In its November 18 Antique Arms & Armor and Modern Sporting Guns Auction, Bonhams is pleased to offer a Smith & Wesson No. 2 revolver owned by Wild Bill Hickok that was on him when he was murdered by Jack McCall in Deadwood in 1876. Wild Bill Hickok (James Butler Hickok), 1837-1876, [Read More]
The sale will be held in the 4H Hall of the Sedgwick County Extension Center in Wichita, Kan. (WICHITA, Kan.) – The single-owner lifetime collection of Richard and Linda Popp of Hutchinson, Kansas – serious collectors of Native American artifacts and antiques in many other categories – will be sold on Saturday, [Read More]
Bonhams is to offer the James A Rose collection of Netsuke and Sagemono on September 17 at the Madison Avenue salesroom. As one of America’s most dedicated and knowledgeable netsuke enthusiasts, James A Rose, MD (1931–2011) was a Member of the Board of Directors of the prominent International Netsuke Society and served [Read More]
The small fishing town of Wick at the northern end of Scotland in Caithness has been captured by L.S. Lowry in this large work which is estimated to sell for £500,000 to £800,000 at Bonhams next sale of Modern British and Irish art on 20 November in London’s New Bond Street. The [Read More]
On Saturday, September 14, 2013 Trailside Galleries of Jackson, WY and Scottsdale, AZ, in partnership with the Gerald Peters Gallery of Santa Fe, NM are pleased to present the seventh annual Jackson Hole Art Auction at the Center for the Arts in downtown Jackson Hole. The annual live auction has quickly become [Read More]
The Sam Snead Collection, consigned to auction by the son of the golf legend, electrified the audience at Heritage’s Aug. 1 Platinum Night Sports Auction from the first drop of the gavel, as Snead’s 1946 British Open Claret Jug soared out of the gate with a $262,900 price realized to lead the [Read More]
The piece – titled Of Thee I Sing, Nico (Christa Paffgen) – will be offered on Sept. 2nd (MILLVILLE, Pa.) – A previously unknown and never before offered silkscreen by Pop Art icon Andy Warhol (1928-1987) is the expected headliner at a Labor Day sale planned for Monday, Sept. 2, by Col. [Read More]
Bonhams will auction an 1880 $4 Stella Coiled Hair Cameo coin, estimated to sell for between $1,000,000-1,500,000, in the September 23 Coins and Medals auction. The coin is one of many highlights from the Tacasyl Collection of Magnificent United States Proof Gold Coins on offer, a 27-strong selection assembled by a private [Read More]
The auction will be held by Showtime Auction Services, based in Woodhaven, Mich. (ANN ARBOR, Mich.) – The lifetime collection of Don and Diane Sayrizi – advanced collectors in many categories, but especially antique advertising – plus consignments from over 100 other advanced collectors from all over the country will be offered [Read More]
A major work by the 18th century French artist Jean-Honoré Fragonard, The Portrait of François-Henri duc d’Harcourt, will be on public view at the newly opened Bonhams Geneva office, at 10 rue Etienne-Dumont, 1204 Geneva. Viewing will be from Tuesday 24th September until Thursday 26th September, from 9am to 6:00pm. Victoria Rey-de-rudder, [Read More]
Bonhams are to auction 64 artworks by Sir Sidney Nolan (1917-1992) on on Friday 9 August. Estimated to fetch up to $1.3 million, 64 artworks from the estate of Sir Sidney Nolan will be on public view at Byron Kennedy Hall in the Entertainment Quarter, Sydney from 9-11 August ahead of the [Read More]
An original 1931 poster for Frankenstein set a world record as the most valuable insert movie poster ever sold at auction when it realized $262,900 at Heritage Auctions July 27-28. The sale provided a monster payday for the collector who bought the 14 by 36 inch poster as a teenager for only [Read More]
Christies is to auction The Collection of Professor Sir Albert Richardson, P.R.A (1880-1964) – the celebrated collector, architect and President of the Royal Academy (1954-1956), in London on 18 and 19 September 2013. All great collections are exercises in creativity and self-expression, but rarely do they give such a vivid impression of [Read More]
The auction was held July 28-29 at the Cape Codder Resort & Hotel in Hyannis (on Cape Cod). (HYANNIS, Mass.) – An early bufflehead drake decoy, made around 1910-1912 by the renowned carver A.E. (Elmer) Crowell (Mass., 1862-1952), the highest-graded bufflehead drake by Crowell ever offered, and one of only two known [Read More]
Bonhams announce the sale of “The Tacasyl Collection of Magnificent United States Proof Gold Coins” on September 23 in Los Angeles. This collection of 27 lots represents a nearly complete collection of every major gold design type issued in Proof in the US between 1836 and 1915. Each lot in this collection [Read More]
Video shows an auction in progress through the LiveAuctioneers bidding platform. NEW YORK (LAPRS) – LiveAuctioneers, a Manhattan-based company that provides Internet live bidding services to more than 1,800 auction houses worldwide, entered its second decade of operation in Q1 2013 with a substantial increase in both international auction-house clients and new [Read More]
This summer, embark on a vinous journey with Christie’s one-day auction of wines from Dr Ku’s Apothecary Collection. Taking place on August 31 with a primary focus on Bordeaux, Burgundy, Rhône and Champagne, the sale offers over 720 lots and is estimated to realize in excess of HK$21 million. A fine wine [Read More]
The live and Internet auction was held in the firm’s gallery on Lemoine Ave. in Fort Lee, N.J. (FORT LEE, N.J.) – One lot consisting of five 1970s-era banknotes from the United Arab Emirates, with Serial Number “000002” in denominations ranging from 1-to-100 Dirhams, sold for $29,500 at a live and Internet [Read More]