Phillips de Pury & Company will present a pop-up shop of unique works, limited-editions and prints by artists and designers such as Max Lamb, Martino Gamper, Michael Anastasiades, Tauba Auerbach, Faye Toogood, Bethan Laura Wood, DavidDavid, Snarkitecture, Brunno Jahara, Humans Since 1982, Victoria Wilmotte, Jonathan Muecke, Oeuffice, and Ben Adams at at [Read More]
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At Koller Geneva autumn auction on 18 November over 70 % of the objects found new owners. The top lots were successfully auctioned. Good results were achieved especially for the 20th century painters from the West of Switzerland, large format sculptures and design objects made of gold and silver. As ever, classic [Read More]
Wright auctions Important Design is comprised of a number of works from prominent collectors and distinguished interiors as well as exceptional forms by the 20th century’s leading artists and designers. The sale includes more than two dozen sculptures by Harry Bertoia, including an excellent Gong and an unparalleled selection of sculptures from [Read More]
Heritage Auctions has announced that, effective Jan. 1, 2012, the structure of its Buyer’s Premium (BP) will be changing in several of its categories. While 13 of the company’s 33 categories will remain at 19.5% or 15%, the rest of the Heritage categories will implement the change. “We make very careful and [Read More]
Christie’s announces the sale of an extraordinary private collection in London in February 2012. Comprising approximately 200 masterpieces from antiquity through to contemporary art, and including paintings, sculpture, furniture and works of art, the collection was assembled with a focus on aesthetic quality, independent of origin or age, and offers a fascinating [Read More]
A remarkable cellar put together over ten years by an US businessman whilst working in London heads Bonhams sale of Fine & Rare Wines on Thursday 1st December. A Piedmontese by birth his interest started with wines from the top producers of Barolo and Barbaresco; Aldo Conterno, Giacosa, Sandrone, La Spinetta and [Read More]
Sotheby’s sales of Contemporary Art in Paris at the Galerie Charpentier comprise two auction sessions, on 7 December (Evening Sale) and 8 December 2011 (Day Sale). Some of the 141 works to be offered for auction are fresh to the market and come from prestigious collections – notably the Art Institute of [Read More]
Bonhams announce a stunning highlight to its December 13 Fine Jewelry auction, a magnificent 22.87 carat diamond solitaire ring. This is just one of a group of four exceptional jewelry pieces from a private Californian collection. Susan Abeles, Director of Jewelry US at Bonhams, states about this acquisition, “The jewelry department at [Read More]
From January 1st 2012 Victoria Rey-de Rudder will take up a new brief as Bonhams representative in Switzerland, based in Geneva. A Genevoise by birth she speaks fluent French and German as well as English. She will maintain her links with Bonhams Jewellery Department, acting as the company’s Jewellery specialist in Switzerland. [Read More]
Government Auction announces its Annual Black Friday Auction. This is the largest auction in the company’s history to date. The auction will feature over 1,600 items to be auctioned off in this one day event, featuring items such as Rare Gold Coins, Jewelry, Art, Antiques, Sports Memorabilia, Hollywood Memorabilia, Collectibles from the [Read More]
The original cover artwork for Let it Bleed, the Rolling Stones album which has been described as one of the greatest covers of all times, is a highlight of Bonhams next Entertainment Memorabilia auction on Thursday 15th December 2011 at Bonhams, Knightsbridge, London. It is estimated to sell for £30,000-40,000. Rolling Stones [Read More]
A selection of outstanding diamonds, natural pearls and important signed pieces are the highlights of the Fine Jewellery Sale, taking place on December 8th at Bonhams, New Bond Street. The top lot of the sale is a stunning diamond, of the very top quality: an internally flawless, marquise-cut diamond ring, D colour [Read More]
They are some of the most famous words in the history of the NASA Space Program: “Houston, we have a problem.” Now, the Lunar Module Systems Activation Checklist upon which Commander James Lovell made his handwritten calculations to guide his wounded spacecraft and crew home – scant two hours after uttering those [Read More]
An impressive roster of Ferraris, spanning from a one-of-a-kind 1957 Ferrari 410 Superamerica to a virtually-new 1991 Ferrari F40 have been announced among the feature attractions for RM Auctions’ upcoming Arizona sale in January. Returning to the prestigious Arizona Biltmore Resort & Spa on January 19 – 20, 2012, the well-established RM [Read More]
Marbles are essentially miniature works of art in glass, and the number of collectors who are drawn to them just keeps on growing, said Dan Morphy, whose Pennsylvania auction house has become a virtual collectors’ clubhouse for the specialty hobby. On Dec. 3, Morphy’s auction company will conduct its largest-ever sale of [Read More]
Sotheby’s London presents “Making Time”, a selling exhibition of stunning clocks by designer Daniel Weil of Pentagram, from January 9th-13th 2012. The exhibition comprises two sharply contrasting collections Weil created 17 years apart – his Time for All series from 1994, and his revolutionary new A Matter of Time series, which will [Read More]
Sotheby’s New York announce that it will present for sale three exceptionally rare oil paintings of synagogue interiors by Marc Chagall (1887-1985). In all, only six finished oils of synagogues by the artist are known to exist. These three paintings come to market for the first time in 66 years from a [Read More]
Swann Galleries October 18 auction of Fine Photographs offered 20th-century images, iconic examples of photojournalism and contemporary art. Several auction records were set. The sale’s top lot was Berenice Abbott’s dazzling Retrospective Portfolio, with 50 large-format silver prints, including the artist’s celebrated New York City views, 1930-60, printed 1982, which brought a [Read More]