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]
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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 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]
Bonhams announce a charity auction to benefit Los Angeles Fund for Public Education supporting art and music education in L.a. public schools on February 22 at Bonhams Los Angeles. The 10-foot tall Gibson guitar art sculptures that have lined THE SUNSET STRIP will end their year-long tour on Friday, February 22 when [Read More]
An original-condition, ‘barn-find’ Aston Martin DB5 Sports Saloon is an early consignment for the 14th annual Bonhams sale of Aston Martin and Lagonda motor cars at the factory’s Works department in Newport Pagnell, Buckinghamshire, UK, on Saturday 18th May. The 1964 model, with less than 48,000 miles on the clock, is offered [Read More]
A letter penned by the maternal aunt of one of music’s most enduring legends is set to sell at auction on the 15th February 2013. Mary Elizabeth ‘Mimi’ Smith played a huge part in John Lennon’s early life; taking custody of the young John when his mother – her younger sister Julia [Read More]
An unusual dining table designed by one of the world’s most celebrated contemporary architects has recently come to light. ‘Nomos’ table made by Techno The futuristic looking table consists of a weighty plate glass top supported on a chromed metal base. If the design looks vaguely familiar then it is – think [Read More]
‘Chinese Girl’, the most iconic work of Vladimir Tretchikoff – the Russian émigré who settled in South Africa – will be sold at Bonhams South African art sale on 20th March 2013 for an estimated £300,000 to £500,000. Said to be the most widely reproduced and recognizable picture in the world, from [Read More]
A significant collection comprising the signatures of many prominent cricket, rugby, golf and tennis stars of the 1930s is part of the impressive sporting memorabilia section of next month’s Specialist Collectors Sale at Cuttlestones’ Wolverhampton Auction Rooms. Contained within a single album, sporting luminaries such as 1935 Wimbledon Champion Fred Perry, the [Read More]
Bonhams first auction of the year in San Francisco, the 639-lot Period Art & Design sale, January 20, achieved a successful $516,688. The leading lot of the multi-category auction, from the strong-selling European paintings portion of the sale, was an After Domenikos Theotokopoulos (El Greco) oil on canvas, “Saint Dominic in prayer,” [Read More]
Heritage Auctions has announced the expansion of its New York staff with the hiring of Aviva Lehmann as Director of American Art, New York, Kate Waterman, Director of Jewelry, New York and Alex Miller, Comics Consignment Director. “Heritage saw an opportunity to bring on top level talent in crucial categories while expanding [Read More]
Bonhams hosted a record crowd for its second annual Scottsdale Auction with buyers participating from around the world. Bidders and registrants from no less than 28 countries participated, thus demonstrating the global reach of the Bonhams International Motoring Department. As is Bonhams’ trademark, a tremendous variety of vehicles were on offer, including [Read More]
The Smith & Wesson .32L caliber revolver will be the centerpiece lot of a big firearms auction. (KANSAS CITY, Mo.) – A weapon retrieved from the stolen car driven by the outlaws Bonnie Parker and Clyde Barrow after they were killed in a hail of bullets from a police ambush in 1934 [Read More]
Boston, Mass. – January 18, 2013 – Skinner, Inc. will host an auction of American Indian & Ethnographic Art on February 9th in its Boston gallery. Skinner is proud to offer more than 200 lots of evocative Plains Indian artifacts, including four rare pieces collected by the Burr family in 1855-1857. The [Read More]
Heritage Auctions experienced its fourth straight year of record sales in 2012: more than $860 million, the highest tally yet for the world’s third largest auction house and largest auctioneer of high-end collectibles. Markets ranging from U.S. Coins, Comics and Comic Art and Historical Americana showed strong gains as did sales of [Read More]
Following in the footsteps of The Staffordshire Hoard, Lichfield has revealed an exceptional collection of over 800 Greek and Roman coins. The collection represents a lifetime’s passion of a local gentleman and was discovered at a coin valuation day at Lichfield’s Auctioneers Richard Winterton last year. Stephen Wrenn, Coin and Medal Consultant [Read More]
Imperial Auctioneers will host a Fine Asian Art auction on January 24th, 2013 starting at 8PM EST in Chicago, Illinois. Liveauctioneers.com will provide the live Internet bidding. Highlights of the auction include: A monumental Cloisonne enamel charger circa 1900 (estimate: $10,000-$20,000). Measuring 30 inches in diameter with a beautiful mille-fleur design this [Read More]
Included will be an Emmerson pattern rose bowl, the Sinclaire chest with stemware, a Delphos pattern tray, a Rex pattern tray, an Aztec pattern punch set, and a turquoise to clear claret jug. (ST. CHARLES, Mo.) – Woody Auction will ring in the New Year with a sale packed with over 400 [Read More]