The metallic blue Hummer H1 originally owned by Mark Philippoussis sold unreserved for $69,000 at Shannons Melbourne Summer Auction on November 24 after an exciting serve and volley duel amongst a dozen floor and telephone bidders.
Egged on by the enthusiastic auction crowd of around 700 people, bidding for the massive off-road vehicle developed from the […]
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Hummer Makes $69k at Melbourne Auction
At its Fall Quality Auction of October 5 to 7, B.S. Slosberg, Incorporated Auctioneers, of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, offered some 375 lots of painting, prints, and furniture during the first session, a similar number of lots of decorative objects and sculpture in the second, and in the third session some 250 lots of fine silver and […]
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Slosberg Fall Auction Results
Sotheby’s two-day Milan auction saw 70,6 % sold with excellent prices set for good quality works with updated estimates.
Stefano Moreni, responsible of the sale, comments: “Along with this November results I would like to underline that Sotheby’s has raised in Italy the best annual total ever for contemporary art and 2008 total is € 25.083.080 (+ 4% on 2007).”
The 3 sale catalogues offered a total of 286 lots, showing a constant and progressive selectiveness according to an International sale strategy.
Among the best sold of the sale we would like to mention Cy Twombly (lot 247, doubling its starting estimate and selling for € 432,750 and the wide rug by Boetti – cover of the sale catalogue part 1 - which raised € 408.750.
The private collection offered in a single catalogue has set interesting prices for Dorazio (lot124 and 111), Scanavino (lot 110) , Melotti (lo115) and Daniel Spoerri’s Tableau piège (eaten by Gilbert and George and Schum) has doubled its starting estimate ( lot 133, sold for € 40.350).
“The second small and refined private group – says Raphaelle Blanga, specialist of the department - published in the centre of the catalogue part 1 has raised good prices for lot 230, Castellani, with € 204.750 (all the works by this artist offered in the auction have been sold, see for example also lot 251, Superficie bianca, 1969, whose starting estimate has been more than doubled). Good results also fetched for Jean Dubuffet ( lot 237), for the two works by Klein ( lot239 and lot 245) and a brilliant price set for Blue Daughters of air by Sam Francis that from an estimate of € 60/80.000 has been sold for € 102.750”.
Among the Transavanguardia artists of the sale, interesting prices has been raised by Clemente and De Maria and an excellent result has been realized also for the wide 1984 work by Mimmo Paladino titled Vespero selling for € 216.750.
Vasarely and Carlos Cruz Diez are in constant growing. Cruz Diez (lot 254) with Physichromie n. 655 dated 1973 has been sold for € 78.750.
Asta Cielare II by Arnaldo Pomodoro, a bronze sculpture coming from an American private collection, has raised € 90.750.
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Milan Contemporary Art Sale Results
The forthcoming Collectables sale on 30 November will be one of the most diverse held by Bonhams & Goodman in recent years. A wide range of memorabilia is on offer, sure to whet the appetites of collectors of vintage toys, sporting memorabilia, medals, comics, vintage film and advertising posters, and entertainment memorabilia.
One of the highlights of the sale is the exceptional Korea and Vietnam Distinguished Conduct Medal (DCM) Bar group awarded to Warrant Officer First Class Edward ‘Jack’ Morrison. This medal group is particularly rare and sought after as it features two DCMs and represents one of the few occasions that an Australian soldier has been awarded the medal in two different conflicts. The DCM was a gallantry medal awarded to other ranks and was considered a ‘near miss’ for the VC. This remarkable medal group is expected to realise between $45,000 to $65,000.
Following the success of the sale of the Robert Parsons Toy Collection Part One in August, Part Two will be offered in November. On this occasion, there will be an emphasis on pre and post-war trains as well as a good selection of tinplate toys, Dinkys and Britains from other private collectors. Sure to appeal to train collectors are a good selection of O gauge, gauge 1, and HO gauge collectables. Sporting legends are also well represented in the sale. Australian wicket keeper Wally Grout’s 1961 Baggy Green cap ($10,000 – 15,000) and an unusual set of commemorative Heritage 200 silver coins ($3,000 – 5,000) presented to cycling legend Sir Hubert Opperman are sure to attract interest.
The sale will also include a wonderful private collection of vintage French advertising posters,a superb collection of American comics featuring Marvel Comics Fantasy No. 15, showing the first appearance of Spiderman ($1,200 – 1,800) and a marvelous collection of rare pre-war long Australian daybill posters.
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Level 1, 540 Malvern Road
Prahran VIC 3181
Friday 28 November 11am to 5pm
Saturday 29 November 10am to 4pm
Day of sale 10am to 1pm
Auction info www.bonhamsandgoodman.com.au
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Melbourne Collectables Auction Nov 30
Joyner Waddington’s auction of fine Canadian art in Toronto resulted in sales of 200 of the 303 lots on offer, taking a total of $415,000, including buyer’s premium.
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Toronto Art Auction Results
