‘Chinese Girl’, the most iconic work of Vladimir Tretchikoff – the Russian émigré who settled in South Africa – was sold today at Bonhams South African art sale in London. Following worldwide interest in the sale the painting which had been estimated to sell for £300,000 to £500,000, made £982,050 […]
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The MODS Arrive at Robert Harrop
The Bulldog MOD on Scooter is the latest model from Robert Harrop Designs. The Bulldog MOD on Scooter is being released as a ‘Time Limited Edition’ and is only available until April 30th 2013.
World’s most important porcelain tea service sells for £541,250
One of the most valuable tea services ever assembled, sold for £541,250. Bidders competed for eight items of the legendary ‘Half-Figure Service’-type, a highly important set of Meissen porcelain in the Said and Roswitha Marouf Collection.
Richard Balsbaugh Collection of Vintage Radios
The Richard Balsbaugh Collection of Vintage Radios, an event that will serve as yet another benchmark in the collecting history of the popular collecting field of vintage radios, comes to auction on the 11th December.
Hippocamp Carousel Horse Stars in Carousel and Circus Memorabilia Auction
The highly anticipated Carousel and Circus Memorabilia and Mechanical Musical Instruments and Automata auction, on December 4th featured approximately 100 lots of amusement memorabilia and mechanical musical instruments.
‘El Greco’ painting smashes pre-sale estimate at Bonhams Old Masters Sale
An oil painting of Saint Peter attributed to Domenikos Theotokopoulos, better known as El Greco, sold for £791,650 against a pre-sale estimate of £40,000 – 60,000 at Bonhams yesterday, 5th December 2012.
The Fairground Arrives at Unique Auctions
The New Years Day sale at Unique Auctions features a collection of items of UK fairgrounds and amusement arcades including Vintage Fruit & Arcade Machines, a French Carousel Horse….
James Bond ‘SKYFALL’ Corgi Car
Corgi has had a long association with the iconic James Bond franchise and to mark the 50th Anniversary of the first ever Bond movie and launch of the 23rd film, ‘SKYFALL’, Corgi is creating a 1:36 scale replica model of the official ‘SKYFALL’ movie car, the Aston Martin DB5.
Bunnykins Figure of the Year 2013 Off to School
The Royal Doulton Bunnykins of the Year 2013 has been designed by Neil Faulkner has depicts two young Bunnykins as they set Off to School.
Baseball Rarities Lead Heritage Sports Auction
Heritage Sports Collectibles’ $5.8 million Oct. 25-27 2012 Signature® Auction further established the company as the leading auctioneer in the industry.
