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• Start Your Engines! Great Race and Sportscars on the Bonhams Startline at Quail Lodge July 28, 2021
  1967 Ford GT40 MK IV ... One of the greatest race cars ever produced, a 1967 Ford GT40, will line up with a host of world-class racers and sports cars at the forthcoming Bonhams Quail Lodge Auction on Friday August 13. Dating from the year a Shelby/Ford GT40 Mark IV picked up Ford's second of […]
• Going For Gold - Sport-Themed Handbags by Louis Vuitton At Bonhams Luxury Online Sale July 28, 2021
  Louis Vuitton and Karl Lagerfeld: ... Coinciding with Olympics week, Bonhams Luxury Online sale presents a series of four brand new and never-been-used sport-themed items by Paris fashion house Louis Vuitton. The sale is now live on bonhams.com through 3 August. In 2014, Louis Vuitton called upon six forward-thinking artists and designers to reinterpret pieces […]
• Bonhams Hong Kong Presents 30-Year-Old Macallan Cask July 26, 2021
  A Nippon Whisky Collection online-only sale returns with fresh-to-market editions from the early years of the 'big eight' Japanese distilleriesFor many whisky aficionados, owning a cask of whisky was once perhaps the pinnacle of their collecting journey. But as the market matures and collectors explore wider possibilities, whisky casks are now accepted by many even […]
• The Future Presented at Bonhams: BONHAMS X NIFTY 'PRESENT THE FUTURE' at Bonhams New Bond Street July 22, 2021
  London- On July 21, The Present the Future collective staged a panel discussion at Bonhams, London to discuss and celebrate this ground-breaking creative collaboration and the future potential of NFTs. The discussion inspired conversation across: The merging and coexistence of the old art world with the new frontier of NFTs, digital art and collectibles; how […]
• Diamond Rings Owned by Sammy Davis Jr Top Bonhams California Jewels Sale July 22, 2021
  GOLD AND DIAMOND SOLITAIRE RING On Tuesday, July 20 Bonhams' California Jewels sale achieved stellar results, with spirited bidding coming from engaged buyers across the globe throughout the 460-lot auction. Leading the sale was A Gold and Diamond Solitaire Ring formerly in the collection of Sammy Davis Jr. Estimated at $30,000-40,000, the ring sold well […]
• Tom Hanks' All-American Airstream Parks Up at Bonhams Quail Lodge Auction: After Many a Green Mile, Actor Offers Movie Location 'Home From Home' for Sale July 21, 2021
  1992 Airstream Model 34 Limited ... Los Angeles - Tom Hanks is offering for sale another American icon, his 'silver bullet' Airstream, which will have a starring role at the Bonhams Quail Lodge Auction on Friday August 13, 2021. The on location 'home from home' for Hanks while he filmed a dozen movies has an […]
• Sports Coupés are Top Sellers at Bonhams MPH July Sale July 21, 2021
  1966 Aston Martin DB6 Sports ... 1966 Aston Martin DB6 and 2017 Porsche 911 Turbo S Top Sellers at Bicester A duo of sports coupés produced 50 years apart led Saturday's (17 July) MPH July Sale at Bicester Heritage, which offered more than 120 modern, popular and historic vehicles, realising a strong sell-through rate of […]
• Famous Blue Ferrari F40 Makes Record-Breaking £1 Million on The Market Online Platform July 20, 2021
  Ferrari F40 BLU Ferrari F40 BLU First motor car to sell for £1m on a UK/EU online platform A 1989 Ferrari F40, which had become a worldwide social media star due to its ultra-rare blue livery, has sold for £1,000,500 on The Market by Bonhams, the first seven-figure result for an online platform in the […]
• Jane Birkin's Birkin Bags Top Spot at Bonhams July 20, 2021
  Jane Birkin's Black Togo Birkin ... A Hermès Birkin handbag, formerly personally owned by Jane Birkin, the songwriter, actress and model who inspired its creation, sold for £119,000 today (Tuesday 20 July 2021), five times its pre-sale estimate – topping the Bonhams Designer Handbags and Fashion sale in Knightsbridge, London. The Birkin has remained one […]
• The Last Treasures Of The Wrangham Collection 100% Sold At Bonhams July 20, 2021
  A fine and rare black-lacquer ... London- The Last Treasures from the Edward Wrangham Collection of Japanese Art was 100% sold at Bonhams New Bond Street on 19 July. The 230-lot sale was the final chapter in the series of Wrangham Collection sales which began at Bonhams in 2010, following the death of Edward Wrangham […]
