Michael Jackson’ iconic red and black “Thriller” jacket, which he wears throughout that song’s video, will be offered to the public during a two-day sale at Julien’s Auctions Gallery in Beverly Hills June 25 and 26. The jacket, which is autographed by MJ on the sleeve, is expected to fetch between $200,000 [Read More]
Morphy’s June 25 General Antiques 500-lot auction includes more than 40 tall case and mantel clocks, with the star lot being a circa-1795 Eli Terry production.”Eli Terry (Connecticut, 1772-1852) was the father of American clock making,” said Morphy Auctions’ owner, Dan Morphy.”The tall-case clock in our sale is extraordinary because it is [Read More]
Sotheby’s London Impressionist & Modern Art Evening Sale, on Wednesday 22nd June 2011, will offer a selection of works of exceptional quality and rarity, many of which have remained in private collections for decades and have never before appeared at auction. In addition to two exquisite works on one of René Magritte’s [Read More]
Brett Gorvy has been named Chairman and International Head of Post-War and Contemporary Art at Christie’s. In an expanded role, will be the sole leader of the Post-War and Contemporary Art business on a worldwide basis and at the highest level. Gorvy continue to report to Chief Executive Officer Steven Murphy and [Read More]
Sotheby’s London Evening Sale of Important Russian Paintings a group of works by renowned Russian master Vasily Vasilievich Vereschagin of Russian, Indian and Balkan scenes brought the well above-expectations combined total of £3.7 / $5.7 million (pre-sale estimate for the group: £1.2-1.9/$1.9-3.1 million). The top-selling lot of this group also set a [Read More]
Barrett-Jackson Auction Company has announced 2nd Annual Orange County Auction will return with unparalleled excitement and energy to the OC Fair & Event Center in Costa Mesa, California, June 24-26. Continuing its year-long 40th anniversary, the three-day automotive lifestyle event will feature one of the most diverse selections of customs, classics, Hot [Read More]
A portrait of Blondie lead singer Debbie Harry by Andy Warhol is to highlight Sotheby’s forthcoming Contemporary Art Auction this June. The artist’s 1980 acrylic and silkscreen ink on canvas of Debbie Harry, the renowned lead singer of the new wave and punk rock band Blondie, is estimated at £3.5-5.5 million and [Read More]
Sotheby’s are to offer at auction a group of works by Damien Hirst, Gilbert & George and Angus Fairhurst from the collection of Eurythmics legend, Grammy and BRIT Award winning musician, songwriter, record producer, and a friend of Damien Hirst, Dave Stewart. The offering of seven artworks, which combined are estimated to [Read More]
Bonhams announce their inaugural Aboriginal art auction scheduled for Tuesday 28 June as part of the Winter Auction Series at Byron Kennedy Hall, Moore Park, Sydney. The newly established department of three specialists, Francesca Cavazzini, Greer Adams and Senior Consultant Tim Klingender, presents a carefully curated sale of a select 145 lots. [Read More]
RM Auctions, kicked off its 2011 European calendar in style on the weekend, posting over €23 million** ($33,436,750 USD) at its debut sale at the Concorso d’Eleganza Villa d’Este in Cernobbio, Italy. Held in conjunction with the celebrated Italian concorso d’eleganza, the two-hour sale treated a discerning international audience to one of [Read More]
Saffronart, will offer an important selection of works by modern masters and contemporary artists at its annual Summer Online Art Auction. With a total of 65 lots, the auction includes a wide variety of paintings, sculptures and installations by leading artists including S.H. Raza, Tyeb Mehta, Jogen Chowdhury, Manjit Bawa, G. Ravinder [Read More]
Exotic artefacts from the orient formed the key highlights in the recent International Fine Art & Collectors’ sale held in Lichfield last week, (2nd June). The auction organised and held by Richard Winterton Auctioneers at The Lichfield Auction Centre at Fradley comprised over 500 prize Lots sourced from local clients and deceased [Read More]
Ms. Bell is known throughout the art world for her eponymous Chelsea gallery, which is lauded for its exquisite range of 19th and 20th Century photographs as well as contemporary works by artists such as Louis Faurer, Diane Arbus, William Eggleston, Lisette Model and Garry Winogrand. Since opening The Deborah Bell Gallery [Read More]
artnet Auctions announce the sale of a Le Corbusier’s complete prints portfolio, Unité, 1953 (with additional black and white set) from the collection of renowned architect Mohinda N. Kawlra. Only the first 30 prints portfolios of this edition of 130 contain the full 37 prints—17 color prints and 20 black and white [Read More]
Charlie Parker, Louis Armstrong, Dizzy Gillespie and other autographed items from the 1940s through the 1980s by many great musicians and performers highlight the Phil Weiss June 11 auction. Also including Nat “King” Cole, Frank SInatra, Illinois Jacquet, Stan Kenton and many more signed on programs and handbills. A Birdland Restaurant menu [Read More]
Bonhams & Butterfields Entertainment Memorabilia auction on June 26, 2011 in Los Angeles will feature a wide variety of items related to Hollywood, Rock ‘n Roll and Animation Art. Highlights will include pieces connected to Raiders of the Lost Ark, The Nightmare Before Christmas and the grand dames of old Hollywood: Barbara [Read More]
The far-reaching and fascinating legacy of George Washington dominated Heritage Auctions’ $1,728,871 Grand Format Americana & Political Memorabilia Auction, May 21, as a 1796 Washington-signed U.S. Patent, issued to Hodgen Holmes for an improvement on Eli Whitney’s cotton gin – effectively extending the life of slavery in the states another 65 years [Read More]
On June 26, 2011, Bonhams & Butterfields’ Entertainment Memorabilia auction in Los Angeles will offer iconic props, concept drawings and storyboards from the award-winning Tim Burton film The Nightmare Before Christmas (1993). The sale of these groundbreaking items is timed to coincide with a major retrospective of Burton’s work at the Los [Read More]