LONDON.- An important carved and painted, marble-topped George II side table, which has been at Brightling Park in East Sussex for over 250 years, is to be sold at Bonhams, New Bond Street, as part of the Fine English Furniture and Works of Art sale on…
Unknown Painting by Walter Sickert Re-Surfaces After 80 Years to Sell at Bonhams
LONDON.- A previously unknown painting by Walter Sickert, entitled The Blind Sea Captain, is one of the highlights of the 20th Century British Art Sale in New Bond Street on the 9th March. The painting, which is estimated to sell for £40,000 – 60…
The Wine Cellar of Douglas Bunn, a Key Figure in British Showjumping, has a near Perfect Round at Bonhams
LONDON.- Douglas Bunn’s wine cellar from Hickstead Place achieved a total of £284,000 with some 99 per cent sold at Bonhams Sale of Fine Wine at New Bond Street on February 10th. The pre-sale estimate was £200,000. Top item in the sale, Lot 33, …
Bonhams to Sell Ex-Debenhams Chairman Sir Frederick Richmond’s Extensive Needlework Collection
LONDON.- A remarkable collection of early English needlework, which was owned by the former Chairman of Debenhams and Harvey Nichols, Sir Frederick Richmond (1873-1953), is to be sold at Bonhams, New Bond Street, as part of its Fine English Furniture S…
Pioneers of Modern British Sculpture Offered in Bonhams’ 20th Century British Art Sale
LONDON.- A monumental work by Sir Anthony Caro, described by the Director of Tate Britain Stephen Deuchar, as “Britain’s most celebrated living sculptor”, will be offered in the 20th Century British Art sale on the 9th March at Bonhams, …
Pioneers of Modern British Sculpture Offered in Bonhams’ 20th Century British Art Sale
LONDON.- A monumental work by Sir Anthony Caro, described by the Director of Tate Britain Stephen Deuchar, as “Britain’s most celebrated living sculptor”, will be offered in the 20th Century British Art sale on the 9th March at Bonhams, …
Bonhams Launch Modern and Contemporary Israeli Art Sale in London in May
LONDON.- Bonhams will hold their inaugural sale of modern and contemporary Israeli Art and Judaica in their New Bond Street saleroom on May 24, the only auction of its kind in the UK. Giles Peppiatt, Head of Israeli Art at Bonhams, comments: “The …
Bonhams Launch Modern and Contemporary Israeli Art Sale in London in May
LONDON.- Bonhams will hold their inaugural sale of modern and contemporary Israeli Art and Judaica in their New Bond Street saleroom on May 24, the only auction of its kind in the UK. Giles Peppiatt, Head of Israeli Art at Bonhams, comments: “The …
Henry Scott Tuke Painting of a Sleeping Sailor to Sell at Bonhams
LONDON.- A beautiful picture by the prolific British maritime and figurative painter, Henry Scott Tuke (1858-1929), entitled Sleeping Sailor, is to be sold at Bonhams, New Bond Street, as part of The Marine Sale on 22 March 2011. Initially sold for £1…
An Evening Sale of South African Masterpieces at Bonhams in London
LONDON.- Bonhams next South African Art sale on March 23 has attracted so many outstanding works following the breaking of the record for South African art last year in New Bond Street, that the sale will now include an evening auction of 20 masterpiec…