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Dragon box in revered Chinese hardwood sells for $180,480 at UK auction
STANSTED MOUNTFICHET, U.K. - A rare Chinese “dragon” box fashioned from zitan, a cherished Asian wood, sold for $180,480 – more than 71 times its high estimate – on November 3 in England. It was the top prize in an Asian Art auction conducted by Sworders of Stansted Mountfitchet, Essex.…
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Art and entertainment luminaries join design innovators in a star-studded lineup at Blackwell Auctions’ Dec. 9 Iconic Sale
Featured: Unique test photos for Michael Jackson’s ‘Thriller’ LP with copyright; John Wayne’s personal proof copy of ‘The Green Berets,’ Nakashima chairs, Patek Philippe & Rolex watches CLEARWATER, Fla. – Important paintings and prints, luxury timepieces, fine antiques, and fresh-to-market celebrity memorabilia await bidders at Blackwell Auctions’ December 9 “Iconic…
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November Auction Highlights: Picasso Portrait Appears at a Korean Auction for the First Time
A portrait painted by Pablo Picasso will be auctioned in Korea for the first time this November. It is expected to sell for around USD 2.32 million. Market watchers are paying special attention to the upcoming sale, especially since Picasso's Femme a la montre (1932) sold for $139.3 million at…
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Best in Show: Results From Bonhams' Dog Sale in November 2023
On November 8, 2023, Bonhams of Edinburgh, Scotland presented its 251-lot The Dog Sale. This canine-themed event featured a full spectrum of fine and decorative art, pottery, sculpture, jewelry, and other category-spanning treasure celebrating the timeless bond between dogs and humans. Here are five sale highlights from Bonhams’ dog sale…
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Soulis’ Dec. 10 Mid-Americana Gallery Auction serves up a visual feast of folk & outsider art, weathervanes, shooting gallery targets, old-paint furniture
Featured: Fiske weathervane of legendary harness trotter St. Julien; targets depicting ‘Pancho Villa,’ cowboy gunslinger, large 19th C. mechanical lady lion tamer prying open lion’s mouth LONE JACK, Mo. – In September 2020, Soulis Auctions of suburban Kansas City knocked down record prices at their headline-making sale of the Richard…
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The Collection of Anne Eisenhower with Property from President and Mrs. Dwight D. Eisenhower
Impeccably elegant, the late Anne Eisenhower was a premier American interior designer, collector and philanthropist — “an icon of sophistication,” as one publication put it. So much so, that when her jewelry was auctioned at Christie’s earlier this year, the sale realized $11.5 million — in just 31 lots, the…
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A Gothic Jewel From the Ile-de-France
This exquisite late 13th-century Madonna and Child is the image of a blessed spirituality. Île-de-France, c 1270-1280. Virgin and Child in limestone carved in the round, the back hollowed out with traces of polychromy and gilding, seated on a bench decorated with foliate and vegetal friezes, a lion embracing a cub found…
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Celebrating its 20th Anniversary, Lark Mason Associates and iGavelAuctions, Present an Iconic Interior Designer with Presidential Pedigree Featuring "The Collection of Anne Eisenhower" Including Property from President and Mrs. Dwight D. Eisenhower
New Braunfels TX: With their milestone 20th anniversary now underway, Lark Mason Associates is delighted to present The Collection of Anne Eisenhower with Property from President and Mrs. Dwight D. Eisenhower, which goes live on iGavelAuctions.com, November 21st through December 19th, 2023. This highly anticipated auction of the Estate of…
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Lightning in a Bottle: Helmuth Stone Gallery's Lifetime Perfume Bottle Collection - Benefit Auction
Helmuth Stone Gallery of Sarasota, FL is hosting its Lifetime Perfume Bottle Collection - Benefit auction on November 28, 2023. This event includes over 450 lots of premier antique to contemporary perfume vials of all sorts, as well as related vanity materials– all from one fine Jacksonville, FL collection. Notably,…
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Lotus, a Vase by Alberto Giacometti Between Archaism and Modernity
Like all of Giacometti’s designer objects, this extremely rare vase with pure lines is the quintessence of his artistry. Alberto Giacometti (1901-1966), Lotus Vase, also known as Horned Vase, c. 1933, plaster, 42.5 x 39.5 x 16.8 cm/16.73 x 15.55 x 6.61 in. Presented on a c. 1935 living room table by…
