Bonhams announce that its 20th Century Decorative Arts auction, April 3 in Los Angeles, achieved more than $1.5 million, with nearly 90% of lots sold by value. Leading the auction was a 75-inch tall example of Dandelion, circa 1966, by Harry Bertoia, which sold for $152,500. The gilded stainless steel and granite [Read More]
Monthly Archives: April 2013
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The event will feature both live and silent auctions, providing the opportunity to purchase works by internationally renowned artists such as Jim Campbell, Vija Celmins, Mark Hagen, Jasper Johns, Gerhard Richter, Analia Saban, Cindy Sherman, and Andy Warhol, along with a growing list of other photographs, paintings, drawings, and design objects from [Read More]
It’s being billed as a May Opportunity Auction and it could be their most important one ever. (WOODSTOCK, Conn.) – An impressive selection of over 200 antique bottles, flasks and more from several prominent collections will be offered in absentee Internet auction #104 slated for May 13-22 by Norman C. Heckler & [Read More]
BOSTON, Mass. – April 4, 2013 – Skinner, Inc. will host an auction of Asian Works of Art on April 20th in its Boston gallery. The spring auction features various art forms from China, Japan and Korea including Chinese textiles and Tibetan artifacts, as well as paintings, rhinoceros cups, furniture, porcelain, and [Read More]
Some of the most sought after and respected names in midcentury furniture and design will be featured at Clarke Auction on April 14th 2013. The extensive arrangement of midcentury furniture and design includes important selections from designers and craftsmen Mies van der Rhoe ,T.H. Robsjohn-Gibbings, George Nakashima, Paul McCobb, Tommi Parzinger, Ray [Read More]
Bonhams’ Made in California: Contemporary Art auction, held April 2 in Los Angeles, and simulcast to San Francisco, was a resounding success, breaking four world records for works by Ronald Davis, Ed Moses, Hassel Smith and Jack Zajac, and achieving $1.35 million with 90% of lots sold and 94% sold by value. [Read More]
The first of more than 1,200 original dies and hubs cut by satirist and engraver Karl Xaver Goetz, one of Germany’s most prolific medal artists of the 20st century, will be offered without reserve beginning April 17-22 at Heritage Auctions’ World & Ancient Coin Signature® Auction during the Chicago International Coin Fair [Read More]
Among an historic line-up of motor car entries to the Bonhams auction at the 20th anniversary Goodwood Festival of Speed is a 1934 Alfa Romeo 8C-2300 ‘Le Mans’ Tourer from remarkable long-term ownership (estimate £1.4 million – £1.8 million). Since it was purchased by its current owner in 1969 the car has [Read More]
Dedham, MA: This month, Grogan and Company Fine Art Auctioneers is pleased to present the Elli Buk Collection, one of the largest and most comprehensive collections of Scientific Instruments and Technological Achievements ever assembled. This important collection will be auctioned in four sessions beginning Thursday, April 25th, with a five day preview [Read More]
Skinner, Inc. will host a two-day Discovery auction on April 17th and 18th in its Marlborough gallery. The first day of the sale will feature a diverse collection of studio paintings, prints, and photography. Day two presents a fine selection of assorted furniture and decorative arts. In conjunction with the live auction, [Read More]
The Rago Arts and Auction Center hosts an open house on Wednesday, April 17, featuring a talk by author and gallerist Roy Pedersen. “Coastal Impressions: Painters of the Jersey Shore, 1879-1940” illustrates the history of artists who lived, worked and drew inspiration from Jersey’s resplendent shores. The talk explores the works of [Read More]
The double Formula 1 Grand Prix-winning Mercedes-Benz W196 which helped five-time world champion Juan Manuel Fangio to his second drivers’ championship in 1954 – to be offered for sale by Bonhams at the Goodwood Festival of Speed on Friday 12th July – has already attracted enquiries from potential buyers on three continents. [Read More]
The legendary Pittman-Krause 1936 Canadian Dot Cent, the most famous coin in Canadian numismatics, one of just three known — and indeed one of the most famous coins in the world — is expected to bring more than $250,000 when it crosses the auction block as the featured lot in Heritage Auctions’ [Read More]