Christie’s have auctioned Margaret Thatcher’s Asprey handbag for £25,000 / $39,953. The handbag was used by Thatcher during Cold War negotiations with U.S. President Ronald Reagan and Soviet Union leader Mikhail Gorbachev.
Other News
Francisco de Goya y Lucientes Drawing
Christie’s will auction a drawing made by Francisco de Goya y Lucientes at its Old Master & Early British Drawings & Watercolours sale on July 5.
Wade Golden Girl Betty Boop
Available until the 1st August is the new Golden Girl Betty Boop from Wade. Wade Golden Girl Betty Boop is available from C&S Collectables in a Limited Edition of just 500.
Doctor Who’s Tardis Sells for £10,800
Bonhams Entertainment and Memorbilia auction held on 23rd June included a number of items of Doctor Who memorabilia including the Tardis prop.
Limited Edition Jim Lee Batman Patina Statue
Following the success of the full sized Batman Patina statue, DC Direct are launching a miniature version featuring the popular faux-bronzed finish. The model has Batman standing ever vigilant atop a gargoyle watching over Gotham City.
SHAG WDW 40th Anniversary Map Collection Premiere
Artist SHAG will be at Walt Disney World on the 24th and 25th June to launch his signature art style map collection based on iconic Disney designs.
Sotheby’s to Auction Oil Study by Sir Anthony Van Dyck
Sotheby’s is to auction the oil study A Bearded Man with Hands Raised by Sir Anthony Van Dyck (estimated at £200,000-300,000) in its 6th July 2011 sale of Old Master and British Paintings.
Royal Copenhagen Flora & Flowers
Royal Copenhagen’s Flora Danica is one of the world’s most prestigious and luxurious porcelain collections. Now Danish Designer Anja Vang Kragh has done a stunning and new interpretation of the precious dinner ware named Flora. A collection of eight stunning hand-crafted cups that convey your feelings with unique interpretations of beautiful blooms.
Original Charles Schulz Peanuts Strips
Three original, signed Peanuts daily comic strips from the 1960s by the late renowned illustrator Charles Schulz sold for a combined $40,115 at a multi-estate sale held on non-consecutive weekend days (June 9 and 11) by Philip Weiss Auctions.
Baseball Cards Records Galore
1910 Joe Jackson Card Sells For Record $200,000; Lou Gehrig Jersey $329,000; T206 Wagner hammered down at $188,000; Countless Baseball Card Auction Records Shattered At Robert Edwards Auctions.
