Bonhams Les Grandes Marques à Monaco 2012 to coincide with Monaco Historic Grand Prix This year coinciding with the 8th bi-annual Monaco Historic Grand Prix, Monaco will be the focal point for motor racing enthusiasts from around the globe. The Bonhams Les Grandes Marques à Monaco 2012 auction will be held 11th May at the Musée … Read more
A teacup used once by pop diva Lady Gaga hits $50,000 and rising in Japan at an auction that will help young Japanese artists. Lady Gaga teacup with the inscription “We pray for Japan” and an autograph appeared at a press conference in Tokyo three months after the 2011 disastrous tsunami. The Gaga teacup was … Read more
DFW Elite Toy Museum‘s Malcolm Forbes Ship Collection exhibition ended on March 31, and the museum has chosen to sell the model ships at Bonhams “Life on Board: Maritime Painting and Art” auction, on May 23, 2012. When these models were in the Malcolm Forbes’ Collection, it was the largest private collection of maritime models … Read more
Alain Delon sale of 100 watches the French actor had collected over 50 years, attracted collectors, fans, and buyers from China, that took part by phone at Cornette de Saint-Cyr auction. The watch collection included top brands such as Rolex, Cartier, Blancpain, Audemars-Piguet, Vacheron Constantin and Breitling. Auction house Cornette de Saint-Cyr told AFP that … Read more
Marie-Antoinette shoes sell for $55k at ‘French Revolution’ auction The shoes worn by Marie-Antoinette, the Queen consort of Louis XVI, at national day celebrations on July 14, 1790, were sold at an auction for 43,225 euros. The pair of mules of Marie Antoinette has been the … “Queen” of a Toulon auction of over 500 … Read more
New York philanthropist and patron of the arts Brooke Astor auction to offer 800 items Sotheby’s will offer some 800 items from Brooke Astor’s estate, Astor’s Park Avenue duplex and a mansion in Westchester County. Philanthropist Brooke Astor’s 800 personal items up for New York auction will include pieces of precious jewellery and a vast … Read more