Christie’s announced the sale of 500 Years: Decorative Arts Europe on November 24, which will include over 450 treasures from the 16th to the 19th centuries. With a range of estimates, the sale offers superb private and institutional collections such as carpets from the Corcoran Gallery of Art and one-of-a-kind examples of [Read More]
Record prices were achieved at RSL Auction’s 477-lot Bountiful Harvest sale held Oct. 17, 2009 in the Baltimore suburb of Timonium, Maryland. The multiple-consignor offering anchored by top-tier pieces from long-held collections ended up being the company’s most successful auction to date, according to Ray Haradin, who owns RSL Auction in partnership [Read More]
Sotheby’s Israeli and International Art sale is a much anticipated annual event held in autumn in New York. The sale this year will take place on November 24th and will feature superb examples of classic and contemporary Israeli art spanning 100 years. Works from the sale are estimated to bring more than [Read More]
Sotheby’s fall evening sale of Latin American Art will take place on Wednesday 18 November 2009 and will be led by one of the most lyrical surrealist paintings by Roberto Matta ever to appear at auction. Endless Nudes, estimated at $2-3 million is an abstract work filled with volcanic eruptions that create [Read More]
Wednesday, November 18, 2009 at The Kitchen, 512 West 19th Street, New York 7 – 9 PM Cocktails and Silent Auction 8 PM Live Auction with Eliza Osborne of Sotheby’s. Also introducing exclusive Limited Edition Create necklaces and key chains by jewelry designer Karen Karch to benefit The Kitchen and its artists. [Read More]
(PORT GIBSON, Miss.) – An authentic 19th-century vampire killing kit – containing a pistol with silver bullets in a coffin-style case, Holy water vials, a cleaver, a prayer book and a looking glass – sold for $8,800 at an estate sale held (appropriately enough) on Halloween, Oct. 31, by Stevens Auction Company, [Read More]
One expects interesting, off beat, quality images from Bloomsbury Auctions well viewed and well attended Photographs sales and the auction on 10th November is no exception. Irving Penn and Willy Ronis have recently died, and Bloomsbury is delighted to offer some of their major works. The exquisite Lily Meldridge (lot 222) on [Read More]
Significant Modern Design will take center stage in Manhattan on Dec. 10 when Heritage Auctions offers more than 300 period pieces of furniture and lighting from the collection of internationally renowned dealer and collector Michael Playford (Two Zero C Applied Art Ltd.) in its inaugural New York City auction of Important 20th [Read More]
RM Auctions will shine the spotlight on a historic range of 1950s concept cars when it’s highly anticipated Automobiles of Arizona event returns to Phoenix, January 21 and 22, 2010. Blenheim, ON (November 3, 2009) – Five very unique and exciting cars created by Detroit’s automakers are set for RM’s Automobiles of [Read More]
Bronze Age Chinese vessels from one of the finest old English collections, formed by the 2nd Lord Cunliffe between the darkest war years of the early 1940s, and his death in 1963, achieved astonishing prices at Bonhams sale of Chinese Art on, November 5, in London. The most important group of early [Read More]
Rocky Mountain Estate Brokers Realty LLC (www.whitleyauction.com) announces the public absolute auction of 11.33 acres of development land in Longmont, Co., on Tuesday, November 10, 2009, at 12:10 pm MST, according to auctioneer David P. Whitley. “This is prime Colorado real estate that will sell to the highest bidder with no minimum [Read More]
(PITTSFIELD, Mass.) – A massive three-session cataloged auction boasting nearly 525 lots of vintage clocks and watches, lighting (by Tiffany, Handel, Duffner & Kimberly, Pairpoint and others), Arts & Crafts furniture and accessories, bronzes, coins, paintings, porcelains and more will be held Saturday, Nov. 21, by Fontaine’s Auction Gallery, at 1485 West [Read More]
Kaminski Auctions, one of Massachusetts’ premier antiques and fine art auction houses, announces its Annual Thanksgiving Auction. The auction features antiques, fine art, collectibles and a number of Art Deco pieces from estates spanning Massachusetts to Kaminski’s second location in California. The auction takes place Saturday November 28 and Sunday, November 29 [Read More]
Sotheby’s annual sale of Important Judaica will be held in New York on 24 November 2009. The sale will comprise a choice offering of Hebrew manuscripts, printed books, paintings, ceremonial metalwork and works of art estimated to bring more than $3.3 million. Works from the sale will be exhibited alongside the annual [Read More]
Sotheby’s auction of 19th century European Paintings on Tuesday, November 24, 2009 will bring together some 184 works by artists from no fewer than 17 countries: among them the US, the Netherlands, Germany, Italy, France, Austria, Belgium, Spain, Portugal, Denmark, Finland, Sweden, Norway, Hungary and Poland. Among the distinct categories of works [Read More]
Sotheby’s Evening Sale of Impressionist and Modern Art at in New York was a resounding success, surpassing the high estimate and bringing a total of $181,760,000 (est. $115.3/163 million). The sale was 84.8% sold by lot and 93.4% sold by value. Five works sold for more than $10 million and two artist [Read More]
The best of 20th Century British Art comes to Bonhams New Bond Street on 18th November, showcasing an impressive array of paintings and sculptures, including The Art of Newlyn and St Ives. The upcoming 20th Century British Art sale encapsulates a range of works from vibrant coastal scenes and character studies to [Read More]
United Country Bonnette Auction Company (www.BonnetteAuctions.com) announces the auction Thursday, November 12, 2009, at 10a.m. of two commercial properties, according to Barbara Bonnette, auctioneer. The first property is a warehouse/office space located at 2905 Evangeline Street in Baton Rouge. Gross building area is 51,000 square feet, with 11,000 square foot of office [Read More]