An unpublished letter from J.R.R. Tolkien to his publishers about the difficulties of completing The Return of the King, the third and final part of The Lord of the Rings, is to be offered at Bonhams sale of Books, Maps, Manuscripts and Historical Photographs in London on 19 March. It is estimated [Read More]
Daily Archives: February 11, 2014
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The H.B. Harris, Jr. Collection Brings $7.5 Million Against Pre-Sale Estimate of $4.0-$6.0 Million (Chicago, IL) – Hart Davis Hart, America’s #1 Wine Auction House in 2012 and 2013, opened 2014 with a blockbuster auction, selling 100% of lots offered and posting $7.5 million in sales. A remarkable sale, the Harris collection [Read More]
A William IV silver dinner service presented to Peter Greenall Esquire by the residents of St. Helens, as a token of their esteem and gratitude, will be sold alongside a selection of fine silver and objects of vertu at Dreweatts & Bloomsbury Auctions Donnington Priory saleroom on Wednesday 26th February. A leading [Read More]
A fine selection of books from the library of a south-coast Gentleman will be offered in Dreweatts & Bloomsbury Auctions’ sale on Thursday 27th February. Displaying the owner’s passion for natural history, the collection includes an extremely rare and complete hand-coloured florilegium of Abraham Munting’s posthumously published Naauwkeurige Beschryving der Aargewassen. Naauwkeurige [Read More]
The auction of mostly fresh to the market items will be an eclectic mix of specialty collections. (LYNBROOK, N.Y.) – A record album signed by Lou Reed and Andy Warhol, a fur coat owned and worn by George Harrison, an 1812 British presentation sword with scabbard, the original Groucho Marx secret-word duck [Read More]
(WOODSTOCK, Conn.) – Heckler’s absentee Auction 108 will offer 96 exceptional glass items in a compact but potent sale, beginning March 17th and ending March 26th (at 10 p.m EST). A full color catalog will be available online soon, at www.hecklerauction.com. “This won’t be our biggest sale ever, but I’m extremely pleased [Read More]
Christie’s auctioneers announces five senior appointments: Eric Chang, Deputy Chairman of Asian 20th and Contemporary Art, Ben Kong, Deputy Chairman of Chinese Paintings, Vickie Sek, Deputy Chairman of Jewellery and Jadeite, Jinqing Cai, President of Christie’s China and Rebecca Wei, President of Christie’s Asia (Excluding China). “In a world where so much [Read More]