Bonhams announce that two significant collections are to be offered during the May 27, 2012 Rare Coins and Medals Auctions in Los Angeles. The auction house is privileged to be offering nearly 600 gold sovereigns of Great Britain and other commonwealth countries such as Australia, South Africa and Canada from the Estate [Read More]
Daily Archives: January 21, 2012
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Fine Art Auctioneers Bonhams is offering free Chinese Art valuations at its Edinburgh HQ at 22 Queen Street on 30 January 2012. The Department Director of Chinese Art from New Bond Street London, Asaph Hyman, will be on hand to offer advice and specialist opinion – by appointment – on anything from [Read More]
Christie’s will offer the extraordinary Portrait of Henrietta Moraes in their evening auction of Post-War & Contemporary Art in King Street, London, on February 14. Having remained in the same private collection for almost thirty years, this rare painting depicts the artist’s close friend and model Henrietta Moraes and comes to auction [Read More]
Keno Auctions Important Americana, Paintings, Furniture and Decorative Arts Sale and The Peter Brams Collection of Important Woodlands Indian Art with a combined pre-sale estimate of $1.9 million/$3.3 million exceeded its high estimate by $300,000, achieving more than $3.6 million. It became the most successful one-day sale in the young auction house’s [Read More]
The John Townsend Chippendale Block-and-Shell Document Cabinet realized $3,442,500 at Christie’s sale of Important American Furniture and Folk Art. A rare survival of colonial Newport’s merchant elite, this cabinet is signed by John Townsend, Newport, Rhode Island, 1755-1765, and was sold with the approval of the directors of the Chipstone Foundation to [Read More]
Christie’s International, the world’s leading art business, announces new appointments to the firm’s global Impressionist & Modern Art team for 2012. The following staff advancements will strengthen the team’s reach internationally and reinforce the firm’s position as the auction house of choice among both new and established collectors worldwide. Effective immediately, Thomas [Read More]