Mr Beesley
is being released in September and is the latest addition
to the Boyds Bear of Month range. He will be available for
one month only.
Other News
Corgi enters new territories in toys
Corgi has signed a new and enhanced three-year deal
for the Dr Who licence with BBC Worldwide on the strength of a
highly successful period.
Fine Chinese Ceramics and Works of Art
Following the tremendous spring Asia Week in March 2005,
in which Sotheby’s sold 23 lots over $100,000 and achieved
the three highest auction prices for Asian art that week,
including a previously undiscovered 14th Century copper-red
bottle which brought $2 million, the September sales of
Chinese and Asian art will feature a number of treasures,
including a monumental pair of late Ming dynasty lacquer
cabinets with reignmarks of the Wanli emperor (1573-1619).
Many Moods of Marie from Harmony Kingdom
Disney Auctions and Harmony Kingdom introduce the
feistiest of feline box figurines, starring Marie from the Disney
animation “The Aristocats”. Sculptor Theresa Miller
depicts Marie’s many moods, from lovable to frisky, coquettish
to devilish.
Disney’s Visa Pin – Superhero Stitch
Just in time for Halloween, Stitch will save
the day dressed as a Superhero. This Disney’s Visa®
Cardholder pin is mounted on a backercard with Lilo dressed
as a witch holding a carved pumpkin.
T.S. Eliot’s Private Letters To Faber Publishing Family To Be Sold
An extraordinary and tender series of letters from the presiding
genius of 20th century poetry and author of The Waste Land, T.
S. Eliot (U.S.,1888-1965), to his godson, Tom Faber, will be sold
by the Faber publishing family this autumn. Bonhams will auction
the private and largely unpublished correspondence with inscribed
first editions of the poet’s work on Tuesday 20 September at 101
New Bond Street.
Sotheby’s and Aulden Cellars Announce Fall Wine Sales
Sotheby’s and Aulden Cellars have annonced the fall wine
sales schedule, leading the season with Finest and Rarest
Wines, including an important offering from the renowned
Stag’s Leap Wine Cellars of Napa Valley (September 17, 2005),
followed by a single-owner sale of Finest Burgundy and Rh™ne
from an Extraordinary Private Cellar (November 5, 2005)
and Finest and Rarest Wines (December 3, 2005).
Sunshine Q Boyds September Bear of the Month
Sunshine
Q has just been released by Boyds and is the latest addition
to the Boyds Bear of Month range. She will only be available
for the month of August from participating Boyds Paw Dealers .
Harmony Kingdom Introduce Their Seventh Nightmare Before Christmas Piece
Bad Taste Bears have just announced the latest batch
of retirements in Europe.
Sotheby’s, Olympia to sell property from the Monaco residence of Dame Shirley Bassey
Sotheby’s has annpunced the sale of a collection of items
from the luxurious Monaco residence of Dame Shirley Bassey,
the legendary, big-voiced songstress who has enjoyed five
decades at the top of the music industry.
