Christie’s evening auction of The Daphne Guinness Collection; Sold to Benefit the Isabella Blow Foundation realized a total of £476,800 / $744,285 / €595,523 – far-exceeding the pre-sale estimate of £100,000. The auction offered 102 lots, including a selection of dresses, coats, skirts, tops and jackets belonging to Daphne Guinness, as well [Read More]
Monthly Archives: June 2012
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888 Auctions concluded a successful auction with a rare and genuine antique French Gilt-Bronze and Champlevé Enamel Clock bringing in an astounding $15,600, far exceeding the high estimate (est. $5,000-10,000). The June 21 sale comprising 450 lots, experienced robust participation from around the world with bidders from over 25 countries. From the [Read More]
Christie’s Interiors Department presents the newly re-launched Open House Sale, which will take place on July 16. Victor Vasarely, TA-MA, acrylic on canvas, 1977. Estimate: $30,000 – 50,000. Photo: Christie’s Images Ltd 2012. The sale encompasses 173 lots from world renowned artists including Ruth Asawa, Sol LeWitt, Louise Lawler, Victor Vasarely, Andy [Read More]
Worcester, MA – A rare collection of credentials and memorabilia belonging to legendary crime fighter Eliot Ness has surfaced and will be offered for the first time at an important Sept 27th sale by Central Mass Auctions of Worcester, MA. Only Known Eliot Ness Credentials Ness’ Department of Justice May 14, 1932 [Read More]
Christie’s, announce it will launch its first online-exclusive sale for a global collecting category this summer with Signature Cellars, an auction of fine and rare wines. As the first sale in a planned series of online-only auctions that will run in parallel to the company’s traditional saleroom-based auctions, the launch marks the [Read More]
Boston, MA – Skinner, Inc. will host an auction of European Furniture and Decorative Arts on July 14th in its Boston gallery. With over 800 lots on offer, the sale features a broad array of Continental and British ceramics, silver, glass, statuary, clocks, paintings and prints, lighting, rugs, textiles, and antique furniture. [Read More]
Three Cambridge University Athletics club photographs of the teams from 1920 to 1922 which included Harold Abrahams, our British 1924 Olympic 100m champion, later depicted in the Chariots of Fire film, will be sold at Cheffins Books, Maps & Prints auction in July. Harold Abrahams (1899-1978) was a student at Gonville & [Read More]
Heritage Auctions has announced that it is expanding its World Coins category to include Weekly Internet-Only Auctions at HA.com/WorldCoins, ending its practice of Monthly Internet World Coin Auctions. The first auction will start on Thursday, July 5, at 10 pm CT, continuing through the following Thursday, July 12. The next week’s auction [Read More]
Bonhams announced results for its Entertainment Memorabilia auction on June 24 in Los Angeles. The sale featured a wide variety of items related to Hollywood, Rock ‘n Roll and Animation Art. Highlights included pieces connected to Jerry Garcia, The Muppets, “Raiders of the Lost Ark,” Frank Sinatra, Flash Gordon, the Estate of [Read More]
A stunning bust with an extraordinary story that moves between the worlds of early African exploration, opera, art and romance is one of the top items in Bonhams sale of Fine European Furniture, Sculpture and Works of Art on July 5th in London. This marble and bronze bust of an African Queen [Read More]
Now in its 15th year, Bonhams’ summer motoring sale in Carmel, California, has earned a reputation for stellar competition cars and this year strongly supports that tradition. Following the announcement of the headlining, ultra-impressive GTC Gulf Team Davidoff 1997 McLaren F1 GTR, several other noteworthy racing and sports cars of various vintages [Read More]
Bonhams held a successful two-day auction of Asian Works of Art, June 19-20 in San Francisco, achieving over $ 5.5 million in sales. The auctions’ over 700 lots of predominantly Chinese art attracted a strong international bidding audience and brought strong prices in all categories. The first of the two sale days [Read More]
Nicholls Auction Marketing Group, Inc., (www.nichollsauction.com) announces the auction of the Betty Lou Anderson Estate real estate – 38 acres located on Gordon Road in – on July 13, at 11 am, in Spotsylvania, VA. The real estate auction is open to the public. Broker participation is encouraged. For more information, visit [Read More]
A painting of Queen Victoria in the Royal Box at the Drury Lane Theatre is one of the highlights of the Fine Miniature Portraits sale taking place at Bonhams, Knightsbridge, on the 28th June. Estimated to sell for £4,000 – £6,000, the miniature, on porcelain and by French artist Sophie Liénard, shows [Read More]
The 1939 Lagonda V12 Team Car will be on display at the Bonhams Goodwood Festival of Speed sale on Friday 29 June and will go under the hammer at the Bonhams Goodwood Revival sale on Saturday 15 September, where it is expected to realize in excess of £1 million. Funded by 26-year-old [Read More]
Christie’s announce the sale of Old Master & Early British Drawings and Watercolours which will take place on 3 July 2012, during London’s Master Drawings week. Featuring a selection of works by Old Masters that have been recently discovered, this auction offers the opportunity to acquire drawings and watercolours which have not [Read More]
Bonhams Fine & Rare wine sale on 5th July at New Bond Street will include several wines from important years of Queen Elizabeth II’s reign. Two bottles of Pol Roger Champagne 1952, the year of her coronation, will go under the hammer, along with a bottle of Pol Roger 1973, altogether estimated [Read More]
Skinner, Inc. today announced strong results for its recent Fine Jewelry sale held Tuesday, June 12th. The highly successful sale grossed $2.8 million including buyer’s premium, surpassing the pre-auction estimate high. Colored stones, Art Deco pieces, diamonds, and natural pearls were especially strong performers. An Art Deco diamond pendant necklace by Cartier [Read More]