Auction News

Three mid-20th century ceramic pitchers by the renowned artist Pablo Picasso, two sterling Communion chalices (one gilt-washed), fine art by noted painters such as Peter Pierobon and Jean Charles Blais, an early 19th century French gilt and patinated bronze mantel clock and more will cross the block July 14-15 at Crescent City [Read More]

Christopher Forbes is to auction his collection of Roycroft furnishings and metal ware, as well as other property from his two houses in Colorado’s Sangre de Cristo Mountainss at Rago’s on October 27, 2012. Among the Roycroft property for sale is a one-of-a-kind chair made by Dard Hunter. Illustrated in the 1994 [Read More]

Christie’s evening auction of The Daphne Guinness Collection; Sold to Benefit the Isabella Blow Foundation realized a total of £476,800 / $744,285 / €595,523 – far-exceeding the pre-sale estimate of £100,000. The auction offered 102 lots, including a selection of dresses, coats, skirts, tops and jackets belonging to Daphne Guinness, as well [Read More]

Worcester, MA – A rare collection of credentials and memorabilia belonging to legendary crime fighter Eliot Ness has surfaced and will be offered for the first time at an important Sept 27th sale by Central Mass Auctions of Worcester, MA. Only Known Eliot Ness Credentials Ness’ Department of Justice May 14, 1932 [Read More]

Boston, MA – Skinner, Inc. will host an auction of European Furniture and Decorative Arts on July 14th in its Boston gallery. With over 800 lots on offer, the sale features a broad array of Continental and British ceramics, silver, glass, statuary, clocks, paintings and prints, lighting, rugs, textiles, and antique furniture. [Read More]

Three Cambridge University Athletics club photographs of the teams from 1920 to 1922 which included Harold Abrahams, our British 1924 Olympic 100m champion, later depicted in the Chariots of Fire film, will be sold at Cheffins Books, Maps & Prints auction in July. Harold Abrahams (1899-1978) was a student at Gonville & [Read More]

Bonhams announced results for its Entertainment Memorabilia auction on June 24 in Los Angeles. The sale featured a wide variety of items related to Hollywood, Rock ‘n Roll and Animation Art. Highlights included pieces connected to Jerry Garcia, The Muppets, “Raiders of the Lost Ark,” Frank Sinatra, Flash Gordon, the Estate of [Read More]

Now in its 15th year, Bonhams’ summer motoring sale in Carmel, California, has earned a reputation for stellar competition cars and this year strongly supports that tradition. Following the announcement of the headlining, ultra-impressive GTC Gulf Team Davidoff 1997 McLaren F1 GTR, several other noteworthy racing and sports cars of various vintages [Read More]

The 1939 Lagonda V12 Team Car will be on display at the Bonhams Goodwood Festival of Speed sale on Friday 29 June and will go under the hammer at the Bonhams Goodwood Revival sale on Saturday 15 September, where it is expected to realize in excess of £1 million. Funded by 26-year-old [Read More]

Bonhams Fine & Rare wine sale on 5th July at New Bond Street will include several wines from important years of Queen Elizabeth II’s reign. Two bottles of Pol Roger Champagne 1952, the year of her coronation, will go under the hammer, along with a bottle of Pol Roger 1973, altogether estimated [Read More]

Skinner, Inc. today announced strong results for its recent Fine Jewelry sale held Tuesday, June 12th. The highly successful sale grossed $2.8 million including buyer’s premium, surpassing the pre-auction estimate high. Colored stones, Art Deco pieces, diamonds, and natural pearls were especially strong performers. An Art Deco diamond pendant necklace by Cartier [Read More]

Michael Jackson’s trademark military-style jacket will be one of the highlights, of almost 40 lots related to Jackson included in Bonhams, Knightsbridge forthcoming Entertainment Memorabilia sale on 3rd July 2012. The custom-made jacket, tailored by Dege & Skinner, Saville Row, features the original costume label inside the pocket, typewritten “Michael Jackson” and [Read More]

T206 Wagner Sells For $651,750; Babe Ruth Rookie Card $142,200; Famous T206 Doyle hammered down at $414,750; Countless Baseball Card Auction Records Shattered At REA!!! Watchung, New Jersey. The strength of the high-end baseball card and memorabilia market was impossible to miss at Robert Edward’s record-setting May 12, 2012 auction. An astounding [Read More]

Christie’s International announce Per Holmberg has been appointed to lead its New York Wine Department as Vice President, Head of Department. In this capacity, Mr. Holmberg will work closely with the auction house’s team of wine specialists to lead the continued growth and development of Christie’s wine sales throughout North and South [Read More]

Christie’s announce early highlights from the one-off themed exhibition and auction The London Sale, on Monday, 3 September 2012 at 1pm. The special extended exhibition, which will run for six-weeks throughout the Olympic Summer from 27 July through to the auction on 3 September 2012, is sure to prove popular with visitors [Read More]

The two-day Stamps and Postal History of the World sale at Stanley Gibbons’ Strand salerooms comprises over 1500 lots, with a number of significant single items, multiples and items of postal history appearing in the Great Britain section which will be auctioned from 10am on Friday 22nd June. The Great Britain section [Read More]

Christie’s announce the forthcoming sale of Mary Ann Friend’s autograph manuscript journal of a voyage to Hobart, 14 August 1829 – 12 June 1831 (estimate: £100,000-150,000). Of exceptional historical interest to Western Australia, the journal has been consigned for sale by Mary Ann Friend’s heirs. Friend’s journal, illustrated with her own sketches, [Read More]

On June 11, Bonhams hosted the Fine Writing Instruments: The Mel Wilmore Collection of Extraordinary Montblancs auction which featured the greatest single collection of fine Montblanc pens ever offered at auction. These spectacular examples belonged to Mel Wilmore who is described as one of the top Montblanc collectors worldwide, so much so [Read More]