The world’s most comprehensive collection of competition cars from Scotland’s flagship team that won two consecutive Le Mans 24-Hour races in the 1950s is among early consignments for one of the first sales to be held at Bonhams’ newly redesigned and refurbished London headquarters. Scottish businessman and amateur racing driver David Murray [Read More]
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A pair of 13th century Samurai swords by master maker Bizen Nagamitsu (or, “Nagamitsu from Bizen province,” active 1264-1287) is estimated to sell between $150,000-200,000 at Bonhams October 8 auction, Arts of the Samurai. The two swords, of different lengths, are a matched pair called a daisho, which means “large-small” in Japanese. [Read More]
The bed was the top achiever of the 650 or so lots that crossed the block in Atlanta that day. (ATLANTA, Ga.) – A magnificent Victorian rosewood half tester bed, attributed to the renowned 19th century American furniture maker Prudent Mallard, sold for $24,780 at a Summer Estates Auction held Aug. 4 [Read More]
CHICAGO – Imperial Auctioneers, specialists in fine-quality Asian art will conduct an auction on Tuesday, September 10th, 2013 beginning at 7PM CST. Highlights of the auction start with a very good selection of Contemporary Chinese paintings. The star lot being Lot 30, a fine oil on canvas painting attributed to the important [Read More]
Boston, Mass. – Skinner, Inc. will auction prints, photographs, paintings, and sculpture on Friday, September 20th at its Boston gallery for its highly anticipated fall American & European Works of Art sale. An important Fitz Henry Lane painting estimated at $1.2 to $1.8 million and a rare Conrad Wise Chapman work depicting [Read More]
Bonhams November 5 Impressionist and Modern Art auction will feature a masterpiece by Camille Pissarro, the pivotal Impressionist and Neo-Impressionist master. Le Jardin de Maubuisson, Pontoise, la Mère Bellette is estimated to fetch $1,500,000 to 2,000,000. The picture dates from 1882, at the end of a 10 year period during which the [Read More]
The auction will be held in the firm’s gallery, at 24022 Whyte Hardee Blvd. in Hardeeville, S.C. (HARDEEVILLE, S.C.) – A signed Marc Lalique cactus table, 19th and 20th century furniture, estate jewelry, antique timepieces, vintage lighting, sterling silver and more will be sold over two days on Sept. 21-22 by Gallery [Read More]
Baldwin’s Auction 83 will be held on the 24th of September, at the CIPFA Conference Centre, London, in conjunction with Coinex 2013, the UK’s premier numismatic exhibition. The 1383 lots comprise an array of high quality Ancient and World coins and medals from around the globe, and include a stunning selection of [Read More]
The concluding part of this prestigious collection will be the second of three significant auctions offered by Baldwin’s as the Official Coinex Auctioneer 2013. The final part of this unique collection will be sold on 25-26 September at the CIPFA Conference Centre, and will feature Circulating Coins of British India, The East [Read More]
Bonhams quarterly Salon Jewelry auction to be held September 30 in San Francisco, and simulcast in Los Angeles, will add some dazzle to fall shopping. A Riker Brothers ruby and diamond Asian dragon motif bracelet, with maker’s mark, mounted in 14 karat gold (est. $4,000-6,000) will lead the sale, along with an [Read More]
BOSTON, Mass. – Skinner, Inc. will host an auction of Fine Jewelry in its Boston gallery on Tuesday, September 10th. The sale will feature over 600 lots of antique and period jewelry, as well as contemporary jewelry by famous makers including Tiffany, Cartier, Buccellati, and Van Cleef & Arpels. Artist Jewelry Skinner [Read More]
Buy it now auction service have just been introduced by leading global auto auction website ZoomAuctions.com. The company is highly sought after amongst people looking to purchase cars online because they offer over 100,000 vehicles each day for bidding. Apart from different car models, Zoom Auctions also has an impressive inventory of [Read More]
Richard Winterton Auctioneers’ two-day Antique, Home & Interiors Auction, (28th/29th August 2013) included over 1,600 quality Lots. Encompassing everything for the home and garden from fine jewellery and paintings to antique furniture and garden statuary, there was something for everyone with prices ranging from under £100 to well over £3,000. Collectors were [Read More]
The world’s most comprehensive collection of competition cars from Scotland’s flagship team that won two consecutive Le Mans 24-Hour races in the 1950s is among early consignments for one of the first sales to be held at Bonhams’ newly redesigned and refurbished London headquarters. Scottish businessman and amateur racing driver David Murray [Read More]
The sign was the top lot in a sale that featured Harley-Davidson motorcycle memorabilia. (DAVENPORT, Ia.) – A 1916 Harley-Davidson Motorcycles single-sided cardboard sign (saying “J. D. Dickenson, Rural Home”), rated 9+ out of 10 for condition and measuring 27 inches by 60 inches framed, sold for $8,800 at an auction loaded [Read More]
Art specialists from Bonhams, the international fine art auction house, will host a two day valuation event in Co. Derry-Londonderry this month (17th and 18th September) in a bid to unearth hidden art gems in the Ulster area. Visiting specialists Charles O’Brien (19th Century Painting) and Matthew Bradbury (Modern British & Irish [Read More]
Bellmans Auctioneers in Wisborough Green, West Sussex will be selling more than 800 original cartoons by the prominent and celebrated cartoonist Richard Willson. The cartoons include pen and ink drawings produced for notable newspapers and magazines such as The Times and The Ecologist. They are either being sold as single lots or [Read More]
Christie’s is to auction a private collection of the complete editions from the first 50 volumes published by Parkett, the Swiss based journal of Contemporary Art, which will be offered in the Parkett: First Fifty Editions 1984-1997 (Vol. 1-50/51) auction on Thursday, 26 September 2013. The fascinating collection, produced from 1984 to [Read More]