LONDON.- Bonhams Old Master Paintings auction made £3,403,920 this afternoon with a packed saleroom and numerous telephone bidders. The highlight was the sale of the last privately owned portrait of General James Wolfe – the soldier from Kent who conq…
Owston Collection Sale by Bonhams Raises AUS$13.1 Million
LONDON.- International fine art auction house Bonhams completed the sale of the Owston Collection (June 25 & 26) in Sydney, Australia, with a total of AUS$13.1 million. The two-day sale held in Sydney’s Overseas Passenger Terminal attracted 1,400 …
Jackson’s ’84 Victory Tour Glove Sells for $190K
LAS VEGAS (AP).- Bidders from around the world bought up Michael Jackson memorabilia worth nearly $1 million at an auction in Las Vegas on the anniversary of his death. The biggest payout was $190,000 for the Swarovski-crystal-studded glove the late p…
Sotheby’s Opening Sale of Photographs from the Polaroid Collection 100% Sold
NEW YORK, NY.- At Sotheby’s, bidding began for Photographs from
the Polaroid Collection with the opening session bringing a remarkable
$7,197,439, well-above expectations (est. $2.9/4.5 million) and with every lot
finding a buyer. With mor…
Opening Session of Photographs from the Polaroid Collection 100% Sold
NEW YORK, NY.- Tonight at Sotheby’s, bidding began for Photographs from the Polaroid Collection with the opening session bringing a remarkable $7,197,439, well-above expectations (est. $2.9/4.5 million) and with every lot finding a buyer. With mor…
Time Travelling Tardis Among Doctor Who Props for Sale at Bonhams
LONDON.- Bonhams are to sell the TARDIS used to transport Christopher Eccleston as the ninth incarnation of Doctor Who in the Entertainment Memorabilia auction on 23rd June 2010 at Bonhams, Knightsbridge. The TARDIS was created for the programme in 200…
Sotheby’s New York Sale of Antiquities Exceeds $17 Million
NEW YORK, NY.- In a packed salesroom at Sotheby’s on Saturday
June 12th, a Marble Torso of an Emperor (probably Augustus, Tiberius or
Claudius), Roman Imperial, Julio Claudian, 1st Half of the 1st Century
A.D.,
surpassed all expecta…
Roman Imperial Marble Torso of an Emperor Sells for $7.4 million at Sotheby’s
NEW YORK, NY.- In a packed salesroom at Sotheby’s this afternoon, a Marble Torso of an Emperor (probably Augustus, Tiberius or Claudius), Roman Imperial, Julio Claudian, 1st Half of the 1st Century A.D., surpassed all expectations, selling for a r…