India’s largest auction house Saffronart brings together a unique collection of contemporary and period silverware in a new for-sale exhibition at its gallery in Delhi. The exhibition includes a range of items, both Indian and international, from intricately engraved period vases and objets d’art, to minimalist and straight-lined contemporary one-of-a-kind pieces. The [Read More]
Monthly Archives: September 2012
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The sign was the top lot in the sale of the single-owner lifetime collection of William ‘Bill’ Dagg (INA, Ill.) – An exceedingly rare Sinclair Aircraft double-sided porcelain sign with plane graphics, 48 inches in diameter and rated just 7.9 out of 10 on both sides for condition but still desirable because [Read More]
Strongest Bidding In Over Six Months – Prices Up as HDH Bordeaux Index Turns Positive (Chicago, IL) – Hart Davis Hart launched its Fall season with exceptional results on Saturday, September 15th at award-winning restaurant Tru in Chicago, selling 100% of the lots offered and achieving $3.45 million, above the pre-auction estimate [Read More]
A selection of memorabilia from the original Cavern Club in Liverpool, UK will sell at PFC Auctions on September 27 2012. Included in the sale is: -A Reslo ribbon microphone from the Cavern Club, as used by The Beatles -A piece of the original Cavern Club stage, as played on by The [Read More]
An extraordinary unrestored supercharged ‘S’ Type Mercedes-Benz that lay hidden in a garage for six decades led the pack at the Bonhams Goodwood Revival Sale at the Goodwood Motor Circuit in Chichester, UK, on Saturday 15th September, selling for more than £2.8 million. The Sale achieved a selling rate of 84 per [Read More]
Christie’s to auction The Steven A. Greenberg Collection, Masterpieces of French Art Deco on December 12 and 13, 2012, in an evening and day sale. This museum-quality collection chronicles a unique chapter in the history of 20th Century design, focusing in depth on some of the most distinguished artists associated with the [Read More]
Bonhams auction of Furniture, Decorative Arts, Paintings & Maritime Works of Art from an Important New England Collection will fill the Frank Jones Center on October 15 with 500 lots of historic Americana, regional fine art, whimsical decorative items and notable paintings. The sale features an extremely broad range of items, giving [Read More]
A magnificent selection of jewelry including top quality diamonds, Burmese rubies and natural pearls will be offered in Bonhams Fine Jewelry sale on 19th September in New Bond Street, London. Stunning examples of art deco and belle époque designs are among some of the highlights in the sale, with exquisite early pieces [Read More]
The auction will be conducted by Browne Auction Specialists, at the Tulsa Business Park. (TULSA, Okla.) – Hundreds of items from three prominent local restaurants – to include antiques, memorabilia, decorations and restaurant equipment and furniture – plus many other items from a large restaurant supply house will be sold at auction [Read More]
The multi-estate sale will be conducted by Crescent City Auction Gallery in New Orleans, La. (NEW ORLEANS, La.) – Original artworks by Sister Gertrude Morgan, William Aiken Walker and Walter Inglis Anderson, a rare Tiffany lava glass lamp, Newcomb pottery pieces, a fine selection of mens’ and ladies’ Rolex wristwatches and more [Read More]
Christie’s announce the forthcoming sale of a selection of art, literature, photographs and artifacts which offer poignant memorials of the lives and endeavours of the celebrated Polar explorer, Captain Robert Falcon Scott, and his contemporaries from the Heroic Age of Antarctic exploration. Offered for sale on Tuesday, 9 October 2012, the dedicated [Read More]
Bonhams established a world record price for a Mon Dvaravati bronze Eilenberg Buddha when the stunning circa 8th century Eilenberg Buddha sold for $674,500 at Bonhams Himalayan, Indian & Southeast Asian Art sale, September 11 in New York. Eclipsing its previous record by more than three times, the rare Thai sculpture soared [Read More]
Concert Posters from the Fillmore and Avalon Ballrooms, Jimi Hendrix, the Grateful Dead, The Doors and others will be auctioned Sept. 14 at WeissAuctions.com. The posters, handbills, tickets and programs will be part of a Hollywood and Music Memorabilia auction beginning with lot 1600 also including posters, photographs, autographs and memorabilia. Some [Read More]
In the early 20th Century, Alboin Birks (1860 – 1940) was one of the foremost figures in North Staffordshire’s pottery industry, renowned for his work on Minton’s delicate pâte-sur-pâte porcelain. Now, a unique collection that includes significant pieces of Birk’s work for Minton alongside personal letters, photographs and ephemera charting his life [Read More]
The Andy Warhol Foundation for the Visual Arts and Christie’s announced that the Foundation has engaged Christie’s for future sales of Andy Warhol’s work from its collection. Recognizing that the arts community needs its support now more than ever, the Foundation seeks to significantly increase its endowment in order to ensure and [Read More]
BOSTON, Mass. – September 7, 2012 – Skinner, Inc., one of the world’s leading auction houses for antiques and fine art, will host an auction of Asian Works of Art on September 21st and 22nd in its Boston gallery. The market for fine Asian material continues to flourish, attracting international interest and [Read More]
Bonhams is to feature works from the Betty and Monte Factor Family single owner section during its “Made in California: Contemporary Art” auction on October 3. The Collection features a strong selection of paintings, sculptures, and works on paper by Josef Albers, Larry Bell, Billy Al Bengston, William Nelson Copley, Llyn Foulkes, [Read More]
BOULDER COUNTY, CO – On September 14th, 2012, Antiquities-Saleroom.com, a fully-owned subsidiary of Artemis Gallery Ancient Art, will offer 240+ lots from ancient Egypt, Greece, Rome, Italy, the Near East, Fast East, as well as Pre-Columbian Art from the Ancient Americas (Mexico, Central and South America). This one day live auction will [Read More]