London – The February Fine Wine sale saw yet another big step forward for the wine department at Dreweatts & Bloomsbury Auctions, with a sale that far surpassed any previous wine sale for the firm. With the sale totalling £279,000 over 402 lots, it highlighted the benefits of the company’s joint venture [Read More]
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Donnington Priory – The March 25th Fine Pictures sale is James Harvey’s first at the helm following his appointment in 2014, as International Head of Fine Art and Private Treaty sales for the recently enlarged Dreweatts & Bloomsbury Auctions. Featuring artists that include John Frederick Herring the Elder, George Morland, E. W. [Read More]
Paintings by Thomas Hill, Daniel Ridgway Knight and Hans Hoffmann have already been consigned. MILFORD, Conn. – Quality consignments are currently being accepted for a fine art auction slated for Thursday, April 23rd, at Shannon’s Fine Art Auctioneers, in the firm’s gallery located at 354 Woodmont Road in Milford. Around 250 works [Read More]
London – Bloomsbury Auctions are delighted to present their sale of Continental, English & Middle Eastern Books & Manuscripts on Thursday 19th March in London at their saleroom in Mayfair. The sale charts the development of printing on the continent and in England, with works dating from the 1470s up until the [Read More]
On March 12th, Garth’s Auctioneers & Appraisers will auction the distinctive Lifetime Collection of American Indian Jewelry of an Ohio Lady. DELAWARE , Ohio – The collection is comprised of over 200 lots of Native American jewelry including necklaces, cuffs, rings, pendants, and belt buckles. Gemstones such as turquoise from Battle Mountain, [Read More]
The first Asian sale (10 February 2015) at Chiswick Auctions was a great success making over £125,000 including premium. Particularly good results were achieved in the fields of cloisonné, paintings, bamboo carving, porcelain and scholar’s objects. Following the success of the Ming exhibition at the British Museum two star lots had strong [Read More]
An impressive group of decorative bronzes taken from a single, private collection will go under the hammer on Saturday 28th March as part of a major auction of arms, armour and items of military interest. The works, which depict figures of historical and military significance such as Leonardo Da Vinci, a Bedouin [Read More]
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (LAPRS) – Imagine the grandeur of an auction held onsite at Palazzo Borghese, home to the noble and Vatican-connected Borghese clan. Take it a step further and pretend the auction offerings include actual artworks and other family treasures from the stately Roman palace and library. Just such a thing [Read More]
Along with antiques and collectibles, a prime 24-acre parcel of riverfront land will also be sold. ATLANTA, Ga. – Ahlers & Ogletree Auction Gallery will usher in the spring with a two-day estates auction on March 21st and 22nd that’s filled with more than 1,000 premier lots ranging from Asian objects to [Read More]
The copy of Batman #1 was a record for its 7.5 grade; the auction was held in Lynbrook, N.Y. LYNBROOK, N.Y. – An unrestored copy of Batman #1 (DC Comics, spring 1940), graded 7.5 out of 10 for condition and considered one of the most desirable of all comic books, soared to [Read More]
The auction will be conducted by Stevens Auction Company, at their gallery in Aberdeen, Miss. ABERDEEN, Miss. – The living estate of Mr. and Mrs. Frank Hudson of Birmingham, Ala. – a couple that was renowned nationwide for having operated as Hudson’s Antiques & Auctions for over 33 in the building next [Read More]
The auction will be held by Allard Auctions at the Holiday Inn Hotel & Suites in Mesa, Arizona. MESA, Ariz. – A large, beautiful and prehistoric Anasazi pottery jar and a circa 1900 Sioux dentalium and tradecloth dress are expected top lots at this year’s Big Spring Phoenix auction, an annual event [Read More]
A major auction of arms and armour hailing from a single, private collection that has up until now been housed at the Stratford Armouries Civil War Museum is set to take place on Saturday, 28th March 2015. The on-site auction marks a change of direction for the museum which, located on the [Read More]
The auction will be held by Superior Auction Sales, along with Tom’s Auctions & Appraisals. SUFFOLK, Va. – Around 600 lots of antiques and collectibles, pulled from local estates, attics and barns, plus other quality consignments, in categories ranging from Civil War items to period American furniture to stoneware to old rifles [Read More]
The auction will be held in the firm’s gallery located at 1330 St. Charles Ave. in New Orleans. NEW ORLEANS, La. – A 1918 collage by the French artist Henri Laurens (1885-1954), a 19th century French bronze figural mantel clock by Vincenti & Cie., a pair of 19th century Venetian parcel gilt [Read More]
Pictures from the Father of Photography and Pioneers of the Art of Photography to be auctioned in London London – Pictures by the pioneering photographers of the 19th and 20th century are to be auctioned on Thursday 5th March 2015. From early photographic prints by the Father of Photography, William Henry Fox [Read More]
Following the introduction of Fine Wine sales to their London saleroom, Dreweatts and auction partner Bid for Wine are pleased to announce their first Fine Wine sale of 2015, and their most exciting to date. The sale, which features a superb array of iconic and classic wines, champagnes, ports and select spirits, [Read More]
Mr. Cuhaj brings 40 years’ of collecting experience to the firm and has authored many articles. FORT LEE, N.J. – George Cuhaj has been named Vice President of Cataloging and Consignor Relations at Archives International Auctions. LLC, a firm that specializes in buying, selling, appraising and auctioning U.S. and worldwide banknotes, scripophily [Read More]