Christie’s Modern and Contemporary Arab, Iranian and Turkish Art sale in Dubai on April 17th and 18th, 2012 will include works by Louay Kayyali, Paul Guiragossian and Nasrollah Afjehei. The sale is sponsored by Zurich, who […]
Monthly Archives: January 2012
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The Tonka toy was the top lot of the more than 800 rare and desirable vintage toys auctioned. (CROTON-ON-HUDSON, N.Y.) – A rare, 1950s-era Tonka “Suburban Pumper” toy fire truck, in near-mint condition and still in […]
Following Sotheby’s third most successful year ever (2011) for global auctions of Contemporary Art, which totalled $1.17 billion, the company presents its forthcoming Contemporary Art Evening Auction. The sale, which will be staged in London on […]
A variety of 19th century rarities – from an 1808 quarter eagle to an 1839-O branch mint proof half dollar and an historic 1860 Mormon five dollar coin – highlight Heritage Auctions’ Feb. 2-5, 2012 Long […]
A huge masterwork titled ‘New World Map by Ghana’s El Anatsui (born 1944) is estimated to fetch £500,000-800,000 at Bonhams next sale of Modern and Contemporary African Art, ‘Africa Now’ in London on 23rd May. New […]
Many of the works of art in Bonhams sale of Israeli Art on Feb 29th was made by new arrivals from Europe. A work by Reuven Rubin (Israeli, 1893-1974), a Rumanian émigré who became Israel’s first […]
Sotheby’s announce that it will offer The Collection of Suzanne Saperstein in a dedicated sale on 19 April 2012 in New York. Carefully assembled over the course of two decades and housed in her celebrated Beverly […]
Heritage Auctions has announced that longtime dealer, gallery owner and private collection curator Brian Roughton has joined the company as Director American and European Art. He has been an important fixture in the art business for […]
RM Auctions started its 2012 calendar on a positive note in Arizona last week, posting over $25.5 million* in sales with a strong 89 percent sell-through at its annual Arizona Biltmore sale in Phoenix. 1957 Ferrari […]
The selection of approximately 300 lots includes Beatles, Jimi Hendrix, Led Zeppelin, Rolling Stones, Grateful Dead, Janis Joplin, Pink Floyd, Concert Posters, Woodstock memorabilia, Jackson 5 autographs and Records, among other things. Artwork by Rick Griffin, […]
Sotheby’s Americana Week auctions concluded in New York with a combined total of $17,900,261 – Sotheby’s highest total for this annual week of sales since 2007. Ammi Phillips, Portrait of a Winsome Young Girl in Red […]
Paris auctioneers Binoche & Giquello, in association with Sotheby’s, announced the sale of Part II of the Library of R. & B. L. in Paris on 28 March 2012. Expert Yves Lebouc (Bouquinerie de l’Institut) will […]
One of India’s most talented and prolific artists of the 20th century, Francis Newton Souza, spent a significant part of his career working in the UK, living for a while in Hampstead. His paintings of the […]
Everything from fine French and Italian art, Pop and Post-Modern art and Lalique glass to ebonized cabinets, gilt bronze clocks and an antique cash register will be up for bid on Tuesday, Feb. 7, in Heritage […]
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 […]
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 […]
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, […]
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 […]