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London Garden Statuary and Ornaments Auction

UK — Sat, 06 Feb 2010 09:53:26 +0000

UKAuction.info Christie’s London announced Architectural Heritage: The Adrian and Suzy Puddy Collection , to be held on Wednesday, 10 March 2010. The sale will include 220 lots of fine antique garden statuary and ornaments, handcarved natural limestone chimneypieces and paneling, with estimates ranging from £500 to £40,000; the collection is expected to realize over £700,000. [...]

Francis Klingender Archives for Auction at Oxford

UK — Thu, 04 Feb 2010 10:07:03 +0000

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UKAuction.info The private papers of leading Marxist art historian, Francis Klingender, are to be sold at Bonhams Printed Books and Maps sale in Oxford on 23 February. An avowed Communist, Klingender was kept under security surveillance from the early 1930s onwards. During the Second World War he was excused military service because of ill-health and [...]

Cromwell Letters Highlight of Civil War Archive Auction

UK — Wed, 03 Feb 2010 10:24:49 +0000

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UKAuction.info Letters signed by Oliver Cromwell to the Governor of Warwick Castle, Colonel Joseph Hawkesworth MP, are among an archive of important Civil War and other historical documents to be auctioned at Bonhams’ Printed Books, Maps and Manuscripts sale at New Bond Street on 23 March. On 8 October 1651, Cromwell, fresh from his victory [...]

Elvis Presley Hair for Auction at Prinknash Abbey Park

UK — Tue, 02 Feb 2010 14:54:51 +0000

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UKAuction.info A strand of Elvis Presley’s hair is being sold by Chorley’s at Prinknash Abbey Park, Gloucestershire GL4 8EX in the UK on Thursday 25th February 2010. The vendor, who comes from Gloucestershire, is a keen music buff and bought the strand of hair on a whim through a television auction. The strand is estimted [...]

Mick Jagger Arrest Picture for Bonhams Auction

UK — Tue, 02 Feb 2010 14:52:46 +0000

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UKAuction.info Bonhams is delighted to announce that it is embracing the 1960s on 7th March when viewing opens at its New Bond Street galleries for both a specialist auction of ‘Pop and Op Art’ and the selling exhibition of ‘Pure Sixties. Pure Bailey.’ – a collection of David Bailey’s iconic photographs from the 60s. An [...]

Online Property Auction Partnership Through auctionmove .co .uk

UK — Sat, 30 Jan 2010 09:57:16 +0000

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UKAuction.info Auctionmove.co.uk are now offering property portals the chance to partner with the established online property auction site and introduce this innovative and groundbreaking service to new and existing clients. Based in the North-West of England, auctionmove. co .uk brings a fresh and dynamic approach to online property auctions by providing continuous live trading, 24 hours [...]

Lisa King Appointed Chief Operating Officer of Christie’s International

UK — Sat, 30 Jan 2010 09:56:28 +0000

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UKAuction.info Christie’s announced the appointment of Lisa King as Chief Operating Officer and Group Managing Director of Christie’s International effective immediately. Ms. King, previously International Managing Director, Auction & Private Sales, assumes responsibility for the leadership and delivery of Christie’s International’s Business Plan. In this expanded role, she will oversee Auction & Private Sales, Strategy, [...]

José Mourinho Medal for Chester Auction

UK — Mon, 25 Jan 2010 10:21:36 +0000

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UKAuction.info Bonhams is offering the second medal thrown into the crowds by José Mourinho at the 2005-6 Premier League final as part of its sale of Sporting and Golf Memorabilia at Chester on 24th February 2010. The Portuguese former Chelsea manager was presented with the second medal minutes after he had thrown his first winner’s [...]

Aquatic Auctions Launched in UK

UK — Sun, 24 Jan 2010 10:02:33 +0000

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UKAuction.info A hole was found in the market for an online source for people to either sell or acquire anything relating to the aquatics hobby. Aquatic-Auctions.co.uk is now being launched to full-fill the need. Mr Andrew Nixon stated that “He wants this to be a complete one stop aquatics auction website that fulfils all the needs [...]

Self-Portrait by Lucian Freud to be Auctioned at Sotheby’s

UK — Fri, 22 Jan 2010 10:35:49 +0000

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UKAuction.info Sotheby’s is delighted to announce that it will offer for sale the recently rediscovered oil on canvas Self-Portrait with a Black Eye, circa 1978, by the celebrated British artist Lucian Freud (b. 1922) in its London Evening Sale of Contemporary Art on Wednesday, February 10, 2010. The self-portrait, which headlines a group of five [...]