An extraordinary and mysterious letter from a revered Indian hero of the first war of Indian independence (aka The Indian Mutiny), Nahar Singh, to a former Governor General of India, Lord Ellenborough, is to be sold at Bonhams ‘Photography and Travel: India and Beyond’ sale in London on 4 October. The letter, [Read More]
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Bonhams is pleased to announce the addition of a highly sought after five-piece Panama Pacific coin set to the September 4, 2011 auction of Rare Coins and Medals. Created to commemorate the opening of the Panama Canal and the workmen that created it, the coins graced the 1915 exposition in San Francisco [Read More]
Bonhams report that its Jewelry and Watches sale, held August 19th during Pebble Beach Car Week at Quail Lodge in Carmel, Calif., brought engine-revving, above-estimate results. Automobilia-themed pieces saw particular success: a diamond and 18k gold Rolls Royce radiator wristwatch brought $7,076 (est. $3,500-4,500); a stainless steel calendar chronograph and bracelet wristwatch [Read More]
Bonhams is to present the Scottsdale Sale of Exceptional Motorcars on January 19th, 2012 in Scottsdale, Arizona. For its first-ever automotive sale during the famous Scottsdale Car Week, the 217-year old auction house has, in traditional fashion, teamed up with one of the best properties in the southwest, theexclusive AAA Four Diamond [Read More]
RM Auctions posted the highest auction results of this year’s famed Pebble Beach motoring week with a record $80,142,000* in total sales, including a select series of private after sales, and 88% of all lots sold. The impressive results tally – up from $67 million in 2010 – represents the highest auction [Read More]
Leslie Hindman Auctioneers, has announced the September opening of a new auction facility in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. The new office will be located at 414 East Mason Street, situated in downtown Milwaukee across from the Pfister Hotel. Leslie Hindman Auctioneers is the largest auction house in the Midwest and the new Wisconsin location [Read More]
Bonhams is selling the contents of the late Lord Glenconner’s property, ‘Beau House’, St Lucia, on behalf of the Glenconner Trustees and Estate on Wednesday 28 September 2011 at 2pm in New Bond Street, London. The items from Princess Margaret, lots 85, 138 and 142, highlight the close links between the two [Read More]
Heritage Auctions, the official auctioneer of the September Long Beach Coin and Currency Exposition, will be presenting more than 5,600 lots of rare and collectible currency as part of its Signature® Currency Auction, Sept. 7-9 and Sept. 11-12. The lots will be offered in four floor sessions at the Long Beach Exposition [Read More]
Christie’s New York will offer The Vivid Yellow, a rare, highly saturated fancy vivid yellow diamond of 32.77 carats, as the star lot of its October 18 sale of Magnificent Jewels. The golden yellow hue of this large pear-shaped stone is so intense and so deep that the Gemological Institute of America [Read More]
EquipNet is partnering with Unilever to auction off the manufacturing assets of a closed ice cream facility in Framingham, MA. This auction event presents a rare opportunity to purchase premium, pre-owned processing and packaging equipment and MRO/spares that can be used across the manufacturing sector. The auction begins at 10:00 AM ET [Read More]
The auction ends Sept. 24th and could well end up being the biggest sale the firm has ever held. (MATTHEWS, N.C.) – An estimated 2,000 quality lots of rare and vintage firearms, militaria, ammunition, Civil War memorabilia, personality items, Winchesters and more are all in an auction now online at SoldUSA.com. The [Read More]
Bonhams announce a superb selection of Fine and Rare Wines in the first auction of the autumn season, which will take place on the 8th September, in New Bond Street. Burgundy takes the top spot with case lots of Romanee-Conti 1988 (£60,000-80,000) and 1990 (estimate £90,000-120,000). The Domaine de la Romanee-Conti is [Read More]
Bonhams is to end sales in Knowle in order to concentrate on providing greater local access to its London and international salerooms. The office in Knowle will remain open for business and will continue to offer a comprehensive valuation and advice service either on the premises or at clients’ homes. Besides two [Read More]
The finest known surviving example of Samuel Colt’s first revolver – the Cased and Shell Carved Ivory-gripped Texas or Holster Model Paterson Revolver with 9-inch Barrel and Attached Loading Lever – produced by the legendary gunsmith in Paterson, N.J. in 1836, is expected to realize $700,000+ when it comes to auction as [Read More]
A large 1920’s Acoma Pueblo olla realized $8,000 and a Ramses figural perfume in the shape of a sphinx saw $7,000 in Cordier Antiques & Auctions’ Two Day Antique & Fine Art Auction in Camp Hill, Pennsylvania on June 11 and 12. Other highlights of the sale included a Bakelite figural pin [Read More]
Automobilia-themed pieces saw particular success: a Diamond and 18k gold Rolls Royce radiator wristwatch brought $7,076 (est. $3,500-4,500); a stainless steel calendar chronograph and bracelet wristwatch by Girard Perregaux for Ferrari brought $4,880 (est. $3,000-4,000); a pair of diamond, jasper, rock crystal and onyx cufflinks, carved in the form of a 1929 [Read More]
The private museum of the famous Berlin sculptor, philanthropist and former construction mogul Karsten Klingbeil is going to be offered in two parts. The first auction will take place in December 2011 at Pierre Bergé & Associés in Brussels, the second half of the collection is going to be offered for bidding [Read More]
Bonhams are returning to the International Motorcycle Show in Staffordshire on 16th October 2011 with another exceptional line-up of motorcycles. The star of the auction is the 1929 Brough Superior SS100 known as Moby Dick, the fastest motorcycle of the 1920s, which has attracted a pre-sale estimate of £240,000 – £280,000. Hailed [Read More]