To mark the 400th anniversary of the first auction of Japanese art ever held in Britain, Bonhams is proud to announce that it will hold an historic commemorative sale of Japanese Export Art in December 2014 at its headquarters, 101 New Bond Street, London. The Clove, a ship of the English East [Read More]
Monthly Archives: December 2013
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The grey wool suit that Gene Kelly wore in 1952 in the centerpiece number of the beloved MGM Hollywood musical “Singin’ in the Rain” — arguably one of the most famous musical numbers in all film history — realized more than $106,250 as part of Heritage Auctions Entertainment & Music event on [Read More]
A Jules Gustave Leroy painting entitled “The Christmas Present” sold for $16,000 while a Tiffany tall case clock realized $17,000 at Cordier Auctions’ Fall Two Day Antique & Fine Art Auction on November 9 and 10. Other highlights included a Lancaster County, Pennsylvania high boy at $8,500, a Story & Clark Storytone [Read More]
Two huge 2ft 9 inch tall Bohemian glass goblets made in Carlsbad in the mid 19th century were the star performers at Bonhams Masterpieces of Bohemian Glass sale in New Bond Street, London on 11 December. The pair sold for £47,500 in a sale which made over £450,000. The clear glass goblets, [Read More]
A poignant first World War drawing by official War Artist for the British Government, Christopher Nevinson, set a new world record for a work on paper by the artist at Dreweatts & Bloomsbury Auction’s sale of Modern and Contemporary Prints on Wednesday 11th December. It was purchased by a by a private [Read More]
The Native American Art auction at Bonhams, December 9 in San Francisco, brought $2.1 million. Leading the sale was an important Okvik Eskimo carved fossilized walrus ivory human female head, 200 BC-100 AD, that achieved $197,000. A second rare and important Okvik Eskimo ivory head, that of a man, and also dating [Read More]
Bonhams sale of Fine & Rare wines, on 5th & 6th December, realized almost £1.2 million with over 88% sold by value. Burgundy led the way, with the top lot in the sale: a case of a dozen bottles of Romanée-Conti from the fine 1988 vintage which made £94,000 (estimate £70,000-80,000). A [Read More]
Items will range from diamond earrings (est. $200-$300) to a dazzling 7.5-carat diamond ring. (WEST PALM BEACH, Fla.) – More than 200 lots of dazzling diamonds, jewelry and fine timepieces – pulled from prominent local estates and collections and spanning a broad range of price points, from a few hundred dollars to [Read More]
A book by Charles Darwin charting the expedition that led to his theory of evolution will join printed books, maps, works on paper and original artwork in Dreweatts & Bloomsbury Auctions sale of Antiquarian Books. The book, which once belonged to the explorer’s cabin mate John Lort Stokes on H.M.S. Beagle, will [Read More]
A host of mythological marble sculptures stand among an impressive line up at the Fine European Furniture sale at Bonhams, New Bond Street on 12th December. An early 19th century white marble sculpture of Venere (or Venus) is offered for sale with estimates of £60,000-£90,000. Venus holds the prize of a golden [Read More]
To mark the 50th Anniversary of the death of leading children’s author C.S.Lewis, Dreweatts & Bloomsbury Auctions are offering a first edition of his first published work, Spirits in Bondage. It will be sold as part of printed books, maps, works on paper and original artwork at the auctioneers’ Mayfair saleroom on [Read More]
Measuring a massive 54″ by 77″, an Italian poster for Federico Fellini’s classic La Dolce Vita realized $41,825 to lead Heritage Auctions’ $1.8+ million Movie Poster Signature Auction Nov. 16-17 in Dallas. House records were set across numerous genres as several fresh-to-market posters, inserts and lobby cards marked their first appearance at [Read More]
What was once a child’s prized collection of 1960’s toys has been discovered gathering dust in a local attic. The stash of Corgi diecast models retain their original boxes and must have been cherished by the owner as they are in exceptionally good condition, a rarity with most vintage toys. Highlights from [Read More]
A superior Turtleback tile lamp made by Tiffany Studios, circa 1910, brought $118,750 to lead Heritage Auctions’ $1+ million Tiffany, Lalique & Art Glass Signature Auction Dec. 4 in New York. The auction’s 95 percent sell through fell within estimates with strong interest in works by René Lalique, Italian studio glass, and [Read More]
The annual New Year’s Day Auction will be held by Nadeau’s Auction Gallery in Windsor, CT (WINDSOR, Conn.) – Nine large James J. Audubon bird prints from the 1820s and ‘30s, a 1620 manuscript of the Persian Shah Nemeh (or Book of Kings), two important etchings by the renowned artist and printmaker [Read More]
Bonhams announce that it has been entrusted to represent the ex-Baron de Gunzbourg 1931 Alfa Romeo 6C 1750 Supercharged Gran Sport Spider with coachwork by Zagato at its January Scottsdale auction. One of the absolute finest examples of the brilliant Alfa Romeo 6C 1750 known to exist, this fifth series model retains [Read More]
Golf’s Premier Auction Website was launched today. Sparegolf.com will offer a marketplace for sellers and buyers of just about anything related to golf. Golf equipment, apparel, accessories, collectibles, books, art, movies, lessons, golf travel, schools, carts, and much, much more. Sparegolf.com will offer low fees which will allow sellers to maximize profits [Read More]
The auction will be held in Elite’s showroom, at 1034 Gateway Boulevard in Boynton Beach. (BOYNTON BEACH, Fla.) – About 300 lots of fine decorative arts and Chinese works will be sold at a year-end auction planned for Saturday, Dec. 21, by Elite Decorative Arts, in the firm’s gallery in the Quantum [Read More]