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Christie’sis proud to have raised £1,251,814 in today’sPost-War and Contemporary Art Day Sale to support Great Ormond Street Hospital Charity (GOSH Charity).

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Paris – The Glass and Design from 1900 to Now auction will be held at Bonhams Cornette de Saint Cyr in Paris on 29 April, offering a wide range of emblematic glassworks from the Art Nouveau period signed by Émile Gallé and Daum. The auction will feature 93 lots from the early 20th century to the present day.

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Paris – Bonhams Cornette de Saint Cyr is pleased to announce the auction of exceptional works by Roberto Rida on March 12, 2025, in Paris.This auction will offer around one hundred pieces of furniture and objects coming directly from the artist’s studio in Milan. A prominent figure of 20th-century Italian design, known for his visionary work with glass and light, Roberto Rida welcomes us into his studio in Milan’s Navigli district. Mirrors, light fixtures, consoles, cabinets, and screens inlaid with cut glass pieces catch the eye of every visitor.

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London – Bonhams continues to lead the Asian and Chinese Art market across the UK and Europe, crowned by the series of Asian Art sales which ran from 13 May to 13 June 2025 achieving an impressive combined total of over €22 million, sold in London, Paris, Stockholm and Copenhagen.

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(London, England, 10 April 2025) – RM Sotheby's is delighted to announce an exceptional list of early consignments for its all-new Milan sale on 22 May. The auction will be held at the stunning Fonderia Macchi Carlo, a former industrial building that has served as a backdrop to some of the most exclusive fashion catwalk shows in Milan with leading brands such as Gucci and Valentino having showcased their new collections at the venue. With the consignment deadline fast approaching, further additions to the line-up are expected to be announced over the coming weeks.

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London – La Terre, one of the largest and most important works by Sayed Haider Raza (1922-2016) achieved £3,315,400 at Bonhams' Modern & Contemporary South Asian Art sale today (Tuesday 10 December) at New Bond Street, London. The work had an estimate of £1,500,000-2,500,000.

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New York – Bonhams presented its anticipated New York Jewels sale on December 9. The top lot was a diamond pendant, centering a heart-shaped diamond, weighing 10.22 carats, with a round brilliant-cut diamond bail. The spectacular necklace sold for US$343,400, over double its pre-sale estimate of US$180,000-250,000.

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London - Bonhams presented the anticipated Bond Street Fine Watches sale on 12 December. The top lot was a F.P. Journe, Chronomètre à Résonance, circa 2021. The platinum manual wind dualtime wristwatch with dual escapements, power reserve and hack feature for seconds, sold for £140,100 against a pre-sale estimate of £100,000-150,000.

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London – Surrealist and fashion photographer, model and pioneering war correspondent, Lee Miller (1907-1977) was a force of nature who had an exceptional career. Yet, for a long time, it remained hidden – even from her son – with all of her negatives and photographs stored away in the attic at her home, Farleys in East Sussex. Since her powerful images came to light, her son Antony Penrose and granddaughter Ami Bouhassane have worked to ensure her legacy lives on. Last year the first narrative movie about her life during the war, LEE starring Kate Winslet, who was also one of the producers on the film, was released by Sky, with Winslet recently being nominated for a Golden Globe for her performance.

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New York – A complete collection of the books published by celebrated 19th century designer William Morris from his Kelmscott Press achieved white glove results – 100% sold – at Bonhams New York on December 17. Offered at auction for the first time in half a century, the collection featured a copy of each of the 53 books published by Kelmscott Press during its seven-year run. The highlight of the sale was an 1896 edition of the complete works of Geoffrey Chaucer (1343-1400), considered one of the most beautiful books ever printed. Soaring past its estimate, the Kelmscott Chaucer sold for $115,000.

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Miami, FL – Bonhams|Cars returns to the FORMULA 1® CRYPTO.COM MIAMI GRAND PRIX 2025 on May 3 for its Miami Auction, headlined by one of Formula 1's most legendary machines – the groundbreaking 2009 Brawn GP Chassis 001/01. Just one of three ever constructed, chassis 001/01 made its historic debut as part of Brawn's 1-2 finish at the 2009 season opener in Australia. This revolutionary car stunned the motorsport world with its innovative double diffuser design, ultimately leading to Brawn GP securing the 2009 Formula 1 Constructors' and Driver's World Championships during its one and only season. The only chassis ever to be available publicly, chassis 001/01 offers a once in a lifetime opportunity to acquire the embodiment of one of the greatest underdog stories in Formula 1 history.

