Marking
a significant time in Rock history, Bonhams Fine Art Auctioneers
will sell memorabilia from one of the world’s largest
and best-loved Rock group, QUEEN in a sale of Rock, Pop
& Film memorabilia on Tuesday 16 November 2004.
Tonight at Sotheby’s a masterpiece
by Paul Gauguin, Maternité (II), sold for $39,208,000,
a record for the artist at auction.
Oscar Wilde
is one of the greatest icons of modern literature. One of
the wittiest, most quoted authors in the English language,
Wilde both delighted and outraged his contemporaries.
On
Thursday, December 2, 2004 Sotheby’s and SportsCards Plus will
offer "The Holy Grail" of sports memorabilia, the bat
with which Babe Ruth slammed the first home run in the new Yankee
Stadium on April 18, 1923.
On Wednesday, November 3, 2004 Sotheby’s, Olympia
will be holding its popular annual Sporting sale. Over 120
works of art, depicting scenes of hunting, fishing, racing,
shooting and general sporting life, will be presented for
sale.
On Friday December 3, 2004,
Sotheby’s will hold an historic sale of wines from the legendary
Imperial winery at Massandra in Russia.
Christies
New York is is holding a sale of of over 100 photographs
from Sir Elton John’s collection.
