LOS ANGELES, CA.- Bonhams & Butterfields announced its summer Wine auction on June 18, 2011 in San Francisco, simulcast to Los Angeles. The sale, which will consist of numerous fine and rare wines, features several collections of important Bordeaux and…
Sotheby’s June Two-Day Wine Sale to Feature An Impressive Private Collection of Bordeaux and Burgundy
LONDON.- An Impressive Private Collection of great wines from France, lovingly put together by a British collector, is to lead Sotheby’s London sale of Finest and Rarest Wines on Wednesday, 15 and Thursday, 16 June, 2011. The collection, which com…
Sotheby’s London to Offer The Bordeaux Winebank Collection Part III
LONDON.- Sotheby’s London is to offer The Bordeaux Winebank Collection Part III in the sale of Finest and Rarest Wines on Wednesday, 25 May, 2011. This follows Sotheby’s sale of Part I in New York in November 2010, and Part II in Hong Kong in Janu…
California Love: More than 70 Years of Napa Wines to Highlight June Auction
SAN FRANCISCO, CA.- Bonhams & Butterfields announced the summer Wine auction on June 18, 2011 in San Francisco, simulcast to Los Angeles. The sale, consisting of numerous fine and rare wines, will feature several collections of important Bordeaux and B…
Sotheby’s Spring 2011 Sales of Two Private Wine Collections Achieve a Combines Total of US$17.5 Million
HONG KONG.- Sotheby’s Hong Kong concluded today the two-day sale of The Ultimate Cellar with triumphant results of HK$96.8 million / US$12.4 million, well in excess of high estimate (HK$77.4 million / US$9.9 million*). The top lot, a case of Roman…
Sotheby’s London February Wine Sale To Feature Superb Wine Collection
LONDON.- On Wednesday, 23 February, 2011, Sotheby’s London sale of Finest and Rarest Wines will include a plethora of delectable wines, including a superb private collection of top Bordeaux, the finest vintages of Domaine de la Romanée‐Cont…
Sale of the Magnificent Cellar of Marcus D. Hiles Realised a Total of US$6.4 Million
HONG KONG.- Robert Sleigh, Sotheby’s Head of Wine, Asia, “Sotheby’s Hong Kong saleroom was filled to capacity today as we completed our eighth consecutive 100%-sold wine auction in Asia in the last 18 months. What was most exciting about…
University of Texas Hits ‘Gone With the Wind’ Dress Donation Target
AUSTIN, TX.- More than 600 individuals from 44 states and 13 countries have contributed to the effort to raise $30,000 to preserve five original costumes from “Gone With The Wind” (1939). The costumes are part of the David O. Selznick film collection a…
University of Texas Hits ‘Gone With the Wind’ Dress Donation Target
AUSTIN, TX.- More than 600 individuals from 44 states and 13 countries have contributed to the effort to raise $30,000 to preserve five original costumes from “Gone With The Wind” (1939). The costumes are part of the David O. Selznick film collection a…