A venue more often associated with top names in fashion, La Halle Freyssinet, will host Bonhams next motor car and motorcycle sale in Paris on 1st February 2012. Models strutting down the catwalk to rock music will be replaced by an impressive array of automotive models driving through the venue to music [Read More]
Christie’s announces it has been selected to offer Property from The Collection of Lew and Edie Wasserman as part of its major fall sales in New York City. Assembled largely in the 1950s and 60s by the “king and queen of Hollywood,” the collection includes several seldom-seen works by important artists such [Read More]
A 40,000-piece collection of motion picture and TV memorabilia, original animation art and other historically important entertainment collectibles will be offered to the public on Oct. 29 in an auction that is shaping up to be one for the history books. Purchased sight unseen from an abandoned self-service storage unit, the collection [Read More]
A stunning pair of Sèvres Style Porcelain Urns and Covers, part of a large and impressive consignment of French Belle Epoque furniture and decorative arts from an East Coast mansion, painted with Art Nouveau lustrous cherubic scenes by Charles Fuchs, brought $65,725 to lead Heritage Auctions’ inaugural $1.56+ million Sept. 27 Signature® [Read More]
A pair of 1890 Elimeyer German Silver 14-Light Candelabra was the top draw, to the tune of $86,638, in Heritage Auctions’ $1.35+ million Sept. 26 Signature® Silver & Vertu Auction, held at the company’s Design District Annex, 1518 Slocum Street, in Dallas. “These beautiful candelabra drew tremendous collector interest before the auction,” [Read More]
Swann Galleries October 27 New York auction focuses on Atelier 17, the printmaking workshop founded by Stanley William Hayter, and its extraordinary influence on the fine arts in America and Europe from the mid 20th century onward. The sale, titled Atelier 17, Abstract Expressionism & The New York School, was a year [Read More]
Bertoia’s Toys on Tour auction promises an exciting mix of cast-iron automotive, early American tin, European and American dolls, toys and automobilia; as well as an outstanding collection of figural doorstops. As though that weren’t enough, the auction roster also includes 100 mechanical banks, approximately 100 choice penny toys and a fine [Read More]
Sotheby’s will be offering at auction a cast of each of Henri Matisse’s spectacular bas-relief nudes, known collectively as Les Nus de dos (The Backs). The unprecedented sale of the four monumental bronze sculptures will begin with Matisse’s first incarnation of the form, Nu de dos (1er état), on offer in the [Read More]
The auction was conducted at the Washtenaw Farm Council Grounds in Ann Arbor, Michigan. (ANN ARBOR, Mich.) – An 8-foot-long 1906 Rock Island Railroad reverse glass train sign brought $71,500 at an auction held Sept.30-Oct. 2 by Showtime Auction Services, at the Washtenaw Farm Council Grounds in Ann Arbor. It was a [Read More]
Los Angeles Modern Auctions’ single-owner auction of The Collection of Richard Dorso held on October 9, 2011 set new auction records for De Wain Valentine, Roland Reiss, and Craig Kauffman (all of whom are currently featured in Pacific Standard Time exhibitions). The sale totaled $1,536,000, more than doubling the pre-sale estimate of [Read More]
Sotheby’s will present Abstraction-Figuration: A Private Collection, a remarkable offering of paintings that thrive in the fertile space between abstraction and figuration. The collection is led by one of the most important groups of works by Gerhard Richter ever to appear at auction, which will be among the highlights of the Contemporary [Read More]
Tiancheng International Auctioneer Limited will offer Monumental Head of Pierre de Wissant (Pierre de Wissant, tête colossale), a bronze head sculpture in colossal form by the legendary Auguste Rodin (1840-1917) at Tiancheng International’s inaugural auction on November 28th in Hong Kong. Auguste Rodin (1840-1917), Monumental Head of Pierre de Wissant , bronze, [Read More]
Ms. Pais collected Belleek, Royal Doulton, Hummel, Lladro, miniature Bulova clocks and more. (PANAMA CITY, Fla.) – The estate of the late Julia Jean Pais — a warm and friendly lady whose family and friends all called “Julie” — will be sold in an on-site auction slated for Saturday, Oct. 29, at [Read More]
Including A Never-Before-Published Pencil Drawing by Stieg Larsson and A Personal Document – In His Possession Until His Death – The Author’s Original Rejection Letter from Journalism School Sothebys London announce the sale of a unique, exquisitely leather-bound boxed set of Stieg Larsson’s internationally bestselling and award-winning Millennium Trilogy as part of [Read More]
First Dedicated Sale Since Pioneering Days of the 1980s Bonhams is to hold a sale dedicated entirely to the works of René Lalique. It will take place on 16 November at its Bond Street Headquarters in London. René Lalique ‘Boule de Gui’ 1922 In the 1980s, Bonhams pioneered Lalique sales in the [Read More]
Auction One Las Vegas [www.auctiononelasvegas.com] announces the live and online auction of a single family home in Las Vegas, Nev., on Saturday, October 29, 2011, at 11am PST, according to Greg Harelson, Principal Auctioneer and Broker. “This is a meticulously maintained single level home,” said Harelson. “It has new carpet and tile [Read More]
Pro Auction of Bath announces an auction of the entire contents of The Howard Hotel, London’s world renowned five star establishment, and sister hotel to The Savoy, to be held on the 25th & 26th October 2011. The entire contents will go under the gavel over a two day auction and will [Read More]
TICKETS are now on sale for a truly unique and inspirational charity evening of Art and Food, which will be held at the internationally-famous Savoy Hotel in London on Monday, November 7, 2011. The event is sponsored by AXA Art, the world’s only art-led insurance company. Four of the greatest chefs currently [Read More]