A 1965 Aston Martin DB5 Vantage Convertible, one of only nine produced, sold for a remarkable £551,500 today (2 July) at Bonhams annual Collectors’ Motor Cars and Automobilia auction at Goodwood Festival of Speed. The sale fetched a magnificent £3,707,687 in total with a 75% sale rate.
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John Appleby Art Collection to be Auctioned by Christie’s
Christie’s London announced the sale of Property from The Collection of the Late John Appleby, which will be offered from July to November 2010, throughout several specialist sales at Christie’s, as well as a single-owner collection sale to be held in South Kensington on 4 November 2010.
Christie’s Post-War and Contemporary Evening Auction Takes $68.6 Million
The top price was paid for Silver Liz, 1963, by Andy Warhol (1928-1987), one of only two paintings by the artist to depict the celebrated actress and Hollywood icon with her legendary violet eyes. It sold to an anonymous bidder for £6,762,150 / $10,168,920/€3,354,248.
Competition Cars To Headline Bonhams Quail Lodge Auction
Bonhams annual summer sale at Quail Lodge is famous for its offering of racing and sports cars. From Bugatti, Alfa Romeo and Talbot Lago to Jaguar, Aston Martin and Ferrari, Bonhams is consistently entrusted with the world’s greatest and rarest automobiles.
Single Owner Collection of Asian Art for Auction
A superb collection of Asian art, lovingly assembled over a decade by a single enthusiast while living and working in the Far East and South East Asia, is for sale at Bonhams Edinburgh on 7 July.
Tom Hanks to Auction Off Toyota Prius to support Welcome Back Veterans (WBV) Initiative
Through the Entertainment Industry Foundation, Academy Award-winning actor Tom Hanks, donated his customized 2004 Prius to support Welcome Back Veterans (WBV) initiative.
Robert Thornton’s The Temple of the Flora Leads Sale
Collectors filled the phone banks and galleries of Bonhams New York in anticipation of the auctioneers’ June 23rd Fine Book sale. Consisting of over 500 lots, the diverse sale spanned the centuries from the 1490s to the 1990s and featured a number of fresh-to-the-market lots.
British, Dutch and Flemish Masters Headline Sotheby’s 2010 Summer Sale
Sotheby’s London summer Evening Sale of Old Master and British Paintings in London will take place on Wednesday, July 7, 2010 and taking centre stage will be J.M.W. Turner’s breathtaking masterpiece Modern Rome – Campo Vaccino.
Powell & Stutenroth “Favorite Bitters” Bottle, One Of Only A Few Known, Soars To $64,960
Sotheby’s London summer Evening Sale of Old Master and British Paintings in London will take place on Wednesday, July 7, 2010 and taking centre stage will be J.M.W. Turner’s breathtaking masterpiece Modern Rome – Campo Vaccino.
Americana Sotheby’s to Auction General Custer Little Bighorn Flag
One hundred and thirty-four years ago, George Armstrong Custer and his 7th Cavalry were overwhelmed near the Little Big Horn River by warriors of the Lakota Sioux and Northern Cheyenne. No survivors remained among those who fought under Custer’s direct command and few physical artifacts of the battle were left on the field, the Indians carrying with them anything that might reflect on their prowess or prove to be of utilitarian use. But a cavalry guidon, or swallow-tail flag, was hidden under the body of a dead trooper and discovered three days after the battle by Sergeant Ferdinand Culbertson, who was assigned to a burial party.
