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Category: Watches & Clocks
Auction Industry, Press Release
Converse Auctions’ Online-only Armchair Adventurer Auction On April 24th Features Wild & Wonderful Items From Around The World
There’s something for just about everybody in the 470-lot auction, starting at 12 noon EDT. PAOLI, Pa. – Converse Auctions is inviting everyone to chill out, pull up a seat and bid on something wild and wonderful in its upcoming Armchair Adventurer Auction scheduled for Saturday, April 24th, beginning promptly…
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Intervendue Presents Cartier Watches, Palmiero Jewelry, and More
Louis Cartier created the Cartier Santos watch for Alberto Santos Dumont, a friend of the designer. The well-known aviator expressed his concerns about checking his pocket watch during flights. To solve this problem, Cartier designed the first wristwatch for men in 1904. The Cartier Santos collection was named after Alberto…
Auction Industry, Press Release
Sterling Associates gathers estate art, Chinese accessories, fine jewelry and luxury watches for April 21 auction
Featured: 1870 Steinway grand piano, vintage Tiffany 18K gold earrings, Cartier and Rolex watches, paintings from estate of artist Luis Cuevas, Chinese boulders and seals Circa-1870 Steinway rosewood grand piano, Serial No. 22700, professionally restored by Steinway approximately 20 years ago. Estimate $10,000-$15,000 NORWOOD, N.J. – Sterling Associates, Bergen County,…
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Christie’s Brings Cartier Mystery Clock, Plus Patek Philippe and Vacheron Constantin Watches
A Cartier mystery clock, known as Model A, headlines Christie’s upcoming auction. Manufactured in 1919, the piece is an early example of mystery clocks. Louis Cartier and master clockmaker Maurice Coüet, who had studied the clock designs of the famous French magician Jean Eugène Robert-Houdin, created the clock together. Pendules Mysterieuses…
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Upcoming Shapiro Auction Features Louis-Ernst Barrias Sculpture
The second day of the upcoming International Fine & Decorative Arts auction, presented by Shapiro, offers a selection of over 500 lots. The event includes sculptures, paintings, and modern furniture. An 1880 sculpture by Louis-Ernst Barrias is among the key lots. Titled Nature Unveiling Herself before Science, the bronze sculpture…
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Alfons Walde Painting Leads Day 1 of Shapiro Auctions Upcoming Sale
Day One of the International Fine & Decorative Art sale, offered by Shapiro Auctions, features works from the former Eastern Bloc and Russia. Among the key lots up for bid is a painting by Austrian artist Alfons Walde titled Bauernsonntag (Farmer Sunday). The painting shows two eerily similar men standing…
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Hindman Brings a George II Giltwood Table to Auction
A George II giltwood table in the manner of William Kent is among the leading lots in Hindman’s upcoming auction. Often commissioned by Georges I and II, William Kent was among the most prominent designers of the early 18th century. He helped bring together the two worlds of architecture and…
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Georg Jensen, S. Kirk and Sons, Antonio Frilli, and Other Estate Finds From Akiba Antiques
Silverware and other estate treasures chosen personally by Mr. Jonathan Akiba will be available in Akiba Antiques’ upcoming spring auction. A Georg Jensen centerpiece in the Grape pattern is a leading lot. The large (11” wide) bowl sits on top of a sterling silver foot, also decorated with grapevines. The…
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Fancy Yellow Diamond ring leads A Touch of the Past Jewelry auction
A fancy yellow diamond ring will lead the Jewels and Timepieces auction, presented by A Touch of the Past. The central yellow diamond weighs 5.42 carats and has a slight brown-orange tint. It is GIA certified with VS2 clarity. White, round-cut diamonds weighing around 1.15 carats surround the center stone.…
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Timepieces by Patek Philippe and B Haas Highlight Hindman Auction
In 1996, Patek Philippe released its annual calendar watch, which requires adjustment only once per year. The annual calendar is one of the watch’s distinctive additions. The mechanism overcomes the shortcomings of traditional watches since it utilizes a complex cam and a large lever. The upcoming timepieces auction, presented by…
