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Bonhams will be selling an array of important historical pieces, ranging from a spectacular 17th century wood ceiling panel, to rare Islamic manuscripts, Iznik pottery and elaborate jewellery and silverware in its Islamic and Indian Art Sale on 8th October at New Bond Street. One of the highlights of the sale is [Read More]

The luxury brand Louis Vuitton, synonymous with the art of travel and highly qualified craftsmanship, collaborates this year with six masters of savoir-faire and creates six limited-edition Special Orders to benefit the ‘Red Cross’. Sotheby’s London will co-host the gala charity sale of these unique special pieces at its New Bond Street [Read More]

A rare early collection of silver religious ornaments from the Plymouth Hebrew Congregation’s synagogue built in 1762, the oldest built by Ashkenazi Jews in the English-speaking world will be sold by Bonhams on 25th November. This earliest and rarest set of silver prayer instruments is estimated to sell for £50,000 to £60,000. [Read More]

Fascination with dinosaurs and natural works of art fueled bidding on Saturday, October 3, 2009 as Bonhams & Butterfields offered and sold property during the company’s first Natural History auction held at The Venetian Resort Hotel Casino in Las Vegas. The sale brought more than $1.7-million for approximately 50 lots of high [Read More]

Sotheby’s Orientalist sale in Paris on October 28 will consist of 205 lots of paintings, sculptures and works of art. It will also include a section dedicated to Islamic Art for the first time, with 120 lots illustrating les arts d’Orient from North Africa to China. Orientalist Paintings One of the sale’s [Read More]

John Moran Auctioneers’ September 29, 2009 Estates Auction, featuring European & American decorative & fine art, proved once again that however battered the economy, exceptional pieces still bring exceptional prices. With their national and international audience growing ever larger, thanks to extensive internet visibility and online bidding, Moran’s is achieving strong results [Read More]

Million dollar jade collection to be offered at auction BOSTON, Mass. – www.skinnerinc.com – Skinner, one of the world’s leading auction houses for antiques and fine art, today announced its upcoming auction of Asian Works of Art – to take place on Oct 17th at 3 p.m. and Oct. 18th at 10 [Read More]

Once more the Dorotheum gets up to speed for the vintage car fair „Classic Expo“ in Salzburg: „Vintage Cars, Automobilia, and Motorcycles“ with a total of 500 lots coming up for auction. On 17th, car- and motorcycle lovers will have ample opportunity to bid for rare and valuable vehicles. In the vintage [Read More]

Powdered belladonae (nightshade) and powdered baldrian (valerian) – both part of a collection of historical pharmaceutical items presented at the auction of “Historical scientific instruments, models, and globes” to be held on 20th October 2009 at the Dorotheum Vienna. The event features a true rarity, the complete furnishings of a 17th century [Read More]

There’s an eclectic collection of classic cars and motorcycles going under the hammer at Shannons Sydney Spring Auction on Monday October 12, ranging from a restored 1957 VW Kombi Panelvan to a stunning 1991 Harley-Davidson Heritage Softail and an award-winning Aston Martin DB6. VW Kombi lovers will be drawn to the blue [Read More]

Featuring Ephemera & Collectibles and Furniture & Decorative Arts MARLBOROUGH, Mass. – www.skinnerinc.com – Skinner will host its October Discovery auction on Wednesday, October 14th and Thursday October 15th in its Marlborough, Massachusetts gallery at 274 Cedar Hill Street. Session I begins on Wednesday at 2 p.m. and features ephemera, collectibles and [Read More]

RM’s Icons of Speed & Style event held today at the famed Petersen Automotive Museum presented a ‘no-reserve’ single-owner collection of 80 historic vehicles and 70 lots of memorabilia to a standing-room-only crowd and online audience achieving total sales of $6,905,952. The 1965 Dodge A100 Pickup Truck “Little Red Wagon” Wheelstander exceeded [Read More]

On October 13th, the 84th birthday of legendary icon Lenny Bruce, there will be an auction of rare memorabilia consisting of more than 25 items from his Estate, overseen by his daughter, Kitty Bruce. The auction is being held to raise funds for Lenny’s House, a non-profit recovery house for women healing [Read More]

The Chelsea Collection of Severin Wunderman raised a remarkable £881,940 in total, with 90% of all lots selling. The extraordinary furniture and fittings of the home of ‘Time Lord’, Severin Wunderman, who built up the Gucci watch franchise and owned the Swiss watch brand Corum, excited bidders on a national and international [Read More]

Following the success of its Hong Kong sale in May, Seoul Auction, Korea’s leading auction house, will again present an exceptional array of Western and Asian art in the Modern & Contemporary Art sale to be held on 7 October, 2009 at 5 pm at the Grand Hyatt Hong Kong. The sale [Read More]

Christie’s Important Silver and Objects of Vertu sale on October 22 in New York will present collectors with an exciting selection by renowned artists such as Paul Storr, Philip Rundell, Paul de Lamerie, among others from well-known collections such as the Inventory of Marks Antiques in London and Property from the Collection [Read More]

Sotheby’s autumn sale of 19th Century European Art Including Important British Paintings will be held in New York on October 22, 2009, and will offer a selection of high-quality works representing the best artists, schools and styles of the 19th century. Works from the sale are estimated to bring in excess of [Read More]

European paintings collectors will be offered several exceptional collecting opportunities at the October 21 auction at Bonhams New York. Comprised of nearly 200 lots, the sale consists of a wide variety of paintings from various schools including Italian, Spanish, French, Dutch, Austrian, German, and Orientalist. Highlighting the sale is a work by [Read More]