Sotheby’s Paris will be devoting a whole day to Books and Manuscripts on 9 November 2011, staging two sales: the first devoted to Books & Manuscripts, Including the Library of a Connoisseur: History of Ideas, Science & Letters (2:30pm); the second (6:30pm) to a Collection of Precious Books from a Connoisseur’s Library. [Read More]
Yearly Archives: 2011
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Doyle New York will offer a fine selection of prints in the Old Master, Modern and Contemporary Prints auction on November 7, 2011 at 1pm. Martin Lewis, Shadow Dance (MCC. 88), 9 3/8 x 10 7/8 inches; 238 x 276 mm. Sheet 12 1/8 x 14 3/16 inches; 308 x 360 mm. [Read More]
A highlight of Bonhams Photographs sale on 17 November 2011, at New Bond Street, is an intimate portrait of Julia Jackson by British photography pioneer Julia Margaret Cameron (1815-1879). One of around fifty known portraits by Cameron of her niece, the earliest dating from 1864, it has attracted a pre-sale estimate of [Read More]
Two spectacular western paintings by W.R. Leigh, Home Sweet Home, 1932 and Renegade at Bay, 1941, are estimated to bring in a combined $700,000+ when they are offered as part of Heritage Auctions’ Nov. 5 Art of the American West Signature® Auction, at the company’s Design District Annex, 1518 Slocum Street. The [Read More]
A RIFLE belonging to King Umberto of Italy will be offered by Gavin Gardiner (in association with Sotheby’s) in a sale of Fine Modern and Vintage Sporting Guns and Rifles on Wednesday, December 14, 2011 at Sotheby’s, 34-35 New Bond Street, London. A keen shot, Umberto I (1844-1900) was King of Italy [Read More]
Sotheby’s New York four-day auction of Property from the Collections of Lily & Edmond J. Safra concluded on Friday with a total of $45,900,064 (est. in excess of $40 million). The Collections offered more than 800 lots of magnificent European furniture and works of art, Russian works of art, silver, paintings and [Read More]
Bonhams announces its sale of European Paintings, October 26 in New York, simulcast to San Francisco. The sale will feature a wide range of paintings spanning several centuries and artistic periods. Nicolae Grigorescu, “The Bull Cart. Estimate: $100,000-150,000. Photo: Bonhams A highlight to the sale comes from Romanian artist Nicolae Grigorescu. “The [Read More]
Sotheby’s London announces its first Evening Auction of Modern and Post-War British Art on Tuesday 15h November 2011. The sale comprises 37 lots and is estimated to reach a combined total of £7.2 – £10.8 million. The auction features remarkable works by artists including Ben Nicholson and Christopher Wood, to be sold [Read More]
Los Angeles Modern Auctions (LAMA) announces its most impressive sale to date: The December 11, 2011 Important Modern Art & Design auction. This auction of over 500 lots features exceptional material from a prominent West Coast collection and includes rare examples of modern art and design by iconic 20th century artists. A [Read More]
Christie’s announces the upcoming sale of an outstanding private American collection of Modern and Contemporary Art: Property from a Distinguished West Coast Collection. Remarkable for the extraordinary quality, rarity and iconic status of its works, the collection boasts masterpieces by René Magritte, Georgia O’Keeffe, Hans Hofmann, Jean Dubuffet, Joan Miró, Kees Van [Read More]
Henry Aldridge and Son are hosting an auction of Titanic and White Star Line memorabilia on October 29th at their Devizes auction rooms. After the success of the auctioneers last auction in May with the 32ft enquiry plan selling for a world record £220000. It is no surprise that another unique selection [Read More]
The only known copy of an early German edition of the ”Legenda aurea“ will be auctioned at Ketterer Kunst in Hamburg on 21/22 November, 2011. A copy in this completeness of the richly illustrated edition of the two volume work can neither be found in commerce nor in the relevant bibliographies. The [Read More]
The auction was held the day before the popular Chicagoland Petroliana & Advertising Show. (PEOTONE, Ill.) – A large and hard to find United Motors Service oval neon sign, only rated 7.9 out of 10 for condition but still coveted by collectors for its rarity, sold for $6,325 at a Fall Petroliana [Read More]
Hart Davis Hart is pleased to announce that, effective immediately, all auction and retail purchases will now be eligible for free shipment to Hong Kong. The Asian market has been a driving factor in Hart Davis Hart’s rise to its position as the #1 auction house in the United States. From 2005 [Read More]
Offering Rare Americana, Colorplate Books, Manuscripts, Early Printing, Literature, Maps, Childrens’ Books and Illustrations Doyle New York’s November 7, 2011 sale of rare books opens with a selection of Americana, including an important Civil War diary by Lieutenant Frederick J. Bartlett of Company C of the 27th Ohio Colored Infantry. Among printed [Read More]
Bonhams announce that Sarah Reyburn Nelson has been appointed its Specialist of Impressionist, Modern & Contemporary Art in San Francisco. Ms. Nelson joins Bonhams with more than 10 years of experience in the field of Impressionist, Modern and Contemporary Art in New York and London. She specializes in European and American art [Read More]
Images by Gerard Sekoto of Sophiatown, once his home outside Johannesburg, demolished and renamed ‘Triumph’ by the apartheid regime, and now resurrected once more as Sophiatown, go on sale at Bonhams next week. The two images are listed among the South African Masterpieces in the sale and are estimated at £200,000 to [Read More]
Bonhams present a striking selection of well-known artists in various media in the Modern & Contemporary Art auction on November 7. Taking place in New York, this auction boasts 116 lots across a variety of price points that will appeal to a wide array of bidders, both private and trade. Sharon Goodman [Read More]