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22 janvier 2010

Bonhams Best-Ever Gentleman's Library Sale makes over £1m - World Record Price for Frampton Portrait

Meredith Frampton (British, 1894-1984), 'Dr. Clive Forster-Cooper, F.R.S.', bears inscription on label on reverse, oil on canvas, 86.3 x 106.7cm (34 x 42in). Sold for £79,200. Photo Bonhams Bonhams Gentleman's Library Sale on 20 January realised £1,084,320...

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Tags: Ivory, Elephant, Bonhams, Meredith Frampton, Richard Whitford, Vincenzo Coronelli, cave bear, skeleton

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16 décembre 2009

Bonhams is the UK's Leading Auction House for Jewellery in 2009

An impressive natural pearl necklace. Designed as a double row of graduating natural pearls, measuring 5.8-12.8mm. in diameter, to a polished bar clasp, length of shortest row 39.0cm. Sold for £311,200 inclusive of Buyer's Premium. Photo courtesy Bonhams...

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Tags: natural pearl, Cartier, art deco, brilliant-cut diamond, Bonhams, Lady Houston, fancy-coloured radiant-cut diamond

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21 novembre 2009

Bonhams to sell magnificent Hilliard portraits of Queen Elizabeth I and her favourite Robert Dudley

Bonhams are delighted to announce the sale of a remarkable pair of portraits, painted by Hilliard, depicting Queen Elizabeth I and Robert Dudley, 1st Earl of Leicester at Bonhams Knightsbridge on 25th November. With each portrait measuring only 18mm high,...

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Tags: Bonhams, watercolour, Elizabeth I, Nicholas Hilliard, Robert Dudley

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20 novembre 2009

Mary and George Bloch Collection of Lin Fengmian Paintings Goes Under the Hammer at Bonhams Hong Kong Autumn Auctions

Lin Fengmian (1900-1991) Autumn Lake. Ink and colour on paper, hanging scroll. Signed Lin Fengmian, with one seal of the artist, 67cm x 67cm (26in x 26in).Estimate: HK$1,500,000 - 2,500,000, $190,000 - 320,000. Photo Bonhams LONDON.- Bonhams will offer...

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Tags: Bonhams, Chen Qikuan, Fang Zhaolin, He Huaishuo, Lin Fengmian, Lu Shoukun, Mary and George Bloch Collection, Wang Jiqian

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16 novembre 2009

Work by Pierre Soulages is Top Lot at Bonhams New York Auction

Pierre Soulages (French, born 1919) Pienture, Juin 14, 1952. photo Bonhams NEW YORK, NY.- Bonhams New York's November 10th Contemporary and Modern sale was marked by excited international bidding and a number of outstanding performances. The most sought...

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Tags: Henri Matisse, Alexander Calder, Pierre Soulages, Bonhams, Alfred Kornberger, François-Xavier Lalanne, Michael Goldberg

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22 octobre 2009

Bust of Roman Emperor Caracalla - 'Common Enemy of Mankind' - For Sale at Bonhams

Bust of Caracalla. Estimate: £150,000 - £250,000. Photo: Bonhams LONDON.- A bust of Caracalla, the notorious Roman Emperor who reigned from 211-217 and is remembered as one of the worst and cruelest rulers in the history of the Empire, will be auctioned...

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Tags: Roman marble, Bonhams, Caracalla

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18 octobre 2009

Shopping of jade jewelry @ Bonhams

A jadeite jade, garnet and plique-à-jour brooch, Louis Comfort Tiffany, circa 1910 © 2002-2009 Bonhams 1793 Ltd centering an oval cabochon jadeite jade, within a surround of circular-cut garnets and accented with enamel detail; signed Tiffany & Co; mounted...

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Tags: Jade, 1900, 1920, Cartier, 1974, Bonhams, Aldo Cipullo, Louis Comfort Tiffany

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18 octobre 2009

Two Ming celadon-glazed from the Edward (Ted) Wrangham collection @ Bonhams

A fine large celadon-glazed barbed-rim dish, 14th/early 15th century © 2002-2009 Bonhams 1793 Ltd Centrally impressed with a large single flowering lotus spray within a roundel, the fluted well carved with clusters of foliage, the flat rim with a crisply...

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Tags: Ming Dynasty, celadon-glazed, Bonhams, 14th-early 15th century, Edward (Ted) Wrangham collection

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15 octobre 2009

Historic Judaica from West Country Set to Make 60,000 Pounds at Bonhams

The collection includes the earliest known set of English Jewish ritual instruments ever to come up for auction. Photo: Bonhams. LONDON.- A rare early collection of silver religious ornaments from the Plymouth Hebrew Congregation’s synagogue built in...

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Tags: Bonhams, Ashkenazi Jews

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14 octobre 2009

Bonhams Specialsts Uncover Rare Imperial Roman Glass Vase

The vase dates from between late First Century B.C. to early First Century A.D and stands 33.5cm high. Photo: Bonhams LONDON.- Bonhams specialists announced this week that they have identified a magnificent Roman cameo glass vase which may, they claim,...

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Tags: Roman, Bonhams, Cameo glass vase

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