One of the most renowned of legendary Lotus head Colin Chapman’s landmark Formula 1 car designs, the Lotus 49 as introduced in 1967 not only launched the racing world’s most successful Grand Prix power unit – the Cosworth-Ford DFV V8 – into racing history, it also became one of the longest-lived of [Read More]
Yearly Archives: 2014
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The world’s largest known collection of Art Deco bookends is to be sold at Bonhams in London. The vast collection of 180 pairs will be offered over two sales, the first being the 2nd April Decorative Arts sale at Bonhams, Knightsbridge. Classic Art Deco designs in bronze, glass, iron and marble are [Read More]
The Old Rectory, built in 1713, is considered one Kent’s finest small Queen Anne country houses. On 12th March, Bonhams will be offering the contents for sale as part of the Fine English Furniture, Sculpture and Works of Art sale at London’s New Bond Street. The house and its contents are owned [Read More]
Christie’s announce the forthcoming sale of BUONO DI STAMPA: Prints from the Archive of Stamperia d?Arte 2RC to be held on Wednesday, 26 February in South Kensington. The 112 carefully selected works, which will be seen together for the first time, have been lovingly assembled over fifty years from the renowned studio [Read More]
On 6 March 2014 Christie’s sale of The Opulent Eye will offer furniture, sculpture and works of art from the 19th century. The sale reflects the eclectic and opulent styles of the period from the regal grandeur of Napoleon’s Empire to the Art Nouveau of Belle époque Paris. The sale is led [Read More]
An important dressing case, formerly the property of Lady Augusta Shirley of Staunton Harold Estate is coming up for auction next week, (26th February). The coromandel box was probably made by Betjemann & Sons of London as a gift to Lady Augusta Shirley (1849-1933) on the occasion of her marriage to Sir [Read More]
Three unique and unseen Polaroids of Kate Moss, taken by the fashion designer Tom Ford during a fitting for Gucci’s Spring/Summer 1997 collection, will go under the hammer as part of Dreweatts & Bloomsbury Auctions Photo Opportunities sale on Friday 28th February. Annotated in black felt tip in the margin, the images [Read More]
Bonhams Indian, Himalayan & Southeast Asian Art sale on March 17, part of Asia Week New York, will feature fine and early Nepalese figurative sculptures. Among the highlights is a gilt copper figure of Vajrapani, the Buddha’s protector and guide, from the early 10th century (est. $100,000-150,000). The fluid and joyous sculpture [Read More]
RAGO’S 20TH C. DESIGN AUCTIONS, MARCH 1-2, INCLUDE WORK BY GEORGE NAKASHIMA, PAUL EVANS, PHIL POWELL, VIKTOR SCHRECKENGOST, TIFFANY STUDIOS AND ROBERT ARNESON. Other highlights include the Martin Brothers, Gio Ponti, Tommi Parzinger, Adelaide Robineau, Newcomb College, Otto and Gertrud Natzler, Jan Yoors, Ed and Philip Moulthrop, and Harry Bertoia. Lambertville, NJ [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]
British fine art and collectibles auction house Dreweatts & Bloomsbury Auctions have appointed Adrien von Ferscht as Consultant: Chinese Export Silver, in a move that allows Dreweatts & Bloomsbury Auctions to make further inroads in to the flourishing Chinese fine art market. James Nicholson, Deputy Chairman of Dreweatts and International Head of [Read More]
Bonhams announce its upcoming Asian Decorative Arts auction that will be taking place at its San Francisco saleroom on Tuesday, March 4. Following the highly successful, two-day Asian art auction held there in December of 2013, this San Francisco sale promises to include exciting material for seasoned collectors, dealers and new collectors [Read More]
A pastel and charcoal head study by the artist most famous for sculpting the four bronze lions that stand at the base of Nelson’s Column in London’s Trafalgar Square, sold yesterday for £5,952 in Dreweatts & Bloomsbury Auctions sale of Watercolours, Drawings and Prints. The drawing by Sir Edwin Henry Landseer depicts [Read More]
A 1950s Pan Am airline poster was among a number of vintage posters offered at Dreweatts & Bloomsbury Auctions on Wednesday 12th February. The famous American illustrator and graphic designer Raymond Ameijide (1924-2000) created the piece for Pan Am airline to promote Bermuda as the holiday destination of choice. The original offset [Read More]
Dedham, MA- Grogan and Company Fine Art Auctioneers and Appraisers is pleased to announce their upcoming February 23rd auction includes over 800 lots of Jewelry and Silver, American and European Fine Art, 18th and 19th century Furniture and Decorations, Asian and Tribal Works of Art, and Oriental Rugs and Carpets from various [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]
It’s shaping up to be one of the best antiques and fine art auctions A. B. Levy’s has ever held. (WEST PALM BEACH, Fla.) – Rare antique vases by makers such as Meissen and Thomas Webb, outstanding selections of estate silver and jewelry pieces, wonderful Chinese and Japanese decorative accessories and original [Read More]
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]