DUBLIN (AP).- Bank of Ireland has raised euro1.5 million ($2 million) in a sale of its prized Irish art works, auctioneers said Thursday, but the money won’t be used to shore up the troubled lender amid the country’s economic gloom. Adam’s auction hous…
Comedian Steve Martin Novel "An Object of Beauty" Probes New York Art World
NEW YORK (REUTERS).- Steve Martin glides from acting to music to writing so fluidly that he gives the impression it all comes easily to him. Martin admits “a certain kind of ease” with writing fiction, as exemplified in his new novel “An Object of Beau…
Comedian Steve Martin Novel "An Object of Beauty" Probes New York Art World
NEW YORK (REUTERS).- Steve Martin glides from acting to music to writing so fluidly that he gives the impression it all comes easily to him. Martin admits “a certain kind of ease” with writing fiction, as exemplified in his new novel “An Object of Beau…
Bonhams Appoint Deborah Allan Departmental Director of Impressionist & Modern Art
LONDON.- The Bonhams announced the appointment of Deborah Allan as Director of Impressionist and Modern Art. For the past three years, 2007-2010, she has been, Head of Department and Auctioneer, and recently Director of the Impressionist & Modern Art, …
Bonhams Appoint Deborah Allan Departmental Director of Impressionist & Modern Art
LONDON.- The Bonhams announced the appointment of Deborah Allan as Director of Impressionist and Modern Art. For the past three years, 2007-2010, she has been, Head of Department and Auctioneer, and recently Director of the Impressionist & Modern Art, …
Implications with Sale of the Crosby Garrett Helmet Called for an Urgent Review of The Treasure Act
SWANSEA, WALES.- In October 2010 a heavily restored Roman cavalry helmet was auctioned on the London market and fetched 2.2 million GBP (3.6 million USD). The helmet is reported to have been found in fields near the Cumbrian village of Crosby Garrett …
Pot o’ Gold: Family’s Old Vase Fetches $83 Million at Small Suburban London Auction House
LONDON (AP).- It was just an old Chinese vase that had been in the family for 80 years. It turned out to be much more. When the intricately painted 18th-century piece went on the block at Bainbridges, a small suburban London auction house, it sold for…
Pot o’ Gold: Family’s Old Vase Fetches $83 Million
LONDON (AP).- It was just an old Chinese vase that had been in the family for 80 years. It turned out to be much more. When the intricately painted 18th-century piece went on the block at Bainbridges, a small suburban London auction house, it sold for…
Artist David Hockney Applies Brush to Dog Bowls at Bonhams & Butterfields Auction
LOS ANGELES (AP).- David Hockney is best known for his pop art. His latest project is pup art. The man who last year sold a painting called “Beverly Hills Housewife” for nearly $8 million has applied his brush to dog bowls for an upcoming auction. Bo…
Dallas Auction Gallery Launches Dallas Fine Art Auction
Dallas Auction Gallery (DAG), a family-owned and operated auction house in Dallas, is proud to introduce Dallas Fine Art Auction, a partnership created from three prominent Texas art companies: David Dike Fine Art, Debbie Leeuw Fine Art and Dallas Auction Gallery. Dallas Fine Art Auction presents a premier Western and Texas fine art auction annually. […]