Christie’s will offer a pair of Russian porcelain vases in their 28 November Russian Art Sale. These magnificent vases were presented by Emperor Nicholas I to Karl Ludwig Graf von Ficquelmont (1777-1857), who served as the Austrian Ambassador Extraordinaire to the Russian court from 1829-1839. Graf von Ficquelmont was one of Chancellor [Read More]
Sotheby’s London will present for sale an exceptional range of Imperial porcelain, monochrome ceramics, bronzes and jades in its biannual sale of Fine Chinese Ceramics and Works of Art on Wednesday, 9th November 2011. The auction will comprise 560 lots, estimated to realise in the region of £12 million. Highlights include a [Read More]
Antik A.S., will auction exceptional paintings by the most important Modern & Contemporary Turkish Artists. The auction will take place on October 22, 2011 at the Swissotel the Bosphorus and will present selected 175 lots among the finest which ever to have appeared on the market for the first time. Special collection [Read More]
Christie’s New York Important Silver and Objects of Vertu sale on October 21, will present 218 precious works in silver and gold by well-known craftsmen such as Paul Storr, Mario Buccellati and many others. Highlighting the sale is an extraordinary Swiss gold, enamel and pearl-set singing-bird box with a rare double watch [Read More]
Several paintings from the collection of one of the UK’s first abstract expressionist painters, Frank Avray Wilson (1914-2009), are to be sold by Bonhams as part of its Contemporary Two sale at Knightsbridge on Knightsbridge Wednesday 19 October. Hans Hartung (German, 1904-1989) Untitled 1948 signed and dated 48 mixed media on brown [Read More]
Pierre Auguste Renoir’s oil painting, Le Bouquet, 1910, is expected to bring $500,000+ as the top lot in Heritage Auctions’ American & European Art Signature® Art Auction, being held Nov. 8 at the company’s Design District Annex, 1518 Slocum Street. Le Bouquet, 1910, comes to auction from the family of famed Texas [Read More]
Bonhams are returning to the Yorkshire Event Centre in Harrogate on 16th November 2011 with another exceptional line up at their auction of Collectors’ Motor Cars, Motorcycles. Highlights include a 1928 Brough Superior SS100 motorcycle which is estimated to sell for £165,000-185,000. This interesting early SS100 was re-commissioned for road use in [Read More]
Bonhams announce its auction of Photographs, November 1 in New York, simulcast in San Francisco and Los Angeles. The sale will feature a wide range of subject matter as seen through the lenses of various photographers. Lot No: 137 Irving Penn (American, 1917-2009) Five Okapa Warriors, New Guinea, 1970 Selenium-toned gelatin silver [Read More]
One of Only 18 Works by the Artist To Remain In Existence, Bridge no. 114 Will Now Be Exhibited to the Public for the First Time On Monday 17th October 2011, Sotheby’s will auction the first work by abstract expressionist post-war artist Nat Tate ever to appear at auction as part of [Read More]
Bonhams will be auctioninga collection of the Dale Frank Collection of early Australian furniture on Sunday 20 November at the Byron Kennedy Hall, The Entertainment Quarter, Sydney. One of Australia’s leading artists with a distinguished international profile, his furniture collection once again highlights his artistic insights. The collection has been formed over [Read More]
More than 700 costumes, scripts, awards and memorabilia from the estate of legendary film star John Wayne brought more than $5.38 million during a two-day event hosted by Heritage Auctions (HA.com ), in conjunction with John Wayne Enterprises, with dozens of items bringing at least two-to-three times their pre-auction estimates. The auction [Read More]
The unreserved sale will feature hundreds of collectible near-mint and mint-in-the box toys. (CROTON-ON-HUDSON, N.Y.) – Over 800 lots of rare and desirable vintage toys and collectibles – many of them near-mint or mint-in-the-box examples– will be sold without reserve (but with modest minimum opening bids) in an Internet and catalog auction [Read More]
Sotheby’s New York sale of 19th Century European Art on 4 November 2011 will offer a number of rare opportunities for collectors across diverse collecting categories. The auction will be a showcase for the best of the eclectic artistic styles that flourished throughout the 19th century: Barbizon school, Academic realism, Belle Époque [Read More]
Nelia Moore, Art Specialist/Auctioneer at Clarke Auction spotted a beautifully executed but very dirty painting on panel of a woman in a veil. After dusting it off and studying the painting she spotted the Prendergast Paris signature on the lower right of the panel. The quality and style of the small oil [Read More]
An exceptionally rare pair of gold-inlaid 40-bore flintlock duelling pistols, estimated to sell for £40,000 to £60,000, made for Lieutenant-Colonel Thomas Thornton by Joseph Manton of London in 1796 will be sold at Bonhams Antique Arms & Armour auction on November 30 at Knightsbridge. Thornton was notorious for his succession of mistresses, [Read More]
Sotheby’s Evening Sales of Contemporary Art and 20th Century Italian Art, including ‘Italian Identity’ – an important private collection – brought the combined total of £39,456,950/$62,081,566/€45,048,011 against the pre-sale estimate of £34,982,000-48,338,000 – in excess of the total achieved for the equivalent sales last year (£34 million). A total of six artist [Read More]
Objects from the Duke’s condominium home in Key Biscayne will be sold to the highest bidder. (BOYNTON BEACH, Fla.) – The estate of the late Duke Louis d’Antin – a French-born nobleman who led a rich and interesting life prior to his passing earlier this year – will be sold on Saturday, [Read More]
On Sunday 23 October Bonhams’ Australian Motoring Department will conduct its inaugural auction at the Motorclassica Concours D’Elegance in the Royal Exhibition Building in Melbourne, Australia. With a line up of cars and motorcycles produced in no less than six of the major vehicle manufacturing nations, few can doubt the international credentials [Read More]