Sotheby’s London announce that its sale of Contemporary Turkish Art, will take place on Thursday 26th April 2012 during Sotheby’s Turkish and Islamic Week: Classical to Contemporary, which will commence on the 24th of April 2012*. Comprised of over 90 lots, the sale is estimated to fetch in excess of £1.5 million. [Read More]
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Lots may be viewed online starting April 24. The auction will begin April 27 and end May 6. (SACRAMENTO, Calif.) – Bottles, bottles, who’s got the bottles? American Bottle Auctions, that’s who – around 175 bottles, in fact, many of them rare and vintage examples in a broad variety of categories. All [Read More]
(IRVINE, CA)—California based Spectrum Wine Auctions announced today highlights from its first Hong Kong sale of the year, to take place on March 23 and 24, 2012 at the Grand Hyatt Hotel, Hong Kong. Spectrum Wine’s Spring 2012 Auction will feature their largest Burgundy offering ever The Spring 2012 Auction will feature [Read More]
Grogan and Company Fine Art Auctioneers and Appraisers announce their upcoming March Auction will be held on Saturday, March 24th and Sunday, March 25th. Session one, of the two-day auction, will be a single owner auction comprised of property from the Estate of the Reverend Peter J. Gomes. His personal collection includes [Read More]
WATCHUNG, NEW JERSEY. The catalog for Robert Edward Auctions’ 2012 blockbuster sale will ship on April 16, 2012. As always, the first copy off the presses will be presented to the National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum in Cooperstown, New York for their library, as is REA’s time-honored tradition. The remaining [Read More]
RM Auctions, announce a selection of stunning new consignments for its Monaco auction at the Grimaldi Forum, scheduled 11th – 12th May during the Grand Prix de Monaco Historique weekend. 948 Ferrari 166 Inter Spyder Corsa. Photo: Tom Wood ©2012 RM Auctions Befitting a sale in such a world-renowned motorsport location, RM [Read More]
Saffronart, India’s leading fine-art auction house, announces a public auction of ‘Carpets and Rugs’ for the first time in India, adding to its repertoire of well-regarded auctions. This sale features 30 lots, including a mix of exquisite Indian, Persian and Central Asian carpets. The 24-hour auction will take place online at www.saffronart.com, [Read More]
Sotheby’s will offer the Buhl Collection of photographs in a single-owner sale in New York, on Dec. 12 and 13, 2012. The collection explores the theme of the human hand, encompassing works from the art form’s early 19th century pioneers to the masters of 20th century photography and beyond. It was assembled [Read More]
Sotheby’s Hong Kong presents it’s important watches Spring 2012 auction on 4 April at the Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Centre. PATEK PHILIPPE Ref. 3939 HR A Very Fine And Rare Pink Gold Minute Repeating Tourbillon Wristwatch With Enamel Dial And Breguet Numerals, 2007. Est. HK$2.8– 3.6 million / US$360,000 – 460,000. [Read More]
Bonhams next Sporting Gun sale on 4th April at Knightsbridge ioffers a weapon made for a young Indian Prince whose father lost his kingdom in the Punjab and who spent his life shooting and gambling. An unusual 12-bore hammer gun by J. Purdey & Sons, made for Prince Duleep Singh, is estimated [Read More]
The famous trunks that Muhammad Ali wore in the “Thrilla in Manilla” bout against Joe Frazier have been consigned to Robert Edward Auctions’ spring sale, and will be sold on May 12, 2012. Muhammad Ali Boxing Trunks The legendary heavyweight title bout between Muhammad Ali and Joe Frazier on October 1, 1975, [Read More]
The sale was held March 2nd, the day before the Chicagoland Petroliana & Advertising Show. (PEOTONE, Ill). – A die-cut cardboard countertop display for Edison Mazda, advertising headlight bulbs with the question, “Auto Lamps? We Have Them!” coasted to $3,410 at the Spring Petroliana & Advertising Auction held March 2 by Matthews [Read More]
Over 30 motorcycles from the collection of the Irish motorcycle legend, Harry Lindsay, are to feature in Bonhams next auction at the Classic Motorcycle Show in Stafford, on 29th April 2012. The collection is expected to fetch over £200,000 in total. Highlights include an ‘as new’ McIntosh Norton 500cc Manx (£25,000-30,000) together [Read More]
888 Auctions announces its spring auction season featuring a wonderful collection of Chinese arts with its Spring Chinese Estates sale Thursday, March 29th, 2012. Comprising 444 lots, the auction will feature a couple of quality standout pieces that boast some exceptional provenance. With the prices achieves by the Zhang Daqian painting in [Read More]
Bonhams presents “Voyages of Discovery,” a unique single owner collection which features 15 major works by Chu Teh-Chun and Zao Wou-Ki alongside 12 exceptionally rare Imperial Chinese objects. The collection will be auctioned on Sunday 27 May 2012 at 7pm at the Island Shangri-La in Hong Kong. Collection highlights will be on [Read More]
Bonhams announce that 100% of the Motor Cars sold, realising a total £1.29 million. Selling for £101,180 against a presale estimate of £40,000 – 60,000, the top lot of the sale was a 1961 Ferrari 250GTE 2+2 Series 1 Coupé barn find that belonged to the Oscar winning producer Agostino De Laurentiis, [Read More]
Robert Edward Auctions will be offering an extremely rare concert poster dating from The Rolling Stones first United States tour in 1964. The poster features a large photo of all five band members and herald’s the band’s performance at the New Haven Arena, in New Haven, Connecticut, on Thursday, June 18th. A [Read More]
Skinner, Inc. will host an auction of Fine Jewelry in its Boston gallery on Tuesday, March 13, 2012. The sale will feature a fine assortment of jewelry, including diamonds, pearls, colored stones, watches, and signed pieces by makers such as: Raymond Yard, David Webb, Seaman Schepps, Cartier, Mauboussin, Belperron, and Van Cleef [Read More]