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Paris – Bonhams|Cars made a triumphant return to the historic Grand Palais during Paris' annual Retromobile, delivering an extraordinary auction that captivated a global audience. After 17 years of hosting sales during Retromobile, Bonhams|Cars re-established its presence at the newly renovated Grand Palais following a three-year hiatus. Over three days, the event welcomed 10,000 visitors under the iconic glass nave, presenting a dazzling lineup of 98 collector cars, as well as automobilia and motorcycles.

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London – To celebrate the landmark publication of the catalogue raisonné of Jewad Selim, co-authored by Nima Sagharchi, Bonhams' Head of Middle Eastern Art, and Zaineb Jewad Selim, the artist's daughter, Bonhams will host a special book launch on 26 February at Bonhams New Bond Street, alongside a major exhibition titled "Jewad Selim: A New Life", which runs from 24 - 28 February.

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London – Il Penseroso by Sir John Everett Millais (British, 1829-1896) leads Bonhams' sale of The Guy Bailey Collection of Victorian Art. The work, completed in 1887, has an estimate of £100,000-150,000. The sale will run from 24 February - 5 March on bonhams.com with an exhibition at Bonhams New Bond Street, London.

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Paris - Bonhams Cornette de Saint Cyr is pleased to announce the auction of exceptional works by Roberto Rida on 12 March 2025 in Paris. This sale will offer at auction approximately one hundred pieces of furniture and objects directly from the artist's studio in Milan.

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Los Angeles – Bonhams Los Angeles will host a series of events this February timed to Frieze Los Angeles which returns for its sixth edition. Following the devasting fires in Los Angeles, the art community has stepped up to support their community in profound ways.

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New York – During the annual Asia Week New York this March, Bonhams will present four live sales – Chinese Ceramics and Works of Art including the Bernard and Francine Wald Collection of Snuff Bottles, Part I, Classical and Modern Chinese Paintings, Indian and Himalayan Art, and Fine Japanese and Korean Art – celebrating expertly crafted works of art from across Asia.

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Stafford, UK – An outstanding lineup of motorcyles spanning more than a century of two-wheeled innovation will be presented by Bonhams|Cars Motorcycles at the highly-anticipated Spring Stafford Sale on 26-27 April. In conjunction with the renowned International Classic MotorCycle Show, the auction will showcase several remarkable collections as well as bikes that trace the evolution of motorcycle engineering from Veteran pioneers to modern marvels.

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London – The 14th Dalai Lama (Tenzin Gyatso) was enthroned in Lhasa, Tibet on 22 February 1940. He was aged four. Among those present was Sir Basil Gould (1883-1956), the Political Officer for Sikkim, Bhutan and Tibet who was appointed to represent the British government. On the 85th anniversary of the Dalai Lama's enthronement, Bonhams announces the sale of the Collection and Archive of Sir Basil Gould on 5 June 2025 at Bonhams New Bond Street. Among the highlights is a series of 40 original watercolours by the distinguished Indian artist Krishna Kanwal, depicting Sir Basil's mission to Lhasa in 1940 and portraying the cast of characters at the enthronement. Estimated at £180,000-250,000, these evocative works – which have never been offered at auction before – give a visual record of a pivotal moment in Tibetan history. Also featured is Kanwal's portrait of the Dalai Lama before he became spiritual leader, painted in Lhasa in early 1940 (estimate £70,000-100,000), and his portrait of the Dalai Lama at his enthronement (estimate £150,000-200,000).

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Hong Kong — On 5 May 2025, Bonhams Hong Kong will present two themed sales — 8 at 80 and Monks & Mahasiddhas: Living the Teachings of Buddha — celebrating the milestone of Jules Speelman, one of the world's foremost collectors and dealers of Asian art, having reached the age of 80. This follows the success of Jules Speelman: Completing a Cycle - 60 Years of Devotion, a sale held last June in Paris, which achieved an impressive €15.2 million. The upcoming sales not only highlight Speelman's immense contributions to the art world but also offer collectors a rare opportunity to acquire extraordinary works that represent the pinnacle of Chinese and Himalayan art, reflecting a lifetime of expertise and passion.

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Bonhams|Cars announces a series of key appointments across Europe, reinforcing its leadership in the global collector car auction market. The newly expanded team includes Tomas Schultz as Head of the European Department in Stockholm, Gabriel Rapetti as Senior Specialist in Paris, Max Gagnebin as Senior Specialist in Geneva and London, and Simon Kihlstedt as Specialist in Stockholm. These strategic hires will bolster Bonhams|Cars' ability to serve clients across Europe, broaden and elevate the offerings at its prestigious annual European sales, and continue to bring extraordinary motorcars to the market.

