On Wednesday, 26 January, 2011, Sotheby’s London will offer a Magnificent Private Collection of Château Lafite, Château Mouton Rothschild 1959, Château Latour 1959 and Château Haut Brion 1961. The 51 lots will open the sale of Finest and Rarest Wines & Vintage Port, and all come with impeccable provenance. Described by Serena [Read More]
Yearly Archives: 2011
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A 1965 Ferrari 330 GT 2+2 Coupe, which was the first car that John Lennon bought on passing his driving test in 1965, is to be sold at Bonhams’ Paris sale of Motor Cars at the Grand Palais on 5 February 2011. It has attracted a pre-sale estimate of €120,000 – 170,000. [Read More]
The Photographers’ Gallery will stage a charity auction at Christie’s South Kensington on Thursday 17 February 2011. Designed to raise the final portion of funds to transform its Ramillies Street Gallery, the event will comprise a Live and Silent Auction, offering nearly 70 lots. With estimates ranging from £600 to £10,000, this [Read More]
Raleigh-based software company NextLot, Inc. continues to break records. In a recent timed-online auction, the sales figures went through the roof when over $10 million of equipment was sold in twenty-one lots. The auction, which featured cigarette manufacturing and packing equipment, brought in bidders from all over the world. Online bidders logged [Read More]
On January 27, 2011, Sotheby’s Auction of Important Old Master Paintings & Sculpture in New York will feature significant works by artists from across Europe. The morning session of Important Old Master Paintings is led by Titian’s monumental Sacra Conversazione, a rare work by the artist still in private hands (est. $15/20 [Read More]
A racing legend and a race-inspired car will team up to raise money for the Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation (JDRF) at the 40th Annual Barrett-Jackson Collector Car Auction at WestWorld in Scottsdale, Ariz. A spectacular, one-of-a-kind factory-painted Grabber Blue 2012 Ford Mustang Boss 302 Laguna Seca will be sold to the highest [Read More]
Two Day Auction Estimated at $2.9-$4.4 Million USD Chicago, IL – Hart Davis Hart Wine Co., the internationally renowned wine auction house and retailer, will hold an auction of Finest and Rarest Wines on January 28th and 29th at award-winning restaurant Tru, located at 676 North St. Clair Street in Chicago. The [Read More]
A trio of Hermès handbags, two Birkins and one Kelly, were the shining stars in Heritage Auctions’ $708,200+ inaugural Luxury Accessories Auction, held Dec. 13, 2010. The auction saw a 92% sell-through rate on lots sold and saw more than 70 bidders take home handbags and accessories from the more than 160 [Read More]
On January 6th Bonhams will present it’s first annual Las Vegas Motorcycle Sale. Rarely has a new auction for motorcycles been as anticipated as this with over 200 makes and models from every era being represented. Of course, there’s the single-owner collection of 50 Hondas all in original condition and all offered [Read More]
RM Auctions, the official auction house of the Amelia Island Concours d’Elegance, is set to continue its strong track record in Florida, March 12, when it returns to the prestigious Ritz-Carlton Hotel for its annual Amelia Island sale. Now in its 13th year, the well-established auction will showcase over 100 quality motor [Read More]
Most of the items in the Forbes collection will be sold Jan. 29; other estates will be sold Jan. 30. (ATLANTA, Ga.) – The staggering lifetime collection of ship models, important nautical art and maritime collectibles of the late publishing magnate Malcolm Forbes (1919-1990) will be sold the weekend of Jan. 29-30 [Read More]
Fine art auctioneers Phillips de Pury & Company present Tectonic Shift: Contemporary Art from Chile at Phillips de Pury & Company on view through January 28, 2011. Featuring artists including; Magdalena Atria, Catalina Bauer, Cristóbal Lehyt, Livia Marin, Josefina Guilisasti, Alvaro Oyarzún, Gerardo Pulido, Tomás Rivas, Pablo Rivera, Cristián Silva, Malu Stewart, [Read More]