Bonhams to Auction Diego Giacometti Designed Furniture

Several pieces of furniture designed by the Swiss sculptor and designer, Diego Giacometti (1902-1985), the younger brother of Alberto (1901-1966), are to be sold at Bonhams, New Bond Street, as part of its sale of Post War and Contemporary Art and Design on 13 April. A stool, featuring a bronze frame and [Read More]

Sotheby’s to Auction Property from the Collection of Dodie Rosekrans

Sotheby’s has announced that it will offer Property from the Collection of Dodie Rosekrans in a series of auctions in New York through January 2012. Mrs. Rosekrans was an influential figure in San Francisco, Paris and Venice, known for her considerable charitable work, trendsetting style and patronage of both the fine and [Read More]

Bonhams Auctioneers Hosting Hove Valuation Day

Tim Squire-Sanders of the Bonhams office in Hove is holding a Valuation Day on April 12th with the well known Bonhams consultant and BBC Antiques Roadshow regular, Dendy Easton. Bonhams, the international fine art auction house, is the only auction house that holds specialist sales of Marine Pictures, Dogs in Art, South [Read More]

Richard Winterton to Auction Heroes Medals

An exceptional selection of military medals have been discovered recently on a valuation day and are to be sold on 2nd June at Richard Winterton Auctioneers, Fradley Park, Lichfield. The group includes a WW11 Distinguished Flying Medal to 1237627 F/Sgt. G.W. HOOPER R.A.F; Queen’s Sudan Medal and Khedive’s Sudan Medal with the [Read More]

Keats Love Letter for Auction at Bonhams

The last letter in private hands from Keats to his lover Fanny Brawne has set a world record for a document by the poet when it sold for £96,000 at the Roy Davids Collection of Papers and Portraits at Bonhams today (29 March). It has been sold to an America buyer. The [Read More]

Paul Gauguin Print Sets Auction Record at Sotheby’s

A new auction record for a print by Paul Gauguin was achieved when Crouching Tahitian Woman Seen From The Back sold for £577,250 ($924,466), over three times the estimate (£180,000-220,000), at a Sotheby’s in London. The traced monotype, or ‘printed drawing’, was fiercely contested by a number of determined bidders, finally selling [Read More]

Hank Aaron 1954 Rookie Jersey for Heritage Auction

The Milwaukee Braves baseball jersey that Hank Aaron – arguably the greatest living hero of the golden age of America’s pastime – wore in 1954, the year that began his fabled career, will be the centerpiece of Heritage Auctions’ April 21-22 Signature® Sports Memorabilia Auction. It is expected to bring $200,000+. “Short [Read More]

THE ESTATE OF THE LATE DR. TANJA B. TARSEY – A CHEMIST WHO LIVED IN THE UPSCALE BAY POINT AREA OF PANAMA CITY BEACH, FLA. — WILL BE SOLD THE WEEKEND OF APRIL 29-30 BY THE SPECIALISTS OF THE SOUTH IN PANAMA CITY

Dr. Tarsey, a philanthropist, collected fine art, Asian objects, porcelains, silver, jewelry, more. (PANAMA CITY, Fla.) – The estate of the late Dr. Tanja B. Tarsey – a chemist and philanthropist who died in 2009 and collected fine art, Asian objects, porcelain pieces, better furniture, estate silver, fancy jewelry and more – [Read More]

Chinese Porcelain and Works of Art Auctioned at Sotheby’s New York

Sotheby’s New York have auctioned the Property of a Palm Beach Private Collector achieving $8,397,649, almost double the pre-sale high estimate*. The auction was led by a strong group of over 80 pieces of Chinese porcelain and works of art, most notably A Rare Large Chinese ‘Famille-Rose’ ‘Millefleurs’ Altar Garniture bearing six [Read More]

Gene Shapiro Spring Auction of Russian Art April 16

Gene Shapiro Auctions LLC has announced their Spring Auction of Russian Art will take place on April 16, 2011 during “Russian Art Week” in New York City. Both the auction and a full week of preview exhibition starting on April 9th will take place at the company’s location at 506 East 74th [Read More]

Bonhams Auctioneers Appoint New Representative in Portugal

Bonhams, the international fine art auction house, has appointed Filipa Rebelo de Andrade as the company’s representative in Portugal. She is based in Lisbon. Filipa’s professional experience includes an art curatorship at the Fundacao Oriente in Lisbon, where she collaborated with the building up of the collection, was responsible for all issues [Read More]

EXCEPTIONAL CATALOGED ANTIQUE AUCTION SLATED FOR SATURDAY, MAY 21st, BY FONTAINE’S AUCTION GALLERY IN PITTSFIELD, MASS.; OVER 500 LOTS

Antique furniture, lighting, clocks, decorative accessories, fine art, jewelry will change hands. (PITTSFIELD, Mass.) – What is being appropriately billed as an Exceptional Antique Auction has been planned for Saturday, May 21, by Fontaine’s Auction Gallery, in the firm’s spacious showroom at 1485 West Housatonic Street in Pittsfield. Offered will be over [Read More]

Swoopo Files for Bankruptcy

Technologizer reports that pay-per-bid auction site Swoopo has filed for bankruptcy, “although the company’s front page claims “technical issues,” documents from a Munich, Germany bankruptcy court indicate its parent company — Shopping Entertainment AG — filed for bankruptcy protection on Wednesday. The company is asking for protections from its debtors, and it [Read More]