64 Hermès Bags Will be Offered in the Jewellery Sale at Bonhams
HERMES BAGS FROM A PRIVATE COLLECTION A selection of sixty-four iconic Hermes bags from a private collection will be offered in the Jewellery sale taking place at Bonhams, Knightsbridge on the 16th May. Renowned for its handmade luggage and handbags, Hermès has never used assembly lines and a craftsperson makes a single handbag at a time, hand-stitching individual pieces. Included in the sale →
Rare 15th Century Gold Ring to Sell at Bonhams, UK
MARRIAGE RING A rare 15th century gold ring, discovered by a metal detector in Redditch, Worcestershire is estimated to sell for £4,000 6,000 in the Fine Jewellery sale, taking place on the 25th April at Bonhams, London. The gold, marriage ring is engraved on the outside with the inscription 'iea do re' (Je adore), each group of letters connected by double →
From Nice to Monaco in Just Seven Minutes with Heli Air Monaco
GLAMOROUS TRIP It’s one of the most glamorous locations in the world. Yet a trip to the Cote d’Azur can be made significantly even more glamorous by taking a helicopter transfer from Nice International Airport to Monaco. This stretch of road is renowned for donning expensive sports cars, with their drivers and passengers enjoying an exhilarating drive in a hoodless vehicle →
Valentine Dinner on Concorde
WIN A VALENTINE’S DINNER ON THE CONCORDE British Airways have announced a charity auction where the highest bidder will win a romantic dinner for two. The airline is inviting couples to bid in the auction for the chance to be wined and dined on board the world’s most iconic aircraft – without even leaving the ground. The highest bidder will win →
Mona Lisa’s Twin Found in Spain
MONA LISA, THE WORLD'S MOST CHERISHED PAINTING HAS A TWIN SISTER A copy of the Mona Lisa painting at the Prado Museum in Spain has been found to be made exactly the same time as the original. Experts were unaware of the copy that had been painted by one of the pupils of Da Vinci. The painting has been preserved better than →
Rare 18th Century Pistols with Solid Silver Barrels and Locks at Bonhams
Bonhams will sell a magnificent and exceptionally rare pair of silver flintlock holster pistols Estimated to sell for £40,000-60,000 at Bonhams, Knightsbridge, on Wednesday 18 April 2012. Pistols, made by one of Britain's best gunsmiths in the 18th Century, Joseph Heylin of London, are highly decorated with chased silver barrels, locks and mounts. They are hallmarked for 1768 and are part of the Norman Dixon Collection, →
William Henry Hamilton Trood Paintings at Bonhams Auction in New York
Two paintings by the famous artist William Henry Hamilton Trood (1860-1899) will be highlights of the 'Dogs in Show & Field: The Fine Art Sale' on 15th February 2012 at Bonhams New York The "Hounds in a kennel" ($60,000-80,000) shows a pack of hounds in a kennel watching a robin. Déjeuner ($50,000-70,000) is a sentimental scene of puppies gathered round a bowl, →
Notre Dame de Paris by Pablo Picasso at Bonhams Auction in London
Pablo Picasso painting of Notre-Dame, the Jeune fille aux cheveux noirs by Amedeo Modigliani (£700,000-1,000,000) and more at Bonhams Impressionist & Modern Art auction Bonhams Impressionist & Modern Art auction on 7th February 2012 at 101 New Bond Street, London, offers an exciting selection of works by artists including Pablo Picasso, Raoul Dufy, Marc Chagall, Candido Portinari and Carlos Nadal. A stunning →
Lost Disney Film Has Been Re-Discovered in Herefordshire and is to Sell at Bonhams Auction
"Hungry Hobos" Features Oswald the Rabbit - the Prototype for Mickey Mouse offered for sale at Bonham "The only known copy of the Disney film Hungry Hobos, which was previously recorded as lost, has been found in a social history film archive in Herefordshire, UK and is to feature in the Entertainment Memorabilia auction on 14th December 2011 at Bonhams in →
Newly Discovered George Harrison Amp at Bonhams Auction
A Rare Amp Used for Beatles Revolver and Sgt. Pepper Recording Sessions "A Vox UL730 amplifier and cabinet used for the Beatles 'Revolver' and 'Sgt. Pepper' recording sessions will be one of the highlights of the Entertainment Memorabilia auction on Thursday 15th December 2011 at Bonhams, Knightsbridge, London. The amp, which has only recently been discovered to have been used by the →
Celebrity Barbie Dolls – Katy Perry and Nicki Minaj Dolls Designed for Charity
Earlier this week, toymaker Mattel announced production of Katy Perry and Nicki Minaj Barbies The dolls, which were made to resemble the celebrities, will be available via auction until December 19. According to the Mattel, only one Katy doll and Nicki Barbie will be produced. The dolls will be auctioned off with all proceeds going to the Project Angel Food organization. If you →
New World Record for Masterpieces by Russian Artist, Vasili Polenov, Sold by Bonhams Auction
Painting "He that is Without Sin " Sells for £4.07 Million in Russian Sale Two rare works by the celebrated Russian artist Vasili Polenov, He that is Without Sin and He is Guilty of Death have sold on November 30 in the Russian Sale at Bonhams, setting a new world record for works by the artist sold at auction. Considered masterpieces of →