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Chanel Boy Bag and Kashmir Sapphire Ring Lead Upcoming Alex Cooper Auctioneers Sale
Chanel’s Boy bag line is an iconic collection in the history of the luxury fashion label. Boy bags, launched in 2010, are the creation of designer Karl Lagerfeld. The bags were inspired by Coco Chanel’s romantic affair with the polo player Boy Capel. During their relationship, Chanel often sported cartridge…
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Brunk Auctions Offers Over 300 Lots of Fine and Decorative Art
Before he was known as a hero or demi-god, Greek scholars referred to Hercules as the ‘Master of Lion.’ Epigraphic evidence suggests that Herakles, as he was locally known, was worshiped as a local god protecting his people from natural threats. The second session of the upcoming Premier Auctions event,…
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Gallery 63 to Offer 4-Billion-Year-Old Sikhote-Alin Meteorite
The molten iron core of an asteroid broke apart to form a meteorite in 1947. It rained down in the Sikhote-Alin mountain region of Russia the same year. A piece of this Sikhote-Alin meteorite will be available in the upcoming Premier Spring Estate Auction, presented by Gallery 63. It originated…
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A Large, Important, Museum-quality Meteorite, 394 Pounds, 4 Billion+ Years Old, Will Be Offered Online By Gallery 63 On Tuesday, April 6th
The meteorite is comprised of various platinum group metals. Based on that alone, it’s valued at close to a half million dollars, but its real value is in its history and, more important, in its rarity. Massive and Important 394lb Sikhote-Alin Meteorite ATLANTA, Ga. – A museum-quality, 394-pound meteorite –…
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René Lalique Vase and Painting by Amelia Peláez Headline Eclectic Offerings From Akiba Antiques
Akiba Antiques’ latest Eclectic Collection of Estates Worldwide sale includes nearly 650 lots from across several categories. Featured in the auction is a René Lalique glass vase produced in the 1920s. René Lalique began making vases at the turn of the 20th century after already achieving success as a jewelry…
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Clocks From Canada, The U.s. And Europe Dominate The List Of Top Lots In Miller & Miller’s Music Machines, Clocks & Canadiana Sale
The online-only auction, held March 20th, featured 646 lots of clocks, Canadiana and music machines, pottery, stoneware, folk art, advertising and trade signs, toys, breweriana, paintings. French Paul O’Dobey wire tower clock made in 1899, originally from a monastery, featuring an “angelus strike” striking twelve times on a small bell…
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Kodner Galleries Offers Selection of Estate Jewelry, Fine Art, and Collectibles
After joining Mauboussin as the French company’s head of watchmaking, Richard Mille began working on his eponymous watch brand in the late 1990s. His strategy was to create timepieces the same way racing cars were designed. Mille neglected production costs and focused solely on maximizing the performance quality. The upcoming…
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Charlton Hall Offers Vintage Cars and Antiquities in 92nd Anniversary Auction – Session I
Founded in 1929 by Charlton Hall Jr., Charlton Hall will celebrate more than nine decades in business with its upcoming 92nd Anniversary auction. The sale includes vintage cars, furniture, guns and firearms, fine art, jewelry, decorative art, and collectibles. One highlighted lot is a vintage 1967 Mercedes-Benz 250SE convertible. The…
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Miller & Miller’s March 20th Music Machines, Clocks & Canadiana Sale Will Be Headlined By Four Outstanding Collections, At 9 Am Eastern
The online-only auction is loaded with 645 lots. In addition to the clocks, Canadiana and music machines, the sale also has pottery and stoneware, folk art, advertising signs, toys, breweriana. Dutch wall clock in a walnut case with barley twist columns, made in the Zaanse region of Holland near Amsterdam,…
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Tutti Frutti Bracelet and Boucheron’s Quatre Ring Highlight Intervendue Auction
A Tutti Frutti bracelet designed in 18-karat white gold is among the highlights of the upcoming Intervendue auction. The multi-hued piece features sapphires, emeralds, rubies, and diamonds. Another notable lot is Boucheron’s platinum diamond Quatre ring, which is among the brand’s best-recognized designs. Because quatre means four in French, the…
