A very rare signed scrimshawed whale’s tooth from Charles Darwin’s voyage on HMS Beagle, 1832-36, (£30,000-50,000) is one of the most intriguing items in the forthcoming Travel and Exploration sale at Bonhams on 15 September.
Other News
Single-Owner Collection of Whimsical Tobacco Jars to Highlight Summer Auctions at Bonhams & Butterfield
Bonhams & Butterfields, announces the August 22, 2010 Sunset Estate Auction including part III of a single-owner Collection of Whimsical European Tobacco Jars.
Legendary 1794 Flowing Hair Silver Dollar Sells for $1.2 Million
Bowers and Merena Auctions, one of the world’s pre-eminent numismatic auctioneers, hosted its Boston Rarities Sale on Saturday, Aug. 7 at Park Plaza Hotel and Towers in Boston, Mass., where the featured coin, a rare 1794 Silver Dollar, was sold for $1,207,500.
Julien’s Auctions to Hold Pop Culture Auction in China
Past, Present and Future and other items from his legendary career.
Books from the Personal Collection of Book Soup Founder Glenn Goldman for Auction
Bonhams & Butterfields is pleased to announce the August 22, 2010 Sunset Estate Auction featuring a selection of important books from the Estate of Glenn Goldman. Goldman was the founder and owner of the legendary Los Angeles independent bookstore, Book Soup, which opened in 1975.
Jaguar XK120 for Bonhams Sydney Motoring Auction
Bonhams Australian motoring division has been entrusted with the sale of a rare 1949 Jaguar XK120 alloy-bodied Roadster from the highly esteemed collection of The Late The Hon. John Dawson-Damer.
Cuttlestones To Auction Silver with links to battles of Waterloo and Peterloo
A continental hallmarked sugar bowl and a cream jug, believed to have been made in Stuttgart in around 1800, is set to come under the hammer at Staffordshire auction house Cuttlestones’ 10th September Fine Art and Antiques Sale.
Sotheby’s Announce Q2 Strong Auction Sales
For the three and six months ended June 30, 2010, auction and related revenues improved $118.8 million, or 79%, and $168.4 million, or 86%, when compared to the same periods in the prior year, almost entirely due to an increase in auction commission revenues stemming from strong sales around the world during the period.
Andrew Grima Jewelry to be Auctioned by Bonhams New York
The first auction to focus on the work of legendary jewelry Andrew Grima, since his death in 2007, will be presented by Bonhams New York on October 19th.
A Tribute To Constance Shacklock OBE
A vast archive of personal documents once belonging to the world famous English contralto Constance Shacklock has come to light in a Midlands property. The opera singer Constance Shacklock OBE (1913-1999) joined the New Coven Garden Opera Company in 1946.
