An extremely rare blue diamond ring will lead Bonhams Fine Jewelry sale on 24th April 2013. The fancy deep-blue diamond is set in a ‘Trombino’ ring made by Bulgari, the renowned Italian jeweler favored by Hollywood film stars, and the epitome of fashion and innovation during the 1960s. The ring was made [Read More]
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In all, nearly 1,500 quality lots will come up for bid at the firm’s gallery on St. Charles Avenue. (NEW ORLEANS, La.) – A silver plate showing an image of a bull’s head by the renowned artist Pablo Picasso (Sp./Fr., 1881-1973), cast by Francois and Peter Hugo of Paris in the mid-1950s, [Read More]
The ‘Herb Seller’ by Vladimir Tretchikoff (1913-2006), a Russian émigré to South Africa, will be sold by Bonhams on March 20th in London. Painted in 1949, it is estimated to sell for £80,000 to £120,000. At one time the painting was owned by Jan Haak, minister of Economic Affairs in the late [Read More]
The Mühleib Collection of European Glass from 1500 -1850, a fantastic selection of rare quality glass, will be sold by Bonhams in London on Thursday 2nd May in New Bond Street at 10.30am. Dr. Horst Mühleib assembled his collection of Venetian, German, Austrian and Dutch glass over a period of forty years. [Read More]
On Monday 18th February Fellows auctioneers will be offering an Oliver Cromwell gold ‘Broad’ in their specialist Coins & Medals sale. Rare Gold Cromwell CoinDue to being in very fine condition the coin is considered an extremely rare example and with an estimate of £7,000-£9,000 it is expected to generate considerable interest [Read More]
On Sunday, January 20th, Grogan and Company Fine Art Auctioneers conducted their long anticipated Fine Oriental Rugs and Carpets Auction, to a standing room only crowd including dealers, discriminating collectors and private home owners, all looking to take home a prized rug. The auction, which included over 300 rugs and carpets achieved [Read More]
Auction brings $4.4 million with “A Private Library of Extraordinary Bordeaux” exceeding the high estimate with heavy international bidding (Chicago, IL) – Hart Davis Hart, the leading wine auction house in America, opened 2013 with a highly-charged auction of finest and rarest wines, selling 99.9% of lots offered and posting $4.4 million [Read More]
Bonhams March 18 auction of Indian, Himalayan & Southeast Asian Art will feature a remarkable selection of fresh to the market narrative panels from the ancient region of Gandhara. Gandhara, the last outpost of Alexander the Great, was a flourishing kingdom where Eastern and Western culture combined to form a distinct artistic [Read More]
A rare four piece collector’s edition Browning Centennial set realized $7,500 and a name inscribed Remington New Model Army Conversion saw $5,500 in Cordier Auctions & Appraisals’ Firearms & Militaria auction held on December 2, 2012. S.E. Stilwell Inscribed $5,500 Approximately 150 bidders were registered in the room. Additionally, more than 725 [Read More]
A newly discovered painting by artist Paul Feiler (German/English, B 1918) sold for $31,000 in Cordier Auctions’ Fall Two Day Antique & Fine Art Auction on November 10 and 11. Other highlights of the sale included a 48 light Baccarat chandelier at $26,000, an 1891 English sterling nef at $12,000 and an [Read More]
Skinner, Inc. will host a one-day Discovery auction on February 14th in its Marlborough gallery. The sale presents a variety of prints, rugs, furniture, and other decorative objects, as well as an excellent selection of books and manuscripts. Books, Historical Manuscripts & Ephemera From modern firsts to early printing, the February auction [Read More]
Headlining the sale will be significant estate items from Bloomington, Ill., and Montclair, N.J. (ABERDEEN, Miss.) – A mammoth two day multi-estate sale consisting of around 800 quality lots of merchandise will be held the weekend of Feb. 15-16 by Stevens Auction Company in the firm’s gallery located at 609 North Meridian [Read More]
A bottle of Hine Grande Champagne Cognac from 1952 is among several lots of exceptional cognac to feature in Bonhams Fine & Rare Wines sale on 14th February at New Bond Street, London. Accompanied by a bottle of Hine Grande Champagne from 1904, the two bottles are estimated to sell for £400 [Read More]
The online bidding for this amazing property is now open, but will begin to close on 1 pm on Friday, February 22, according to John Nicholls, president of the company. “We are honored to have been selected to auction this home located in one of Fredericksburg’s most desirable communities. This luxurious home [Read More]
The stamps were by far the top achiever of the nearly 500 lots in the auction, held Dec. 29. (WAYNE, Pa.) A group of about 50 People’s Republic of China stamps – including a rare block of four Golden Monkey stamps – sold for $126,000 in an Internet-only auction held Dec. 29 [Read More]
Two charming flower paintings, perfect for Valentine’s Day gifts will be among the highlights of Bonhams Impressionist & Modern Art sale on Tuesday 5th February at New Bond Street, London. Lasting longer than a bunch of fresh flowers, Marc Chagall’s ‘Petit bouquet’ (estimated £8,000 – 12,000) and Reuven Rubin’s ‘Delphinium’ (estimated £40,000 [Read More]
More than 1,600 eclectic lots from a limited edition Dunhill-Namiki Motorities Maki-E fountain pen (estimate $35,000+) to a motorized Bugatti model car (estimate $2,000+) to a collection dedicated to the history of ballooning — come together Feb. 23-24 in Heritage Auctions’ annual Estate Signature® Auction at the company’s Design District Annex, 1518 [Read More]
Robert Buhler, president of MMI Public Relations (http://www.mmipublicrelations.com), a full-service public relations firm, has announced that the firm will sponsor Visual Art Exchange’s (VAE) upcoming For The Love Of Art auction and gala. Held Saturday, Feb. 2, the silent auction begins at 5 p.m., with a buffet dinner at 6:30 p.m., coffee [Read More]