(CROTON-ON-HUDSON, N.Y.) – Serious Toyz’ Auction #55, twice delayed, is online now (at SeriousToyz.com) and will end May 30 (for Character and Classic Collectibles) and May 31 (for Toy Vehicles). Auction #55 is a nearly 1,300-lot colossus that features antique and vintage items in many collecting categories, not just toys. “We are [Read More]
Daily Archives: May 24, 2013
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Bonhams May 22 American Art auction at the Madison Avenue salesroom saw success across categories, particularly for 19th century paintings as well as sculpture from a variety of periods. Interest came overwhelmingly from the US, with discerning bidders from the UK and Europe also represented. Bidding by telephone proved to be the [Read More]
With English afternoon tea making a comeback the sale of 2,000 pieces of Spode porcelain service – at Bonhams sale on July 23 and 24 – offers a once in a lifetime opportunity for anyone wishing to purchase the ultimate tea set. This is without doubt the best collection of Spode to [Read More]
This watch has just broken an auction record by selling for over £6,000 at a Collectors’ Auction. It is a WWII German pilot’s Navigator or Observer’s wristwatch made for the Luftwaffe in c.1939 and used throughout the war. Measuring 5cm in diameter it needed to be large in size to allow for [Read More]
A Tyrannosaurus rex maxilla (upper jaw) from Montana achieved the top-selling spot in Bonhams auction of Natural History, May 22 in Los Angeles. The maxilla, featuring seven teeth – with five mature teeth and two emerging teeth seen, sold well within its $70,000-90,000 estimate, bringing $86,500. Highlights of the 145-lot sale went [Read More]