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• Bridget Riley Tops Bonhams 20th/21st Century Art Evening Sale April 3, 2025
  BRIDGET RILEY (B. 1931) Myrrh ... London – Myrrh by Bridget Riley (B. 1931) was the top lot at Bonhams 20th/21st Century Art Evening sale yesterday (2 April) at New Bond Street, London. The work, painted in 1985, achieved £1,802,900. The 15-lot sale made a total of £4,309,650, with 93% sold by lot and 99% […]
• 250 Years After the Shot Heard Round the World: Bonhams Offers Rare Documents from American Revolution April 2, 2025
  THE SHOT HEARD ROUND THE ... New York – In celebration of the 250-year anniversary of the beginning of the American Revolution, Bonhams will offer a trove of rare and important documents from that pivotal moment in history during its Fine Books & Manuscripts sale from March 31 – April 8. Highlighting the group is […]
• A Singer-Reimagined 1990 Porsche 911 'Classic Turbo' to be Auctioned by Bonhams|Cars at the FORMULA 1® CRYPTO.COM MIAMI GRAND PRIX 2025: The first Singer Classic Turbo offered for public sale April 2, 2025
  1990 Porsche 911 Reimagined by ... Miami, FL – A 1990 Porsche 911 Classic Turbo stunningly reimagined and restored by Singer Vehicle Designs will cross the auction block during Bonhams|Cars' Miami Auction at the FORMULA 1® CRYPTO.COM MIAMI GRAND PRIX 2025 on Saturday May 3. This Singer Classic Turbo, "The Sun Valley Commission," is the […]
• British Cool Returns To Bonhams Including Collection From Dylan Jones April 2, 2025
  London – Bonhams is bringing British. Cool. back again this year with an online sale running from 7-16 April on bonhams.com. Amongst the highlights of the sale is a collection from journalist and author Dylan Jones, which includes works from Damien Hirst and David Hockney, alongside pop culture memorabilia, collected throughout Jones's impressive career at […]
• Honouring an Icon: Bonhams Hosts Charity Auction Celebrating Dr Jane Goodall's Legacy April 2, 2025
  London – Bonhams will host a special charity auction on 23 April 2025, honouring Dr Jane Goodall, DBE, Founder of the Jane Goodall Institute and UN Messenger of Peace. Dr Goodall is a living legend whose ground-breaking work has transformed our understanding of the natural world. This event at Bonhams benefits the Jane Goodall Legacy […]
• Three Exceptional 100% No Reserve Single-Owner Wine & Spirits Sales at Bonhams April 1, 2025
  Domaine d'Auvenay, Chevalier-Montrachet, 2003 (1 ... London and Paris – Bonhams announces three extraordinary single-owner auctions of fine wine and spirits featuring collections of impeccable provenance. The Perfect Provenance: The Burgundy Cellar of Two Friends sale runs on bonhams.com from 3-23 April, the Independent Spirits: A Single Owner Collection sale runs on bonhams.com from 4-23 […]
• Vietnamese Artists Shine at Bonhams Hong Kong: New auction records set for Tran Luu Hau and Nguyen Trung April 1, 2025
  Hong Kong — Vietnamese modern art headlined Bonhams' Modernity Curated sale on 31 March in Hong Kong, with new auction records set for Tran Luu Hau and Nguyen Trung — a testament to Bonhams' ongoing role in promoting and shaping the Southeast Asian art market.Tran Luu Hau's Ancient Street in Hanoi realized HK$1,147,000, nearly three […]
• Pre-War to Modern Highlights in the Bonhams|Cars Goodwood Members' Meeting Sale March 27, 2025
  1927 Bentley 3/8-Litre Competition Special ... Chichester, UK – Bonhams|Cars will return to the Goodwood Members' Meeting on 13 April 2025, featuring a diverse selection of vehicles from Pre-War Tourers to modern supercars. This year's auction offers something for every collector. Among the highlights are several notable Bentleys, including a 1927 Bentley 3/8-Litre Competition Special […]
• Quentin Blake's Flying Friends Glide into Auction at Bonhams March 27, 2025
  Sir Quentin Blake (British, born ... London – Known to generations of children, and their parents, for his whimsical and much-loved illustrations, Sir Quentin Blake (born 1932) has worked on more than 300 titles – dozens of which he wrote himself. Featuring a selection of Blake's illustrations, Bonhams will host Airborne: A Fundraising Sale for […]
• Rediscovered Orientalist Masterpiece Tops Bonhams 19th Century Sale in London March 27, 2025
  John Frederick Lewis, RA, POWS ... London – A rediscovered masterpiece in watercolour, A Reception in the Harem by John Frederick Lewis (1804-1876), unseen in public for over 60 years, was the top lot at Bonhams 19th Century & British Impressionist Paintings sale today (26 March) at Bonhams New Bond Street, London. The work, which […]
