Forty stunning jewels from the collection of worldwide best-selling author Barbara Taylor Bradford were sold as part of the Fine Jewelry Sale at Bonhams, New Bond Street on 5th December. The collection made a total of £980,600. Her collection consisted of 40 breathtaking pieces given to the author during her 49-year-long marriage [Read More]
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“We are honored to have been chosen to sell via the auction method of marketing this unique property,” said John Nicholls, president of the company. “The well built home has an excellent address and offers tons of potential both residentially and commercially. Make this opportunity yours.” “The property is well located in [Read More]
High-end decorative merchandise pulled from lavish interiors will make for a spectacular sale. (ATLANTA, Ga.) – About 1,200 quality lots from prominent local estates and collections will come up for bid in a two-day New Year’s Extravaganza Auction slated for the weekend of Jan. 4-5 by Ahlers & Ogletree. The event will [Read More]
The clock shattered the previous record of $230,000, also set by Fontaine’s, last November. (PITTSFIELD, Mass.) – An E. Howard & Company No. 68 floor standing astronomical regulator clock descending over the course of many decades from the original family sold for $277,300 at an antique clock auction held Nov. 23 by [Read More]
More than 400 lots of Chinese works of art from American collections will be offered on the first day of a two-day auction dedicated to Asian art in San Francisco, December 17-18. Featuring fresh-to-the market private collections of jade, scholar’s objects, textile works of art, ceramics and paintings – many collected in [Read More]
A circular silk badge of the type worn by a Ming dynasty emperor, discovered by chance during a free valuation day at Dreweatts & Bloomsbury Auctions, sold for £16,120 on Monday 2nd December. Known as a kesi or ‘cut silk’, the embroidery was among items taken to a valuation day at Dreweatts [Read More]
A book that could be the first example of a publication containing images, words and music sold for £21,080 on Thursday 28th November, at Dreweatts & Bloomsbury Auctions sale of Important Books and Manuscripts. German physician, alchemist and amateur composer Michael Maier published work Atalanta Fugiens, in 1617. Between 1587 and 1596 [Read More]
Handcuffs and other props belonging to one of the world’s most famous illusionists and escape artists, Harry Houdini, are among a selection of 260 lots of conjuring books, prints, memorabilia, decorative objects and apparatus in Dreweatts & Bloomsbury Auctions Bibliophile sale on Thursday 12th December. Known at the beginning of his career [Read More]
Bonhams next sale of Sporting Guns on December 4th at Knightsbridge features a selection of guns once owned by leading establishment and military figures well known during the WW1 and WW2 period. Lot 192, a fine 12-bore single-trigger over-and-under sidelock ejector gun by J. Woodward and Sons, estimated to sell for £18,000-25,000 [Read More]
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]
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]