On September 16th, Christie’s New York will offer over 200 selected works in the sale of Indian and Southeast Asian Art, including exceptional bronzes, stone sculptures and Indian miniatures. A selection from the Collection of Mr. and Mrs. Paul E. Manheim will highlight the sale along with property from various other private [Read More]
The family of legendary WWII and Vietnam fighter ace Brigadier General Robin Olds, has selected Manion’s International Auction House of Kansas City to broker the sale of historic items from his estate. “His influence upon who we are as an Air Force today can hardly be overstated,” remarked Gen. T. Michael Moseley, [Read More]
Warhol Prints, Edgerton Photos, & Part II of the Eleanor Grasso Collection BOSTON, Mass. – www.skinnerinc.com – Skinner, Inc., one of the nation’s leading auction houses for antiques and fine art, will host an auction of American and European Paintings on Friday, September 11th in its Boston gallery located at 63 Park [Read More]
Hart Davis Hart Wine Co. will host an exceptional wine auction on Saturday, September 12th at 9:00 a.m at Tru restaurant. The sale will offer 1134 lots of the finest and rarest wines, including an exciting selection of Bordeaux from the heralded 1982, 1990 and 2000 vintages. Consignments feature such wines as [Read More]
Auction house Bonhams & Goodman announced that it has consigned a fully restored 1940 Hawker Hurricane MkIIA, a former WWII fighter, for its Military and Aviation Collectables auction on 27 September 2009 in Melbourne. One of only eleven airworthy examples worldwide, the Hurricane is a survivor of four major battle campaigns during [Read More]
Gooding & Company, the official auction house of the Pebble Beach Concours d’Elegance(R), sold 129 lots over their weekend auctions, achieving more than $50 million in sales. Continuing its successful presence as a leading auction house in Monterey, Gooding & Company attracted thousands of collectors and enthusiasts from around the world last [Read More]
Andy Warhol’s portrait of Michael Jackson sold for more than $1 million at an East Hampton, New York, gallery last night, according to Janet Lehrm one of the gallery owners. Pre-sale estimates ranged from one to 10 million US dollars. The painting shows Michael Jackson wearing a red jacket from his Thriller [Read More]
The weekend sale will be held by Philip Weiss Auctions, at #1 Neil Court in Oceanside, New York (OCEANSIDE, N.Y.) – An incredible, 5-pound pearl – measuring six inches in diameter and bearing an uncanny resemblance to a human brain – is just one of hundreds of intriguing lots that will cross [Read More]
Commencing Christie’s Asian Art Week, the sale of Fine Chinese Ceramics and Works of Art including Property from the Arthur M. Sackler Collections on September 14 and 15 will bring together over 400 works of art, including superb ceramics, jades, bronzes, furniture and sculptures. The first day begins with Property from the [Read More]
Sotheby’s has announced that following the enormous popularity and success of its Beyond Limits exhibitions at Chatsworth over the last three years, it will return to Derbyshire this autumn for a fourth installation of modern and contemporary sculpture set against the picturesque gardens of the ancestral home of the Duke and Duchess [Read More]
The Bluette H. Kirchoff Collection and Several Rare Pieces to be Offered in Two-Part September Sale Devotees of fine Asian Art will be offered an exceptional collecting opportunity on September 16th at the New York galleries of international auctioneers, Bonhams. The two-part sale will consist of over 400 lots from the collection [Read More]
Garth’s Auctions of Delaware, Ohio held two strong sales within two weeks during late July and early August. The Saturday, July 25th auction of Fine & Contemporary Art and Decorative Arts featured Garth’s usual offerings of antique furniture, artwork, pottery, glass and sculpture, but it was clear that furniture stole the show. [Read More]
Competitive bidding at Bonhams & Butterfields on August 3, 2009 pushed the price for a 1912 oil on canvas painted by Franz Bischoff to a record high for the artist. The international auctioneers’ sale of California and American Paintings and Sculpture established a new world auction record for Bischoff when the artist’s [Read More]
Bonhams is delighted with the response to its inaugural sale to be held during the “Weekend de L’Excellence Automobile” in Reims between 26-27 September (auction date Saturday 26 September). Racing into pole position is a 1912 5 litre chain drive Bugatti racing car, created and owned by the eponymous Ettore Bugatti who [Read More]
On September 16, Christie’s South Asian Modern + Contemporary Art sale will feature over 100 works from the leading 20th and 21st century artists from South Asia, including artists from India and Pakistan. The sale will focus on prime examples of many different movements and styles and highlights will include works from [Read More]
Christie’s has announced the forthcoming Swiss Art sale is to be held on 21 September 2009. The auction comprises 153 lots spanning over four centuries of Swiss Art History. The evening sale offers numerous highlights by notable Swiss artists, including, amongst others, Johann Heinrich Füssli, Ferdinand Hodler, Giovanni Giacometti, Félix Vallotton, Hans [Read More]
More than 1,000 antique firearms enthusiasts attended Dan Morphy Auctions’ preview prior to the standing-room-only Aug. 14, 2009 sale of the late John Holman’s collection of 220 antique Kentucky rifles and powder horns. The selection of handmade rifles – many of them crafted by German immigrant gunsmiths of the 18th and 19th [Read More]
Leslie Hindman Auctioneers has announced a once in a lifetime opportunity for Elvis Presley collectors and fans. Over the years many collectors have asked, “Whatever happened to the Gary Pepper collection of Elvis Presley memorabilia?” Early in his career, Presley befriended Gary Pepper, a young man with cerebral palsy, who ultimately became [Read More]