International fine art auctioneers Bonhams are delighted to announce that on 4 December 2008 it will sell an impressive collection of jewellery, formerly owned by the late Hollywood screen icon Deborah Kerr. The sale will take place at 101 New Bond Street, London.
Deborah Kerr (1921-2007) starred in over 50 films over four decades. Some of […]
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Deborah Kerr Jewellery Collection To Be Sold By Bonhams
Christie’s New York has announced details of its December 3 auction of Maritime paintings. The sale boasts over 138 paintings and features exceptional works from 19th century American artists James Edward Buttersworth and Edward Moran, as well as a superb group of fourteen oils and watercolors by 20th century British artist Montague Dawson. Many of […]
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Maritime Art at Christie?s New York
LONDON - Three centuries of British Art on Paper, exemplifying the dramatic power and also calm beauty captured in the best figure and landscape drawings, watercolours and rare pastels, are offered in Christie’s sale on Wednesday, 10 December 2008. Kick starting British Art Week, this auction features a remarkable range of over 90 drawings, many […]
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British Art on Paper at Christie?s
LONDON - Sir David Montagu Scott (1887-1986) and his wife, Valerie Finnis (1924-2006), were avid collectors of art - as well as devoted and celebrated gardeners - and during their lives they amassed an exceptional array of British pictures that incorporates Victorian and 20th Century British Art. In its range and freshness to the market, […]
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British Art Collection for London Auction
LONDON - Sotheby’s Arts of the Islamic World sale will offer an exceptional range of works originating from across the varying cultures and areas that are commonly considered to constitute the Islamic World. Fine examples of ancient manuscripts, ceramics, metalwork, weaponry, textiles, ceramics and paintings from North Africa, the Middle East, Turkey, Islamic Spain and […]
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Islamic Treasures for Sotheby?s Auction
