A remarkable collection of letters from Albert Einstein to his closest friend, Michele Besso, will star in Christie’s Classic Week. Einstein: Letters to a friend, a dedicated online sale from 6 to 13 July, will present 50 lots from Einstein to Besso, with a further six letters offered in the Valuable Printed […]
Glenn O’Brien: “What’s your favourite painting of all your work?” Warhol: “I guess the soup can.” Andy Warhol’s Big Campbell’s Soup Can with Can Opener (Vegetable), 1962 will star in Christie’s Post-War and Contemporary Art Evening Sale on 17 May. One of the 20th-century’s most iconic images, Warhol’s ‘Campbell’s Soup […]
Guitars owned by ‘one of the greatest blues players of all time’ to be offered by Bonhams A group of guitars and vintage amps from the private collection of the late Thin Lizzy legend Gary Moore will be offered at Bonhams Entertainment Memorabilia sale at their Knightsbridge saleroom on 28 […]
An Abbey Road Studios EMI TG12345 MK IV recording console is to be sold by Bonhams at their TCM Presents…Rock and Roll Through the Lens sale in New York on 27 March 2017. It will be on view to the public at Bonhams Knightsbridge from Sunday 19 March until the […]
The latest Hergé Tintin auction at Catawiki includes nearly 100 lots of Tin Tin books, art, figurines and music. Lots include: Goddin, Philippe – chronology of a work – T7 (1958-1983) – C – EO (2011) Tintin T5 – Lotus Blue – C – Re (1952) Tintin – Album Pop Hop […]
A face vessel attributed to Elisha B. Hyssong is one of the many highlights of Crocker Farm’s upcoming American Stoneware & Redware Auction on March 25th. The auction includes over 500 lots with a preview on the 24th from 1pm-6pm. Highlights include: Extremely Important Monumental Stoneware Two-Sided Face Pitcher att. […]
Propworx latest auction of Star Trek Memorabilia takes place on 4th March as is available on the liveauctioneers platform. The collection of Star Trek memorabilia includes original props, costumes, set decoration, artwork, production material and more. The Star Trek Memorabilia auction includes 171 lots. The full catalogue can be viewed here. Selected […]
On March the 16th Christie’s wine department will have on offer a superb selection of vintages direct from the cellars of Château Figeac. The vintages date back many decades and include many extremely rare large formats. Highlights from the sale include a rare jeroboam of 1949 estimate £3,000-5,000, three bottles of […]
Vectis will be offering the R.A.H Steward Collection of early Scalextric (including tinplate) pieces on the 16th February. The sale includes over 30 Scalex models including keyless, clockwork examples which work in a similar way to friction drive toys. A number of early Startex, tinplate and plastic examples are to be […]
The Alice in Wonderland collection we reported on previously sold at auction today at Mallams, Oxford. The collection, one of the largest ever put together and sold, was the result of a 25-year collecting odyssey by the late Thomas Schuster and his wife Greta. The collection consisted of some […]