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PARIS – Bonhams Cornette de Saint Cyr presents For All Mankind: The Artistic Legacy of Early Space Exploration, an exceptional auction featuring 450 vintage NASA photographs from the prestigious collection of Victor Martin-Malburet. This space historian has rediscovered numerous previously unseen images captured by astronauts in space and on the Moon. Internationally acclaimed, his collection has been showcased in major museum exhibitions. Alongside images that have become pop culture icons, the auction unveils forgotten treasures - breathtaking photographs that stand as masterpieces of humanity's artistic heritage. With estimates starting at €300, this landmark sale, held online from April 14 to April 28, 2025, in Paris, offers a rare opportunity for collectors and enthusiasts alike to acquire a fragment of eternity.

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Paris - Bonhams Cornette de Saint Cyr announces its first-ever auction of Sporting Memorabilia in an online sale running from 17 to 27 March 2025 in Paris. This sale will offer a selection of memorabilia related to football, rugby, basketball, boxing, cycling, tennis, Formula 1, and the Olympic Games and will be exhibited in our exhibition rooms in Paris from 24 to 26 March 2025.

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London – A selection of works depicting English coastal scenes by British painters including Alan Lowndes, Mary Fedden and John Bellany are among highlights of the Modern British and Irish Art sale on 26 March at Bonhams Knightsbridge. Harbour in Autumn by Alan Lowndes (British, 1921-1978) leads the sale with an estimate of £30,000-50,000.

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London – In 1874, the photographer Julia Margaret Cameron (1815-1879) was asked by her neighbour and close friend, renowned poet Alfred Tennyson (1809-1892), if she would create some illustrations for a new 'popular' edition of his poems on Arthurian legends, The Idylls of the King. She made some 245 exposures and eventually produced her own work of her full-size prints alongside excerpts from Tennyson's poems. A second volume followed, and the work was highly praised for elevating the medium of photography. A copy of the first edition leads Bonhams Fine Books and Manuscripts sale which runs online from 10-20 March on bonhams.com. It has an estimate of £20,000-30,000.

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Paris – Two important books Nuevo descubrimiento del gran rio de las Amazonas by Christóbal de Acuña (estimate: €80,000 - 120,000) and Hypnerotomachia poliphili by Francesco Colonna (estimate: €30,000 - 50,000) lead The Classics sale at Bonhams Cornette de Saint Cyr in Paris on Tuesday 8 April 2025. In a 157-lot auction, more than three centuries of masters at work are revealed through a selection of exceptional pieces.

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New York – On April 10, Bonhams will offer An Eye for Beauty: The Collection of Susan and Peter Hut – one of the most extensive collections of French art pottery by Auguste Delaherche (1857-1940), Émile Decoeur (1876-1953) and René Buthaud (1886-1986) to ever come to market. This exceptional collection was meticulously built by the couple over a 50-year period. With a sharp eye for beauty and form, the collection showcases a range of techniques, glazing, shapes and colors. In addition to the three titans of French ceramic design, there are also notable works by artists including Ernest Chaplet (1835-1909), Jean-Joseph Carriès (1855-1894), and Emile Lenoble (1875-1940) as well as a curated selection of American art pottery by renowned workshops including Grueby, Newcomb, and Rookwood. The sale in New York will feature 105 lots while an online sale running concurrently at Bonhams Skinner from April 6 – 15 will present nearly 200 additional works.

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London – Major works by Ben Enwonwu, Gerard Sekoto and Alexander 'Skunder' Boghossian are among highlights of the Modern & Contemporary African Art sale at Bonhams New Bond Street, London on 20 March 2025.

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London – This April, Bonhams presents A Modern Antiquarian: The Collection of Graham Slater, featuring delftware that is being offered in support of Art Fund, along with early English Pottery, Coins, and Works of Art. Highlights include a 17th-century London Delftware 'La Fecundite' dish (estimate: £30,000 - 50,000); a gold Elizabethan Coronation Crown featuring an enthroned Elizabeth I (estimate £8,000 - 10,000), and works of art by major Modern British artists such as Patrick Heron, John Piper and Edward Bawden.

