Sotheby’s – Treasures, Princely Taste
July 8th, 2011 by adminView auction results at Sothebys.com
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Swann Galleries – Vintage Posters
July 8th, 2011 by adminVINTAGE POSTERS
August 3, 2011
Features beach and summer resort images, WWI and WWII posters, American turn-of-the-century literary posters, circus posters, and 21 Mather Work Incentive posters, including one that has never been at auction before.
Sotheby’s – Western Manuscripts and Minatures
July 6th, 2011 by adminWestern Manuscripts and Miniatures – Auction Results, London, on line now.
Fellows – Secondand Jewellery & Watches Auction
July 6th, 2011 by adminThe Secondhand Jewellery auctions are headed up by Bryony Meredith and Leah Harvey and occur fortnightly. They consist of:
- Diamond & Gem Set Jewellery
- Gold chains, Bracelets & Pendants
These auctions also include leading brand name watches such as Rolex, Omega, Breitling, Longines & Cartier.
Rago – Arts and Auction Center
July 6th, 2011 by adminLast call for consignments for Rago’s Estates Auction, September 10th 2011
Sotheby’s – English Literature,History,Children’s Books & Illustrations
July 6th, 2011 by adminThe sale contains two outstanding highlights. Firstly, the earliest rules and historic archive of the world’s first football (soccer) club, Sheffield FC, including the first version of their laws of the game, detailed minute books, and the only known surviving copy of the first printing of the club’s rules of football. Secondly, the autograph manuscript of Jane Austen’s unfinished novel “The Watsons” – the only such manuscript remaining in private hands — extensively revised and corrected throughout. Join Gabriel Heaton, Sotheby’s specialist of Books & Manuscripts, as he discusses these two highlights – Watch Videos.
Other major highlights include James Joyce’s wartime family passport, recording his movements during his most creative period when he was composing his masterpiece Ulysses, two major series of letters by Benjamin Disraeli, a number of valuable books sold in aid of the Catholic charity CAFOD, rare first editions by the Brontë sisters, a first-hand account of the Battle of Trafalgar, watercolours by Beatrix Potter and a pen and ink drawing by E.H. Shepard of Winnie-the-Pooh and Tigger.
Morphy Auctions’ team of experts set to hit the show circuit in July Visits planned in Seattle, Portland, Anaheim and Allentown
July 6th, 2011 by admin
Dan Morphy, CEO of Morphy Auctions, will be taking his experts on the road in July to visit with collectors at antiques and collectibles shows from coast to coast. Morphy Auctions image.
DENVER, Pa. – Dan Morphy, CEO of Morphy Auctions, and several of his on-staff experts will be visiting antique shows this month, with stops planned for Portland, Seattle, Allentown, Pa., and Anaheim, California.
Morphy and his team have issued an open invitation to collectors who may have an interest in obtaining a free evaluation of their collection and learning how to consign to a future auction. Visits can be arranged at collectors’ homes or wherever else their articles may be kept.
“There is no obligation whatsoever, and all visits are kept strictly confidential,” said Morphy.
Morphy’s July event schedule includes the following stops:
July 8-10 – Dan Morphy and Brian Estepp at the Portland Expo Antiques & Collectibles Show in Portland, Oregon
July 15-16 – Brian Estepp at the Seattle Marble Show in Seattle, Washington
July 16-17 – Mike Landis at the Allentown Paper Show in Allentown, Pennsylvania
July 28-30 – Dan Morphy at the UFDC Doll Convention in Anaheim, California
Morphy’s is known for its high-profile auctions of toys, banks, antique advertising, mechanical/coin-op and gambling machines; fine and decorative art; clocks and Americana. The company holds the world record for the highest-grossing one-day auction of a single-owner toy collection: $7.7 million achieved with the 2007 sale of the Stephen and Marilyn Steckbeck collection of antique mechanical banks.
To make an appointment to meet with Morphy Auctions team members during their July show tour, please e-mail dan@morphyauctions.com.
Sotheby’s – Fine Jewels – London
June 28th, 2011 by adminThe Summer sale of Fine Jewels to be held in London on 13th July 2011 features a wide variety of contemporary and period jewels.
Among the highlights are an impressive opal and diamond corsage ornament Formerly in the collection of Doña Maria Cristina of Bourbon, Princess of the Two Sicilies (Widow of King Ferdinand VII of Spain) Queen Regent of Spain, dating from the Mid 19th Century.
Also to be noted are: an elegant platinum and diamond tiara, The property of a Ducal House, dating from the 1920s in a delicate palmette and floral design and an Art Nouveau anemone brooch by René Lalique formed of moulded glass and decorated with plique-à-jour enamel.
The sale also includes several examples of cigarette and vanity cases from the early 20th Century and later by Cartier and Van Cleef and Arpels as well as a collection of original hand-coloured jewellery designs by Bulgari from 1970s.
Other famous ‘maisons’ featured in the sale are Boucheron, Repossi and Tiffany & Co. and estimates range from £3,000 – £50,000. Anyone with an interest in jewellery will find something desirable in this sale.
Sotheby’s – Canadiann Art auction Date Selected
June 28th, 2011 by adminCanadian Art
Toronto | November 28, 2011
Sale: T00139
Session:
28 Nov 2011 7:00 PM
