Sotheby’s brought in £50.3 million (about $66.5 million) at its contemporary art evening sale at its New Bond Street salesroom in London tonight, notching a haul that fell squarely between the low estimate of £43.6 million ($57.2 million) and the high estimate of £60.4 million ($79.2 million). The sell-through rate by lot was a solid, […]
Clock Designed for Napoleon’s 1801 Exposition, Lost for Two Centuries, to Sell at Bonhams
LONDON.- An historic and rare clock believed to have been designed for Napoleon’s ‘Exposition publique des produits de l’industrie Francaise’ in 1801 and which has lain undiscovered in Europe for two centuries, is to be sold at Bonh…
Clock Designed for Napoleon’s 1801 Exposition, Lost for Two Centuries, to Sell at Bonhams
LONDON.- An historic and rare clock believed to have been designed for Napoleon’s ‘Exposition publique des produits de l’industrie Francaise’ in 1801 and which has lain undiscovered in Europe for two centuries, is to be sold at Bonh…
Three Works by Miró to Feature in Bonhams Impressionist & Modern Art Auction
LONDON.- As the Joan Miró retrospective draws crowds to the Tate Modern, three works by one of the greatest Surrealist painters are to be auctioned at Bonhams Impressionist & Modern Art sale on Tuesday 21st June, New Bond Street, London. The three wor…
Bonhams Unveils 30M Design for Its New International Headquarters in London
LONDON.- Bonhams is to build a new international headquarters in London to provide the most advanced salerooms in the world. Designed by award-winning architects Lifschutz Davidson Sandilands, the building is to be constructed on the site of the compan…
Three Works by Miró to Feature in Bonhams Impressionist & Modern Art Auction
LONDON.- As the Joan Miró retrospective draws crowds to the Tate Modern, three works by one of the greatest Surrealist painters are to be auctioned at Bonhams Impressionist & Modern Art sale on Tuesday 21st June, New Bond Street, London. The three wor…
Bonhams Unveils 30M Design for Its New International Headquarters in London
LONDON.- Bonhams is to build a new international headquarters in London to provide the most advanced salerooms in the world. Designed by award-winning architects Lifschutz Davidson Sandilands, the building is to be constructed on the site of the compan…
Celebrated Furniture Maker Emmanuel Beurdeley’s Private Collection to Sell at Bonhams
LONDON.- The private collection of one of the finest furniture maker’s of his time, Emmanuel Alfred Beurdeley (1847-1919), is to be sold at Bonhams, New Bond Street, as part of its Fine European Furniture, Sculpture and Works of Art sale on 6 July…
Celebrated Furniture Maker Emmanuel Beurdeley’s Private Collection to Sell at Bonhams
LONDON.- The private collection of one of the finest furniture maker’s of his time, Emmanuel Alfred Beurdeley (1847-1919), is to be sold at Bonhams, New Bond Street, as part of its Fine European Furniture, Sculpture and Works of Art sale on 6 July…
Bonhams to Sell a Wine Glass Reputed to Have Belonged to Napoleon Bonaparte
LONDON.- A wine glass that is thought to have belonged to Napoleon Bonaparte is to be part of the auction of Fine British and European Glass and Paperweights on 15th June 2011 at Bonhams, New Bond Street, London. The glass is offered in a red-leather c…