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Bruxelles – La maison de vente aux enchères Bonhams Cornette de Saint Cyr annonce une nouvelle vente d'Art Contemporain le lundi 28 avril proposant des œuvres signées d'artistes belges tels que Pierre Alechinsky, Jan Fabre, Walter Swennen, Bram Bogart et Marthe Wery. Les artistes internationaux seront également bien représentés avec des œuvres de Raymond Hains, Elaine Sturtevant, Mark Tobey, Art & Language, Jonathan Meese, Filiou, Jean-Paul Riopelle.

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Hong Kong — This March, as art takes center stage across the city, Bonhams Hong Kong presents Modernity Curated, a live auction that delves into the evolution of Asian art aesthetics and its ongoing dialogue with today's globalised world. The sale will take place on 31 March, preceded by a public preview from 25–31 March at Bonhams' new Asia Pacific headquarters in Six Pacific Place.

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The First Aboriginal Art Auction to Be Held In the United States by an International Auction House To Be Presented This December

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NEW YORK, 1 November 2019 – Sotheby’s is pleased to announce that we will offer fine art and design from the personal collection of renowned fashion designer Marc Jacobs across a series of sales beginning this fall in New York.

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Los Angeles – Guitars, amps, and ephemera from the personal collection of Spencer Davis (1939-2020) – the Welsh musician who played a pivotal role in shaping the 1960s British rock scene – will be offered as part of Bonhams' Pop Culture sale from December 8 – 18. The standout of the collection is a Harmony H49 Stratotone Jupiter which Davis' purchased for just £55 in 1965 a few months before the single Keep on Running would land his self-titled band at the top of the British charts for the first time. Over 50 years later, it is now expected to achieve between $10,000 - 15,000.

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London – Bonhams presents The Haute Couture Archive of Ralph & Russo, a significant collection of exceptional haute couture gowns from the archives of the house of Ralph & Russo. The online sale will take place on bonhams.com between 16-29 January 2025. The 120-lot sale forms the first Bonhams London fashion sale for 2025.

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Bruxelles - Bonhams Cornette de Saint Cyr organise sa première vente de l'année dans la capitale belge le 21 janvier. Consacrée au Design des XXe et XXIe siècles, cette vente proposera aux enchères un ensemble de plus de 200 meubles et objets de 1900 à aujourd'hui dont une sélection de Design contemporain de créateurs belges et européens.

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Milton Keynes, UK – The Bonhams|Cars Motorcyle Department will present stunning array of Collectors' Motorcycles, Motor Cars, Spares, and Memorabilia in an online sale from 17 – 27 January with bidding closing from midday on 27 January. Bonhams' timed online auctions have become a hallmark of success, generating over £1.2 million of the £7.7 million total motorcycle sales achieved in 2024. Recent record results include the Ex-Ike Webb c.1922 Brough Superior 996cc MkI/SS80 'Special' fetching £74,750, and the remarkably original and unrestored, 1955 Vincent 998cc Black Knight, selling for £57,500.

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Paris – Bonhams Cornette de Saint Cyr is pleased to announce the auction of exceptional works by Roberto Rida on March 12, 2025, in Paris.

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London – This winter, Bonhams Knightsbridge presents five sales offering rare and important works across collecting categories, including paintings, posters, furniture, tapestries, silver and more.

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Los Angeles, CA – Bonhams will host the return of ANGEL ART, the acclaimed benefit auction, with 100% of proceeds going towards the vital work of Project Angel Food, one of California's biggest and most recognized non-profit organizations. This pivotal event unites the art community to support critically ill individuals in the aftermath of the devastating Los Angeles fires. These fires have not only displaced residents but also compounded challenges for the city's most vulnerable populations whom Project Angel Food serves.

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London - Bonhams has again partnered with Cure Parkinson's in association with and Artwise, to host Cure3, the critically acclaimed selling exhibition devised to raise awareness and funds for curative Parkinson's research, which will return for its 5th edition this February.

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London – The Julius Hummel Collection of works by the pioneering designer and theorist Christopher Dresser (British, 1834-1904) will be offered on bonhams.com from 25 February – 6 March. Leading the sale is an exceptional Christopher Dresser for Hukin & Heath Toast Rack, 'Model 1987', 1878, offered with an estimate of £10,000-15,000.

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The Haute Couture Archive of Ralph & Russo 16 - 29 Jan 2025 Online, London, New Bond Street Ralph & Russo Haute Couture: an Angelina Jolie Worn Custom Made Gown 2019 Angelina Jolie dress sells for £43...

