BEIRUT.- On July 15, Ayyam Auctions will present its ninth auction, the 2011 session of the Beirut Sale. Held annually at Ayyam Gallery’s Beirut outpost, this forthcoming public auction will showcase a robust selection of contemporary art from the…
World Record Price Established for Le Corbusier Unité Portfolio Prints at artnet Auctions
NEW YORK, NY.- On June 9, 2011, artnet Auctions sold Le Corbusier’s complete 1953 Unité prints portfolio (with additional black and white set) for the record price of US$57,500. Complete Le Corbusier prints sets rarely appear at public auction. O…
From H.G Wells to Frank Frazetta, The Jerry Weist Collection of Science Fiction, Fantasy Art and Rare Books at Heritage
BEVERLY HILLS, CA.- Heritage Auctions has announced that it will hold a special catalog auction this Sept. 12, 2011, in Beverly Hills, from the estate of pioneering collector, publisher, historian, and scholar Jerry Weist, who passed away on Jan. 7 of …
Complete Prints Portfolio, Unité, by Le Corbusier Offered for Sale on artnet
NEW YORK, NY.- artnet Auctions is pleased to announce an offering of Le Corbusier’s complete prints portfolio, Unité, 1953 (with additional black and white set) from the collection of renowned architect Mohinda N. Kawlra. Only the first 30 print…
Exceptional Complete Prints Portfolio, Unité, by Le Corbusier Offered for Sale on artnet
NEW YORK, NY.- artnet Auctions is pleased to announce an offering of Le Corbusier’s complete prints portfolio, Unité, 1953 (with additional black and white set) from the collection of renowned architect Mohinda N. Kawlra. Only the first 30 prints…
Original Star Spangled Banner Fragments Up for Bid, First Time in Modern Auction History
DALLAS, TX.- Two superbly documented fragments of the original Star Spangled Banner, which inspired America’s national anthem in 1814 as it flew in defiance of the British over Ft. McHenry in Baltimore, MD, and were later in the collection of a Philade…
Original Star Spangled Banner Fragments Up for Bid, First Time in Modern Auction History
DALLAS, TX.- Two superbly documented fragments of the original Star Spangled Banner, which inspired America’s national anthem in 1814 as it flew in defiance of the British over Ft. McHenry in Baltimore, MD, and were later in the collection of a Philade…
100 Troy Ounce Gold Nugget from California’s Mother Lode Goes to the Auction Block
RENO, NEVADA.- The largest California gold rush nugget left in existence, the 100 troy ounce gold nugget discovered last year in Nevada County, California, will be sold at public auction by Holabird-Kagin Americana this March in Sacramento. Named the &…
100 Troy Ounce Gold Nugget from California’s Mother Lode Goes to the Auction Block
RENO, NEVADA.- The largest California gold rush nugget left in existence, the 100 troy ounce gold nugget discovered last year in Nevada County, California, will be sold at public auction by Holabird-Kagin Americana this March in Sacramento. Named the &…
Julien’s Auctions Announces an Auction of "Icons & Idols" Memorabilia and Ephemera
BEVERLY HILLS, CA.- Julien’s Auctions presents an auction of “Icons & Idols” memorabilia and ephemera on December 3rd and 4th, 2010 in Beverly Hills, California. Never before has such an extensive collection of John Lennon/Beatles memora…