New York: iGavel’s online Fall auction of important Asian, Ancient & Ethnographic works of art will go live on Tuesday, October 9 through Wednesday, October 24, it was announced by Lark Mason, founder and president of the Harlem-based auction house, at 227 East 120th Street. Over 500 lots drawn from a cross-section [Read More]
Yearly Archives: 2012
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Skinner, Inc. realized strong prices for rare and important works at its recent auction of American & European Works of Art. The sale, which took place on Friday, September 7th in two sessions at the Skinner Boston gallery, totaled $2,773,169, including buyer’s premium. “We are extremely pleased with the sale,” said director [Read More]
Bonhams announce its December 3 auction of Fine European Furniture and Decorative Arts featuring property from the Estate of American fashion critic, television and radio personality, journalist, actor and designer, Robert Blackwell. Launched in 1960, the “Ten Worst Dressed Women List” gained popularity over the years due in part to Mr. Blackwell’s [Read More]
Slices of Royal Wedding cake from the weddings of Kate Middleton & Prince William, Prince Charles & Princess Diana, Prince Andrew & Sarah Ferguson and Princess Anne & Captain Mark Philips will sell at PFC Auctions on September 27 2012. The cakes will be sold in 3 lots: One slice of cake [Read More]
A public viewing will be held on September 22nd and 23rd from 1-5PM in the Madison room (located on the third floor) at the Palmer House Hilton Hotel. The address is: 17 East Monroe Street, Chicago, IL 60603 The auction will include a rare painting on silk by Ding Quanpeng (active 1708-1771). [Read More]
Boston, MA – Skinner, Inc. will host an auction of European Furniture and Decorative Arts on October 6th in its Boston gallery. With more than 900 lots offered, the sale features a broad array of silver, Continental porcelain, glass, statuary, clocks, paintings and prints, lighting, rugs, textiles, and antique furniture. The collection [Read More]
A 1970 Pontiac GTO (“The Judge”), hundreds of gold and silver coins, a huge single-owner stamp collection, vintage pillar-and-scroll clocks and antique furnishings will all be offered. (BRISTOL, Conn.) – A 1970 Pontiac GTO (“The Judge”) in original condition, a large single-owner lifetime stamp collection, hundreds of fine gold and silver coins, [Read More]
It is the single-owner lifetime collection of Bonner Arrington, who worked in the White House. (ATLANTA, Ga.) – Perfectly timed to coincide with election season, a massive single-owner private collection of White House Presidential, First Lady and First Family mementos, memorabilia and gifts – gathered by a man who worked at the [Read More]
Dedham, MA – Grogan and Company Fine Art Auctioneers and Appraisers announces their upcoming September 30th Auction will include over 700 lots of Fine Art, Furniture, Decorative Works of Art, Silver, Jewelry and Oriental Rugs, and will span five centuries of artistic expression and craftsmanship from various estates and collections throughout New [Read More]
Hired by a national lender to conduct the sale, Auction One Las Vegas will Auction the commercial building, October 5th at 1 PM PDT live on-site at 145 Panama Street. Internet pre-bidding is provided by Proxibid and will continue during the live process. The free standing commercial building with great potential is [Read More]
South Africa’s leading artists, Irma Stern and Jacobus Hendrik Pierneef, had very different visions of the country they both loved passionately. Stern engaged her subjects up close and personally through expressive color and brushwork, preferring the genres of still life and portraiture, while for Pierneef it was the great vistas of the [Read More]
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]
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]