NEW HOPE, PA.- Prior to Noel Barrett’s richly varied May 21, 2011 “Something for Everyone” sale, some collectors speculated that the whimsical clockwork veggie man on the catalog cover might take the blue ribbon on auction day. While the…
Early American Toys and Trains Raced Past their Estimates at Noel Barrett’s Spring Sale
NEW HOPE, PA.- Prior to Noel Barrett’s richly varied May 21, 2011 “Something for Everyone” sale, some collectors speculated that the whimsical clockwork veggie man on the catalog cover might take the blue ribbon on auction day. While the…
34 Fine Art in Cape Town Shows "Ensemble: Group Exhibition"
Cape Town, SA – From 26 April until 12 May 34 Fine Arts in Cape Town will be showing “Ensemble”, a group exhibition. Having just participated in the prestigious Artmonaco11 International Fair and with various other successful exhibitions during the …
Rival Collectors Historic Cabinets from Natural History Museum for Sale at Bonhams
LONDON.- Historic cabinets from the Natural History Museum and, until very recently, home to some of the world’s greatest butterfly collections, are to be sold at Bonhams Gentleman’s Library Sale in London on 19 January 2011. For 80 years the…
Rival Collectors Historic Cabinets from Natural History Museum for Sale at Bonhams
LONDON.- Historic cabinets from the Natural History Museum and, until very recently, home to some of the world’s greatest butterfly collections, are to be sold at Bonhams Gentleman’s Library Sale in London on 19 January 2011. For 80 years the…
Historic Mirrors from Setting of Brideshead Revisited, Castle Howard, Make £120,000 at Bonhams
LONDON.- Two George II carved giltwood mirrors, which were commissioned for Castle Howard in Yorkshire, the stately home featured in the 1981 TV series and the 2008 film adaptation of Evelyn Waugh’s novel Brideshead Revisited, sold for an impress…
Historic Mirrors from the Setting of Brideshead Revisited to Sell at Bonhams
LONDON.- Two important George II carved giltwood mirrors, part of a set of four commissioned for Castle Howard in Yorkshire, the stately home featured in the 1981 TV series and the 2008 film adaptation of Evelyn Waugh’s novel Brideshead Revisited, ar…