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• Double Vision: Warhol Works Star in One of Bonhams' Two London Print Sales This December December 5, 2022
  Andy Warhol (1928-1987) Madonna & ... London – Works by Pop Art Pioneer Andy Warhol (1928-1987) are amongst the highlights leading one of Bonhams' Prints & Multiples sale this December. The first sale will take place in Knightsbridge on 7 December followed by the New Bond Street Prints & Multiples sale on 13 December, in […]
• Yoshitomo Nara's "Dream" Comes True at Bonhams Modern & Contemporary Art Sale December 5, 2022
  Nguyen Van Binh (1917-2004) BáEA3n ... Two-sale day saw strong sale-through rates:Southeast Asian Modern and Contemporary Art Sale: 88%Modern and Contemporary Art Sale: 84%Six new artist records:Hilda Palafox, Tran Luu Hau, Nguyen Van Binh, Bagyi Aung Soe,Kin Maung Yin and Paw ThameArtist's auction debuts:Mexican female artist Hilda Palafox's Luna I Sells nearly three times its […]
• White Glove Success for Dr Sandran Waran Collection at Bonhams' South Asian Art Sale December 2, 2022
  Kattingeri Krishna Hebbar (Indian, 1911-1996) ... London – The Dr. Sandran Waran Collection was 100% sold at Bonhams Modern and Contemporary South Asian Art sale on 22 November. The top lot of the 10-lot selection (lot 21-31) was Untitled (Veena Player) by Kattingeri Krishna Hebbar (Indian, 1911-1996), which sold for £83,460.Priya Singh, Head of Sale, […]
• A drawing by Keith Haring on a car's bonnet achieved €365,775 at Bonhams Cornette de Saint Cyr December 2, 2022
  KEITH HARING (1958-1990) Sans titre ... Paris - The felt-tip drawing made in 1984 on the bonnet of Mrs Françoise Boisrond's car by American artist Keith Haring was a wonderful testimony to the artist's friendship with François Boisrond. The work created a sensation at Bonhams' Art de l'Avant-Garde à nos jours on 1 December 2022, […]
• Bonhams Watches Celebrates Historic High in Asia December 2, 2022
  PATEK PHILIPPE | REF.5013R-010 - ... • 2022: Highest annual total for Bonhams' 16 years of watch auctions in Asia• Annual total 34% higher than pre-pandemic market in 2019• Yearly sell-through rate 87% on average – among industry's highest• Robust demand for core market watchesCommenting on the results, Sharon Chan, Director of Watches Asia, said: […]
• Quentin Blake at 90 Sale at Bonhams: Proceeds to Benefit the Quentin Blake Centre for Illustration December 1, 2022
  Sir Quentin Blake (British, born ... London – It is hard to believe, but the illustrator and author Quentin Blake celebrates his 90th birthday this December. Known to generations of children (and their parents) for his illustrations for the books of Roald Dahl, Blake has worked on more than 300 other titles – dozens of […]
• Exceptional Examples from Shiro Kuramata, Diego Giacometti, and Vladimir Kagan Featured in Bonhams' New York Design Sale November 30, 2022
  SHIRO KURAMATA (1934-1991) Miss Blanche ... New York – On December 14, Bonhams will present its final Modern Decorative Art + Design sale of the year in New York, which will feature a strong selection of works from design masters such as Diego Giacometti, Shiro Kuramata, Charlotte Perriand, and Vladimir Kagan. Highlighting the sale is […]
• Ascot Gold Cup Gallops Home at Bonhams Fine Decorative Arts Sale November 29, 2022
  THE 1926 ASCOT GOLD CUP: ... London – The 1926 Ascot Gold Cup designed at the behest of King George V sold for £189,300 at Bonhams' Fine Decorative Arts sale on 29 November 2022. It had been estimated at £150,000-200,000.The designer, Charles Sykes (British, 1875-1950), had been a little-known employee at Garrard's until the monarch […]
• Art with a Bite: The CoBrA Sale Comes to Bonhams Network November 28, 2022
  Asger Jorn: "Le forgeron aveugle" ... Copenhagen – The Danish auction house Bruun Rasmussen, part of the Bonhams network, presents CoBrA: Powerful Voices of Post-War Europe – a sale of works from the CoBrA movement, a collection of artists based in Copenhagen, Brussels and Amsterdam. This 122-lot sale will take place at Bruun Rasmussen in […]
• Bowmore Trio Lead Bonhams Fine Whisky and Spirits Sale in Paris: Very rare bottle of Aberfeldy the Gold of Pitilie-28 year old-1985 also stars November 28, 2022
  Bowmore-35 year old-1964 Paris –Three exceptional bottles of Bowmore lead Bonhams Cornette de Saint Cyr's Whisky et Spiritueux d'Exception sale in Paris on Tuesday 6th December. They include a bottle of Bowmore-35 year old-1964 estimated at €16,000-20,000. Bowmore-35 year old-1964 was released for the UK wine and spirit merchant Oddbins in the year 2000. It […]