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The Reverend Hartwell Family Collection Goes Up For Bid At Turner Auctions + Appraisals On November 18
Online Auction Features 150 Lots, with a Focus on China SOUTH SAN FRANCISCO, CA, November 6, 2023 – Turner Auctions + Appraisals is pleased to present the Collection of the Reverend Charles Hartwell Family on Saturday, November 18, 2023. Offering 150 lots, the sale features a wide array of items,…
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From Post-Impressionist Paintings to Mythological Tapestries, Lark Mason Associates’ Fine and Decorative Arts Auction will Entice Collectors of all Persuasions
New York NY and New Braunfels TX–Spanning the 17th through 20th centuries, an impressive array of Post-Impressionist paintings, tapestries, silver, and jewelry will be offered by Lark Mason Associates on iGavelAuctions.com from Tuesday, November 7 through Tuesday November 28, 2023. Says Lark Mason, “We’re delighted to present our fine and…
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Inaugural Chinese And Japanese Works Of Art Auction At Olympia Auctions On Wednesday 8th Of November
Olympia Auctions’ inaugural dedicated sale of Chinese and Japanese Works of Art presents a diverse range of Chinese Works of Art from the Neolithic period, Liangzhu Culture (3,300- 2,300BC) to the Warring Sates Period (475-221BCE), through the Ming (1368 to 1644) and Qing Dynasties (1723-35), concluding in the Cultural Revolution…
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Sterling Associates to auction fine jewelry, art and other treasures from estates and upscale New Jersey-area residences, Nov. 8
Featured: Gold & diamond snake bracelet, beautiful selection of Tiffany & other floral brooches, diamond dangle earrings, after Rembrandt Bugatti bronze, U-boat torpedo, 40 paperweights NORWOOD, N.J. – Sterling Associates, one of the Northeast’s most trusted specialists in the sale of fine estate and personal property, takes pleasure in announcing…
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Success: The Common Thread in the Chevalier Tapestry Collection Sale
Specialists eagerly awaited the partial dispersal of the tapestries in the family dynasty’s collection. A work inspired by America took top honors. Brussels, early 18th century, L’Amérique (America), model by Lodewijk Van Schoor (1666-1726), tapestry, 289 x 354 cm/113.77 x 139.37 in (detail).Result: €332,060 With 94% of the lots sold—three for more…
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Apollo Art Auctions celebrates luxe new venue with Nov. 5 gallery sale of premier Ancient Art and Antiquities
First live auction at new West End saleroom features Cycladic marble figure; Roman bust of Homer; important Gandhara Bodhisattva; medieval, Knights Templar, Greek Corinthian armor LONDON – Apollo Art Auctions, led by Dr Ivan Bonchev (PhD, University of Oxford), has enjoyed tremendous success as the auction branch of Apollo Galleries,…
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French Actor Gérard Depardieu’s Collection Nets €4M
The powerful 20th-century works mirror the actor’s personality. Sculpture and Eugène Leroy took center stage. Ossip Zadkine (1890-1967), Femme agenouillée (Kneeling Woman), 1922, terracotta monogrammed on the base, h. 34 cm/13.38 in.Result: €104,960 The two-day pre-auction public exhibition confirmed what everybody already knew: Gérard Depardieu’s collection was museum quality. He did not go…
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Auction Review: Marie-Claude Lalique’s Crystal Collection at Lion and Unicorn
Lion and Unicorn recently hosted a live auction of Lalique crystal on October 8, 2023. It was a continuation of Marie-Claude Lalique's personal collection, which featured over 300 Lalique items of jewelry, vases, bowls, perfume bottles, plaques, figurines, drinkware, and more. Marie-Claude Lalique was the granddaughter of renowned glass artist…
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Sworders to auction bronze linking two titans of 20th-century British art, Oct. 17
Sir Jacob Epstein’s 1947 gilt-bronze full bust portrait of his son-in-law Lucian Freud is believed to be unique STANSTED MOUNTFICHET, UK – A bronze bust that unites two titans of British 20th-century art – sculptor Sir Jacob Epstein KBE (American/British, 1880-1959) and the painter Lucian Freud OM CH (German/British, 1922-2011) –…
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Turner Auctions + Appraisals Presents The Reed Applegate Collection On October 21
Online Auction Features Over 120 Lots of California Contemporary Art SOUTH SAN FRANCISCO, CA, September 28, 2023 – Turner Auctions + Appraisals is pleased to present The Applegate Collection, on Saturday, October 21, 2023. Featuring over 120 lots of California Contemporary Art from noted Northern California collector Reed Applegate, the…
