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An important group of 14 paintings and sculptures from the personal collection of the late Mrs. Audrey Burton, O.B.E., will be sold to benefit the Audrey and Stanley Burton Charitable Trust at Christie’s 20th Century British Art sale on Thursday, 21 May 2009. Stanley Burton (1914-1991) was the eldest son of Sir Montague Burton (1885-1952), […]

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British Art from the Collection of the late Mrs. Audrey Burton, O.B.E. for Christies Auction

Thursday, 30th April is sure to be a red letter day for military and aviation fans, with a collection of World War II (WW2) and assorted vintage aviation equipment and aircraft set to go under the hammer in Shropshire.
The sale includes a diverse range of lots, from intact and de-commissioned aircraft to individual parts. […]

A single cellar auction of French Classics from a Magnificent Cellar brought heavy bidding at Hart Davis Hart in Chicago this weekend. The auction realized $2,673,549, far surpassing the pre-sale auction estimate of $1,607,600-2,412,060. Underscoring the strength of the bidding, 227 of the 590 lots hammered over the pre-sale high estimate while only 17 of […]

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Single Cellar Wine Auction Soars Over High Estimate at Hart Davis Hart

(Hillsborough, N.C.) - Nearly 625 quality consignments, most of them drawn from prominent Southern estates, will be sold in a quarterly cataloged auction slated for Saturday, March 21, by Leland Little Auction & Estate Sales, Ltd. Offered will be fine art, period furniture, sterling silver, books, clocks, watches, estate jewelry and antique Continental gold coins. […]

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OVER 600 LOTS, MOSTLY FROM PROMINENT SOUTHERN ESTATES, WILL BE SOLD AT A QUARTERLY CATALOGED AUCTION ON SATURDAY, MARCH 21st, BY LELAND LITTLE AUCTION & ESTATE SALES, LTD., AT 246 SOUTH NASH STREET IN HILLSBOROUGH, N.C.

The ACNUR/UNHCR Spanish committee is organizing an exhibition and online auction, titled Refugi@rte, at an exhibition space owned by BBVA. This artistic project gathers 50 works of art made by 39 internationally recognized such artists including Miquel Barcelo, Eduardo Chillida, Joan Genoves, Antoni Tapies, Antonio Saura, Cristina Iglesias and Manolo Valdes, among others and finishes […]

UNHCR Spanish Committee Online Benefit Auction