Auction News

Over 450 lots, all of them fresh to the market, will come under the gavel in two sessions. (PALM BEACH, Fla.) – The partial contents of a prominent Palm Beach oceanfront estate, fine Asian works of art and Persian carpets from a private Delray Beach collection and many other quality consignments will [Read More]

Works by three of India’s greatest painters Tyeb Mehta, Maqbool Husain and Sayed Haider Raza – are set to make record prices at Bonhams Indian and Islamic Sale on April 23 in London. What is particularly pleasing about these three works, is that they are all fresh to the market. It is [Read More]

ffering a distinguished collection of some of the finest natural history items available on the international market, Bonhams spring 2013 Natural History auction, May 22 in Los Angeles, is particularly strong with notable American fossils, including dinosauria and a selection of vertebrates and invertebrates. A special offering of historic glass from the [Read More]

This is the highly prized memento of one lucky 15 year old girl from Sutton Coldfield back in the 1960’s. It is a crayon portrait of her idol and cultural icon Elvis Presley (1935-1977) otherwise known as the ‘king of Rock and Roll’ or just ‘The King’. The fan in question drew [Read More]

The event will be held in the firm’s gallery at the Quantum Town Center in Boynton Beach, Fla. (BOYNTON BEACH, Fla.) – A magnificent selection of estate jewelry, fine artwork, bronzes, sterling silver and Chinese works will cross the auction block on Saturday, May 11, at Elite Decorative Arts, in the firm’s [Read More]

(Lincoln, UK) Unique Auctions Fine Antiques & Collectors sale on Sunday 28t April (9am GMT) includes a rare film of Paul von Hindenburg, Prussian-German field marshal who later became the second President of Germany. The film was discovered along with other film footage in a collection of German ephemera mainly from the [Read More]

The Bonhams Hong Kong 2013 Spring Fine & Rare Wines, Cognac and Whisky Auction offers an exceptional selection of fine and rare wines and spirits from around the world. A total of 450 lots with an estimate of HK$12 million will go to block on 23 May at the Island Shangri-La Hotel. [Read More]

The Bonhams Hong Kong 2013 Spring Fine Jewelry & Jadeite Auction held on 25 May at the Island Ballroom of the Island Shangri-La Hotel offers sparks of marvels that will entice collectors and aficionados alike. Headlining the sale is Lot 1092, a magnificent art deco ruby and diamond necklace, by Cartier, circa [Read More]

Bonhams Madison Avenue salesroom was buzzing on April 15 with two highly anticipated auctions, A Prominent Collection of Fine Jewelry consisting of eighty-two exquisite pieces from a private collector, and a subsequent auction of Fine Jewelry consisting of 182 fashionable pieces sourced from various owners. A record number of international telephone bidders [Read More]

A rare Confederate Officer inscribed Civil War revolver realized $4,750 and a World War II Colt 1911A1 pistol saw $3,000 in Cordier Auction’s Firearms & Militaria auction held on March 24, 2013. Approximately 164 bidders were registered in the room. Additionally, more than 1,150 bidders were pre-registered to bid via the internet. [Read More]

Bonhams is to offer a selection of pens, in its Fine Writing Instruments auction to be held June 11. The leading lot of the auction is a Montegrappa “The Dragon 2010 Bruce Lee 18 Karat Yellow Gold Limited Edition 88 Fountain Pen,” estimated at $30,000-50,000. The pen, which honors one of the [Read More]

The latest Used Car report from leading vehicle auction company, British Car Auctions (BCA) shows that year-on-year values were up by over 17% in March, although prices declined marginally – by 0.7% – when compared to February 2013. For the fourth month running, average used car values remained at £7,000 or more [Read More]

With 2013 marking the 60th Anniversary of “America’s Sports Car” and the debut of its seventh-generation models, we are extremely pleased to offer an outstanding example from the Corvette’s landmark introductory year at our upcoming Newport Beach auction, which is set to take place on June 20 – 22. Groundbreaking in every [Read More]

A rare Hermès Extraordinary Collection 18cm Diamond Blue Jean Porosus Crocodile Double-Gusset Constance Bag with 18K White Gold Hardware (starting bid $40,000) — among the most exotic handbags available in the world — along with two Hermès finds from the collection of fashion Kim Kardashian, will debut in Heritage Auctions’ Spring Handbags [Read More]

The 1962 Nobel Prize for Physiology or Medicine awarded to Dr. Francis Harry Compton Crick, along with Drs. James Dewey Watson and Maurice Hugh Frederick Wilkins, for “…their discoveries concerning the molecular structure of nucleic acids and its significance for information transfer in living material,” or what would become known as DNA, [Read More]

In all, 156 pieces will come under the gavel in Milford, Conn. Internet bidding by Artfact.com. (MILFORD, Conn.) – An exceptional painting by the renowned American Impressionist Childe Hassam (1859-1935) is just one in a last-minute flurry of important consignments slated for auction on Thursday, April 25th, by Shannon’s Fine Art Auctioneers, [Read More]

Bonhams announce its California and Western Paintings and Sculpture auction, April 30 in Los Angeles, and simulcast in San Francisco. It will be led by Granville Redmond’s “Spring in Southern California” (est. $400,000-600,000). The work serves as an iconic example of California plein air painting, depicting flowers, oaks and mountains in Redmond’s [Read More]

The warehouse style auction was a much loved Cleveland tradition and Gray’s aims to bring it back to life this spring. Every lot in the auction has a reserve at or under $500, with the majority of items starting well below $100. First-time auction goers, young professionals, students with new digs to [Read More]