Giacometti Table Makes Top Price at Bonhams Auction

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A table designed by Diego Giacometti auctioned for £106,000 at Bonhams, New Bond Street, as part of its Post War and Contemporary Art and Design sale. Entitled Table Torsade, and cast circa 1965, it had belonged to the late English actor James Mason (1909-1984) since the late1960s.
Austrian painter Arnulf Rainier’s Der Psychiatrist likewise far surpassed its estimate of £8,000 – 12,000, selling for a remarkable £54,000.
Following a fierce bidding battle, David Hockney’s “Richard Neville Naked” sold for £27,600. The picture was used, alongside drawings of Neville’s co-editors of …Related posts:

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Gene Tunney Boxing Memorabilia for Bonhams Auction

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An exceptional selection of memorabilia related to the American World Heavyweight Champion, Gene Tunney (1897-1978), including medals, tickets, clothing, telegrams, pencil drawings, and photographs, is being offered by Bonhams in Chester, as part of its sale of Sporting Memorabilia on February 24th, 2010.
Tunney made boxing history on September 22, 1927 when he beat the […]

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Fine Paperweights from the collection of the late Baroness de Bellet for Bonhams Auction

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As the only international auction house to have dedicated glass and paperweight sales, Bonhams is proud to announce the auction of ‘Fine Paperweights from the collection of the late Baroness de Bellet’ to be held on 19th May 2010 at 2pm in New Bond Street, London.
Collected in America, London and more recently held in […]

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Aston Martin DB2 Team Car for Bonhams Auction

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Bonhams is pleased to announce that the iconic Aston Martin DB2 Team Car ‘VMF 65′ is to headline at the 11th annual Bonhams auction of Aston Martin and Lagonda Motor Cars and Related Automobilia – the only auction in the world solely dedicated to this iconic marque. The auction will be held on 22nd May […]

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Cromwell Letters Highlight of Civil War Archive at Bonhams Auction

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Warwick Castle documents under hammer at Bonhams Manuscript sale 23 March 2010
Letters signed by Oliver Cromwell to the Governor of Warwick Castle, Colonel Joseph Hawkesworth MP, are among an archive of important Civil War and other historical documents to be auctioned at Bonhams’ Printed Books, Maps and Manuscripts sale at New Bond Street on […]

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