91h dinar from Caliph’s ‘Mine of the Commander of the Faithful’ expected to sell for £300,000-400,000 in April 10 London sale Morton & Eden, the specialist auctioneers of coins in London today announced the forthcoming sale of an extremely rare Islamic gold coin never previously offered for auction. It will be a [Read More]
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Bonhams sale Treasures from The Caren Archive on April 7 will feature a rare and exceedingly important early newspaper printing of the Declaration of Independence as published in The New England Chronicle (Powars and Willis) on July 18, 1776 (est. $50,000-70,000). The 4-page newspaper tied with Gill’s Continental Journal as the first [Read More]
Dreweatts & Bloomsbury Auctions’ Wednesday 26th March boutique sale of vintage and modern wristwatches for collectors and connoisseurs achieved some high prices, with many lots selling well over estimate. A 2008 Rolex, Oyster Perpetual Day-Date gentleman’s 18 carat gold watch was the highlight of the sale. Available in only platinum or gold [Read More]
Heritage Auctions has announced that Peter M. Fairbanks, an industry veteran with more than 35 years of experience in the fields of American and European Art, is joining Heritage Auctions as Director of Fine Art, West Coast. Fairbanks, a native of Cambridge, Massachusetts, received his Bachelor’s degree in Classical Studies from St. [Read More]
The auction will be conducted in Liberty, S.C., by Preston Evans Opportunities, of Newnan, Ga. LIBERTY, S.C. – An astounding 67-year collection of early cars and motorcycles – to include a 1902 Oldsmobile Model R curved-dash runabout, a 1911 touring Cadillac, a 1920 Indian Scout and a 1942 Harley-Davidson, plus many car [Read More]
Beatrice Welles, the daughter of the late great director Orson Welles — auteur of Citizen Kane, commonly considered the greatest film ever made — is making a trove of material related to her famous father, never before offered to the public, available for auction as part of Heritage Auctions’ Entertainment Signature Auction [Read More]
Proving that period Bugari is one of the most sought after jewellers in the international market, a stunning 1960s sapphire and diamond ring by Bulgari highlighted Dreweatts & Bloomsbury Auctions’ Wednesday 26th March auction of Fine Jewellery, which saw a plethora of jaw-dropping gems go under the hammer at the firms Donnignton [Read More]
Two wonderful ceramic survivors ? a Sèvres plate and teapot – have just been discovered in Devon by one of Bonhams local specialists, Sam Tuke, of the Exeter office. They will form part the next European Ceramics sale at Bonhams 101 New Bond St saleroom in London on 18th June The teapot [Read More]
It was Part 1 of a planned five-part auction series. All will be conducted by Woody Auction. WICHITA, Kan. – A museum-quality Louis Comfort Tiffany art glass vase, pastel white and green with finely engraved calla lily décor and numerous beetle and spider highlights, soared to $60,000 at Part 1 of a [Read More]
In honor of the centenary of World War I this year and following an overwhelming response to last year’s Grosvenor School sale pre-view, Bonhams will host a dedicated exhibition of works by war artist Christopher Richard Wynne Nevinson to accompany its April Prints sale. The exhibition will run from the 11th-23rd of [Read More]
A collection of unseen Henry Moore (1898-1986) working proof prints stole the show at Dreweatts & Bloomsbury Auctions’ sale of Modern & Contemporary Prints yesterday, Thursday 27th March. From the collection of Moore’s master printer Michael Rand, the original work from the late 1970s and early 1980s included the watercolour & charcoal [Read More]
An antique silver tankard discovered in Lichfield has just sold for a mouth-watering £4,000 at auction. The tankard was identified by experts as a piece made during the reign of George I. 1716 to be precise. It is a very plain piece, free of any over-the top decoration which often appears on [Read More]
Houston’s prestigious Royal Oaks Country Club will be offered at auction April 8, the first property offered by Dallas-based Heritage Luxury Real Estate Auctions®. Perched on the community’s highest vantage point beside the private Fred Couples designed signature golf course, 11602 Versailles Lakes Lane provides five bedrooms and five baths including a [Read More]
The first day of Baldwin’s three-day May auction calendar will contain the second part of one of the most impressive British colonial coin collections to have ever been offered for sale by public auction. Part One of The Arielle Collection sold through Baldwin’s Coinex auctions in September 2013, where every one of [Read More]
A wonderful selection of books on offer at Dreweatts & Bloomsbury Auctions’ monthly Bibliophile sale includes works by the great Romantic writers William Wordsworth and Lord Byron, as well as a small but perfectly formed section of books on flora. The sale will be held on Thursday 10th April in their Godalming [Read More]
Items from prominent estates in Texas, Indiana, Tennessee and Mississippi will come up for bid. ABERDEEN, Miss. – Around 350 hand-picked items from prominent estates representing a wide swath of the country – Texas, Indiana, Tennessee and Mississippi – will be offered in a gigantic multi-estate auction planned for Saturday, April 5th, [Read More]
The auction will be held in the firm’s gallery, at 1330 St. Charles Avenue in New Orleans, La. NEW ORLEANS, La. – Two oil on board paintings by Louisiana folk artist Clementine Hunter, two Newcomb College matte glaze baluster vases, a pair of huge American Renaissance Revival gold leaf and gesso pier [Read More]
Hart Davis Hart Continues its Strong Lead in 2014, Smashing Records and Further Solidifying a Near Perfect All-Time Sell-Through Rate (Chicago, IL) – Hart Davis Hart, America’s #1 Wine Auction House in 2012 and 2013, followed up its record-breaking February auction of the H.B. Harris, Jr. Collection with a highly-charged, 100% sold [Read More]