A painting of a Hawaiian volcano in full swing has just sold for a cool £5,000 at auction this week, (5th July). The 30cm by 50cm oil painting by American artist Charles Furneaux (1835-1913) shows a lava stream near Hilo, Hawaii in 1881. To the foreground of this baron landscape is a [Read More]
Daily Archives: July 6, 2012
5 posts
An eclectic range of furniture, clocks, mirrors and paintings from Shelley’s Hotel, once the home of revered English Romantic poet, Percy Bysshe Shelley will be sold at Bonhams Period Design sale on 10th July, in London. The collection formed part of the decoration at Shelley’s Hotel in Lewes, Sussex, where the great [Read More]
A stunning bust with an extraordinary story that moves between the worlds of early African exploration, opera, art and romance sold for £97,250 at Bonhams sale of Fine European Furniture, Sculpture and Works of Art on July 5th in London The striking figure, which depicts the African Queen, Selika, a principal character [Read More]
Saffronart, India’s leading auction house will showcase a significant selection of modern and contemporary Indian artists at their 24-Hour Absolute Auction. An Absolute Auction is defined as an auction with no reserve prices. Initial online bids on each lot will be accepted at US$ 100 or Rs. 5000, no matter the estimate, [Read More]
On Monday, 23rd July Fellows will be auctioning one of only two watches to have been worn on the first ever round-the-world flight in a hot air balloon. Since 1981 there have been 21 failed attempts to make the first uninterrupted circumnavigation of the globe in a hot-air balloon. Richard Branson failed [Read More]