• Pigeon's Blood Ruby and Diamond Necklace is the Crown Jewel at Bonhams Hong Kong Jewellery Sale November 28, 2022
  IMPORTANT RUBY AND DIAMOND NECKLACE Sale total: HK$54millionA Canadian philanthropist's collection of Tiffany & Co. jewellery, including jewellery by designer Jean Schlumberger realises more than HK$8million with 90% soldTop lot of the sale:A 50.24-carat "Pigeon's Blood" ruby and diamond necklace, sold for HK$9.8millionClick here for full results of the saleCommenting on the 26 November sale […]
• World Auction Record for Tsarouchis at Bonhams Greek Sale in Paris November 25, 2022
  Yiannis Tsarouchis (Greek, 1910-1989) La ... Paris – La garde oubliée by one of the leading painters of the '30s Generation Yiannis Tsarouchis (1910-1989) set a new world record for a work by the artist at auction when it sold for €441,375 at Bonhams Greek Sale in Paris on 24 November 2022. Once in the […]
• MARADONA'S MERCEDES KICKS OFF BONHAMS PARIS SALE 2023 November 24, 2022
  1980 Mercedes-Benz 450SLC 5.0 Chassis ... FOOTBALL LEGEND'S SPORTSCAR FROM BOCA JUNIORS DAYS OFFERED AT GRAND PALAIS EPHEMEREA classic 1980s Mercedes-Benz sports car, first owned by football legend, the late Diego Maradona, will kick off Bonhams Grandes Marques du Monde à Paris Sale as an early consignment to the prestigious collector car auction which returns […]
• Mahmoud Saїd Masterpiece Tops Bonhams Middle Eastern Art Sale November 24, 2022
  Mahmoud Said (Egypt, 1897-1964) Paysage ... London - Paysage a Louxor, an important work by the father of Egyptian modern art, Mahmoud Saïd (Egypt, 1897-1964), sold for £453,900 at Bonhams' Modern and Contemporary Middle Eastern Art sale in New Bond Street on 23 November 2022. Offered directly from the artist's family, the work had been […]
• Bonhams New York to Offer the Mary and Cheney Cowles Collection of Classical Chinese Furniture during March 2023 Asia Week November 23, 2022
  New York - Three rare and important Ming dynasty huanghuali chairs are among the star lots of the Mary and Cheney Cowles Collection of Classical Chinese Furniture sale to be offered at Bonhams during Asia Week New York in March 2023. This twenty-lot collection was carefully purchased in the late 1980's and early 1990's by […]
• High Coast Swedish Single Malt Casks Lead Bonhams Online Whisky Sale November 23, 2022
  Yamazaki 25th Anniversary-1984 London – The small High Coast distillery (formerly known as Box), located in the village of Bjärtrå in the Ångermanland region of northern Sweden, has been producing its unique whiskies since 2010. The distillery produces two styles of single malt; a fruity and fresh unpeated spirit, and a smokier and peaty type. […]
• A Lifetime of Collecting: The Triay Collection of Himalayan Art at Bonhams Cornette de Saint Cyr November 23, 2022
  Paris - Bonhams Cornette de Saint Cyr is proud to announce the auction of the Triay Collection of Himalayan Art which will take place in Paris on Thursday 15 December. The collection spans works created over a period of 1,500 years in the Buddhist culture that once flourished in Mongolia, Nepal and Tibet with estimates […]
• Fresh to the Market Quintessential Lowry Takes Top Spot at Bonhams Modern British and Irish Art Sale November 22, 2022
  Laurence Stephen Lowry R.A. (British, ... London – Street Scene, an archetypal painting by L. S. Lowry, was the top selling lot at Bonhams Modern British and Irish Art sale in London on Tuesday 22 November 2022. The painting, which had been in the same family for almost 50 years and was fresh to the […]
• A Gown Worn by Vivien Leigh Leads Gone with the Wind Collection at Bonhams: Over 150 lots from the film and novel will be presented in Bonhams Classic Hollywood auction on December 7 November 21, 2022
  AN IMPORTANT VIVIEN LEIGH GOWN ... Los Angeles – From the 1936 novel by American writer Margaret Mitchell to the Hollywood film adaptation from 1939 – Bonhams will present iconic costumes, signed scripts, first editions, letters, and more from Gone with the Wind in its Classic Hollywood: Film and Television sale on December 7. The […]
• Exceptional Californian Wines at Bonhams Fine and Rare Wine Sale November 21, 2022
  Dana Estates Hershey Vineyard Cabernet ... London – A collection of nearly 50 Californian wines from leading small producers which are rarely seen at auction in the UK features in Bonhams Fine and Rare Wine sale in London on Thursday 8 December 2022.Highlights of the collection, which has been put together over the past decade […]