One of the finest ever collections of Suffolk School paintings is coming up for auction when the contents of Reydon Hall, Suffolk go under the hammer at Bonhams in Knightsbridge, London on 6th December 2011. The stars of the collection are two monumental works by Edward Smythe who, with his younger brother [Read More]
Yearly Archives: 2011
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Following the news of significant two-wheeled machinery sold at Bonhams’ Quail Lodge sale in Carmel, the auction house is pleased to announce that it’s accepting consignments for its anticipated Las Vegas motorcycle sale in January. Last month, in true pioneering spirit, Bonhams offered motorcycles for the very first time during the Pebble [Read More]
A famous “Ides of March” silver denarius of Marcus Brutus fetched a record-shattering $546,250 on Sept. 7 at Heritage Auctions’ World & Ancient Coins event, part of Heritage’s $34 million total Long Beach Numismatic Auctions, at the Long Beach Convention Center. The price realized, which includes the 15% Buyer’s Fee, is the [Read More]
Including ‘Italian Identity’, An Exceptional Private Collection of 20th Century Italian Art, and Property From an Important New York Collection SOTHEBY’S LONDON announce that its forthcoming 20th Century Italian Art Sale on Thursday, October 13, 2011 will be the company’s strongest ever, both in number of lots offered and the quality of [Read More]
New York City’s Salmagundi Club – an artists’ organization founded in 1871 – is planning a major fundraiser during the month of October that comprises three auctions of juried artworks submitted by its artist-members. The auctions will be held at the Salmagundi Club on Friday, Oct. 14 at 8 p.m., Sunday, Oct. [Read More]
Bonhams will feature property from the Estate of songwriter, composer, conductor and playwright Meredith Willson and his wife Rosemary during its fall 2011 auctions. Proceeds of the sales will benefit the Meredith and Rosemary Willson Charitable Foundation, whose goal is to keep the philanthropic legacy of Meredith and Rosemary alive by supporting [Read More]
Sotheby’s New York will hold its first-ever evening sale of prints on 27 October 2011. Important Contemporary Prints from an American Private Collection will offer a stunning selection of 37 works by artists including Andy Warhol, Jasper Johns, Roy Lichtenstein and Robert Rauschenberg, which are notable for their wonderful condition. Andy Warhol, [Read More]
The sale will feature examples by Winchester, Colt, Savage, Springfield, Spencer and others. (WINDSOR, Conn.) – Around 325 lots of antique arms, firearms, swords and more will cross the block on Sunday, Oct. 9, at Nadeau’s Auction Gallery, in the firm’s showroom facility located at 25 Meadow Road in Windsor, starting promptly [Read More]
The Deccan region of south-central India, where diamonds were first mined and exported to Europe, is little known yet – it is India’s best kept secret. Comprising the modern Indian states of Maharashtra, Karnataka, Andhra Pradesh and Goa, the Deccan has had a prestigious history and culture which has produced some of [Read More]
This unique auction milestone offered by Bonhams in Sydney, Australia on November 21, will be the first time a single-artist Aboriginal art sale has been held anywhere. The carefully selected 26 works, hand-picked by the specialist team from Bonhams in consultation with the Estate have also never been offered on the secondary [Read More]
Furniture, Lighting, Clocks & Accessories: Period Drop Leaf Table w/Inlaid Legs & Faux Drawer, Tall Case Period Clock marked Robert Smith North Berwick, 8’ Mahogany Butler’s Desk, Vintage Watchmakers Bench J.H. Rosberg w/Tools, Drop Leaf Table w/Ball & Talon Feet, 3 Stack Barristers Bookcase, Walnut Burl Drop Top Desk w/Inlaid Drawers, Walnut [Read More]
A stately residence and antiques barn that together comprise one of Lambertville, N.J.’s most recognizable landmarks will be auctioned in a Saturday, Oct. 1 on-site sale conducted by Stephenson’s Auctioneers. The contents of the residence and remaining goods from the barn’s antiques and lighting businesses will be auctioned on the same day, [Read More]
The auction included 27 works by 26 of today’s most prominent artists, many of which were created specifically for this cause. Four world auction records were obtained and 2 works of art were sold for over one million dollars, Marlene Dumas at $2,000,000 and Luc Tuymans at $1,150,000, with many lots realizing [Read More]
Sotheby’s London announced that it will offer for sale a remarkable group of more than 220 newly-discovered photographs by Linnaeus Tripe depicting India and Burma in the mid-1850s, including 42 images of which no other prints are recorded, and five previously unknown photographs. Tripe was one of the greatest photographers working in [Read More]
Nicholls Auction Marketing Group, Inc., (www.nichollsauction.com) announces the auction of Furrlong Stables – a turnkey racing stable facility on 10 acres – on September 30, at 2 pm, in Harpers Ferry WV, according to John Nicholls, company President. “We are honored to have been entrusted by Robert “Tuffy” Furr to market and [Read More]
Further to the success of valuation days in 2009 and 2010 Bonhams Auctioneers in London is mounting a campaign in Southport to unearth important rock and roll and film memorabilia for the forthcoming 15 December 2011 Entertainment Memorabilia sale in their London salerooms. The Rolling Stones, The Who, Led Zeppelin, Jimi Hendrix [Read More]
Doyle New York’s Asian Works of Art auction on September 12, 2011 attracted intense competition from an international audience of bidders in the crowded salesroom, on the telephones, and live on the Internet. In all, the sale totaled a strong $2,805,906 against a pre-sale estimate of $2,228,400-3,299,100 with 63% sold by lot [Read More]
Works by street artist Banksy were auctioned on 21 September 2011 at Bonhams, New Bond Street, as part of its Urban Art sale. Leading the sale was a work featuring one of Banksy’s most iconic images, the monkey, entitled Monkey Detonator, which had attracted a pre-sale estimate of £70,000 – 90,000, and [Read More]