Christie’s and Mealy’s of Kilkenny announce the two part sale of property from Mount Congreve, Kilmeaden, County Waterford, Ireland in summer 2012. Mount Congreve: The London Sale will comprise a carefully curated selection of approximately 120 lots of furniture, paintings, silver and Chinese and European porcelain from the collection which will be [Read More]
Yearly Archives: 2012
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2011 marked an unprecedented year for the category of 20th Century British and Irish Art, with Christie’s realising the highest sale total for the category at the inaugural Evening Sale in November (£23.6 million), and setting the two highest prices for any work in the category when both Piccadilly Circus, London, 1960, [Read More]
Sotheby’s Geneva will present over 700 lots in its sale of Magnificent Jewels and Noble Jewels, on 14 and 15 May 2012. The two?day sale will be spearheaded by one of the most important historic diamonds ever to come to auction: The Beau Sancy. Commenting on the forthcoming sale, David Bennett, Chairman [Read More]
Christie’s fine art auctioneers will offer an acclaimed masterpiece by Cindy Sherman consigned by the Akron Art Museum, Ohio. All proceeds from the sale will be directed to the museum’s acquisition fund to allow for future strategic purchases that will augment the core of the Akron Art Museum’s strong Contemporary collection. Cindy [Read More]
Christie’s International, announced the online launch of the Third Annual Green Auction: BID to Save the Earth, with hundreds of once-in-a-lifetime packages spanning the realms of fashion, travel, sport, design, art, entertainment and more. The highly anticipated online auction, powered by Charitybuzz, will be open through April 19, 2012, with the total [Read More]
The next sale of the old books and manuscripts at Christie’s will be held May 11, 2012 and will present nearly 220 ancient books, artist books and manuscripts estimated between 1.7 million and € 2.5 million. Among the star pieces from the sale retain an outstanding illuminated manuscript of a Machzor (prayer [Read More]
Bonhams announce it will hold three auctions of Native American Art, June 4-5, in San Francisco: The Robert “Trader Bob” Bayuk Collection of Native American Art, The G. Lorenzo Fritz Collection of Historic Native American Photographs and a various owners sale of Fine Native American Art. The auctions cumulatively will feature about [Read More]
Bonhams will sell the Beedham Collection of early oak and works of art on 24th May at Chester, offering the most outstanding oak items to international collectors of this increasingly sought after furniture. The reason for the sale is that oak experts, Herbert and Norma Beedham, are retiring. However, Beedham Antiques will [Read More]
The sale will be conducted by Meissner’s Auction Service, based in New Lebanon, at 11 a.m. (NEW LEBANON, N.Y.) – The estate of the late Albert “Al” Cassavant — a longtime and dedicated collector who owned two local antiques shops over the course of his long and fruitful life – will be [Read More]
Maynards Industries has been selected as a General Motors (GM) Supplier of the Year for 2011, placing it among the best global automotive suppliers. GM praised the award winners, including Maynards, for their “exceptional” client service and “outstanding performance”. GM began its global Supplier of the Year award in 1992. Winners are [Read More]
An 8.99 carat Kashmir Sapphire, Diamond, Platinum Ring, AGL certified, Kashmir, No heat, is expected to bring more than $250,000 when it comes across the block as the highlight of a deep line-up of more than 1,000 lots in Heritage Auctions’ April 30 Fine Jewelry Auction. The auction will take place at [Read More]
Richard Winterton Auctioneers of Lichfield in association with the Lichfield Bower Committee are delighted to announce a special one-off valuation day at the magnificent Guildhall in Lichfield. The event is being held on Friday 27th April from 11am to 2pm for the valuation of antiques and collectables. Adrian Rathbone, Chief Valuer at [Read More]
Sotheby’s annual spring auction of 19th Century European Art in New York will be held on 4 May 2012, featuring 110 exceptional works of art that celebrate the diversity of the period. James-Jacques-Joseph Tissot, The Morning Ride, French, signed J.J. Tissot (lower right), oil on canvas, 26 1/4 x 38 3/8 in., [Read More]
Sotheby’s announced the auction of Edvard Munch’s masterpiece The Scream which will lead its Impressionist & Modern Art Evening Sale in New York on 2 May 2012. The iconic work is one of the most instantly recognizable images in both art history and popular culture, perhaps second only to the Mona Lisa. [Read More]
The auction will be held by Matheson’s AA Auctions, at the firm’s gallery in Melbourne, Fla. (MELBOURNE, Fla.) – The lifetime collection of the late James W. Pihos, formerly of Las Olas Isles, Fla., plus two prominent Miami estates, will be sold at auction the weekend of May 5-6 by Matheson’s AA [Read More]
Christie’s New York will auction works in the Impressionist & Modern Works on Paper and Day Sales, on May 2. With pieces ranging in style, medium, and estimate, the sales present an exciting opportunity for collectors of all levels. Many works of notable provenance will be featured with the sale of private [Read More]
A man of many talents, Geoffrey Randolph Webster – “GR” to his friends – is a retired businessman, author and portrait painter who divides his time between Florida and the idyllic French Riviera. He is a graduate of the University of Chicago with a master’s degree in business and retired as president [Read More]
BOSTON, Mass. – APRIL 11, 2012 – Skinner, Inc. will host an auction of Fine Musical Instruments on Sunday, April 29th in its Boston gallery. The sale offers more than 350 lots of stringed instruments including guitars, violins, cellos, and bows. String players seeking outstanding values from the 18th century will find [Read More]