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Paris - Bonhams Cornette de Saint Cyr held the prestigious sale of the Didier Ludot collection entitled 'Le Dernier passage' on January 30, 2025. The sale formed the final part of its collections and offered historical designs evoking the quintessence of luxury fashion with exceptional 20th century Haute Couture pieces signed by the greatest designers Cristóbal Balenciaga, Pierre Balmain, Pierre Cardin, Carven, Mademoiselle Chanel, Christian Dior, Marc Bohan, Givenchy, Madame Grès, Karl Lagerfeld, Jeanne Lanvin, Jean Patou, Yves Saint Laurent, Jean-Louis Scherrer and Roger Vivier.

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Paris - Bonhams Cornette de Saint Cyr announces its first-ever auction of Sports Memorabilia in an online sale running from 17 to 26 March 2025 in Paris .

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London, New Bond Street BRIDGET RILEY (B. 1931) Myrrh London – Myrrh by Bridget Riley (B. 1931) leads Bonhams 20th/21st Century Art Evening sale on 2April at Bonhams New Bond Street, London. The work, painted in 1985, has an estimate of £1,500,000 - £2,500,000. Ralph Taylor, Global Head of 20th and 21st Century Art at Bonhams, commented: "This exceptional work by Bridget Riley is from one of the most important periods of her career.

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Paris - Bonhams Cornette de Saint-Cyr is pleased to present an exceptional online sale of stellar vintages from selected European cellars from 14 to 28 March. Comprising 386 lots mainly from three collections, the sale offers many special and rare gems, from Champagne to Burgundy and Bordeaux, including the top lot of the sale, an extremely rare 5L of Chateau Lafleur 1982 that was acquired directly by the current owner (estimate: €22,000-32,000).

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Los Angeles – Bonhams presented California Jewels on March 11th, a live auction that featured an abundance of vibrant gemstones and exquisite designs including an exceptional selection of diamonds, fancy-colored diamonds, and a captivating array of emeralds, rubies, and sapphires. Spanning various eras, from antique and Art Deco masterpieces to elegant mid-century creations. The top lot was a fancy brown-yellow diamond and diamond ring. The octagonal-cut fancy brown-yellow color diamond of VS2 clarity, weighing 12.62 carats, flanked by two trapezoidal-cut diamonds sold for double its pre-sale estimate to achieve US$108,450 (estimate US$50,000-80,000).

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Paris - Bonhams Cornette de Saint Cyr presented exceptional works by Roberto Rida yesterday in Paris, a live auction that featured a nice selection of furniture and objects directly from the artist's studio in Milan (12 March 2025). A figure of twentieth-century Italian design, known for his visionary work on glass and light, Roberto Giulio Rida made through his life mirrors, lamps, consoles, cabinets and screens inlaid with pieces of cut glass. The top lot of yesterday's sale was a unique 'Adone' chest of drawers in tinted glass, palmwood and brass by Roberto Giulio Rida executed in 2015. It was sold for €40,960, doubling its pre-sale estimate of €15,000 to 20,000.

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Paris - Bonhams Cornette de Saint Cyr is pleased to announce its first auction of Sports Memorabilia in an online auction from March 17 to 26, 2025 in Paris. This sale will offer a selection of souvenirs related to football, basketball, cycling, and tennis, as well as the Olympic Games.

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New York – Bonhams will present a historic first – the auction of the first wine ever cultivated and produced in the Kingdom of Bhutan in the Himalayas. In celebration of this first bottling from Bhutan Wine Company, Bonhams will present the only public offering of these rare 48 bottles to its global audience. The cultivation of a new wine region has likely not occurred in over 150 years, and this auction represents a historic collecting opportunity unlike any other. Presented in an online auction from April 3 – 24, all lots will be offered without reserve and include unique experiences, with estimates ranging from $4,000 to $80,000. The top lot in the sale, which includes a curated trip to Bhutan, is the first ever release of a new large format bottle, called The Himalayan, which at 7.57L pays homage to Gangkhar Puensum in Bhutan, the highest unclimbed mountain in the world at a staggering 7,570 meters. Offered at an estimate of $40,000 – 80,000, this custom-sized bottle is the only one released to the global wine market with the only other one being presented to His Majesty the King of Bhutan.

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New York – The opening sale of Bonhams' Asia Week New York, the Chinese Ceramics and Works of Art auction, captivated collectors and bidders alike, achieving remarkable results. The leading lot, a superbly painted vase with dragons amidst clouds, Qianlong period (1736-1795), exemplified the antiquarian movement of the early Qing dynasty, paying homage to the high style and technological achievements of 15th-century Ming dynasty imperial porcelains. Its painterly 'dragon and cloud' motif, inspired by Song dynasty ink paintings in the Qing Court Collection, further underscored its historical significance. A true masterpiece, the only known comparable work resides in the Beijing Palace Museum. Estimated at $400,000–800,000, the vase sparked an intense bidding war among 10 bidders over the phone and online, ultimately selling for an astonishing $3.7 million, more than six times its estimate.

