A wristwatch has just totalled £4,000 and a large diamond ring £8,000 at an auction this week signalling confidence in the overall UK economy. Despite the January downpours, there was an air of confidence in the packed auction room at Richard Winterton’s Two-Day Antique, Home & Interiors auction held in Lichfield this [Read More]
Monthly Archives: January 2014
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Sloans & Kenyon’s February 8th & 9th Estate Catalogue Auction marks the launch of its state-of-the-art proprietary auction app. Potential buyers can use Sloans & Kenyon’s innovative iPad app to: § View auction catalogues § Share favorite lots on Facebook, Pinterest and Twitter § Receive updated information on auction lots § Request [Read More]
Bonhams specialists will be visiting Redding February 6-7 to offer complimentary auction estimates in the following categories, with a view to selling at upcoming auctions: Fine Art Furniture & Decorative Arts Asian Works of Art Books, Maps & Manuscripts February 6 By appointment only February 7, 12pm-5pm Mt. Shasta Mall in Redding, [Read More]
Find the perfect gift for your loved one or fall in love with something for your own decor this February at Garth’s Auctions in Delaware, Ohio. Garth’s will be offering three sales over two weekends with 1500+ lots. With the wide variety of categories and price points, there is sure to be [Read More]
William Morris’ The Wood Beyond The World, one of the earliest fantasy novels, sold for £2,196 alongside other printed books and works on paper at Dreweatts & Bloomsbury Auctions’ Bibliophile Sale on Thursday 23rd January. William Morris was a writer, artist and textile designer who was heavily involved in the Pre-Raphaelite Brotherhood [Read More]
Heritage Auctions, will debut May 29 with an auction devoted to the fine art, collectibles and personalities relating to the world’s love affair with the automobile. This marks the first time Heritage has held a dedicated auction relating to automotive memorabilia and motoring. “We feel our 850,000 online bidder members are well [Read More]
The strip was the top achiever of around 700 lots in an auction that grossed over $500,000. (LYNBROOK, N.Y.) – An original Peanuts daily comic strip – drawn by the late iconic illustrator Charles Schulz and dated Oct. 21, 1966 – sold for $26,450 at the first auction of the New Year [Read More]
Christie’s will present a central sculpture from Jeff Koons’ highly acclaimed Celebration series at the Post-War and Contemporary Art Evening Auction on 13 February 2014 in London. A key work by the world’s most expensive living artist at auction, Cracked Egg (Magenta) is the most significant work by Koons to be offered [Read More]
On February 8th in Chicago, Hart Davis Hart Wine Co. will have the privilege of offering the remarkable collection of the late Herbert Bridges Harris, Jr. in a single-owner wine auction at TRU Restaurant. This collection of nearly 10,000 impeccably stored bottles features an impressive assortment of the greatest and rarest Burgundy, [Read More]
The 1923 New York Yankees World Championship Watch presented to Babe Ruth, the most iconic American athlete of all, will cross the auction block on Feb. 22, as part of Heritage Auctions’ Sports Platinum Night Auction at the Fletcher-Sinclair Mansion, 2 E. 79th Street. It is estimated at $750,000+. The watch was [Read More]
The table, with cluster carved finial, was the top lot in a sale that saw 550 lots cross the block. (ABERDEEN, Miss.) – A gorgeous rosewood rococo marble turtle-top parlor center table with cluster carved finial, attributed to the renowned American furniture maker J. & J.W. Meeks, sold for $33,350 at a [Read More]
As part of its year-end figures announcement, Christie’s auctioneers report a record-breaking result for global jewelry sales in 2013, with US$678.3 million (£432 million) – the highest annual result ever achieved for jewelry in the auction house. The tally represents an 18% increase (20% in £) over Christie’s 2012 total, and beats [Read More]
The three-day event will be held at the Washtenaw Farm Council Grounds, at 5055 Ann Arbor/Saline Road in Ann Arbor, Michigan. Live, internet and phone bidding all 3 days. (ANN ARBOR, Mich.) – Over 2,200 lots from two major collections, plus consignments from more than 100 other advanced collectors will be sold [Read More]
A set of 38 witty signed and dated pen and ink drawings by one of the most prolific English artists and Children’s book illustrators of his generation, Walter Crane (1845–1915), will be offered in Dreweatts & Bloomsbury Auctions’ sale of Watercolours, Drawing and Prints on Wednesday 12th February. The informal sketchbook contains [Read More]
Four antique apothecary boxes are set to cause a stir when they appear at auction next week, (Wednesday 29th January). ‘Apothecary’, a now defunct name for a medical professional who dispenses medicines to physicians, surgeons and patients, a role now known as a chemist or pharmacist. The profession is thought to date [Read More]
Gavin Gardiner Ltd’s first auction of 2014 of Fine Modern and Vintage Sporting Guns and Rifles comprises over 200 lots including a rare pair of 12-bore Hammer Ejector shotguns by London-maker James Purdey & Sons, that were built in 1895 for the Hon. Harry Stonor. Estimated to fetch £20,000-30,000, the guns will [Read More]
Bonhams will hold its annual Art of the South Seas auction February 9 in San Francisco, representing all parts of Oceania, with works from Australia, Indonesia, Melanesia, Micronesia and Polynesia. The sale will feature approximately 184 quality works for beginning and tenured collectors alike. Highlights will commence with a very rare, 12¾ [Read More]
Rago Auctions has been selected to sell the Lillian C. Hoffman Collection of American and European Pottery on March 1, 2014 at Noon. The 99 piece collection is a compendium emphasizing Rookwood Pottery from Cincinnati, Ohio, and Martin Brothers, from Southall, London, England. Highlights include a rare grouping of artwork by John [Read More]