An important dressing case, formerly the property of Lady Augusta Shirley of Staunton Harold Estate is coming up for auction next week, (26th February). The coromandel box was probably made by Betjemann & Sons of London as a gift to Lady Augusta Shirley (1849-1933) on the occasion of her marriage to Sir [Read More]

Three unique and unseen Polaroids of Kate Moss, taken by the fashion designer Tom Ford during a fitting for Gucci’s Spring/Summer 1997 collection, will go under the hammer as part of Dreweatts & Bloomsbury Auctions Photo Opportunities sale on Friday 28th February. Annotated in black felt tip in the margin, the images [Read More]

Bonhams Indian, Himalayan & Southeast Asian Art sale on March 17, part of Asia Week New York, will feature fine and early Nepalese figurative sculptures. Among the highlights is a gilt copper figure of Vajrapani, the Buddha’s protector and guide, from the early 10th century (est. $100,000-150,000). The fluid and joyous sculpture [Read More]

RAGO’S 20TH C. DESIGN AUCTIONS, MARCH 1-2, INCLUDE WORK BY GEORGE NAKASHIMA, PAUL EVANS, PHIL POWELL, VIKTOR SCHRECKENGOST, TIFFANY STUDIOS AND ROBERT ARNESON. Other highlights include the Martin Brothers, Gio Ponti, Tommi Parzinger, Adelaide Robineau, Newcomb College, Otto and Gertrud Natzler, Jan Yoors, Ed and Philip Moulthrop, and Harry Bertoia. Lambertville, NJ [Read More]

A piece of the backdrop from The Ed Sullivan Show, signed by the Beatles when they played the program on Feb. 9, 1964 — the beginning of Beatlemania and The British Invasion — adorned with individual drawings from each member of the band and a note from John Lennon reading, “The ‘Beatles’ [Read More]

Bonhams announce its upcoming Asian Decorative Arts auction that will be taking place at its San Francisco saleroom on Tuesday, March 4. Following the highly successful, two-day Asian art auction held there in December of 2013, this San Francisco sale promises to include exciting material for seasoned collectors, dealers and new collectors [Read More]

A pastel and charcoal head study by the artist most famous for sculpting the four bronze lions that stand at the base of Nelson’s Column in London’s Trafalgar Square, sold yesterday for £5,952 in Dreweatts & Bloomsbury Auctions sale of Watercolours, Drawings and Prints. The drawing by Sir Edwin Henry Landseer depicts [Read More]

A 1950s Pan Am airline poster was among a number of vintage posters offered at Dreweatts & Bloomsbury Auctions on Wednesday 12th February. The famous American illustrator and graphic designer Raymond Ameijide (1924-2000) created the piece for Pan Am airline to promote Bermuda as the holiday destination of choice. The original offset [Read More]

Dedham, MA- Grogan and Company Fine Art Auctioneers and Appraisers is pleased to announce their upcoming February 23rd auction includes over 800 lots of Jewelry and Silver, American and European Fine Art, 18th and 19th century Furniture and Decorations, Asian and Tribal Works of Art, and Oriental Rugs and Carpets from various [Read More]

A diverse, 1,700-lot auction spanning Continental furniture and lighting, more than 350 works of fine art and sculpture, and a selection of Pre-Columbian and Asian Art is set to capture the imagination of decorators and collectors alike Feb. 21-23 at Heritage Auctions. The Fine & Decorative Arts including Estates Signature Auction is [Read More]

It’s shaping up to be one of the best antiques and fine art auctions A. B. Levy’s has ever held. (WEST PALM BEACH, Fla.) – Rare antique vases by makers such as Meissen and Thomas Webb, outstanding selections of estate silver and jewelry pieces, wonderful Chinese and Japanese decorative accessories and original [Read More]

An unpublished letter from J.R.R. Tolkien to his publishers about the difficulties of completing The Return of the King, the third and final part of The Lord of the Rings, is to be offered at Bonhams sale of Books, Maps, Manuscripts and Historical Photographs in London on 19 March. It is estimated [Read More]

The H.B. Harris, Jr. Collection Brings $7.5 Million Against Pre-Sale Estimate of $4.0-$6.0 Million (Chicago, IL) – Hart Davis Hart, America’s #1 Wine Auction House in 2012 and 2013, opened 2014 with a blockbuster auction, selling 100% of lots offered and posting $7.5 million in sales. A remarkable sale, the Harris collection [Read More]

A William IV silver dinner service presented to Peter Greenall Esquire by the residents of St. Helens, as a token of their esteem and gratitude, will be sold alongside a selection of fine silver and objects of vertu at Dreweatts & Bloomsbury Auctions Donnington Priory saleroom on Wednesday 26th February. A leading [Read More]

A fine selection of books from the library of a south-coast Gentleman will be offered in Dreweatts & Bloomsbury Auctions’ sale on Thursday 27th February. Displaying the owner’s passion for natural history, the collection includes an extremely rare and complete hand-coloured florilegium of Abraham Munting’s posthumously published Naauwkeurige Beschryving der Aargewassen. Naauwkeurige [Read More]

The auction of mostly fresh to the market items will be an eclectic mix of specialty collections. (LYNBROOK, N.Y.) – A record album signed by Lou Reed and Andy Warhol, a fur coat owned and worn by George Harrison, an 1812 British presentation sword with scabbard, the original Groucho Marx secret-word duck [Read More]

(WOODSTOCK, Conn.) – Heckler’s absentee Auction 108 will offer 96 exceptional glass items in a compact but potent sale, beginning March 17th and ending March 26th (at 10 p.m EST). A full color catalog will be available online soon, at www.hecklerauction.com. “This won’t be our biggest sale ever, but I’m extremely pleased [Read More]