Sotheby’s annual auction of Important Americana on 20 & 21 January 2012 will feature a group of rare and important 17th, 18th and early-19th century American silver from First Parish Church in Dorchester, Massachusetts. Both the church and the 24 pieces of silver – sold over 17 lots – are steeped in [Read More]
Daily Archives: January 7, 2012
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A stunning painting of Notre Dame de Paris by Pablo Picasso highlights Bonhams Impressionist & Modern Art auction on 7th February 2012 at 101 New Bond Street, London. Picasso has taken a subject he knows well, via his walks to, and the view from, his studio, but he chooses to challenge the [Read More]
Over 100 cars and 35 motorcycles, including several high quality French built cars and three private collections, are to be sold at Bonhams’ next motor car and motorcycle sale that will now be held in Paris on Thursday 2 February 2012. 1935 Delage D8 105 S Streamlined Coupé. Estimate €280,000 – 360,000. [Read More]
Christie’s New York announces the sale of The John Townsend Chippendale Block-and-Shell Document Cabinet. A rare survival of colonial Newport’s merchant elite, this cabinet is signed by John Townsend, Newport, Rhode Island, 1755-1765 and will lead the sale of Important American Furniture and Folk Art on January 20. The document cabinet is [Read More]
The secretary desk was the top earner of the 400 or so lots that changed hands New Year’s Eve. (FLOMATON, Ala.) – A rare, museum-quality mechanical rosewood drop-front secretary desk, made around 1860 and attributed to the renowned American furniture maker Thomas Brooks, sold for $21,280 at only the second auction held [Read More]