The auction was conducted the day after the very popular Iowa Gas Show in Des Moines, Iowa. (DES MOINES, Iowa) – An Empire Gasoline double-sided porcelain sign with great color and gloss, 30 inches in diameter, sold for $10,450 at an auction held Aug. 3 by Matthews Auctions, LLC, based in Nokomis, [Read More]
Monthly Archives: August 2012
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Christies is to auction a collection of furnishings from the Casa Cattaneo designed by Carlo Mollino, the most sought-after Italian designer of the twentieth century, in the sale of 20th Century Decorative Art & Design on 23 October 2012. Constructed on the foothills of the Alps, and benefitting from majestic views over [Read More]
Christie’s is to auction a set of two important Roman bronze genre statues on December 5, circa late 1st century B.C.- early 1st century A.D. (estimate: $3,000,000-5,000,000). Both approximately twenty inches in length, the sculptures each depict a young girl pursuing a partridge. The toddlers are positioned similarly, sitting on the base, [Read More]
The Summer Decoy Auction was held in conjunction with the firm’s annual Swap & Sell event. (HYANNIS, Mass.) – An extremely rare miniature great blue heron made by renowned American carver A. Elmer Crowell (1862-1952) sold for $31,050 at a Summer Decoy Auction held July 15-16 by Decoys Unlimited, Inc., at the [Read More]
On August 17th in Carmel, California, an extremely rare, landmark automobile will be presented at auction by Bonhams. The 1895 Buffum 4-Cylinder Stanhope is the first Buffum automobile produced, the oldest four-cylinder car in the world, the oldest American car ever offered at auction, and the oldest gasoline-powered American car in private [Read More]
Bonhams announce the consignment of an important collection of Maseratis for its Goodwood Revival Sale. The four cars, some of which have not been seen at market for six decades, come from the collection of the Hartley family, from the Home Counties. They are expected to realize several million pounds in total [Read More]
Bonhams has announced a new partnership with the foremost organisers of classic car rallies internationally, the Endurance Rally Association. Established in 1987, the Oxfordshire-based ERA is one of the longest-established and most experienced organisers of international rallies in the world. It has held more than 60 events over the past 25 years, [Read More]
An exquisite and very rare rifle engraved for the Australian market with scenes of kangaroos and emus in the Outback is among 240 of the Finest Modern and Vintage Sporting Guns and Rifles which will be offered for sale in Gavin Gardiner’s annual auction which will be held in association with Sotheby’s. [Read More]
New Horse Guards from St James’s Park by Canaletto, a rare view of the London landmark under construction in 1753, will be sold by one of Europe’s largest auction houses, Dorotheum in Vienna, in a sale of Old Master Paintings on Wednesday 17 October 2012 when it is estimated to fetch €2-3 [Read More]
Saffronart, India’s leading auction house will showcase a significant selection of 24-hour auction, Words & Lines III on August 8-9, 2012. This will be the third in a series of successful sales of modern Indian drawings and art related books, catalogues, out-of-print editions, and early Indian and international publications on classical and [Read More]
(WASHINGTON, D.C.) – Matthew S. Wilcox has been appointed Director of Trusts and Estates at Weschler’s Auctioneers & Appraisers in Washington, D.C. In his new position Wilcox will work with estate planners, attorneys and executors to appraise, manage and sell tangible estate assets: fine art, antiques, jewelry and other collectibles. A member [Read More]
Bonhams Los Angeles is delighted to announce its inaugural Urban Art auction which will be held on October 29, 2012. The sale in Los Angeles follows the success of “Art in the Streets” exhibition at the city’s Museum of Contemporary Art (MoCA). This auction, the first of its type to be held [Read More]
200 works of fine art in many genres will be offered. The sale will start promptly at 6 p.m. (EST). (MILFORD, Conn.) – Quality consignments are currently being accepted for an auction slated for Wednesday, Oct. 24, at Shannon’s Fine Art Auctioneers in Milford, Conn. Offered will be works from the Hudson [Read More]
Skinner, Inc. will host a two-day auction of American Furniture and Decorative Arts at its Marlborough gallery. On August 11, 2012, The Shaker Collection of Jean Brown, Tyringham, Massachusetts will be offered along with maritime art and nautical antiques, Chinese export porcelain, glass, early lighting, rugs and carpets. The sale will continue [Read More]
One of the best sword collections to come to the market in recent years – 150 Victorian and Georgian swords including one once owned by a British Prime Minister, Lord Grenville who was PM from 1806 -1807 – was sold on July 31st at Bonhams in Oxford. The former Prime Minister’s sword, [Read More]
The July auction of 19th Century Paintings, Drawings and Watercolors saw some excellent prices across the sale, with a total of £2.1 million, and a selling rate of 70%. Among the highlights were a world-record £289,000 for Philip Hermogenes Calderon’s iconic image, “Captain of the eleven,” a wonderful depiction of Victorian childhood. [Read More]