In all, nearly 200 bottles will come up for bid in internet and catalog sale #59; runs Jan. 10-19. (SACRAMENTO, Calif.) – The only known example of a Henry Sadler label under glass flask, a quarter-sawn oak advertising chair for the Shea Bocqueraz Company (distributors of Teacup and Teakettle whiskey), and a [Read More]
Monthly Archives: November 2013
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Dreweatts & Bloomsbury Auctions’ Interiors sale featuring furniture from Nunney Court, home of the Rob Walker Racing Team From the heir of whisky tycoon Johnnie Walker is a collection that furnished Nunney Court, home of Rob Walker and the epicentre of Formula One racing in the 60s and 70s. The collection will [Read More]
Coins from one the world’s most prolific collections will be sold in New York on Thursday 9th January at Baldwin’s auction, in association with Dmitry Markov Coins & Medals and M & M Numismatics. The collection was formed by Swede, Åke Linden. Born in Stockholm, but brought up in Karlskoga, he was [Read More]
The December 8 Period Art & Design auction at Bonhams in San Francisco will feature a collection of fresh to market property from several prominent estates and collections across the US, including property from the collection of the fabulous Harry Denton. Mr. Denton is a famed restaurateur and nightclub owner whose larger [Read More]
With a substantial turnout, Bonhams Fall sale of California and Western Paintings & Sculpture held on November 25 made a total sale of $3.4 million. The success of the evening came from strong bidding amongst auction room, internet and phone bidders. The auction included numerous important California impressionist Plein Air works, Society [Read More]
An extremely rare Banksy screenprint never released publicly and not seen on the market before will be offered as part of a Dreweatts & Bloomsbury Auctions sale of Modern and Contemporary Prints. The sale is on Wednesday 11th December. Created in 2012, ‘Love Hurts’ is signed by the artist and is one [Read More]
One of The Finest Collections of Roman Gold Coins To Be Offered at Auction in Recent Years Estimated to achieve over $1,000,000, seventy extremely rare Roman coins, many with provenance from well-known collections and important European auctions, will be brought to the market by Baldwin’s, in association with Dmitry Markov Coins and [Read More]
Bonhams has sold the iconic lead statuette of the Maltese Falcon from the classic 1941 film noir of the same name for a record $4,085,000. The statuette was the top lot in Bonhams special sale held on November 25 in conjunction with Turner Classic Movies (TCM), “What Dreams Are Made Of: A [Read More]
Sale of Silver, Clocks and Objects of Vertu is first of its type in Beijing The Association of Accredited Auctioneers (AAA), representing 20 leading UK fine art and antiques auctioneers, are to hold a second sale in China. Offering items originating exclusively from UK, it will be the first of its type [Read More]
A vast diamond brooch along with a haul of other fine jewellery, silver and gold contributed to a record auction in Lichfield this week, (20th November). Bidders packed into the room and were poised to bid live on the internet as far afield as the USA, China, New Zealand, Singapore and Australia. [Read More]
Bonhams Knightsbridge will include pieces from each decade of the show’s history at its forthcoming Entertainment Memorabilia sale on 18th December. Bonhams is the only auction house to hold dedicated auctions for the timeless BBC series and offer items from a range of sources. Heroes and villains from the long running series [Read More]
The auction will be held in the firm’s gallery, at 1330 St. Charles Avenue in New Orleans, La. (NEW ORLEANS, La.) – Wonderful pieces of Newcomb and George Ohr pottery, Russian icons (including one depicting Jesus from around 1910, plus a rare 18th century example) and Part 2 of the John Scheffler [Read More]
WEST PALM BEACH, FL – It has become a tradition for the “modern” crowd in south Florida to head to West Palm Beach on the Saturday following Thanksgiving for an enjoyable day of browsing, bidding and buying. That’s when Palm Beach Modern conducts its carefully curated Winter Fine Art, Decorative Arts & [Read More]
A fine circular silk embroidery of the type worn by a Ming dynasty Emperor which was discovered, by chance, during a free Dreweatts & Bloomsbury Auctions valuation day, will join other important works of art in the 2nd December sale of ‘Chinese Ceramics and Asian Works of Art’ at the Donnington Priory [Read More]
1,492 LOTS OF U.S. AND WORLDWIDE BANKNOTES, SCRIPOPHILY, AUTOGRAPHS, HISTORICAL DOCUMENTS AND SECURITY PRINTING EPHEMERA BRING $637,870 AT ARCHIVES INTERNATIONAL AUCTIONS’ OCTOBER SALE (FORT LEE, N.J.) – Nearly 1,500 lots of rare and highly collectible U.S. and worldwide banknotes, scripophily (the collecting of stocks and bonds), autographs, historical documents and security printing [Read More]
The single-seater Benetton-Cosworth Ford B194 is the car in which Michael Schumacher the seven-time Formula 1 World Champion amassed the most amount of points during the 1994 Championship – the season during which he won his first, thus his most significant, Championship title. Placing an accurate auction estimate on such an historic [Read More]
A painting by the German 16th century master Lucas Cranach the Elder (1472-1553), not seen in public for over 100 years, is to be sold at Bonhams Old Master Paintings sale at 101 New Bond Street London on Wednesday 4 December. It is estimated at £1,500,000-2,000,000. Painted in oil on panel in [Read More]
As Garth’s presents the 53rd Annual Thanksgiving Americana Auction on Friday, November 29, it’s very appropriate to give thanks for all the treasured clients that Garth’s has gathered throughout those years. Beginning at 10am on what is traditionally known as Black Friday, Garth’s staff will proudly welcome a standing room only crowd [Read More]