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 week, (29th & […]
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 condition reports § […]
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, at 900 Dana […]
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 something that tugs […]
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 and the Arts […]
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 tuned to this […]
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 held by Philip […]
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 in London since […]
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, Bordeaux and Champagne […]
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 awarded to the […]
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 multi-estate auction held […]
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 its previous highest […]
