Christie’s Hong Kong Spring sales of Important Chinese Ceramics and Works of Art, to be held on Wednesday, 1 June 2011 at the Hong Kong Convention & Exhibition Centre, will present over 450 rare and exquisite Chinese Imperial ceramics and works of art, valued at close to HK$1 billion. This represents an [Read More]
Yearly Archives: 2011
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Sotheby’s Geneva have sold the most important emerald and diamond tiara to have appeared at auction in over 30 years for CHF 11,282,500 /$12,736,927, the highest price ever achieved for a tiara at auction. Six bidders competed for the magnificent and extremely rare emerald and diamond tiara, circa 1900, which was formerly [Read More]
A magnificent ten-fold ‘Dragon and Clouds’ screen measuring an imposing 9 ft 5 in. x 20 ft (2.9 m x 6.1 m) will be offered on 1 June at the Imperial Sale at Christie’s 2011 Spring Hong Kong Sale series. Incorporating the finest work carving, kesi weaving, lacquerwork and painting, the rosewood [Read More]
The auction will be conducted by Flowery Branch Auction & Antiques, starting at 10 a.m. (EDT) (FLOWERY BRANCH, Ga.) – Between 500 and 600 quality lots of period American and continental furniture pieces, vintage automobiles, Civil War items and more will be sold at auction on Memorial Day Monday, May 30, by [Read More]
Sotheby’s sale of Latin American Art in New York on 25 and 26 May 2011 will showcase a range of Latin American painting and sculpture from the continents’ most important artists including exceptional works that are fresh to the market and in some cases have been recently re-discovered. Major works by Wilfredo [Read More]
Auctions will feature no less than four dinosaur skeletons – “The Fighting Pair” Allosaurus and Stegosaurus, a near complete Triceratops, and a complete duck-billed Maiasaurus – along with dozens of important prehistoric treasures, as part of its June 12, 2011 Natural History Auction, in Dallas, at the Tower Building in Fair Park. [Read More]
Bonhams is delighted to announce that the 218-year old auction house has been selected to represent the ultra-rare 1954 AJS E95 “Porcupine” at its renowned August automotive sale in Carmel. One of just four E95s completed by the factory, the Porcupine (so nicknamed because of the spiked cooling fins on its cylinder [Read More]
Swann Galleries April 28 auction of Old Master through Modern Prints saw active bidding from collectors and dealers in the saleroom and via telephone. As a result, 10 new auction record prices were achieved for individual prints and portfolios. The sale’s top lot was Marc Chagall’s Bible, 1931-39, with 105 etchings, one [Read More]
A 1981-82 Ferrari 512 BB/ LM Berlinetta that was driven by the North American Racing Team in the Le Mans 24 hours competition coupe, is one of the highlights of Bonhams “Le Grandes Marques a Monaco”, taking place in Monte Carlo on May 20th. The car is estimated to sell for €1,250,000 [Read More]
Sotheby’s London Sale of 19th Century European Paintings on Wednesday, 18 May, 2011 will bring together some 163 works by artists from 15 countries: among them Spain, Germany, Austria, Poland, Hungary, Italy, France, Switzerland, Britain, Israel, the Netherlands, Belgium, Russia, and South America. Among the distinct categories of pictures to be offered [Read More]
Sotheby’s auction of American Paintings, Drawings & Sculpture at in New York, on 19 May, will be led by important works from the Collection of Edward P. Evans. A well-known member of the equine community, Mr. Evans’s collection features a range of 19th- and 20th-century paintings, with a particular emphasis on American [Read More]
Christie’s two-week sales series devoted to important Impressionist, Modern, Post-War and Contemporary Art totaled $556,944,875 (£338,398,139/€384,154,653) and yielded average sell-through rates of 87% by lot and 90% by value. These results underscore Christie’s position as market leader for the major spring sales series in the Americas. The next round of auctions in [Read More]
Old Toy Soldier Auctions will offer for sale the late Don Darnieder’s collection of important antique and vintage soldiers on Saturday and Sunday, May 21-22, 2011. The auction comprising more than 1,500 lots will also feature part II of the late Fred Wehr’s collection and other select properties. Internet live bidding will [Read More]
Two items in Bonhams Fine Chinese Art sale in London on12 May, sourced in Scotland, achieved astonishing prices. Lot 368, a rare pair of famille rose ‘melon’ teapots with iron-red Imperial Qianlong seal marks, moulded with five lobes in a naturalistic form, were estimated to sell for £20,000-30,000 but went on to [Read More]
While the Cropsey oils are expected to be the May 15th highlight, the auction will consist of over 450 lots consigned from estates in the greater New York area including Brooklyn Heights, the West Village, West End Avenue, Riverdale, Larchmont, Rye, Scarsdale and Greenwich CT. Other fine art in this auction are [Read More]
Christie’s announce Frank Weston Benson’s Eleanor and Benny (estimate: $3-5 million), an important example of the artist’s highly personal style of American Impressionism will highlight its upcoming auction of Important American Paintings, Drawings and Sculpture on 18 May 2011, at 10 am. Frank Weston Benson (1862-1951), Eleanor and Benny, signed ‘F.W. Benson.’ [Read More]
A wonderful collection of 47 Snaffles images gathered over many years by a Yorkshire personality, Lt Col Bill Weightman, will be sold at Bonhams Knowle on May 24th. “Images of horse racing, country life and military life are all well represented in this once in a lifetime collection,” says Mark Jones, Bonhams [Read More]
Heritage Auctions has announced that Derek Grady has joined the company as Vice President of Sports Auctions. Derek will assist with management of day-to-day operations of the Sports Collectibles department and utilize his extensive background in the trading card field to expand the breadth and quality of the sports offerings. “Derek is [Read More]