Skinner, Inc. will host an auction of European Furniture and Decorative Arts on Saturday, April 6th in its Boston gallery. This sale will feature The Fletcher Collection of Imperial Russia and over 300 lots of fine silver. The sale will also present Continental and British ceramics, clocks, lighting, textiles, antique furniture and [Read More]
Monthly Archives: March 2013
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On May 21 Bonhams will offer the first carved ruby scale-model of a dragster to be featured at public auction during its Gems, Minerals & Lapidary Works of Art sale. This unique vehicle is modeled after the famed Greer-Black-Prudhomme Dragster, which was raced by Don “The Snake” Prudhomme, built by Kent Fuller [Read More]
An intricate silver presentation frame holding a signed photograph from the Days of the Raj brought six times its pre-auction estimate to reach $46,875, leading Heritage Auctions’ two-day, $2.3+ million Estate Auction of fine art and collectibles, Feb. 23-24. The eclectic array was offered across three sessions, including one devoted to the [Read More]
(Lincoln, UK) A stunning pair of rare 1880s Mettlach Villeroy & Boch Plaques 2187 & 2188 feature in Unique Auction’s Two Day Fine Antique & Collectors Sale on the 23rd & 24th March. 1880s Mettlach Villeroy & Boch Plaques 2187 & 2188 Both plaques are thought to have been designed by Otto [Read More]
The firm’s first-ever Hong Kong event was held Jan. 26 at the Harbor Plaza North Point Hotel (HONG KONG, China) – A high-grade Chinese Hunan government banknote for 100 coppers, 1908 issue, hammered for $15,220 after a fierce floor competition at the first auction ever conducted in Hong Kong by Archives International [Read More]
A. H. Baldwin & Sons Ltd and auction partner Ma Tak Wo Numismatic Co. Ltd are delighted to present the 54th Hong Kong Coin Auction of Far Eastern and World coins and banknotes. Held on the 4 April, in the Crystal Room of the Holiday Inn Golden Mile, Kowloon, the 1066 lot [Read More]
Imperial Auctioneers will hold an auction of Fine Chinese and Japanese Paintings from the 17th-20th Century on March 23rd, 2013 starting at 7PM CST in Chicago, IL. Including property from: The estate of a Canadian diplomat to Japan. (Lots 1-16). The family of a distinguished gentleman and scholar of Asian Art. Acquired [Read More]
On April 17, the Dallas Auction Gallery in Texas will sell a pair of extremely rare and exquisite 19th century vases made by the Imperial Porcelain Factory for the Russian czar. The vases will sell as a pair, and their estimate is $1 million to $1.5 million. The precious vases mysteriously disappeared [Read More]
Furniture pieces by Francois Linke, art glass vases by Emile Galle. 13 pieces of 19th century European ivory and art prints by Picasso, Chagall and Miro are just a few items to be sold. (WEST PALM BEACH, Fla.) – A concise and important auction comprising just 175 lots of estate jewelry, fine [Read More]
Founded by travel industry and ecommerce insiders, FlyinAway is changing the game for travelers as it simplifies the process of purchasing affordable airline tickets. Through consumer-led auctions, FlyinAway allows members to take control of their travel: to initiate which routes go up for auction, bid on the price of the airfare, and [Read More]
Bonhams announce its 16th annual motorcar auction, the longest running sale of any auction house during the world-renowned Monterey Peninsula Car Week. Held each August in Carmel, California, Bonhams’ two-day auction now enjoys a favorable, newly expanded location on the verdant western lawns of the sunny and scenic Quail Lodge property. This [Read More]
Gavin Gardiner Ltd’s first auction of 2013 of Fine Modern and Vintage Sporting Guns and Rifles will include a historically and internationally significant rare “Russian” Purdey, that was presented to British Prime Minister Harold Macmillan by Russian President Nikita Krushchev on the occasion of MacMillan’s Historic 1959 State Visit to Russia – [Read More]
The museum-quality bottle was among the top lots in a sale that grossed just over $156,700. (SACRAMENTO, Calif.) – A museum-quality, mid-19th century Constitution Bitters bottle, quite possibly the earliest figural bitters bottle ever blown in America, sold for $7,840 in an Internet and catalog auction (#57) held by American Bottle Auctions [Read More]
Following an extremely successful fine art sale at the end of February, Hose Rhodes Dickson are pleased to announce their next modern and vintage sale will take place on Saturday 16th March. 1930s Butterfly Heater The truly varied range of lots on offer includes a large number of collectables, jewellery, furniture and [Read More]
Previews will be held on March 21-22, from 10-4, at a gallery facility in West Chester, Pa. (WEST CHESTER, Pa.) – Around 950 lots in an array of categories – antique clocks, estate jewelry, Asian objects and furniture, sterling silver, fine art, decorative accessories, tribal art and African objects – will be [Read More]
Bonhams is pleased to announce the appointment of Laure Raibaut as Senior Specialist of the new Modern & Contemporary Art department in Hong Kong. Commenting on her appointment, Dessa Goddard, Director of Asian Art, North America, said: “We are delighted to have Laure as the anchor for our growing team of specialists [Read More]
The Bonhams Pictures Sale in Chester on March 6 was a triumph for Welsh paintings The sale delivered results which surpassed expectation, with eight of the top ten paintings sold coming from Welsh artists. The buyers bid strongly for Sir Kyffin Williams’ beautiful paintings of unkempt, somber scenery, celebrating the natural beauty [Read More]
Bonhams will hold a preview of three of its most important upcoming sales in Amsterdam from 7 – 9 March. The preview will feature the Mühleib collection of European Glass, Chinese Works of Art as well as works from the Barbanson Collection of Japanese Art. World authority on Asian Art and Bonhams [Read More]