Bonhams is to auction a private letter the on Anne of Cleves Henry VIII marriage by Thomas Cromwell, Henry VIII’s chief minister from 1532-40, and the central figure in Hilary Mantel’s latest novel, Bring up the Bodies, in the Book, Maps, Manuscripts and Historical Photographs Sale in London on 12 June. It [Read More]
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A sketch by Charles Cundall R.A of the Coronation of King George VI will be offered in the 20th Century British and Irish Art sale at Bonhams on the 30th May. Estimated to sell for £6,000- 8,000, the work offered by Bonhams depicting an iconic view of London highlighted with British flags, [Read More]
About 1,500-2,000 lots will cross the block at the firm’s gallery facility in Oceanside, New York. (OCEANSIDE, N.Y.) – Quarterback Len Dawson’s 1970 Super Bowl MVP game-worn jersey, an amazing collection of original Bill Baird marionettes and puppets, a derby worn by former President William Howard Taft, highly collectible occupational shaving mugs [Read More]
Bonhams is to present a strong selection of works by Tiffany Studios as part of its 20th Century Decorative Arts auction, June 12. Tiffany Studios, founded by Louis Comfort Tiffany in 1885, has continually set the standard for creating beautiful, intricate and imaginative art glass, windows, metalwork and leaded glass lamps. The [Read More]
CLOSTER, N.J. – With two highly successful auctions already to their credit since launching operations in December, New Jersey estate specialists Sterling Associates will go for a trifecta on June 9 with a Major Fine Art & Estate Auction featuring quality consignments from the tri-state area. Like the previous sales, the June [Read More]
Bonhams Hong Kong sale of Fine Chinese Paintings and Contemporary Asian Art held on 26 May at the Island Shangri-La Hotel offers over 170 lots of exceptional works with a total estimate of HK$38,000,000 to HK$57,000,000 for collectors and connoisseurs of different art forms. Classical Chinese Paintings Highlights Lot 268, Xu Beihong’s [Read More]
Christie’s highly anticipated two-day auction on May 22-23 of Latin American Art totaled $27,731,875, and set 32 world auction records. The spring sale was comprised of 299 lots and was 84% sold by value and 74% sold by lot. Virgilio Garza, Head of the Latin American Art department, comments: “Major records for [Read More]
Christie’s announce its summer sale in New York of Old Master Paintings on June 6, 2012, at 5 pm, which primarily consists of works from private collections and institutions that are fresh to the market. The star lot is the 16th-century masterpiece of the Italian High Renaissance, Christ Carrying the Cross (estimate: [Read More]
The signed work, depicting carriages in New York City, was the top lot of the $2 million sale. (MILFORD, Conn.) – A painting by American artist Paul Cornoyer (1864-1923), titled A Spring Day, New York and depicting carriages in New York City, sold for $96,000 at an auction held April 26 by [Read More]
Fifty years ago the world was rocked by the untimely death of legendary Hollywood starlet Marilyn Monroe. Many things that bore her likeness quickly became collector’s items, and wine was no exception. Specialty auction house WineGavel will recognize the historic half-century anniversary of the actress’ death by including in their May auction [Read More]
Major sculptural works by the world’s leading contemporary artists will be shown by Christie’s Private Sales from 26 May to 28 October 2012, in a curated exhibition inspired by Chardin’s Boy Building a House of Cards, 1735, in the grounds of Waddesdon Manor in Buckinghamshire, the home of the Rothschild Collection and [Read More]
The auction will be conducted by Elite Decorative Arts at the firm’s gallery in south Florida. (BOYNTON BEACH, Fla.) – A weekend auction packed with Chinese carvings and works of art, fine porcelain, artwork and decorative arts will be held June 23-24 by Elite Decorative Arts, at the firm’s gallery located in [Read More]
BASSENGE are to auction Isabella Gabriel Niang’s Kiss Me (1997) in Berlin on June 2. The viewer looks at the mask-like face of a dark-skinned, exotic beauty. Large areas of color and rapid brushstrokes outline her face, her eyebrows, a broad nasal bridge and a cloth tied around her head. Küß mich, [Read More]
The flask was the top lot of the 195 bottles sold. In all, the auction grossed close to $300,000. (SACRAMENTO, Calif.) – An extremely rare Justus Perry early blown glass Masonic/eagle flask, made circa 1822-1840 by the Keene-Marlboro Street Glass Works and desired by collectors for its fabulous blue and purple coloration, [Read More]
A host of leading photographers and private collectors donated works to the Photographs sale at Bonhams that took place on the 17th May, raising £33,687 for the leading children’s charity the NSPCC. Highlights included a striking image of Kate Moss which was donated by the photographer Sølve Sundsbø and the model herself [Read More]
One of the great dinosaurs of the Cretaceous era, an eight-foot tall, 24-foot long, 75% complete Tyrannosaurus bataar – the slightly smaller Asian counterpart to the legendary North American T-Rex – has sold for $1,052,500, contingent upon resolution of a Texas state court proceeding. Heritage Auctions sold this dinosaur on May 20 [Read More]
Christies are to auction 19th Century European Art including Orientalist Paintings in London on 12 June 2012. The sale presents four masterpieces by Joaquín Sorolla Y Bastida (1863-1923), from private collections; forming an exceptional group of highly-desirable works, these paintings are expected to realise a combined total in the region of £2 [Read More]
To mark the celebration of the Diamond Jubilee, Christie’s is pleased to announce ‘Jubilee Line’, an exceptional exhibition dedicated to the Royal Portrait Collection of Sir Timothy Rice. From 30 May to 1 June, this collection of important works of art will be open to the public at the historical London premises [Read More]