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London – Three big cat sculptures by Rembrandt Bugatti (1884-1916) are amongst the highlights of Bonhams 20th/21st Century sale on 2 April at Bonhams New Bond Street, London. A sculpture of a leopard walking leads the pack with an estimate of £220,000 - 350,000, whilst a sculpture of standing leopard has an estimate of £180,000-250,000, and a seated panther comes with an estimate of £150,000-200,000.

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Los Angeles – Over 200 lots of prints, posters, and other historical treasures from the extensive collection of Eddi Van Auken will be presented at Bonhams from March 31 – April 9. With a never-ending curiosity about all aspects of history and provenance, Van Auken spent decades passionately researching and acquiring only the rarest, most extraordinary, and unique works for her collection. The highlight of the collection is a standout selection of Old Masters prints including an exceptional trio of etchings by Albrecht Dürer (1471-1528) and a striking engraving of Adam and Eve by Rembrandt Harmensz van Rijn (1606-1669).

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London – There were impressive results at Bonhams Fine Books and Manuscripts sale which ended today after running online from 10-20 March on bonhams.com. The top lot was a first edition of The First Comprehensive Flora Of The East Indies by Henrik Van Rheede. During his tenure as a Dutch East India Company administrator in Malabar from 1636 to 1691, Van Rheede oversaw an extensive botanical survey, focusing particularly on plants with economic and medicinal value. The work sold for £165,500, against an estimate of £20,000-30,000.

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New York – Bonhams annual Asia Week New York saw outstanding results totaling US$14 million across four live sales. The top lot of the week at Bonhams and across all the Chinese Works of Art sales in New York was a superbly painted vase with dragons amidst clouds from the Qianlong period (1736-1795) which sold for an astonishing $3.7 million, more than six times its estimate. A true masterpiece with the only known comparable work residing in the Beijing Palace Museum, the vase sparked an intense bidding war among 10 bidders over the phone and in the room. The Chinese Works of Art sale also saw an exceptional Imperial vase decorated with phoenix and chi-dragons, dated to the Yongzheng reign (1723-1735), soar more than three times past its estimate to achieve US$1.75 million.

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Paris – Bonhams Cornette de Saint Cyr will present Paris Jewels on 24 April. The live sale features a single-owner collection of striking Chaumet jewels featuring designs across the decades from Art Deco to the 1970s, presented alongside exquisite jewellery of diamonds, coloured diamonds and coloured gemstones including emeralds, rubies and sapphires from notable houses including Cartier, Boucheron, Buccelatti, Graff and Van Cleef & Arpels.

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Brussels – Bonhams Cornette de Saint Cyr is paying Tribute to Isabelle de Borchgrave in a live sale in Brussels on 17 June 2025. The 68-lot auction reflects Isabelle's creative spirit, always involved in the most exciting projects, crafting vibrant universes from the simplest of material: paper.

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Stafford, UK – Bonhams|Cars Motorcycles' highly-anticipated Spring Stafford Sale will present an incredible range of over 250 motorcycles – more than 100 offered with No Reserve – across two days, 26-27 April, at the renowned International Classic MotorCycle Show, Staffordshire County Showground, UK. A 1937 Vincent-HRD 998cc Rapide Series-A, one of just 78 manufactured and one of only 50 which still exist, is just one of the standout offerings. Estimated at £180,000 – 240,000, this Series-A Vincent Rapides earned its first owner, Jim Kentish, a coveted Brooklands Gold Star – awarded for a 100mph-plus lap of the Surrey circuit – in 1938. It is the only 1,000cc Vincent to have ever achieved a Gold Star.

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London – A rediscovered masterpiece in watercolour, A Reception in the Harem by John Frederick Lewis (1804-1876), unseen in public for over 60 years, was the top lot at Bonhams 19th Century & British Impressionist Paintings sale today (26 March) at Bonhams New Bond Street, London. The work, which had been in the same private collection since 1961, sold for £1,137,400.

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London – Known to generations of children, and their parents, for his whimsical and much-loved illustrations, Sir Quentin Blake (born 1932) has worked on more than 300 titles – dozens of which he wrote himself. Featuring a selection of Blake's illustrations, Bonhams will host Airborne: A Fundraising Sale for the Quentin Blake Centre for Illustration, which will run on bonhams.com from 21-29 April.

