A gang of robbers who carried out Britain’s biggest heist gained the trust of the manager of a cash depot and that of his wife by posing as policemen with uniforms bought on eBay before taking them hostage at gunpoint, a court heard today.
Two of the gang, who cannot be identified for legal reasons, were […]
A rare first edition of the very first Harry Potter book, written by the acclaimed British authoress J K Rowling, fetched a magical £9,000 today (26 June 2007) at Bonhams’ Books, Maps, Manuscripts and Photographs Sale in London. It was bought by an absentee buyer, who had left a commission bid with the auction house.
The […]
eBay, the online auctioneer has returned to Google for advertisements almost a week after it pulled out.
eBay pulled ads from the world’s most popular search engine on June 11 in what the auction company billed as an experiment to determine the most effective means of getting customers to visit the shopping site.
The actual reason for […]
Twenty eight art works by the painter, who died last year, will be auctioned in Bath with some of the larger work expected to reach up to £50,000.
Auctioneers said it was a rare chance “to see something of the man behind the canvas”.
Jeff Muse, of auctioneers Bonhams said their had been exceptionally strong interest in […]
Bonhams’inaugural Garden Sale, will take place at 101 New Bond Street, London, on 16 July.
The auction will include works of art and artefacts of horticultural interest from a cross-section of disciplines, including pictures, prints, ceramics, glass, books, furniture, garden statuary, silver, objet d’art and antique tools.
Highlights already consigned to the sale include:
Octave Guillonet, ‘The artist’s […]
A stunning Louis XV commode thought to be made by Pierre II Migeon (1701 – 1758), who supplied furniture to Madame de Pompadour, has been shipped from Sydney, Australia, to be sold at Bonhams’ sale of Fine Continental Furniture and Works of Art at 101 New Bond Street, London, on 10 July. Having travelled roughly […]
The custom-made limousine was the first car of its kind to be produced and will be up for auction on July 14.
It was built in 1969 by legendary Californian custom car maker Jay Ohberg and it is thought it could fetch up to £80,000 pounds.
Auctioneer Chris Routledge said: We’re expecting the car to fetch somewhere […]
