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Zaha Hadid Monolith ‘Luna’ Table

Zaha Hadid Monolith ‘Luna’ Table Stars In Bonhams Design Sale In London

London – From Michelangelo to Henry Moore, Carrara marble has been considered one of the most sought-after materials by sculptors for centuries. Following in this tradition is Zaha Hadid’s (1950-2016) monolith ‘Luna’ table, made from Bianco Carrara marble, which will star in Bonhams’ forthcoming Design sale on 3 October at New Bond Street, London. Weighing approximately 4 tonnes, the monolithic …

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Bonhams Achieves Over $6 Million Across September Asia Week New York Sales

New York – Bonhams presented a successful series of sales for the September iteration of Asia Week New York which saw robust in-person bidding and achieved $6.2 million overall. Most notably, a number of works shattered pre-sale expectations including a fine famille-rose ‘Chicken and Boy’ cup soaring more than 10 times above its estimate when it sold for $216,000 and Picking Cotton, …

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ALIGHIERO BOETTI

Alighiero Boetti Leads Frieze Week At Bonhams

London – Tutto, 1988-1989, by Alighiero Boetti (1940-1994) leads Bonhams’ Post-War & Contemporary Art sale on Thursday 12 October, taking place during Frieze Week at Bonhams New Bond Street, London. The work comes from the collection of Cornelis Paulus van Pauwvliet and has an estimate of £700,000 – 1,000,000. Giacomo Balsamo, International Director of the Post-War & Contemporary Art Department, …

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Head by Henry Moore

Head-Turner: 1930s Carving by Henry Moore Stars in Bonhams Modern British Art Sale

London – A unique female head carved in ironstone by Britain’s greatest modern sculptor, Henry Moore, will star in Bonhams Modern British Art Sale on Tuesday 22 November 2023. A work from early on in Moore’s career, the seven-inch sculpture has an estimate of £2,200,000 – 2,600,000. Head from 1930, set on a marble base, shows a female head in profile. Its elegant form is …

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Sunflower by Ithell

Ithell Colquhoun Blazes A Trail In Bonhams Sale Of Modern British Women Artists

London – Artist Ithell Colquhoun, influenced by Surrealism and the occult, will lead the Blazing A Trail: Modern British Women sale at Bonhams New Bond Street on 20 September 2023. Sunflower, from 1936, is one of four works by the artist offered in the sale, and carries an estimate of £20,000-30,000. A world record was created at Bonhams last year when her …

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Ramona, frontispiece

September Auctions at Bonhams Skinner

Boston – Bonhams Skinner will present a trio of sales in September from its American & European Works of Art and Jewelry departments. The month will begin with Fine Jewelry Collections featuring an 18K tri-color gold tubogas necklace by Carlo Weingrill for Ugo Piccini. Prints & Photographs will be highlighted by a print from Alex Katz (b. 1927) titled Gray Day. American Art will close out the month with a newly …

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Ed Ruscha

Ed Ruscha Work Is The Gem Of Bonhams Post-War & Contemporary Art X Made In California Auction

Los Angeles – An exceptional pastel and pencil work on paper from 1968 titled Gem by the influential artist Ed Ruscha (b. 1937) is the highlight of Bonhams’ Post-War & Contemporary Art x Made in California sale on September 13 in Los Angeles. Enamored with the glamor of California from a young age, Ruscha, who will have a major career retrospective at the MoMA this September, has …

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The 1967 Maranello Concessionaires’ Ferrari 412P, Chassis 0854. L-R: Credit Bonhams|Cars, Photo by Pawel Litwinski. 0854 as new in the pits at the 1967 Le Mans, Credit GP Library.

Bonhams|Cars Offers Maranello Masterpiece At The Quail Auction

Bonhams|Cars is pleased to present the 1967 Maranello Concessionaires’ Ferrari 412P, Chassis 0854, the most important sports-racing Ferrari to come to market in five years, at The Quail Auction on August 18. Delivered new to Colonel Ronnie Hoare’s British Ferrari agency, Maranello Concessionaires Ltd, and liveried in Italian racing red with a Cambridge blue nose flash, the remarkable performance car …

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Left: A painting from The Classics at Bonhams: A talk on Representations of Dogs in the Classics, July 4. Right: The Great Gallery at The Wallace Collection © The Trustees of the Wallace Collection.

Bonhams And The Wallace Collection Announce Partnership

London – The international auction house Bonhams has signed a three-year partnership with the world-famous Wallace Collection. The two organisations have long and distinguished histories and the partnership builds on their existing strong relationship and commitment to the fine and decorative arts. Among other initiatives, Bonhams and the Wallace Collection will host joint events to coincide …

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