A selection of 339 ecclesiastical books from the collection of clergyman and controversialist Joseph Mendham sold on Thursday 20th March through Dreweatts & Bloomsbury Auctions. A ‘white glove’ auction for the London based saleroom saw every lot sell for a total of £357,392. Rupert Powell, Deputy Chairman of Dreweatts & Bloomsbury Auctions [Read More]
Dreweatts & Bloomsbury Auctions’ inaugural London sale of Fine Wine, Champagne, Port and Select Fine Spirits on Thursday 3rd April 2014 comprises a single owner collection of top Burgundy and red Bordeaux of the 1982 vintage. The sale is held in conjunction with Bid for Wine, as a forward looking joint venture [Read More]
The latest offering from one of the world’s most prolific coin collectors, Åke Lindén, maps the social and numismatic history of modern Europe with coins of the highest rarity including a George I Gold 100-Drachmai, the rarest issue of modern Greece, and one of the finest examples of the 1868 20-Lei Gold [Read More]
Also being offered in the sealed bid sale is one man’s entire collection of garden-related objects in one single lot – May 20 & May 23 A collection that has been amassed over 100 years by three generations of the Crowther Family, who are synonymous with the production of leadwork (and based [Read More]
As the third and final part of Peter Jackson’s epic film adaptation of J. R. R. Tolkien’s The Hobbit reaches the final stages of production, Dreweatts & Bloomsbury Auctions offer Tolkien fans the world over the opportunity to buy a first edition of the original book, The Hobbit, or, There and Back [Read More]
Bonhams announce its Fine European Furniture & Decorative Arts Auction achieved more than $2 million, March 17 in San Francisco. It was led by a never before offered Francois Linke, Louis XV/XVI style, gilt bronze and marquetry bibliotheque that sold for $353,000. The bibliotheque came from the Collection of Jack and Helen [Read More]
Two private collections of Meiji period works of art were the focus of nearly 300 bidders from more than two dozen countries, with representation from Asia, Europe, and the United States. Attendees filled the saleroom, with international bids coming through on the telephones and live online. The greatest attention was paid to [Read More]
The evening auction, starting at around 6 p.m. (EST), will be preceded by a day session at 1 p.m. WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. – 125 modern and contemporary works of art, inclusive of traditional, blue chip and cutting edge by Pierre-Auguste Renoir, Pablo Picasso, Alexander Calder, Roy Lichtenstein, Andy Warhol, Damien Hirst, [Read More]
A 5 inch gauge model of a British Railways ex LNER Class B1 ‘Roedeer’ 4-6-0 locomotive and tender 61040 was the highlight of Dreweatts & Bloomsbury auctions Transport Sale yesterday, Tuesday 18th March, in Donnington Priory. The prototype for the LNER Class B1 ‘Roedeer’ 4-6-0 locomotive was constructed in Darlington, in the [Read More]
Bonhams, the global fine art and antiques auctioneer with offices in 25 countries in North America, Europe, and Asia, today announces strong growth in revenues and profits in every territory for the financial year to 31 December, 2013. Financial Highlights • Revenues £127m • Gross Profit £91m • Adjusted Operating Profit £25m* [Read More]
A special auction of over 200 Lots of medals and militaria is being held in Lichfield next week, (Wednesday 26th March). The auction has been organised and content sourced by Richard Winterton Auctioneers of Lichfield to coincide with the 100 year anniversary of WWI. There are over one hundred Lots of medals/decorations [Read More]
The sale, which grossed more than $225,000, was held at AIA’s offices in Fort Lee, N.J. (FORT LEE, N.J.) – More than 1,000 lots of rare and highly collectible U.S. and worldwide banknotes, scripophily and security printing ephemera were offered at a live and internet auction held March 11 at Archives International [Read More]
PHILADELPHIA, Pa. – Freeman’s, America’s oldest auction house, is continuing to expand. After successfully launching regional offices in Charlottesville, Va., and Boston, Mass., three new hires will now focus attention on other regions. Freeman’s was founded in Philadelphia in 1805. Matthew S. Wilcox, former Vice President of Trusts & Estates at Freeman’s, [Read More]
The Apex Postal Auction 131 will close at 2.00pm on Thursday April 24th with 6000 lots to be knocked down. There are the usual selections of world, Commonwealth and GB collections, sets and singles, and a number of lots from the stock of a GB Dealer, the late Mike Holt. In November [Read More]
Prayer in the Mount of Olives, a major work by the Greek Modernist painter Constantinos Parthenis (1878-1967), leads the Greek Art Sale in London on the 9th of April. It is estimated at £300,000-500,000. Painted in 1930, Prayer in the Mount of Olives is an outstanding example of Parthenis’ mature style which [Read More]
Dreweatts & Bloomsbury Auctions’ Thursday 13th March Bibliophile sale saw a group of 59 tinted lithographs of France, Italy and Sicily sell for £2,108 alongside antiquarian books and manuscripts covering subjects from architecture to zoology. The fascinating lithographs, from the late 19th century, [Lot 101] were succeeded by a series of views [Read More]
Whilst the art market were preparing to indulge in Asia Week New York, Dreweatts & Bloomsbury Auctions celebrated Asian works of art in their Wednesday 12th March Interiors sale. The sale saw unwavering bidders pushing prices high, and suggesting there is no remission in the booming Asian art market. A Chinese bronze [Read More]
A selection of ecclesiastical books from the collection of clergyman and controversialist, Joseph Mendham, will be sold by Dreweatts & Bloomsbury Auctions’ on Thursday 20th March 2014. Born in London, Joseph Mendham was educated at St. Edmund Hall, Oxford, graduating BA in 1792, and MA in 1795. It was here that he [Read More]