A 16th century Iznik bottle flask from a private Belgian collection with an interesting history linking it to current events in Egypt is one of the top items in Bonhams next sale of Indian and Islamic art on October 4th. The flask comes from the family…
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Sotheby’s London announced that it will offer Sir Henry “Chips” Channon’s 25 feet long, mirrored dining table and three sets of double doors from his celebrated rococo dining room at 5 Belgrave Square. The spectacular table (estimated at £5,00…
Resembling a storyline from TV’s ‘Lovejoy’, the recent discovery of a West Midlands house crammed with rare and valuable treasures from the orient is the stuff of dreams for any Auctioneer.
It all started with a phone call to Richard Winterton Au…
With the Chinese economy still keeping its art market as red-hot as ever, all eyes are on Bonhams & Butterfields’ Asian Decorative Art sale in San Francisco on Tuesday, August 30, 2011 at 10 a.m. With fresh material and conservative estimate…
Bonhams has announced the appointment of Dr Thomas Kamm as the company’s Senior Representative in Germany, with immediate effect. Dr Kamm, has had a distinguished career as an art academic and leading journalist in the art world. For more than twenty years Dr Kamm has worked at as an editor or editor-in-chief [Read More]
Three items in Bonhams Chester sale on July 5th recall Welsh Eisteddfod triumphs from almost two centuries ago. Lot 354 is a George IV presentation silver mounted Hirlas Horn made by Emes & Barnard, London 1828. The polished Longhorn carries an applied band of oak leaves and acorns, acorn terminal, floral cartouche [Read More]
Christie’s Spring 2011 Chinese Ceramics Works of Art Sale in Hong Kong achieved a combined total of HK$829,712,250/US$106,700,995 from its four sales on 1 June, 2011. The top lot of the day was a fine and extremely rare falangcai ‘kui dragons’ bowl, Qianlong blue enamel four-character mark and of the period (1736-1795) [Read More]
Bonhams 20th Century Decorative Arts auction boasts 348 lots from all the collecting fields—Arts & Crafts to Contemporary Studio Works of Art. The sale will take place in New York on Tuesday June 7th. Highlights of the Arts & Crafts and Tiffany section of the sale include a rare Tiffany & Co. [Read More]
Summer begins with a wealth of Chinese art at Bonhams & Butterfields, with fine objects in every collecting category going on the auction block June 21 at 10 a.m. A rare carved red, lacquer vase, Qianlong, discovered in an East Coast private collection, is a star lot and cover of the catalogue [Read More]
Christie’s announces the sale of Antiquities on June 9, which will offer over 200 lots with a magnificent selection of Greek, Roman, Egyptian and Near Eastern works of art. Leading the sale is the de Clercq Pan and Hermaphrodite, a Roman marble group that depicts a struggle between the goat-legged god Pan [Read More]
A very rare Schrezheim porcelain snuff box in the form of a pug dog is expected to fetch £12,000-18,000 when it goes up for auction at Bonhams, New Bond Street on 5th July in the sale of the Helmut Joseph Collection of Porcelain Snuff Boxes. Around 1740, a series of pug related [Read More]
On Sunday, May 29th over 600 dealers from more than 7 different states (from New York to Montana ) will feature “Everything Chic, Cheap, Unique & Vintage” including a variety of antiques, collectibles and home furnishings for sale at the “Super Sunday Antique Sale ” held at Long Beach Veterans Stadium. Spread [Read More]
A stunning diamond Fabergé bracelet is one of the highlights of the Russian Sale, taking place at Bonhams on 8th June at New Bond Street. The bracelet is estimated to sell for £70,000 – 100,000. Created by senior Fabergé workmaster August Holmström circa 1900, the flexible bracelet is composed of twelve diamond-set [Read More]
The contents of the antique shop O. F. Wilson, a Fulham Road landmark, are to be sold by Bonhams as part of its Period Design sale on 7 June at the auction house’s Knightsbridge salerooms. The collection includes 18th and 19th century French, Italian and English furniture, early works of art, chimney [Read More]