Sotheby’s London announces the sale of a remarkable group of works by British artists on behalf of The Dartington Hall Trust, to be sold as part of Sotheby’s sale of 20th Century British Art on Wednesday, 16th November 2011. The works, comprising paintings, prints, drawings, sculptures and ceramics by artists including Ben [Read More]
Christie’s Hong Kong sale of Important Watches of 30 November will offer over 550 rare timepieces valued in excess of HK$85 million/US$11 million. This vast selection features the world’s leading makers, with haute horology examples showcasing the best of fine watchmaking over the last four centuries. In addition to a wonderful selection [Read More]
Christie’s announces it has been selected to present the sale of Property from the Collection of John W. Kluge Sold to Benefit Columbia University, a large and wide-ranging collection of artwork, furniture and decorative arts that will be offered for sale in several major auctions, starting with four important sculptures by Henry [Read More]
Swann Galleries’ auction of Atelier 17, Abstract Expressionism & The New York School on Thursday, October 27 offered approximately 140 prints and other works by Stanley William Hayter and the artists he taught and inspired through his work at the Paris Atelier, and later in New York. Jackson Pollock’s Untitled drypoint and [Read More]
Richard Winterton Auctioneers are enjoying a record Autumn so far with some major collections being sold. September saw the Longdon House sale together with many other large estates and strong results saw the old single auction total, which has stood for 15 years, smashed! This was quickly followed with the exciting single [Read More]
The expected top lot is a gilt bronze work by the sculptor Raoul Larche (est. $20,000-$30,000). (SCHODACK, N.Y.) – Coming on the heels of a successful estate sale on Oct. 29, at which a massive single-owner collection in a variety of categories was sold to a packed house of bidders, Finney’s Auction [Read More]
Bonhams is to sell a treasure trove of material about Orson Welles’ hidden masterpiece regarded by the director as his favourite film. It is estimated at between £60,000-80,000 and will be offered in the Books, Maps, Manuscripts and Historical Photographs Sale in London on 22 November. ‘Chimes at Midnight’, (Falstaff in the [Read More]
Bonhams are to auction one of the only known 14th century instruments, an exceedingly rare equal hour horary quadrant marked with the badge of King Richard II, at its Fine Clocks and Scientific Instrument Sale on 13 December 2011. Dated 1396, this extraordinary British time-telling mathematical instrument, which has come to light [Read More]
ALL THAT GLISTENS….. Matthew Barton Ltd’s largest sale so far and includes section devoted to ceramics A FASCINATING collection of Judaica Silver from The Manchester Great, New & Central Synagogue will be among the highlights of Matthew Barton Ltd’s auction of Silver, Works of Art, Jewellery, Ceramics and Objects of Vertu. The [Read More]
A case of 1982 Lafite-Rothschild sells to Asian buyer for $57,360 as DRC prices move higher (Chicago, IL) – Hart Davis Hart, America’s largest wine auction house, held another immensely successful auction this weekend in Chicago, realizing $4,679,369 against a pre-sale auction estimate of $3,313,920-$4,957,940. The dining room at Chicago’s TRU Restaurant [Read More]
Including Sorolla, Hammershøi, Peterssen, Egger-Linz, Moralis and Sykora SOTHEBY’S SALE of European Paintings on Tuesday, 22 November, 2011 will bring together some 242 works comprising Spanish Painting, The Scandinavian Sale, The Greek Sale and German, Austrian and Central European Paintings, and encompasses prime works by Sorolla, Hammershøi, Peterssen, Egger-Linz, Moralis, Ralli and [Read More]
More than 500 lots of fine and rare Lalique and Art Glass will be the draw on Nov. 19 in Heritage Auctions’ Lalique & Art Glass Signature(r) Auction, in New York, at the Ukrainian Institute of America at the Fletcher-Sinclair Mansion, continuing Heritage’s tradition of conducting an annual auction devoted to art [Read More]
SPECIALIST Sporting Memorabilia auctioneers Graham Budd Ltd (In association with Sotheby’s) is offering Football Fans the opportunity to buy a piece of sporting history for their home – items from the World-Famous Wembley Stadium! The sale will take place on Tuesday, November 8, 2011 at Sotheby’s, New Bond Street, London W1A 2AA. [Read More]
Sotheby’s Paris announces that it will offer seven Art Deco masterpieces from 1920s-30s Paris, including two major works by Eileen Gray in its 20th Century Decorative Arts & Contemporary Design sale on November 22nd 2011. Gray’s legendary Transat armchair and an extraordinary monumental curved bar by Eckart Muthesius were designed for the [Read More]
With an overall result of more than € 2,6 million* in the October Ketterer Kunst auctions, the autumn season saw quite a promising beginning. “34 percent new bidders alone in the section of Old Masters and Art of the 19th Century – almost 10 percent more than in spring – once more [Read More]
Sotheby’s Geneva announces that it will present – in its sale of Magnificent Jewels on Tuesday, 15 November 2011 – a superb and unique suite of imperial jewels – probably the most important parure of antique coloured diamond jewels to appear at auction in the last 50 years. Coming from a European [Read More]
Phillips de Pury & Company’s New York Fall 2011 Contemporary Art Part I Sale will take place on November 7 and will present 45 superb works with a pre-sale estimate of $66,560,000 – 97,970,000, representing major artistic movements across the category. Significant works by Post-War masters Andy Warhol, Alexander Calder, Ellsworth Kelly, [Read More]
Bonhams October 25 Fine Prints sale in San Francisco, simulcast to Los Angeles, was a great success with results exceeding $1.7 million and with works from Helen Frankenthaler and Andy Warhol leading the auction. Frankenthaler’s Tales of Genji I, 1998, signed and woodcut in colors, was the top lot of the sale, [Read More]