteenth annual Autumn Auction, a series of sales held in Beijing from November 12-16, 2011. Featuring over 4,500 lots of Chinese paintings and calligraphy, Porcelain, furniture, works of art, oil paintings, sculpture, rare books, watches and jewelry. The most anticipated items for sale include Qi [Read More]
On 13 December 2011 the first part of the Fantastic Collections of Karsten Klingbeil will be offered at the auction house Pierre Bergé & associés in Brussels. As previously announced the private armoury or Rüstkammer of the renowned Berlin sculptor, philanthropist and former construction mogul will be presented in two parts. Following [Read More]
Bonhams has announced outstanding sales of Chinese Art in which the top item was an Imperial Chinese vase which sold for £9,001,250. The outstanding highlight of the huge 700-lot Chinese sale at Bonhams was a magnificent turquoise Imperial vase, decorated with chrysanthemums, which sold for £9,001,250, making it the highest priced Asian [Read More]
Christie’s announces the sale of The Collection of Will Fisher; founder of Jamb to be held on 2 February 2012 at Christie’s South Kensington. All lots to be offered at the auction will be on view to the public at an exhibition at Jamb’s premises at 107a Pimlico Road (from 28th January [Read More]
Headlining the Hong Kong Bonhams 2011 Autumn Rarest Single Malt Whisky Auction on 24 November, at the Island Shangri-La Hotel, is the Macallan Master Lalique Collection, the only set produced and available in the world. Enthusiastic bidding is expected for this top lot which consists of the rare Macallan Lalique 50, 55 [Read More]
Los Angeles Modern Auctions (LAMA) December 11, 2011 Important Modern Art & Design Auction will present the most important selection of California Design to ever be offered at auction. Examples include prototypes and personally commissioned,unique works each with strong provenance and rarity. Highlights include exceptionally important examples from nearly every major movement [Read More]
Sotheby’s biannual sale of Fine Chinese Ceramics and Works of Art brought a total of £12.3 million /$19.8 million / €14.4 million, within estimate. Headlining the sale was a large ‘famille rose’ ‘landscape’ dish, Yongzheng mark. The elaborately enamelled dish sold after a dramatic four-way telephone bidding battle, for £1,049,250 / $1.2 [Read More]
Leslie Hindman Auctioneers auctioned the personal collection of accomplished Cleveland rheumatologist Dr. Paul J. Vignos Jr. to a packed room of bidders and thousands of others on the telephones and internet. The November 6-8, 2011 auction included American and European paintings and prints, English, French and American 18th and 19th century furniture, [Read More]
Sotheby’s New York auction of American Paintings, Drawings & Sculpture on 1 December 2011 will feature a strong selection works across the diverse genres that the category encompasses, with many of the highlights on offer from distinguished institutions and celebrated collections. Following Sotheby’s 2004 sale of a group of 31 George Catlin [Read More]
Sotheby’s announces Identità Italiana – another section of the same fulfil Private Collection recently successfully presented in London in October which registered many records, such as a 1957 Combustione by Alberto Burri Alberto Burri, sold at €3.627.467. Giorgio Morandi, Natura morta. Oil on canvas, 30 x 45 cm. Eseguito nel 1949. Estimate: [Read More]
The Bonhams Hong Kong 2011 Autumn Fine & Rare Wines Auction offers an exceptional selection of fine and rare wines from around the world ranging from legendary French Burgundy and Bordeaux to iconic Californian cult wines carefully sourced from pristine private collections. A total of 700 lots with an estimate of HK$16 [Read More]
Bonhams is to offer The Gerard Hawthorn Collection of Yixing Stoneware on auction, on November 28, 2011 at the Island Shangri-La Hotel, Hong Kong. Forming part of a new celebrated collection for their Autumn Auctions Series, The Gerard Hawthorn Collection of Yixing Stoneware is an impressive, personal collection of a connoisseur dealer, [Read More]
Bonhams announce its Modern Wristwatches Autumn Auction to be held on November 27, 2011, at the Island Shangri-La Hotel in Hong Kong. The auction offers over 180 lots of rare vintage time pieces as well as limited edition, modern models from the finest watch brands; estimates total over HK$14 million. This beguiling [Read More]
As part of their Fine Watch and Wristwatch auction Bonhams will offer 35 Patek Philippe watches – the most significant selection ever offered in a London auction. The sale will take place on Wednesday 14 December at Bonhams, 101 New Bond Street, London. Patek Philippe made the first wrist watch in 1868 [Read More]