A 12th century Zangid carved marble basin from Syria, with a fine Kufic inscription sold today (24.4.12) for £193,250 at Bonhams sale of Indian and Islamic art in London. The inscriptions contain references to water and its benefits from the Qur’an, “From it you drink and out of it [grows] the vegetation [Read More]
Monthly Archives: April 2012
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A selection of important motorcycles from a prominent private collection has been entrusted to Bonhams for their annual Quail Lodge sale held during the famed Pebble Beach Car Week. Consisting of exquisite models from Indian, Harley-Davidson and Crocker, it’s the collection’s Crockers (acquired 12 years ago in the US) that are drawing [Read More]
Freeman’s is to to offer for sale a unique collection of historic and rare naval flags from one of the most revered patrons and collectors of American art, the late H. Richard Dietrich, Jr., on Monday, April 30, 2012 at 6:00 PM. The auction will provide the unique opportunity to own a [Read More]
Freeman’s to offer three fine collections in the April 30, 2012 Americana Sale including Property from the Estate of Janet Brown, The Collection of Mr. & Mrs. William R. Wister, and The Collection of Virginia H. Knauer. Janet Brown, a native of Philadelphia, attended Temple University and had the good fortune to [Read More]
The Asian Art department at Bonhams in San Francisco is pleased to announce it will be holding ongoing weekly Wednesday morning consignment events at its 220 San Bruno Avenue gallery, starting April 25, from 9:30-12:30. The events are being scheduled to meet an increasing demand for Asian art appraisals being felt in [Read More]
Gray’s Auctioneers’ Fine Furniture, Paintings and Decorations auction takes place on May 3rd at 11am in Cleveland, Ohio. Live online bidding for this auction is provided by Live Auctioneers. Comprising of paintings, sculptures, and works on paper, as well as fine furniture, jewelry, rugs, and decorative collectibles, Gray’s May auction promises exceptional [Read More]
An intricate cameo brooch gifted by Caroline Bonaparte, the younger sister of Napoleon I that was sourced in Scotland was one of the highlights of the Fine Jewellery sale that took place at Bonhams on April 25th in London, New Bond Street. Estimated to sell for £6,000-8,000, the brooch realised over six [Read More]
It’s the second auction to be held at the new location — 1330 St. Charles Ave. in New Orleans. (NEW ORLEANS, La.) – Over 1,200 lots of quality merchandise in a wide array of categories will cross the block on May 12-13 at Crescent City Auction Gallery, in just the second auction [Read More]
TheFilmPortal.net , a networking and business tool for Film Festivals Worldwide, presents an Art Auction by internationally renowned neo-expressionist artist Max Legrand, which will take place during the 65th Cannes Film Festival on 22nd May from 7.00pm, in an exclusive villa north of the famous “La Croisette” and its glamorous red carpets. [Read More]
In an auction that made international news, one of the first coins ever struck at the United States Mint – an experimental 1792-dated copper cent with a small silver plug in its center – realized $1,150,000 as the centerpiece of Heritage Auctions’ Central States Numismatic Society (CSNS) Platinum Night Auction, conducted in [Read More]
Skinner, Inc. today announced exceptional results for its recent Asian Works of Art sale held on April 20th and 21st. The sale grossed $3,241,279.46, including buyer’s premium, with many lots far exceeding pre-sale estimates. Judith Dowling, Director of Asian Works of Art at Skinner, offered, “There continues to be a really strong [Read More]
Over 300 lots will be offered at the morning sale, May 6th at Fairfield Auction. With items from choice estates in Ridgefield, Farmington and New Canaan the sale is notable in categories as disparate as modernism, rare books, fine art and Chinese art as well as the usual strong selection of American [Read More]
On 16 May, two days after the exceptional sale of ‘Jewels for Hope: The Collection of Mrs Lily Safra’, Christie’s Geneva will hold its ‘traditional’ spring auction of ‘Magnificent Jewels’ at the Four Seasons Hotel des Bergues. More than 340 lots estimated in excess of $50 million will be offered in Geneva, [Read More]
The 20th annual event, held at Tim’s gallery in Bristol, was one of the best Cabin Fevers ever. (BRISTOL, Conn.) – An aggressive bidder from New York stepped up to the plate and slammed one out of the park by purchasing an actual 1996 New York Yankees World Series ring once owned [Read More]
Sotheby’s will auction a selection of 113 photographs by leading 19th, 20th and 21st century masters, on May 15. Ahmet Ertug (B. 1949), Société Générale, Paris: Banking Hall, 2011. C-print, mounted to aluminium and under plexiglass, framed. Signed, titled, dated and numbered on an artist’s label fixed to the reverse of the [Read More]
On April 28 Morphy Auctions will hold its first-ever single-day auction devoted entirely to comic books. The sale will begin at 10 a.m. Eastern Time, with Internet live bidding through LiveAuctioneers.com. The auction features a great grouping of early Planet Comics issues. Highlights are led by an issue #1 with a CGC [Read More]
BOSTON, Mass. – Skinner, Inc. will host an auction of American Indian & Ethnographic Art on May 12th in its Boston gallery. The truly eclectic sale features a large variety of affordable items alongside rare works of art. Rare Pictograph Drawing on Muslin by Chief Henry One Bull (Sitting Bull’s Nephew), Lakota, [Read More]
Five stunning paintings by the celebrated artist, Alan Lowndes will be offered for sale by Bonhams in the 20th Century British and Irish Art sale, taking place on the 30th May in London. Lowndes was born in Heaton Norris a, suburb of Stockport in 1921. He was largely self- taught as an [Read More]