Christie’s spring sale of Swiss art at the Kunsthaus Zurich on 21 March 2011 will bring together outstanding works from famous artist fathers and their equally famous sons. The top lot of the sale, which comes from a Swiss private collection, is Giovanni Giacometti’s family portrait Unter dem Holunder / Under the [Read More]
Yearly Archives: 2011
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Christie’s will hold their second series of „Elegance? auctions – presenting a range of luxury items from stunning jewels and classic watches through to exotic Hermès handbags and even dog accessories, as well as highly sought after Lalique glass mascots and vessels. The sales will take place on 25 and 26 May [Read More]
In light of recent events, Hart Davis Hart will be donating 3% of all buyers premium collected in The Lafite Auction to humanitarian organizations providing medical support and relief efforts directly to the people of Japan. Many of the consignors in this auction will be matching our donation. Our thoughts and prayers [Read More]
Collectors can look forward to Antiquorum’s upcoming auction “Important Modern and Vintage Timepieces” to be held on Sunday 27 March at the Mandarin Oriental Geneva. Among the 564 exclusive modern and vintage timepieces, Antiquorum experts are pleased to offer an extremely rare minute-repeating and tourbillon Patek Philippe Ref. 3939 as well as [Read More]
Auctions Neapolitan in Naples, Fla., will present a 350-lot auction of fine-quality European and American art glass led by a large, double-stamped Tiffany Studios lamp in the Roman pattern. The 30-inch-tall lamp is expected to make $30,000-$35,000. The main consignor among several represented in the sale is a private collector from the [Read More]
Accelerated Marketing Partners announced it will conduct an auction for 17 new development, waterfront condominium homes at Pacifica Tower, situated along the Willamette River and adjacent to Portland’s Pearl District, which is well-known for its cultural, architectural and artistic attractions. To date, more than 80 percent of the building has successfully sold [Read More]
As the devastating events continue to unfold in Japan, the need for assistance is great. In light of this need, Colin Sheaf, Chairman of Bonhams Asia, says: “At this time of unprecedented personal tragedy in one of the world’s greatest cultures, we think it is appropriate to draw funds from culture of [Read More]
Sotheby’s announced that, in partnership with the auction house PIASA, it will sell the Fabius Frères Gallery collection on the 18th and 19th October 2011 in Paris. The 400 sculptures, pieces of furniture, works of art, drawings and 19th century paintings, estimated to sell for € 9 – 14 million, will be [Read More]
A Scottish sundial boss discovered half-buried in the ground in Herfordshire, England, and then used by the owner to grow strawberries, is expected to realise between £7,000 and £10,000 when it is auctioned as part of Christie’s Travel, Science and Natural History sale in London on 6 April 2011. The sundial, scientifically [Read More]
A RIFLE belonging to Edward, Prince of Wales, before he became King Edward VII 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, April 20, 2011 at Sotheby’s, 34-35 New Bond Street, London. Made by famous London [Read More]
he live auction will take place on Friday, March 25 at 10:00 a.m. Eastern, with online bidding commencing at that time via Proxibid. Auction registration and pre-bidding are already available by visiting www.proxibid.com/cowans. Nearly 600 lots of pottery, weavings, paintings, sculpture, beadwork, baskets, Eskimo carvings, and more will cross the block during [Read More]
Phillips de Pury & Company fine art auctioneers, announces the highlights from its BRIC 2011 Evening and Day auctions featuring 203 lots with a low estimate of £7,280,500/$11,657,566 and a high estimate of £10,865,500/ $17,397,883.The Evening sale will feature 39 important works with a low estimate of £5,917,000 /$ 9,474,325 and a [Read More]
On April 5th Leslie Hindman Auctioneers will sell the only known signed photograph of Jesse Woodson James. The albumen print portrait, showing a bust of James as a young man with his hair slicked back and dressed in a suit and tie, is the most iconic image of the outlaw. James’ signature [Read More]
The Rago Arts and Auction Center will hold a three day auction marathon on April 8, 9, 10, 2011, with two thousand lots in three days and no reserves on lots sold on Friday and Sunday. “It seems that we are offered more and better property to sell without reserve with each [Read More]
A tiny oriental enamel lidded box has just been sold for £6k at a local auction The Japanese cloisonné box known as a ‘kogo’ dating form c.1890/1910 had been discovered on a valuation day at Richard Winterton’s Lichfield Auction Centre. Brought in by a local client along with other pieces of oriental [Read More]
An Italian Giltwood and Fabric bedroom set, attributed to Michelangelo Guggenheim, Venice Italy, circa 1890, and retailed by Tiffany Glass and Decorating Co., New York, is expected to bring $40,000 as one of the principal highlights of Heritage Auctions Sunday, March 20 Signature® Decorative Arts Auction, the first Heritage Decorative Arts auction [Read More]
A vast collection of 30,000 toy soldiers accumulated by Dutch collector, Gijs Scholtens, is to be sold at Bonhams, Knowle, as part of its auction of Toys, Dolls and Soldiers on 5 April 2011. Echoing the historic journey of Stadtholder William III of Orange (later King William of England, married to Mary [Read More]
Morphy Auctions will be selling the late Bob Levy’s personal collection of gambling and coin-op machines over Labor Day weekend, 2011. The collection of 350-400 antique and vintage machines will be offered in its entirety in a Sept. 3 session at Morphy’s gallery, with Internet live bidding through Morphy Live and LiveAuctioneers.com. [Read More]