Built in France in 1929, the Bugatti 37A started life as a four-cylinder Grand Prix model used exclusively for competition. It was first owned by Briton Jack Lemon Burton – founder member of the Bugatti Owners’ Club – whose father gave it to him as a 21st birthday present in 1932 and, [Read More]
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A one of a kind Hermès 32cm Matte Geranium Porosus Crocodile & Black Togo Leather Sellier Kelly Bag with Feet set a world record as the most valuable Kelly bag sold at auction when it realized $125,000 in Heritage Auctions’ $3.8+ million Holiday Luxury Signature Auction in Dallas. The Dec. 10-11 designer [Read More]
Christie’s announce that Americana Week 2014, a weeklong series of auctions, viewings, and events, will be held from January 18-27. The week of sales is comprised of Important American Silver on January 23, Important American Furniture, Folk Art and Decorative Arts on January 24, and Chinese Export Art on January 27. Several [Read More]
As average used car values have surged to record levels during 2013, leading vehicle remarketing company, British Car Auctions (BCA) suggests next year could bring more of the same in the used car market as the availability of retail quality used cars is likely to remain limited. Average used car values in [Read More]
The past year (2013) saw a series of art records broken in Bonhams salerooms round the world in London, Paris, New York, Hong Kong, Sydney, San Francisco and Los Angeles. Records were achieved for Old Master Painting, Jewelry, Russian Art, Indian and Islamic Art, Chinese Art, Contemporary African Art and Collectors’ Cars. [Read More]
Christie’s is to offer Property from the Estate of Eric Martin Wunsch in a series of January sales including Silver on January 23, American Furniture on January 24, Chinese Export Art on January 27, and Old Master Paintings Part I on January 29. Eric Martin Wunsch was a New York collector with [Read More]
Yearly auction totals up 37% to $36 Million (Chicago, IL) Hart Davis Hart completed the most successful year in the company’s history, following another strong showing at its two-day December auction. Over the course of seven auctions held in 2013, HDH netted $36.07 million, making Hart Davis Hart the largest seller of [Read More]
To mark the 400th anniversary of the first auction of Japanese art ever held in Britain, Bonhams is proud to announce that it will hold an historic commemorative sale of Japanese Export Art in December 2014 at its headquarters, 101 New Bond Street, London. The Clove, a ship of the English East [Read More]
The grey wool suit that Gene Kelly wore in 1952 in the centerpiece number of the beloved MGM Hollywood musical “Singin’ in the Rain” — arguably one of the most famous musical numbers in all film history — realized more than $106,250 as part of Heritage Auctions Entertainment & Music event on [Read More]
A Jules Gustave Leroy painting entitled “The Christmas Present” sold for $16,000 while a Tiffany tall case clock realized $17,000 at Cordier Auctions’ Fall Two Day Antique & Fine Art Auction on November 9 and 10. Other highlights included a Lancaster County, Pennsylvania high boy at $8,500, a Story & Clark Storytone [Read More]
Two huge 2ft 9 inch tall Bohemian glass goblets made in Carlsbad in the mid 19th century were the star performers at Bonhams Masterpieces of Bohemian Glass sale in New Bond Street, London on 11 December. The pair sold for £47,500 in a sale which made over £450,000. The clear glass goblets, [Read More]
A poignant first World War drawing by official War Artist for the British Government, Christopher Nevinson, set a new world record for a work on paper by the artist at Dreweatts & Bloomsbury Auction’s sale of Modern and Contemporary Prints on Wednesday 11th December. It was purchased by a by a private [Read More]
The Native American Art auction at Bonhams, December 9 in San Francisco, brought $2.1 million. Leading the sale was an important Okvik Eskimo carved fossilized walrus ivory human female head, 200 BC-100 AD, that achieved $197,000. A second rare and important Okvik Eskimo ivory head, that of a man, and also dating [Read More]
Bonhams sale of Fine & Rare wines, on 5th & 6th December, realized almost £1.2 million with over 88% sold by value. Burgundy led the way, with the top lot in the sale: a case of a dozen bottles of Romanée-Conti from the fine 1988 vintage which made £94,000 (estimate £70,000-80,000). A [Read More]
Items will range from diamond earrings (est. $200-$300) to a dazzling 7.5-carat diamond ring. (WEST PALM BEACH, Fla.) – More than 200 lots of dazzling diamonds, jewelry and fine timepieces – pulled from prominent local estates and collections and spanning a broad range of price points, from a few hundred dollars to [Read More]
A book by Charles Darwin charting the expedition that led to his theory of evolution will join printed books, maps, works on paper and original artwork in Dreweatts & Bloomsbury Auctions sale of Antiquarian Books. The book, which once belonged to the explorer’s cabin mate John Lort Stokes on H.M.S. Beagle, will [Read More]
A host of mythological marble sculptures stand among an impressive line up at the Fine European Furniture sale at Bonhams, New Bond Street on 12th December. An early 19th century white marble sculpture of Venere (or Venus) is offered for sale with estimates of £60,000-£90,000. Venus holds the prize of a golden [Read More]
To mark the 50th Anniversary of the death of leading children’s author C.S.Lewis, Dreweatts & Bloomsbury Auctions are offering a first edition of his first published work, Spirits in Bondage. It will be sold as part of printed books, maps, works on paper and original artwork at the auctioneers’ Mayfair saleroom on [Read More]