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Chichester, UK – Bonhams|Cars will return to the Goodwood Members' Meeting on 13 April 2025, featuring a diverse selection of vehicles from Pre-War Tourers to modern supercars. This year's auction offers something for every collector.

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Hong Kong — Vietnamese modern art headlined Bonhams' Modernity Curated sale on 31 March in Hong Kong, with new auction records set for Tran Luu Hau and Nguyen Trung — a testament to Bonhams' ongoing role in promoting and shaping the Southeast Asian art market.

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London and Paris – Bonhams announces three extraordinary single-owner auctions of fine wine and spirits featuring collections of impeccable provenance. The Perfect Provenance: The Burgundy Cellar of Two Friends sale runs on bonhams.com from 3-23 April, the Independent Spirits: A Single Owner Collection sale runs on bonhams.com from 4-23 April, and the Wine Excellence from an Impeccable European Cellar sale runs on bonhams.com from 4-25 April, all selling with No Reserve.

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London – Bonhams is bringing British. Cool. back again this year with an online sale running from 7-16 April on bonhams.com. Amongst the highlights of the sale is a collection from journalist and author Dylan Jones, which includes works from Damien Hirst and David Hockney, alongside pop culture memorabilia, collected throughout Jones's impressive career at the helm of defining British cool.

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Miami, FL – A 1990 Porsche 911 Classic Turbo stunningly reimagined and restored by Singer Vehicle Designs will cross the auction block during Bonhams|Cars' Miami Auction at the FORMULA 1® CRYPTO.COM MIAMI GRAND PRIX 2025 on Saturday May 3. This Singer Classic Turbo, "The Sun Valley Commission," is the very car road and track-tested by famed journalist Chris Harris in his 40-minute film introducing the Turbo Concept. This is the first car to be offered for public sale and is estimated at $1.75 – 2.25 million.

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New York – In celebration of the 250-year anniversary of the beginning of the American Revolution, Bonhams will offer a trove of rare and important documents from that pivotal moment in history during its Fine Books & Manuscripts sale from March 31 – April 8. Highlighting the group is an exceedingly rare broadside printed by the London Evening Post on May 29th, 1775, containing the first accounts outside of America of fighting at Lexington, a little over a month earlier. Remarkably, the accounts are from American sources, pre-dating the arrival of the British government's own reports by two weeks. Becoming "the shot heard round the world," the American accounts were picked up by papers in Europe, Russia and the far East – spreading news of the events in a pro-colonist light. Estimated at $20,000 – 30,000, this is the first copy of this broadsheet to be offered at auction.

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London – Myrrh by Bridget Riley (B. 1931) was the top lot at Bonhams 20th/21st Century Art Evening sale yesterday (2 April) at New Bond Street, London. The work, painted in 1985, achieved £1,802,900.

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Paris – Bonhams Cornette de Saint Cyr will hold its second dedicated Haute Couture sale: 1910-2010, 100 Years of Haute Couture from Paul Poiret to Rick Owens on April 16, 2025. The live sale will feature exquisite designs from various collections that evoke the epitome of fashion refinement across the decades from Paul Poiret, Gabrielle Chanel, Cristóbal Balenciaga, Christian Dior, Jeanne Lanvin, Grès, Madeleine Vionnet, Elsa Schiaparelli, Yves Saint Laurent, Paco Rabanne, Thierry Mugler, Pierre Cardin, Rick Owens and Courrèges.

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Miami, FL – Bonhams|Cars is set to showcase a remarkable collection of Formula 1® race-worn helmets and overalls during The Miami Auction, held during the FORMULA 1® CRYPTO.COM MIAMI GRAND PRIX 2025. This exclusive auction will feature rare memorabilia items from some of Formula 1's greatest drivers, including six World Champions. Represented in the sale are legends such as Charles Leclerc, Pierre Gasly, Lewis Hamilton, Nigel Mansell, Alain Prost, and Damon Hill. The auction will take place live on the track at the Miami International Autodrome on Saturday evening, following the Qualifying race.

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Sydney — Bonhams achieved two white-glove sales in Sydney on 2 and 3 April from the esteemed Cheong Family Collection. All 174 lots were sold, achieving a combined total of AU$3,843,590 — nearly ten times its pre-sale low estimate. Both sales received unwavering enthusiasm from collectors, with the 2 April live auction drawing a packed saleroom and attracting more than 360 registered bidders worldwide.

