Two books are believed to have set record auction prices yesterday at Dreweatts & Bloomsbury Auctions’ sale of the Library of a Gentleman. One of these was Jacob Christian Schaeffer’s early work on fungi that sold for £24,180. Overall, the single owner collection of natural history books was eagerly received by bidders, [Read More]
Monthly Archives: February 2014
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The Fine Japanese Works of Art sale on March 19 at Bonhams will feature a variety of elegantly painted screens. The iconic art form, which is both decorative and functional, has been extant in Japan since the 8th century. A splendid example from the circle of Iwasa Matabei serves as a window [Read More]
Fine English, Continental and Chinese Export Silver was in high demand at Dreweatts & Bloomsbury Auctions’ sale of Fine Silver and Objects of Vertu, held yesterday Tuesday 26th February, with many pieces eclipsing their pre-sale estimates. The closing section of Chinese Export Silver ended the sale on a high, with a pair [Read More]
A 2 inch scale model of a Shand Mason horse drawn fire engine will see Dreweatts & Bloomsbury Auctions’ steam ahead to their first transport sale of 2014, due to be held in Donnington Priory on Tuesday 18th March. A precursor to the motorised fire engine, introduced in the early 20th century, [Read More]
As the world’s art market prepares to indulge in Asia Week New York, Dreweatts & Bloomsbury Auctions will offer collectors an amuse bouche, in the form of their Wednesday 12th March Interiors sale, featuring Asian Art from private UK collections, alongside English delftware and a stunning selection of carpets to suit all [Read More]
The auction will be held March 15th in Elite’s gallery at 1034 Gateway Blvd., Boynton Beach (BOYNTON BEACH, Fla.) – Original works by major listed artists such as Willem de Kooning, Chaim Soutine and Angel Botello, plus Chinese objects and other Asian antiques, will headline an estates auction slated for Saturday, March [Read More]
The right to settle in Britain should be auctioned off to wealthy foreign investors, government advisers say, reports the BBC. “At present migrants can gain entry by investing £1m or more in the UK. But the Migration Advisory Committee says ordinary British citizens gain little from this. It recommends doubling the minimum [Read More]
A group of medals awarded to an outstanding WWII RAF pilot, Squadron Leader Billy Drake, heads the sale of military medals at Bonhams on March 12th in Knightsbridge. The most valuable group of medals in the sale – a Second World War D.S.O. and D.F.C. and bar group – awarded to Squadron [Read More]
A piece of the backdrop from The Ed Sullivan Show, signed by the Beatles when they played the program on Feb. 9, 1964 — the beginning of Beatlemania and The British Invasion — adorned with individual drawings from each member of the band and a note from John Lennon reading, “The ‘Beatles’ [Read More]
BCA, is reporting a record number of entries for the forthcoming motorbike auction at BCA Peterborough. Starting at 1pm on Friday February 28th 2014, James Rowberry, Head of Bike Sales at BCA Peterborough suggests the event could light the blue touchpaper for bike sales in 2014. More than 100 bikes are expected [Read More]
The auction will be held by Archives International Auctions, live and online in Fort Lee, N.J. (FORT LEE, N.J.) – More than 1,000 lots of rare and highly collectible U.S. and worldwide banknotes, scripophily and security printing ephemera will be sold in an auction planned for Tuesday, March 11, by Archives International [Read More]
A three litre bottle of Chateau Mouton Rothschild, bearing a label designed by Picasso, topped the single bottles of red Bordeaux in Dreweatts & Bloomsbury Auctions’ sale of Fine Wine, Port & Champagne on Thursday 20th February, selling for £1,093. Mouton Rothschild was revolutionised by Baron Philippe de Rothschild when he blended [Read More]
A rare 61-registered Volkswagen Caravelle 2.0 BiTDI 180 Edition 25 DSG is to be offered for sale by VWFS at BCA Measham on Tuesday, 25 February. Just 225 examples of this particular specification were built. The Caravelle offers executive transport with seven seats in 2+2+3 configuration with the middle seats rear-facing, air [Read More]
As dredgers scour the seabeds of Tangasseri harbour in Kollam city, Kerala, India, in the hunt to discover more Chinese coins’ London based auctioneers, A. H. Baldwin & Sons Ltd, give buyers an easier way to buy a piece of Chinese monetary history at their 56th Hong Kong Coin Auction of Far [Read More]
A diverse, 1,700-lot auction spanning Continental furniture and lighting, more than 350 works of fine art and sculpture, and a selection of Pre-Columbian and Asian Art is set to capture the imagination of decorators and collectors alike Feb. 21-23 at Heritage Auctions. The Fine & Decorative Arts including Estates Signature Auction is [Read More]
Chatting soon after their Thanksgiving feast, Patrick Martin learned one of his guests had strong family ties to Texas. Pushing the wine glasses and butter dish to one side, Martin opened a small black book and unfolded n early, hand-colored map of the Republic of Texas, complete with the short-lived Santa Fe [Read More]
Bonhams announced that Ralph Taylor will head the Post War and Contemporary Department and has also been appointed a Director to the UK Board. His appointment as Head and Senior Director of this key department follows the recent opening of the company’s brand new corporate headquarters at 101 New Bond Street. Most [Read More]
Photographs of the world’s most glamorous girls and rock ’n’ roll legends, snapped by the leading photographers of this generation will be on public view in London this week at Dreweatts & Bloomsbury Auctions saleroom in Mayfair. The exhibition and subsequent auction, entitled Photo Opportunities will commence at 2pm on Friday 28th [Read More]