• Bonhams' Spring Stafford Sale Unveils Exceptional Historic Motorcycles: Including a Rare 1937 Vincent-HRD Rapide and Racing Icons Offered Across Two Day Sale March 26, 2025
  The ex-Jim Kentish; Brooklands Gold ... Stafford, UK – Bonhams|Cars Motorcycles' highly-anticipated Spring Stafford Sale will present an incredible range of over 250 motorcycles – more than 100 offered with No Reserve – across two days, 26-27 April, at the renowned International Classic MotorCycle Show, Staffordshire County Showground, UK. A 1937 Vincent-HRD 998cc Rapide Series-A, […]
• Tribute to Isabelle de Borchgrave at Bonhams Cornette de Saint Cyr March 26, 2025
  ISABELLE DE BORCHGRAVE(1946-2024) Platane, 2021 Brussels – Bonhams Cornette de Saint Cyr is paying Tribute to Isabelle de Borchgrave in a live sale in Brussels on 17 June 2025. The 68-lot auction reflects Isabelle's creative spirit, always involved in the most exciting projects, crafting vibrant universes from the simplest of material: paper.This renowned Belgian artist, […]
• Exquisite Single-Owner Collection of Chaumet Jewellery Highlights Bonhams Paris Jewels Sale March 26, 2025
  CHAUMET: MIROIR FACE À MAIN ... Paris – Bonhams Cornette de Saint Cyr will present Paris Jewels on 24 April. The live sale features a single-owner collection of striking Chaumet jewels featuring designs across the decades from Art Deco to the 1970s, presented alongside exquisite jewellery of diamonds, coloured diamonds and coloured gemstones including emeralds, […]
• Bonhams Asia Week Sales Total US$14 Million March 21, 2025
  New York – Bonhams annual Asia Week New York saw outstanding results totaling US$14 million across four live sales. The top lot of the week at Bonhams and across all the Chinese Works of Art sales in New York was a superbly painted vase with dragons amidst clouds from the Qianlong period (1736-1795) which sold […]
• Impressive Results for Bonhams Fine Books Sale in London March 21, 2025
  RHEEDE TOT DRAAKESTEIN (HENRIK ADRIAN ... London – There were impressive results at Bonhams Fine Books and Manuscripts sale which ended today after running online from 10-20 March on bonhams.com. The top lot was a first edition of The First Comprehensive Flora Of The East Indies by Henrik Van Rheede. During his tenure as a […]
• Sekoto and Enwonwu Achieve Exceptional Results at Bonhams Modern & Contemporary African Art Sale March 20, 2025
  Gerard Sekoto (South African, 1913-1993) ... London – Major works by Gerard Sekoto and Ben Enwonwu smashed estimates today at Bonhams' Modern & Contemporary African Art sale in London. The top lot was Gerard Sekoto's The Artist's Brother, which achieved £406,000, 4 times its estimate of £100,000-150,000. Two works by Ben Enwonwu also achieved top […]
• The Passionate Collector: Prints, Posters and Curiosities from the Eddi Van Auken Collection Offered at Bonhams March 18, 2025
  Albrecht Dürer (1471-1528); Nemesis; Los Angeles – Over 200 lots of prints, posters, and other historical treasures from the extensive collection of Eddi Van Auken will be presented at Bonhams from March 31 – April 9. With a never-ending curiosity about all aspects of history and provenance, Van Auken spent decades passionately researching and acquiring […]
• Rembrandt Bugatti Big Cats Pounce into Bonhams 20th/21st Century Art Sale in London March 18, 2025
  REMBRANDT BUGATTI (1884-1916) Petit léopard ... London – Three big cat sculptures by Rembrandt Bugatti (1884-1916) are amongst the highlights of Bonhams 20th/21st Century sale on 2 April at Bonhams New Bond Street, London. A sculpture of a leopard walking leads the pack with an estimate of £220,000 - 350,000, whilst a sculpture of standing […]
• Imperial Art Reigns Supreme at Bonhams New York: A Rare Tianqiuping Sells For $3.7 Million in Bonhams Chinese Ceramics and Works of Art Sale March 18, 2025
  A RARE AND IMPORTANT BLUE ... New York – The opening sale of Bonhams' Asia Week New York, the Chinese Ceramics and Works of Art auction, captivated collectors and bidders alike, achieving remarkable results. The leading lot, a superbly painted vase with dragons amidst clouds, Qianlong period (1736-1795), exemplified the antiquarian movement of the early […]
• The First Vintage of Wine from the Kingdom of Bhutan Offered in a Once-in-a-Lifetime No Reserve Auction at Bonhams March 18, 2025
  New York – Bonhams will present a historic first – the auction of the first wine ever cultivated and produced in the Kingdom of Bhutan in the Himalayas. In celebration of this first bottling from Bhutan Wine Company, Bonhams will present the only public offering of these rare 48 bottles to its global audience. The […]