Lord Nelson’s snuff box which he gave to his Secretary, George Unwin, is for sale at Bonhams Gentleman’s Library Sale in London on 18 January.
Other News
Elizabeth Taylor Collection total $156,756,576
The landmark auctions of The Collection of Elizabeth Taylor at Christie?s New York from December 3-17 realized a combined total of $156,756,576 (£100,324,209/ €120,702,563) with every single item sold.
Captain Robert Scott’s Farewell Letters
The first of the farewell letters written in the Antarctic by Captain Robert Scott as he realised that he and his team would not survive is for sale at Bonhams Polar Sale in London on 30 March 2012.
Crackers About Christmas – Collecting Christmas Crackers
Crackers About Christmas – Collecting Christmas Crackers – No festive dinning table would be complete without one of our greatest British traditions – Christmas crackers. Each year we all gather around and politely ask the person sitting next to us if they would pull a cracker. Then out floats the […]
Glenfiddich Whisky Auctions Whisky Record
A rare and exclusive bottle of 55 Year Old Glenfiddich commemorating and celebrating the 110th birthday of Janet Sheed Roberts sold for a world record £46,850 at Bonhams Whisky auction.
Demetre H. Chiparus Art Deco Clara Sculpture
One of the finest Art Deco sculptures has been sold at Bonhams this evening (14th December) for $98,500 at Bonhams in New York.
Elizabeth Taylor La Peregrina Pearl Makes $11,842,500 at Christie’s
Estimated at $2-3 million, the pearl reached a world auction record price for a pearl at $11,842,500 (£ 7,579,200 / € 9,118,725) after four and a half minutes of bidding.
Historic Disneyana and Disneyana Collectibles at Bonhams
Historic Disneyana and Disneyana Collectibles from the 1930s through contemporary eras feature in Bonham’s Disneyana and Fine Toy Auction on January 30, 2012 in San Francisco.
Lorna Bailey’s Winthorpe Pattern
A new exclusive pattern ‘Winthorpe’ has been created by Lorna Bailey for a special auction to be held at Unique Auctions
Important Tiffany Glass & Tiffany Lamps
A Highly Important Tiffany Three-Panel “Magnolia” Window, circa 1910 (est. $400/600,000*) forms part of Sotheby’s Important Tiffany sale.