Porcelain Farnese Hercules Expected to Make £500,000 at Bonhams
A very rare and important 82cm high porcelain figure of Hercules created at the Doccia factory in Tuscany in 1753-55 is to be sold at Bonhams, New Bond Street, London in the Fine European Ceramics sale on 7th December 2011 This is the first time that a Doccia figure of this size has come to auction and the piece is estimated →
Rare Painting of World’s Oldest Golf Course For Sale at Bonhams
An early 19th century watercolour showing two boys playing golf on the Old Links of Musselburgh, where the game has been played continuously for 550 years, is for sale at Bonhams 19th and 20th Century Pictures and Prints sale in Edinburgh on 8 December The Old Links of Musselburgh six miles east of Edinburgh, is the oldest operational golf course on →
Treasure of the Romanovs: Two Important Imperial Albums Belonging to Ksenia Aleksandrovna, Grand Duchess of Russia at Bonhams Auction
Two lavishly illustrated inventories of jewellery belonging to Ksenia Aleksandrovna, the Grand Duchess of Russia, are highlights of the Russian Sale, taking place on the 30th November 2011 at Bonhams, New Bond Street As the daughter of Tsar Aleksander III and sister of Nicholas II, Grand Duchess Ksenia led a privileged life and the two volumes of almost a 1,000 entries →
Newly Discovered Portrait by Velázquez to Be Sold at Bonhams
A previously unknown portrait by the Spanish artist Diego Rodriguez de Silva y Velázquez (1599-1660) will be the highlight of the Old Master Paintings auction on Wednesday 7th December 2011 at Bonhams, 101 New Bond Street, London A portrait of a gentleman, bust-length, in a black tunic and white golilla collar and measures 47 x 39cm, is estimated to sell for →
Rare 14th Century Time-Telling Instrument, Marked with Badge of Richard II, to Sell at Bonhams
Bonhams is delighted to be selling one of the only known 14th century instruments, an exceedingly rare equal hour horary quadrant marked with the badge of King Richard II, at its Fine Clocks and Scientific Instruments Sale on 13 December 2011 Dated 1396, this extraordinary British time-telling mathematical instrument (Brought to light having spent over 20 Years in a shed in →
Collection of Patek Philippe Watches to Come to Bonhams Auction in London
Bonhams will offer 35 Patek Philippe watches, the biggest selection ever offered in a London auction, on Wednesday 14 December at Bonhams, 101 New Bond Street, London Patek Philippe made the first wrist watch in 1868 and since then have produced many of the world's most desirable watches, renowned for their chronographs and complicated timepieces. They pioneered the perpetual calendar, chronograph, →
Rare Yellow ‘Sun Drop’ Diamond at Auction
A rare yellow "Sun-Drop" diamond is going up for auction at Sotheby's Geneva next week The price is expected to be at least $11 million when it goes up for auction at Sotheby's on Nov. 15, The Associated Press reported. The dimond weighs 110.03 carats and is "mounted in yellow gold as a ring for presentation," according to the Sotheby's Web →
Ritchies to Unveil 50-Ct. Diamond in November
Ritchies to Unveil 50-Ct. Diamond for Auction in November Ritchies Auctioneers in Toronto is preparing for a jewellery auction in November with an exclusive unveiling of a 50.24-carat, VS1, brilliant-cut loose diamond valued at $10 million on October 26. Additional items include an 18-carat, fancy yellow diamond appraised at $1 million, a 78-carat fancy yellow diamond necklace appraised at $600,000, a →
Cases for iPhone 4 & iPhone 4S by Brikk for Charity
Luxury design company Brikk recently launched a collection of limited edition high-end iPhone cases with profits to be donated to benefit those in need around the world The limited edition collection "Altruistic Precision" launches with the Trim series of pure titanium cases for the iPhone 4 and iPhone 4S. Brikk claims that for every Trim case sold one metric ton of →
The Sandoz Collection Exhibits in New York City
From 26 October through 26 November 2011, a very special loan exhibition travels from the Watch Museum of Le Locle (Musée d'Horlogerie du Locle) to New York The exhibition includes a selection of 50 exceptional treasures from the personal collection of Maurice-Yves Sandoz, including early 19th century Swiss gold and enamel automaton snuff boxes, watches, magicians, and animals, the Imperial Swan →
£1,000,000 Banknote Sold at Auction
A British Treasury note printed after the Second World War was sold for £56,000 (US$87,360) The extraordinary note, with an estimated price of £40,000 was auctioned by Dix Noonan and Webb in London. The auction coincides with the annual IBNS banknote show being held from the 30th September to the 1st October in Central London. The uni-faced note, which is believed to →
US$156,740 Bottle of Cognac Sold at Auction in Shanghai
A bottle of cognac was sold for 1 million yuan (US$156,740) at a recent auction in Shanghai, exceeding the EUR25,000 record set in France in 2009, according to the Guinness Book of World Records The 1858 bottle from the Cognac Croizet was auctioned at the Swatch Art Peace Hotel, a building constructed in 1908 on the Bund, over the weekend. Maggie →