International bidders assembled in the Bonhams tent, aided by telephone, absentee and online bidding, to create a truly competitive atmosphere at Bonhams 15th annual sale – the longest running sale of an international auction house during the Monterey Car Week. In addition to the sale of the ex-GTC Gulf Team Davidoff McLaren [Read More]
Monthly Archives: August 2012
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“Good distinction over time about form and surface: that is the key to materials from collections in this sale”, commented Garth’s Auctions CEO, Jeff Jeffers as he offered details regarding material consigned from the property of a late, career military man turned antique aficionado. Collectors and dealers have always hoped for, if [Read More]
Nicholls Auction Marketing Group is to auction this well located home in booming Fairfax County according to John Nicholls, president of the company. Homes of this nature do not usually stay available in this area for very long, so take advantage of this great opportunity to buy at auction. “The property at [Read More]
The sale will be held in the firm’s gallery at the Quantum Town Center in Boynton Beach, Fla. (BOYNTON BEACH, Fla.) – What began as a low-key summer sale has swollen into a two-day, 500+-lot colossus at Elite Decorative Arts. The weekend event will be held Sept. 15-16 at the firm’s gallery [Read More]
The auction also features fine art prints by LeRoy Neiman, Peter Max, Matisse and many others. (NORTHBROOK, Ill.) – About 265 original works of art, fine art prints and sculptures are being sold in an Internet auction already online, at www.universallive.com, and slated to end Thursday, Aug. 23, from 6-10 p.m. (CDT). [Read More]
Saffronart, India’s leading online auction house, will be hosting its first auction of Indian Folk and Tribal Art and Objects on August 21-22, 2012. This auction, the latest in Saffronart’s series of 24-hour sales, will showcase a selection of unique artworks and artefacts representative of the contemporary visual culture and artistic practices [Read More]
Bonhams is to host its third annual Arts and Artifacts of the Americas auction, September 10 in San Francisco, featuring items from the Robert “Trader Bob” Bayuk Collection and the Nancy Sue and Judson C. Ball Collection. The auction will be comprised of approximately 500 lots of desirable art and artifacts for [Read More]
A 1907 Ultra High Relief double eagle sold for $1,057,500 to lead Heritage Auctions’ $27.5+ million US Coins Signature® Auction, held in Philadelphia, Aug. 2-5. All prices include 17.5% Buyer’s Premium. “More than $21 million in rare coins sold altogether in Aug. 3’s Platinum Night,” said Greg Rohan, President of Heritage Auctions. [Read More]
Bonhams announce the October 1 20th Century Decorative Arts auction featuring a unique offering of approximately 20 pieces of jewelry crafted by noted artists and designers. Created out of an appreciation for modernist architecture and design, this section of the auction represents a transformation from the standard view of jewelry as body [Read More]
A set of ten scripts dating from the early days of the world’s longest-running soap opera, BBC Radio 4’s ‘The Archers’ is set to come under the hammer at a West Midlands auction house in September. Of the scripts, five relate to the first few episodes of the show which started in [Read More]
Bonhams announce its quarterly Salon Jewelry & Watches auction on September 24 in Los Angeles, simulcast to San Francisco. The sale features an impressive selection of retro and vintage bracelets, necklaces, accessories and brooches as well as a strong selection of signed pieces by noted makers. Larsen, Jewelry Specialist at Bonhams, says [Read More]
Nicholls Auction Marketing Group, Inc., (www.nichollsauction.com) announces the auction of a 6,000 sq. ft. historic commercial building in the heart of downtown Purcellville – on August 25th at 11 am in Loudoun County VA. “This great commercial building is loaded with potential, located literally on Main Street. It will make an excellent [Read More]
A recently rediscovered painting of Edinburgh Castle from Princes Street as it would have appeared to the Victorians is for sale at Bonhams Scottish Sale Part I in Edinburgh on 20 August. It is estimated at £100,000-150,000. The huge canvas – it is over 5ft high – was painted in the early [Read More]
Fairfield, ME ~ August 21-24, 2012. For over two decades James D. Julia, Inc. has marked the end of summer with the biggest and best antique & fine art auction in the state of Maine. Numbering over 3,000 lots with an expected gross of approximately $5 million, this will be their largest [Read More]
Bonhams has announced a furniture and decorative arts collectors and shoppers auction on October 29 at its San Francisco showroom, timed to coincide with the separately-occurring San Francisco Fall Antiques Show. The Fine Furniture and Decorative Arts auction will feature various-owner offerings of European antiques, including more than 70 early works of [Read More]
Heritage Auctions announced that Caroline Ashleigh, former Antiques Roadshow and current HGTV appraiser, has accepted a position with the auction house as consignment director. Ashleigh will continue operating Caroline Ashleigh Associates, LLC from her home base in Birmingham, Michigan, using her internationally recognized expertise to bring in consignors and buyers from all [Read More]
Christie’s announces a new collaboration with renowned decorators and antique dealers Robert Kime and Piers von Westenholz will take place in its South Kensington saleroom this September. The auction, Robert Kime and Piers von Westenholz – AN ENGLISH TASTE, to be held on Wednesday, 26 September, will incorporate a broad range of [Read More]
Christie’s Hong Kong will present two sales of rare and important wines on Saturday, September 8, just in time for the Chinese Mid-Autumn festival. Offering over 750 lots, these sales will present both new and experienced collectors with the opportunity to purchase some of the finest wines to be offered in Asia. [Read More]