Tthe Antiques Rockshow will take place at the Amsterdam cafe on Saturday 19th May. Two Bonhams specialists in the world of memorabilia, Stephanie Connell and Stephen Maycock, will be present at Hard Rock Cafe (Max Euweplein 57- 61, 1017 MA Amsterdam) between 10am and 2pm and will give a appraisal to any [Read More]
Sotheby’s are to auction Pablo Picasso’s Tete de Femm (1939-41) in Paris on 30 May. This portrait of Dora Maar, consigned from a private European collection, is appearing at auction for the first time (est. €3-5 M / $4-6.6 M). Tete de Femme Picasso left Paris after war broke out in September [Read More]
Three photographs taken by the pioneer of polar photography, Herbert George Ponting, of Captain Robert Falcon Scott’s British Antarctic Expedition to the South Pole (1910-1913) are to be sold at Bonhams, Knightsbridge, as part of its Photographs Sale on 17 May 2012. Having accompanied the Terra Nova crew for almost 14 months, [Read More]
Whisky is a drink steeped in history. First distilled in Scotland in the fifteenth century, it was consumed as a means of fortification against the weather. Originally popular with the poorer classes, by the mid nineteenth century thanks to more palatable blends, a lack of French brandy being imported and aggressive marketing [Read More]
The auction of fine Prints at Bonhams, May 1 in San Francisco, simulcast to Los Angeles, brought an impressive result of $1,277,413. Leading the auction were various works by Joan Miró (1893-1983). The top lot of the auction was Miró’s One Plate, from The Prints of Joan Miró, 1947, a signed etching [Read More]
Christie’s New York Latin American sale, on May 22 and 23, will offer an exceptional selection of works by modern and contemporary masters hailing from Mexico, Venezuela, Brazil, Argentina, Puerto Rico, Colombia, and many other regions throughout the Americas. Rich in works from private collections, the two-day auction presents over 300 works [Read More]
Richmond Hill, Ont – 888 Auctions is proud to present its Chinese Antiques & Asian Works of Art sale on 24 May 2012 featuring traditional paintings, ceramics and bronze cloisonné pieces, jade and Tianhuang stone carvings, and exceptional rhinoceros horn carvings. A truly rare find can be found in 888 Auction’s first [Read More]
The auction will be held live and online – at www.MilitaryRelics.com and LiveAuctioneers.com. (BOUCKVILLE, N.Y.) – An actual button from George Washington’s inauguration, an American War of 1812 chapeau (hat), part of a flag flown at the Battle of Gettysburg, a group of books from Adolf Hitler’s library seized by an American [Read More]
On May 18, Garth’s Auctions in Delaware, Ohio will host the Sixth Annual Ohio Valley Auction which features an extraordinary combination of all the best Ohio has to offer, alongside Americana and accessories including fine painted and formal furniture, stoneware, fine art, firearms, textiles and more. Rare Ohio stoneware churn, Summit County, [Read More]
With a special section in its auction of Modern Art and Post War/Contemporary Art on 9 June, Ketterer Kunst honors the works of renowned representatives of the New Leipzig School. “The works are of a remarkably high quality and impress the observer through their complexity executed with artistic perfection”, said Robert Ketterer. [Read More]
Hatfield, PA – Alderfer Auction & Appraisal is proud to present the Americana Collection from the estate of Charles H. Hoeflich. Mr. Hoeflich was a well-regarded financier and philanthropist from Southeastern Pennsylvania. He began his banking career at Philadelphia National Bank before becoming the president of Union National Bank and Trust Company, [Read More]
Christie’s will present more than 500 of the world’s finest and rarest timepieces on 30 May with its Spring auction of Important Watches. DualTow Night Eagle lot 4731, estimate HKD 960,000 – 1,400,000/USD 120,000 – 180,000) offered for first-time at auction. Photo: Christie’s Images Ltd 2012 Valued in excess of HK$120 million/US$16 [Read More]
The lifetime collection of prominent Washington, DC lawyer and art connoisseur Sam Stern will be offered immediately following the spring auction of Modern & Contemporary art on the afternoon of May 22, 2012. “It is rare to find a collection of such variety and depth with consistency in quality and appeal,” said [Read More]
The Year of the Dragon, the most auspicious year to be born in according to Chinese culture, has come around again and Bonhams next auction of Fine Chinese Art on May 17 in London includes a number of dragon-linked items. Asaph Hyman, Department Director of Chinese Art at Bonhams, says: “The dragon [Read More]
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The sheet was by far the top lot of the nearly 2,000 fresh-to-the-market lots that came up for bid. (OCEANSIDE, N.Y.) – A full sheet of 80 post office-fresh Chinese Year of the Monkey stamps, purchased in 1980 by the consignor at a post office inside the People’s Republic of China, sold [Read More]
Dedham , MA – A large collection of European decorative works of art and an impressive selection of Fine Oriental Rugs and Carpets will be featured at Grogan and Company’s upcoming May auction. The auction, which will begin at 12 noon on Sunday, May 20th, will be comprised of over 600 lots [Read More]
The auction will be held at the Peoples Light & Theater Company in Malvern, Pa., at 10:30 a.m. (MALVERN, Pa.) – Over 400 quality lots of important antique clocks, Asian objects, fine art, toys and toy trains, period furniture, Native American and African objects, decorative accessories and porcelain will be sold at [Read More]