• West World: Bonhams Los Angeles to Hold Two-Day Series of Western and California Art Auctions July 15, 2021
  Ernest Martin Hennings (1886-1956) Indian ... Next month in Los Angeles, Bonhams will present three Western and California Art auctions over the course of two days. Kicking off the series on August 3rd is a California Art sale. August 4th will feature the stellar auction highlighting this two-day extravaganza, Portrait of the West: The Diane […]
• Bonhams LA Modern Design | Art Sale Sees Stellar Results in Return to In-Person Bidding July 15, 2021
  Gabriel Argy-Rousseau (1885-1953) Arbre Table ... On Tuesday, July 13, Bonhams saw successful results in the Modern Design | Art sale, the first auction with in-room bidding to take place at a Bonhams US saleroom in over a year. Leading the sale was a stunning Arbre Table Lamp by French glass master Gabriel Argy-Rousseau. Estimated […]
• How the West Was Won: The Collection of Jim and Theresa Earle at Bonhams Los Angeles July 14, 2021
  THE GUN THAT KILLED BILLY ... Los Angeles- On August 27, Bonhams will present The Early West: The Collection of Jim and Theresa Earle, a sale of 265 lots including the most important and well-documented collection of historical firearms belonging to Western Lawmen and Outlaw Legends, along with manuscripts, photographs, and memorabilia. Amassed over five […]
• Here Comes Summer at Bonhams Modern British and Irish Art In Knightsbridge July 14, 2021
  Sherree Valentine-Daines (British, born 1959) ... Summer holidays may be a little different this year but Bonhams Modern British and Irish Art sale in Knightsbridge on Wednesday 21 July offers a glimpse of what the nation's been missing. Leading the way is Summer Holiday by Sherree Valentine-Daines (born 1959) estimated at £5,000-7,000. Other summer highlights […]
• Important Collection Of Irish Silver At Bonhams London Silver Sale July 14, 2021
  A rare George III Irish ... London – Bonhams Silver and Objects of Vertu sale in Knightsbridge on Wednesday 28 July offers 58 pieces from the Peter Ticher collection of Irish Silver, including a rare George III Irish provincial silver-gilt freedom box made by Carden Terry & Jane Williams, Cork, in 1798. The presentation inscription […]
• In Orbit: Working Mock-up Of First US Satellite Launches Air & Space Sale At Bonhams July 12, 2021
  EXPLORER I FULL-SIZED WORKING MOCKUP. ... The successful launch of the USSR's Sputnik 1 sent the United States into a panic. It was October 1957 and the two countries were in the midst of the Cold War that developed following the end of WWII. The Space Race became an outgrowth of this war as both […]
• Prancing Horses First Past the Post at Bonhams July 12, 2021
  The ex-Corrado Cupellini,Ferrari Dino 246/60 ... FINEST ROAD AND RACE FERRARIS LEAD GOODWOOD FESTIVAL OF SPEED SALE A Ferrari Dino 246/60 Formula 1 single-seater recreation was first past the post at the Bonhams Festival of Speed Sale at Goodwood on Friday 9 July, selling for £967,000. From the same stable was another strong finisher, a […]
• Jewelry Formerly Owned by Sammy Davis Jr Stars in Bonhams California Jewels Sale July 8, 2021
  18K BI-COLOR GOLD, DIAMOND AND ... A selection of fantastic 1970s jewels formerly in the collection of Sammy Davis Jr. stars in the Bonhams California Jewels sale on Tuesday, July 20. A rare mid-century collection of Art Smith jewelry will also be available alongside beautiful, signed jewelry and gemstones, including an 8.90-carat certified Colombian emerald […]
• Bonhams Blazing A Trail For Modern British Women Artists In September Sale July 8, 2021
  Bridget Riley (British, born 1931) ... Bonhams announces the launch of Blazing a Trail: Modern British Women to be held in New Bond Street London on Wednesday 29 September. It is part of a series of innovative sales at Bonhams during 2021 which have already included Ecole de Paris, The Mind's Eye: the Surrealist sale, […]
• Angelica Kauffman's Grand Tour Portrait Stars at Bonhams Old Master Paintings Sale July 7, 2021
  Angelica Kauffman (Coire 1741-1807 Rome) ... London – Portrait of Sir James Graham by Angelica Kauffman (1741-1807) was among the top selling lots at Bonhams Old Master Paintings sale in London on Wednesday 7 July. It sold for £114,000, having been estimated at £20,000-30,000. In the 17th and 18th centuries, the Grand Tour was an […]