Bonhams are to sell The Golden Arrow by Terence Cuneo in their Modern Paintings auction on 20th September 2011 at Bonhams Knightsbridge. The painting is estimated to sell for £40,000-60,000. The Golden Arrow was a luxury boat train that ran between London’s Victoria station and Dover. Passengers would then take the ferry [Read More]
Yearly Archives: 2011
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Christie’s presents Superb Jade Carvings from an Important European Collection, a sale of 36 lustrous jades from the collection of a European connoisseur on September 15 at 2 pm. This exceptional group was formed over the past fifty years and focuses on outstanding examples exhibiting stone of high quality, fine carving, and [Read More]
Christie’s announce the Fall sale of South Asian Modern + Contemporary Art, taking place on September 13. The sale will present a magnificent array of works from the 20th and 21st centuries, featuring works by renowned modernists including Syed Haider Raza, Francis Newton Souza and Tyeb Mehta. Also featured in the sale [Read More]
Leslie Hindman Auctioneers, has announced the September opening of a new auction facility in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. The new office will be located at 414 East Mason Street, situated in downtown Milwaukee across from the Pfister Hotel. Leslie Hindman Auctioneers is the largest auction house in the Midwest and the new Wisconsin location [Read More]
A 16th century Iznik bottle flask from a private Belgian collection with an interesting history linking it to current events in Egypt is one of the top items in Bonhams next sale of Indian and Islamic art on October 4th. The flask comes from the family of the man whose company was [Read More]
Christie’s will present the Fall Sale of Japanese and Korean Art on September 14,, offering over 250 works of Japanese and Korean art. With over 100 lots, the Japanese section of the sale will feature Inro from the Collection from the Estate Catherine H. Edson, paintings, lacquer wares, and furniture, while the [Read More]
United Country Entz Auction & Realty, (www.elmcreeklandauction.com) announces the complete auction dispersal of Elm Creek Ranch, LLC, in Mangum, Okla., on Saturday, September 10, 2011, at 10 am CDT according to Allen Entz, auctioneer. “It is difficult in today’s times to build ranches with enough acres to support the cow/calf units necessary [Read More]
Bonhams is selling the contents of the late Lord Glenconner’s property, ‘Beau House’, St Lucia, on behalf of the Glenconner Trustees and Estate on Wednesday 28 September 2011 at 2pm in New Bond Street, London. The items from Princess Margaret, lots 85, 138 and 142, highlight the close links between the two [Read More]
Heritage Auctions, the official auctioneer of the September Long Beach Coin and Currency Exposition, will be presenting more than 5,600 lots of rare and collectible currency as part of its Signature® Currency Auction, Sept. 7-9 and Sept. 11-12. The lots will be offered in four floor sessions at the Long Beach Exposition [Read More]
Christie’s New York will offer The Vivid Yellow, a rare, highly saturated fancy vivid yellow diamond of 32.77 carats, as the star lot of its October 18 sale of Magnificent Jewels. The golden yellow hue of this large pear-shaped stone is so intense and so deep that the Gemological Institute of America [Read More]
EquipNet is partnering with Unilever to auction off the manufacturing assets of a closed ice cream facility in Framingham, MA. This auction event presents a rare opportunity to purchase premium, pre-owned processing and packaging equipment and MRO/spares that can be used across the manufacturing sector. The auction begins at 10:00 AM ET [Read More]
The auction ends Sept. 24th and could well end up being the biggest sale the firm has ever held. (MATTHEWS, N.C.) – An estimated 2,000 quality lots of rare and vintage firearms, militaria, ammunition, Civil War memorabilia, personality items, Winchesters and more are all in an auction now online at SoldUSA.com. The [Read More]
Bonhams announce a superb selection of Fine and Rare Wines in the first auction of the autumn season, which will take place on the 8th September, in New Bond Street. Burgundy takes the top spot with case lots of Romanee-Conti 1988 (£60,000-80,000) and 1990 (estimate £90,000-120,000). The Domaine de la Romanee-Conti is [Read More]
Bonhams is to end sales in Knowle in order to concentrate on providing greater local access to its London and international salerooms. The office in Knowle will remain open for business and will continue to offer a comprehensive valuation and advice service either on the premises or at clients’ homes. Besides two [Read More]
The finest known surviving example of Samuel Colt’s first revolver – the Cased and Shell Carved Ivory-gripped Texas or Holster Model Paterson Revolver with 9-inch Barrel and Attached Loading Lever – produced by the legendary gunsmith in Paterson, N.J. in 1836, is expected to realize $700,000+ when it comes to auction as [Read More]
Sotheby’s London announced that it will offer Sir Henry “Chips” Channon’s 25 feet long, mirrored dining table and three sets of double doors from his celebrated rococo dining room at 5 Belgrave Square. The spectacular table (estimated at £5,000-£7,000*) and doors (£3,000-£5,000) will be offered as part of the Fine Furniture Sale [Read More]
Cordier Auctions of Camp Hill has been selected to auction the Charming Forge Mansion in Womelsdorf, Berks County, Pennsylvania on October 4, 2011. Set on approximately 49 acres overlooking the village of Charming Forge, the 8,200 square foot, seven bedroom, four bath Georgian style home dates to 1749 with a later addition [Read More]
GovDeals(R) Inc., a leading online auction marketplace for government surplus property, has been awarded a national contract for “Surplus Asset Liquidation and/or Auction Services with Related Solutions” by the National Joint Powers Alliance(R) (NJPA(R)). The contract is available nationally to NJPA(R) members, including over 35,000 state, county and local government agencies, including [Read More]