Greek and Roman sculpture performed strongly at Bonhams sale of Antiquities on October 5th in New Bond Street, London. Sculpture was one of the most powerful presences in the cities of both Greek and Roman cultures […]
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Sotheby’s October auctions of Contemporary Art/Arab & Iranian and Arts of the Islamic World concluded today bringing a combined total of£10,901,275/$16,843,460. Contemporary Art/Arab & Iranian Auction, 4 October 2011 Sotheby’s fourth dedicated auction of Contemporary Art/Arab […]
Bonhams will be auctioning the internationally renowned glass collection of A C Hubbard Jr. on 30th November 2011 at Bonhams, 101 New Bond Street, London. The important and magnificent Prince William V of Orange Goblet, circa […]
A World Auction Record was set for Ming Porcelain at Sotheby’s Hong Kong today when an Outstanding Blue and White Imperial Vase, Ming Dynasty, sold for HK$168,660,000 / US$21,623,077. The ten-minute phone bidding battle in a […]
An important American copper urn designed by Frank Lloyd Wright from the Edward C. Waller house in River Forest, Illinois sold for $772,000 on Monday at Leslie Hindman Auctioneers. The urn, estimated at $400,000-600,000, sold to […]
Skinner Inc. today announced its fall auction of American Furniture and Decorative Arts will be held in its Boston gallery on Sunday, October 30, 2011. The sale features the early photography collection of Rod MacKenzie as […]
A solid gold presentation snuff box with a monogrammed ‘N’ for Napoleon on the lid is for sale at Bonhams Fine Silver sale in London on 23 November. Napoleon gold snuff box (£20,000-30,000) It was one […]
On October 17 Ayyam Auctions will present Art and Antiques of the Islamic World: The Ottoman Levant Between the Eighteenth and Nineteenth Centuries. As the inaugural event of a new series of public sales, this forthcoming […]
Bonhams presents its Fine Furniture and Decorative Arts sale, October 31-November 1, featuring several historical San Francisco highlights, and timed to coincide with the oldest continuously operating international antiques show on the West Coast, The San […]
A fascinating and valuable collection of over 80 historic maps of Cornwall and the Scilly Isles sold for £46,000 at Bonhams Printed Maps and Books sale in Oxford today, 27 September. Among the highlights was the […]
A famous “Ides of March” silver denarius of Marcus Brutus fetched a record-shattering $546,250 on Sept. 7 at Heritage Auctions’ World & Ancient Coins event, part of Heritage’s $34 million total Long Beach Numismatic Auctions, at […]
Furniture, Lighting, Clocks & Accessories: Period Drop Leaf Table w/Inlaid Legs & Faux Drawer, Tall Case Period Clock marked Robert Smith North Berwick, 8’ Mahogany Butler’s Desk, Vintage Watchmakers Bench J.H. Rosberg w/Tools, Drop Leaf Table […]
Doyle New York’s Asian Works of Art auction on September 12, 2011 attracted intense competition from an international audience of bidders in the crowded salesroom, on the telephones, and live on the Internet. In all, the […]
The Daniels collection of antique and vintage phones has been consigned to Morphy Auctions, where it will be apportioned into three subsequent General Antiques auctions, the first of which will take place on Friday and Saturday, […]
Led by the $6.8 million Norman Jacobs Collection, featuringan absolutely stellar 1909 set of Korean gold coins that realized a total $1,391,500, Heritage Auctions’ Sept. 8-9 Signature® World and Ancient Coins Auction at the Long Beach […]
Bonhams announce the sale of two extremely rare gold coins in its Coins & Medals auction on December 16, 2011. The first rare coin offered is the finest and only second-known example of a Chang Tso-Lin […]
A stunning art deco diamond wristwatch by Cartier circa 1935 that belonged to Eleonora Sears, the great, great granddaughter of Thomas Jefferson, will be offered in the Fine Jewellery sale, taking place at Bonhams London on […]
Dragon entwined Imperial ceramics, jade animals and a spectacular lamp made of buffalo horn, offer much to excite buyers at Bonhams Fine Chinese Art Sale on November 10th at New Bond Street, London. An object that […]