Times Online (Free subscription) | 10/10/2008
The London auctioneers Bonhams are under pressure to withdraw several of the prized pieces from its forthcoming antiquities sale after a senior Italian politician raised questions over their provenance.
Business Wire (Free subscription) | 10/09/2008
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Grub Street - New York Magazine's Food and Restaurant Blog (Free subscription) | 10/08/2008
Zachys wine auctioneers have secured Joseph Phelps, Penfolds, Dom Perignon, and a host of other producers for a $150 tasting at the Metropolitan Pavilion on October 20. Chefs from Insieme , Esca , A Voce , and others will be on hand to temper the results of sipping your money's worth. [ Zachys ]
pricy-spicy (Free subscription) | 10/08/2008
A vintage Bugatti racing car has set a record after being sold to a collector for £2.5 million, say auctioneers. The 1928 Type 35B, which competed in the first Monaco Grand Prix and has all its original components, has become the most expensive car of its kind following the private sale in Britain. The design [...]
Classic cars, rallies and races (Free subscription) | 10/07/2008
Bonhams international auctioneers once again enthralled the crowds gathered at the Larz Anderson Auto Museum in Brookline, MA on Saturday, Oct. 4th for the firm’s seventh annual collector motorcar auction known as “ Vintage New England ,” realizing nearly $2.9-Million during the one-day event. Very early motorcars culled from an important museum deaccession of the Museum of Science and Industry in...
ArtsJournal (Free subscription) | 10/07/2008
"A net balance of 34 percent more auctioneers and valuers reported prices falling for items estimated at 1,000 pounds and below in the quarterly survey completed last month. By contrast, a balance of 39 percent reported that prices rose for more expensive works of 50,000 pounds and higher as wealthy people snapped up trophy art. Contemporary art registered the strongest growth, with 41 percent more...
Law Blog (Free subscription) | 10/03/2008
A painting with the words “peaceable” and “serenity” in the title has led to a vicious court battle between a big wig tech mogul and the auction house Sotheby’s. Here’s the question: When an auction house owns a stake in a painting it’s selling, must it disclose the stake to bidders? In May, Halsey Minor — the 43-year-old, San Fran-based founder of CNET who has an estimated net worth of more than $300...
Hidden Track (Free subscription) | 10/02/2008
Back in 2007, auctioneers Bonhams and Butterfields sold more than $1.1 million worth of former Grateful Dead manager Rock Scully's memorabilia from his days with the band. On Sunday, Bonhams will auction off More Skeletons From The Closet from not only Scully, but also from the collections of Dead keyboardists Vince Welnick and Ron "Pig Pen" McKernan. There are some incredible gems among the 174 lots...
Daily Mail News (Free subscription) | 10/02/2008
A glamorous conwoman who swindled £2million worth of antiques, jewellery and signed art has begun a six year jail sentence. Shahra Marsh bought goods from auctioneers using cheques which invariably bounced.
Classic cars, rallies and races (Free subscription) | 10/01/2008
Bonhams , international auctioneers, attracted the attention of collectors from around the world September 25-26, 2008 to the Owls Head Transportation Museum in Owls Head, Maine as the Richard C. Paine, Jr. collection of more than 60 motorcars, selected motorcycles and automobilia achieved exceptional prices, totaling nearly $8,500,000. Two collector motorcars drew prices near the million-dollar level,...
Herald (Free subscription) | 09/30/2008
THE auction of former president PW Botha‘s house in Wilderness near George is drawing massive interest, while auctioneers say it is the best way of disposing of the property and dividing the proceeds fairly among the Groot Krokodil‘s heirs.
artvalue | 09/29/2008
Sotheby's New York sale on the 3rd of November will offer a 99 years old painting, emblematic of the Picasso's work after his Demoiselles d’Avignon , his watershed composition. This Harlequin , one of the most important works by Picasso to appear on the market over the last several years, is expected to bring over $30 million! Four years after the Garçon à la pipe sold $104 Million, and two years after
The Telegraph (Free subscription) | 09/27/2008
A vintage Bugatti racing car has set a record after being sold to a collector for £2.5 million say auctioneers.
The Telegraph (Free subscription) | 09/26/2008
The star oeuvres from fashion designer Yves Saint Laurent's art collection - including works by Cezanne, Picasso, Mondrian and Matisse - have been unveiled in Paris ahead of what auctioneers have dubbed the art "sale of the century."
Chicago Tribune (Free subscription) | 09/25/2008
Hard times can be good times for auctioneers, and if the government follows through with its $700 billion bailout plan, the folks bringing down the gavels expect to get quite a workout.
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artvalue | 09/29/2008
Sotheby's New York sale on the 3rd of November will offer a 99 years old painting, emblematic of the Picasso's work after his Demoiselles d’Avignon , his watershed composition. This Harlequin , one of the most important works by Picasso to appear on the market over the last several years, is expected to bring over $30 million! Four years after the Garçon à la pipe sold $104 Million, and two years after...
artvalue | 08/18/2008
On the 15th and 16th of September, the 43 years old English artist is about to open the new auctions season with 223 artworks he recently created. As his Pharmacy, composed of 168 lots of original items was sold at Sotheby's London for a total of £11,132,180 ($20,063,528, source: Artvalue.com ) in October 2004, Hirst bets to renew an original auction of records. The BritArt's "enfant terrible" will...
