Proxibid, the world’s largest provider of live auction webcasting services, will provide live online bidding for an upcoming auction of firearms and war relics presented by Jeff Dobson & Associates, Inc. The live auction will take place Saturday, December 12 at 9:59 a.m. EST, with live online bidding commencing at that time. [Read More]
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Bonhams much anticipated sale of The Hoffmeister Collection of Meissen Porcelain Part I took place today at their New Bond Street saleroom raising £1,091,100. The sale attracted worldwide interest with lively bidders in the saleroom joined on the telephone by collectors from all four corners of the globe. 77.29% of the exquisite [Read More]
An early collection of ‘silver religious ornaments’ from the Ashkenazi Plymouth Hebrew Congregation’s synagogue built in 1762, the oldest in the English-speaking world, sold at Bonhams on 25th November for £175,000. This earliest and rarest set of 14 lots of silver prayer instruments was estimated to sell for £100,000, but instead took [Read More]
On December 4 and December 9, Christie’s New York will present three sales offering over 550 lots of important and rare books, manuscripts, and maps from distinguished private collections. The first day of sales begins with part II of The William E. Self Library of important English and American Literature and immediately [Read More]
Two 18th century wine glasses that recall English and Dutch ships with colourful histories will be sold at Bonhams Fine Glass Sale on December 16 in London. These beautiful images remain engraved on the glass long after the ships themselves were lost. But the value of these two special wine goblets may [Read More]
The Huntington Library, Art Collections, and Botanical Gardens and the Los Angeles County Museum of Art announced today the joint purchase of an iconic chair designed by groundbreaking English architect, graphic artist, and craftsman Arthur Heygate Mackmurdo (1851–1942). One of only five chairs in the set known to exist, the Huntington/LACMA piece [Read More]
Christie’s will present two sales of ancient art, Antiquities and Ancient Jewelry in New York, on December 11 featuring over 350 lots showcasing the broad range of works from Predynastic Egypt through to the Roman period. Highlights of the Antiquities sale include a stunning Roman marble torso of Venus, a Roman marble [Read More]
A rare signed carte de visite of former President James A. Garfield – taken when he was a Union Brigadier General in the Civil War, prior to his assassination by gunshot at the hand of Charles J. Guiteau on July 2, 1881 – sold for $4,068 at an estate sale that was [Read More]
Christie’s announced the auction Magnificent Tiffany featuring Property from the Gluck Collection will be held as part of its 20th-Century Decorative Art & Design sales on December 8, 2009. On February 17, 1979, Christie’s held the landmark sale Magnificent Tiffany Featuring The Gluck Collection, the first major Tiffany offering at auction. The [Read More]
Bonhams & Butterfields brings antique arms and armor and modern sporting guns to auction in San Francisco on November 23, 2009. The 800-lot sale features pistols; rifles; edged weapons; suits of armor; militaria and historic weaponry in use during the 16th and 17th centuries; as well as weapons made famous in the [Read More]
More than 100 exquisite examples of Lalique from a half dozen private collections – one of the largest public offerings of Lalique in New York City in years – will headline Heritage Auctions’ 20th Century Design Auction at 104 East 25th Street, third floor, on Dec. 10. “This is the best Lalique [Read More]
Jerusalem, Masada, Caesarea … are they here to stay? The Israel Antiquities Authority and the Israel National Commission for UNESCO (the United Nations Education, Scientific and Cultural Organization) have warned that the heritage sites in Israel are at risk of destruction in the event of natural disasters and being vandalized by man. [Read More]
TEFAF Maastricht, the world’s most influential art and antiques fair, will have a record number of 260 exhibitors from 17 countries when the 23rd edition opens at the MECC (Maastricht Exhibition and Congress Centre) in the southern Netherlands from 12-21 March 2010. The European Fine Art Fair will reinforce its reputation for [Read More]
On November 22, the Museum kicks off Thanksgiving week with Families Explore: The Victorian Era. Experience the Victorian period through storytelling, crafts and other kid-friendly activities. Decorate a Victorian-inspired personal keepsake box and make a beaded ring. Try on Victorian clothing and play a matching game in the Museum’s galleries. Hear Victorian [Read More]