LONDON.- An exceptionally rare and moving love letter from Keats to his fiancée Fanny Brawne is for sale tomorrow – 29 March – as the Roy Davids Collection of Papers and Portraits comes up for auction at Bonhams, New Bond Street. The last of Keats…
Text that Shaped the Course of History, The Book of Calculation, for Sale at Bonhams
NEW YORK, N.Y.- Key parts of the Liber Abaci, the work that shaped the course of history by introducing Arabic numerals to the west, are to be sold at Bonhams New York on 22 June. They feature in a rare 15th century manuscript estimated at between $120…
Original Artwork from Pink Floyd, Led Zeppelin and The Rolling Stones for Auction at Bonhams
NEW YORK, N.Y.- Bonhams are to hold an auction entirely devoted to some of the most iconic images in rock. Original Rock ‘n’ Roll artwork including album covers, posters and cartoons associated with musicians such as The Rolling Stones, David…
Three Images of Alexander the Great in Sculpture and Jewelery in Bonhams Antiques Sales
LONDON.- Bonhams next sale of Antiquities on April 13th includes three powerful images of Alexander the Great – a 2000-year-old ring bearing his image and two stunning sculpted heads from the same era. Madeleine Perridge, Head of Antiquities at Bonhams…
Three Images of Alexander the Great in Sculpture and Jewelery in Bonhams Antiques Sales
LONDON.- Bonhams next sale of Antiquities on April 13th includes three powerful images of Alexander the Great – a 2000-year-old ring bearing his image and two stunning sculpted heads from the same era. Madeleine Perridge, Head of Antiquities at Bonhams…
New Faces Join Third Master Paintings Week to Be Held During July in London
LONDON.- Now in its third year and established as one of the key art events in the summer calendar, Master Paintings Week is a collaboration between twenty-three leading galleries and three auction houses and will take place from 1 to 8 July 2011. Thi…
New Faces Join Third Master Paintings Week to Be Held During July in London
LONDON.- Now in its third year and established as one of the key art events in the summer calendar, Master Paintings Week is a collaboration between twenty-three leading galleries and three auction houses and will take place from 1 to 8 July 2011. Thi…
Two Thousand Year Old Cat Still Looks Cool in Gold Earrings at Bonhams’ Sale of Antiquities
LONDON.- Bonhams sale of Antiquities on April 13 includes a beautiful but inscrutable Egyptian cat cast in bronze, with gold earrings, that dates from circa 664-32BC estimated to sell for £15,000 to £20,000. This charming hollow cast bronze cat is …
Jewellery Owned by Last Link to World of Proust and Monet for Sale at Bonhams, Edinburgh
EDINBURGH.- Jewellery and silver belonging to the daughter of the famous French society painter Paul Cesar Helleu, one of the models for a central character in Marcel Proust’s monumental novel ‘In Search of Lost Time’ (sometimes known as…
Jewellery Owned by Last Link to World of Proust and Monet for Sale at Bonhams, Edinburgh
EDINBURGH.- Jewellery and silver belonging to the daughter of the famous French society painter Paul Cesar Helleu, one of the models for a central character in Marcel Proust’s monumental novel ‘In Search of Lost Time’ (sometimes known as…