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Doyle New York’s Asian Works of Art auction on September 12, 2011 attracted intense competition from an international audience of bidders in the crowded salesroom, on the telephones, and live on the Internet. In all, the sale totaled a strong $2,…
The Daniels collection of antique and vintage phones has been consigned to Morphy Auctions, where it will be apportioned into three subsequent General Antiques auctions, the first of which will take place on Friday and Saturday, Oct. 14 and 15, 2011. T…
Christie’s Paris announced its forthcoming sale composed of 24 lots from the Marquet de Vasselot collection. Not only due to their quality but also their provenance, these exceptional works of art can be considered medieval treasures intimately tied to the history of art. They will be offered on the 16th of November [Read More]
Led by the $6.8 million Norman Jacobs Collection, featuringan absolutely stellar 1909 set of Korean gold coins that realized a total $1,391,500, Heritage Auctions’ Sept. 8-9 Signature® World and Ancient Coins Auction at the Long Beach Coin, Stamps &…
Bonhams announce the sale of two extremely rare gold coins in its Coins & Medals auction on December 16, 2011.The first rare coin offered is the finest and only second-known example of a Chang Tso-Lin 50 Yuan gold piece (L&M-1031). It has bee…
On September 21, Bonhams New York will hold its Fine Continental Furniture & Decorative Arts auction. Sourced from various private collectors, the auction’s 406 lots will offer a wide array of decorative objects from a diverse range of collecting fields. Karl Green, the Director of Fine Furniture and Decorative Arts at Bonhams, [Read More]
A stunning art deco diamond wristwatch by Cartier circa 1935 that belonged to Eleonora Sears, the great, great granddaughter of Thomas Jefferson, will be offered in the Fine Jewellery sale, taking place at Bonhams London on the 21st September.
The stra…
Dragon entwined Imperial ceramics, jade animals and a spectacular lamp made of buffalo horn, offer much to excite buyers at Bonhams Fine Chinese Art Sale on November 10th at New Bond Street, London.
An object that speaks loudly of Chinese craftsmanship…
Christie’s has announced it’s upcoming Antiquities sale on 6 October 2011.
The auction will feature 252 lots, with items dating from 4th millennium B.C. to the 15th century A.D.. Offering a broad spectrum of quality pieces from Egypt, Greece, t…
Sotheby’s New York will auction Fine Chinese Ceramics and Works of Art in two sessions at 10am and 2pm, on 14 September 2011. The sale is exceptionally diverse with important archaic bronzes, furniture, porcelain, jade, sculpture and other works of art, the majority of which are drawn from private collections in the [Read More]
Lot 528, a Regency writing table has just sold for a staggering £8k at a local Fine Art Auction breaking the auction house records for a table of this type.
The elegant writing table veneered in amboyna with gilt gesso mounts had been discovered in a …
Bonhams & Butterfields’ Asian Decorative Art sale in San Francisco on Tuesday, August 30, 2011 at 10 a.m. With fresh material and conservative estimates, sharp-eyed collectors should be competing to find fantastic bargains among the many blockbusters in store. Lot No: 6068 A white jade peach group Qing dynasty Traditionally popular categories [Read More]
Christie’s presents Superb Jade Carvings from an Important European Collection, a sale of 36 lustrous jades from the collection of a European connoisseur on September 15 at 2 pm. This exceptional group was formed over the past fifty years and focuses…