A new auction world record has been achieved by Bonhams & Butterfields at its first US Golf Sale, held yesterday (5 May 2006) at the Larz Anderson Auto Museum, in Brookline Massachusetts. The dollar coin sized Bramble-patterned ball fetched a staggering US $10,516 and was bought by the renowned Minikahada Golf Club, Minneapolis, Minnesota.
Other News
Two sculptures by Auguste Rodin to be sold at Sotheby’s Amsterdam
The important sale of Modern and Contemporary Art at Sotheby’s Amsterdam on 23 May 2006 offers two magnificent sculptures by Auguste Rodin. Rodin’s ceramic Tête monumentale of Honoré Balzac and the bronze bust of Aimé-Jean Dalou have not been seen to the public for at least fifty years.
Tinkerbell On Spool Box
Disney Auctions and Harmony Kingdom have announced their latest creation, featuring Walt Disney’s precocious pixie Tinkerbell in “Pouty Tink on Spools”.
May Day Cast Member 15th Anniversary Release
Mickey Mouse is celebrating the 15th Anniversary of the Team Disney Building at the Walt Disney World ® Resort with this Limited Edition, Cast Member Exclusive pin.
Lorna Bailey Auction and Open Day
The Lorna Bailey Open and Auction takes place on Saturday
29th April . The auction includes over 50 items
including original art by Lorna Bailey.
Chris Rea’s "Road To Hell" Piano Sells at Bonhams Auction
A piano used by one of the UK’s biggest selling rock artists, Chris Rea, sold at a Bonhams auction (24 April 2006) for £6,960. The piano features in Rea’s recordings made over the last 11 years, and was bought by a concert pianist who prefers to remain anonymous.
Harmony Kingdom ‘Golden Poppy’ Prototype
This never released Harmony Garden box figurine prototype is being auctioned to raise money to support NAMI (the National Alliance on Mental Illness), the nation’s largest grassroots mental health organization dedicated to improving the lives of persons living with serious mental illness and their families.
The Wentworth Collection of Britains
The Wentworth Collection to be auctioned by Vectis on Thursday 4th May will be a sale of International importance to Britain’s collectors around the World. Featuring over 650 quality lots, the sale includes many [boxed examples] of, early [pre 1905], rare and unlisted variants of Britain’s military sets and “Paris Office” examples.
Lorna Bailey Open Day and one day only pattern
The Lorna Bailey Open day is to be held on Saturday 29th
April, doors will open at 10am. A new pattern
‘Burslem’ will only be produced for the day.
Her Majesty The Queen’s 80th Birthday Stamps
Just released from Royal Mail are a set of stamps to commemorate the Queen’s 80th Birthday. The set features eight informal photographic portraits.
