LONDON.- A collection of remarkable 3,000-year-old Chinese bronze ritual offering vessels will be among the most important items in Bonhams next sale of fine Chinese Art on May 12th. Two of these items are estimated to sell for £700,000 to £1,000,000…
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…
Moroccan: Magic Orientalist Pictures & Islamic Art Announced at Sotheby’s in Paris
PARIS.- Sotheby’s next sale of Orientalist art in Paris, on March 30, will include a selection of works by artists who lived in Morocco. Several landscapes and scenes from Moroccan daily life by Jacques Majorelle reflect his close links to the cou…
Best of Irma Stern at Next Bonhams South African Art Auction to Be Held in March
LONDON.- Irma Stern’s pre-eminent place in South African Art will be clearer than ever at Bonhams next sale in London on March 23, at which pictures estimated to sell for millions of pounds are on offer. Giles Peppiatt, Director of South African A…
Peacock on Menu in Century Old Persian Recipe for Sale at Bonhams Indian and Islamic Sale in London
LONDON.- Bonhams next sale of Indian and Islamic Art on January 19th 2011 in New Bond Street, features a 19th century recipe manuscript that offers a fascinating insight into the preparation of various dishes in Qajar Persia, more than a century ago. C…
Sotheby’s Next Annual Turkish Contemporary Art Sale To Take Place on 7 April, 2011
LONDON.- Following the huge successes achieved by Sotheby’s in the field of Turkish Contemporary Art since pioneering international auctions in this collecting category in 2009, Sotheby’s confirms that its next sale of Turkish Contemporary Ar…
Sotheby’s Next Annual Turkish Contemporary Art Sale To Take Place on 7 April, 2011
LONDON.- Following the huge successes achieved by Sotheby’s in the field of Turkish Contemporary Art since pioneering international auctions in this collecting category in 2009, Sotheby’s confirms that its next sale of Turkish Contemporary Ar…
Bonhams Offer Important Works by Leading Egyptian Artists in Dubai Sale
LONDON.- A work by Ahmed Moustafa Egypt’s leading contemporary artist will be one of the star lots in Bonhams next sale of Middle Eastern Contemporary art in Dubai on October 11. ‘Man in a rocking chair’ was executed early on in the arti…
Irma Sterns Zanzibar Image of Indian Beauty to Sell at Bonhams
LONDON.- An arresting image from Irma Stern’s time in Zanzibar, where she was powerfully affected by the beauty of the local Indian women, features in Bonhams next sale of South African Art in London on October 26 and 27. There are no fewer than f…