The famous official poster for the 1948 London Olympics is the leading lot among a selection of items from the ‘Austerity Games’ to be offered at Bonhams Olympic Games sale in Knightsbridge on 25 July. Designed by Walter Herz, it shows an image of the Ancient Greek statue of a discus thrower, [Read More]
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The sale will be held in the firm’s gallery at the Quantum Town Center in Boynton Beach. (BOYNTON BEACH, Fla.) – Over 300 fine Chinese carvings and works of art – to include porcelains, jade, ivory, bronze, jewelry, stone carvings and silver – will be sold to the highest bidder on Saturday, [Read More]
Christie’s is to offer over 30 lots from the estate of the late Bruno Giacometti (1907-2012), the youngest of the famous Giacometti brothers Alberto and Diego. Bruno Giacometti died at the age of 104 earlier this year in Zürich. His estate has been split into two parts: any painting, preparatory drawing or [Read More]
The Minton set was the top lot of the auction, which featured art glass, biscuit jars and more. (WICHITA, Kan.) – A rare and fine set of four Minton cups and saucers, nearly flawless except for a hairline crack on one cup and some repair work to another, sold for $3,500 at [Read More]
A newly-discovered letter describing the discovery of the bodies of Captain Scott and his companions on their famous fatal polar journey 100 years ago is to be auctioned. Written by Apsley Cherry-Garrard, the youngest member of the Terra Nova expedition and one of the 12-man search party who found Scott, the letter [Read More]
Christies announce early highlights consigned for the Modern and Contemporary Arab, Iranian and Turkish Art sale at Christie’s in Dubai on October 23 and 24, 2012 will include works by Paul Guiragossian, Reza Derakshani, Ahmet Elhan and Chafic Abboud. There will also be 6 lots sold to benefit Caspian Arts Foundation, a [Read More]
As the Great British summer and all the Olympic celebrations draw to a close Baldwin’s will be busily preparing to sell part two of the landmark Bentley Collection, the ultimate collection of British gold Sovereigns. Due to be held on the 27th September in London the second part of the collection will [Read More]
Ascend Global Projects, Anonymous Gallery, and New York City’s creative community are honored to present ART, MUSIC, SUCCESS, a high profile group art exhibition, auction, and fundraiser featuring some of today’s most prominent contemporary artists and conducted by Phillip de Pury’s CK Swett. The event will take place the evening of July [Read More]
Christie’s South Kensington presents THE LONDON SALE, themed exhibition and auction. The special extended exhibition, which will run for six-weeks throughout the Olympic Summer from 27 July through to the auction on 3 September 2012, is sure to prove popular with visitors to the buzzing cultural hub of South Kensington. Comprising a [Read More]
Bonhams will be once again be holding an auction of Collectors’ Motor cars, motorcycles and automobilia at the world famous Beaulieu Autojumble. Held at the Beaulieu National Motor Museum, the Autojumble is the biggest outdoor sale of motoring items and paraphernalia in Europe. Already consigned are many interesting and eclectic cars, including [Read More]
Christie’s announces worldwide sales for the first half of 2012 of £2.2 billion / $3.5 billion, up 13% by £ (11% by $) compared to the same period last year (figures include buyer’s premium). This includes private sales of £413.4 million / $661.5 million, an increase of 53% by £ (50% by [Read More]
Christie’s announces a selection of works of art from the Collection of Hubert de Givenchy will be displayed in an exhibition in Paris from 11 September to 3 October 2012, during the Biennale des Antiquaires. The décor of the exhibition will be inspired by the 1708 series of engravings representing the Galerie [Read More]
Bonhams has quite the sale in store for furniture and decorative arts collectors and shoppers 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 [Read More]
More than 50 lots of some of the rarest posters from the original Star Wars movie and its first two sequels are being offered at Heritage Auctions’ July 25 and 26 Vintage Movie Posters Signature® Auction. The posters, originally released between 1977 and 1982, are among more than 1,300 lots of some [Read More]
Christie’s will offer international works of art from the former collection of the Scheringa Museum, as agreed by the Administrator of DS Art B.V., part of the DSB Group, and Deutsche Bank. In total, 221 works of art will be offered at a series of auctions in Amsterdam, London, New York and [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 ? will be sold on July 31st at Bonhams in Oxford. A particularly interesting weapon [Read More]
RM Auctions is to auction the Aalholm Collection during a single-day sale, 12 August 2012 in Denmark. Featuring more than 175 motor cars, formerly part of the renowned Aalholm Automobil Museum, all lots will be presented without reserve, presenting a unique range of ownership opportunities. Representing nearly a century of automobile manufacturing [Read More]
Philip Hermogenes Calderon’s ‘Captain of the Eleven’, one of the most popular British Victorian images of childhood, was the top lot in Bonhams’ 19th century paintings, drawings and watercolours sale on 11th July, selling for £289,250. In a sale that realised over £2.14 million, the Calderon painting set a new world record [Read More]