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London – This spring, Bonhams Knightsbridge presents six sales offering rare and important works across collecting categories, including paintings, sculpture, silver, glasswork, furniture, jewellery, watches and more.

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Miami, FL – An incredible single-owner collection of 14 highly desirable modern sports cars – all in various shades of orange – will be auctioned by Bonhams|Cars at the FORMULA 1® CRYPTO.COM MIAMI GRAND PRIX 2025 on Saturday May 3. All boasting low mileage and offered at No Reserve, the collection features rare and exclusive examples in this color from Ferrari, Bentley, Aston Martin, and Ford.

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Paris – An important painting by Pieter Brueghel the Younger (Anvers 1564-ca 1638), was the top lot at Bonhams Cornette de Saint Cyr Old Master Paintings sale today (Wednesday 9 April 2025). The Wedding Dance, one of his most celebrated works, embodying both the enduring appeal of Flemish village festivities and the artist's remarkable ability to blend narrative richness with pictorial brilliance, achieved €787,800 against an estimate of €300,000-500,000.

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Chichester, UK – Bonhams|Cars announces the renewal and extension of its longstanding partnership with Goodwood, celebrating over three decades of collaboration in the world of classic cars and motorsport. As part of the renewed commitment, Bonhams|Cars will continue to host world-class auctions at Goodwood events for the next five years, bringing together passionate car collectors and enthusiasts alongside the most exciting and well-attended motorsport events in the UK.

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New York – A once-in-a-generation collection of material relating to Hans Christian Anderson (1805-1875) – the Danish author renowned for his timeless fairy tales – will be presented at Bonhams from April 21 – 29. While he also authored a number of plays, novels, poems, travel books, and autobiographies throughout his career, Anderson's fairy tales are among the most frequently translated works in all of literary history and provided the inspiration for iconic Disney adaptations such as The Little Mermaid, Frozen, Fantasia 2000, and The Ugly Duckling. The sale timed to the 150th anniversary of Andersen's passing, offers 90-lots that feature inscribed first edition books, more than 35 association copies to the friends and family that surrounded him throughout his art and life, original autograph letters, as well as original artworks created for some of Anderson's most famous storeys.

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Paris – The Glass and Design from 1900 to Now auction will be held at Bonhams Cornette de Saint Cyr in Paris on 29 April, offering a wide range of emblematic glassworks from the Art Nouveau period signed by Émile Gallé and Daum. The auction will feature 93 lots from the early 20th century to the present day.

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Paris – From an Athenian collection, Soldat dansant le zeibekiko by Yiannis Tsarouchis (1910-1989), dated 1966-68, leads Bonhams Cornette de Saint Cyr Greek Sale in Paris on Wednesday 21 May. This triumphant example of Tsarouchis' art is estimated at €300,000-500,000.

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Paris – Rebel Spirits: Non-conformist art from Important Collections will be held online on bonhams.com from 18 April – 7 May 2025. The 84-lot sale features important works from 'the second Russian avant-garde', including a significant private collection of works by the sculptor, painter and graphic artist, Ernst Iosipovich Neizvestny (1925-2016), coming weeks after what would have been the artist's 100th birthday.

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London – Mickey Snake, 2015, by the illusive Street artist Banksy was the top lot of Bonhams British. Cool. sale, achieving £330,600 against a pre-sale estimate of £150,000 - 200,000. The sculpture, featuring the outline of the famous cartoon mouse inside a snake, was from the same edition as the version shown at Banksy's Dismaland in 2015.

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Paris – Bonhams Cornette de Saint Cyr held its second dedicated Haute Couture sale: 1910-2010, 100 Years of Haute Couture from Paul Poiret to Rick Owens on April 16, 2025. The live sale featured exquisite designs from various collections that evoke the epitome of fashion refinement across the decades from Paul Poiret, Gabrielle Chanel, Cristóbal Balenciaga, Christian Dior, Jeanne Lanvin, Grès, Madeleine Vionnet, Elsa Schiaparelli, Yves Saint Laurent, Paco Rabanne, Thierry Mugler, Pierre Cardin, Rick Owens and Courrèges.

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Hong Kong - Bonhams will present Hong Kong Jewels & Jadeite sale on 22 May. The curated live sale will showcase a notable collection of exquisite designs featuring fancy coloured diamonds and gemstones, an important fancy vivid pink diamond, rubies, sapphires and emeralds from maisons including Boucheron, Bulgari, David Morris, De Grisogono, Harry Winston, Mikimoto, Ronald Abram, Roger Dubuis, and Van Cleef & Arpels. The sale also includes a collection of exceptional Cartier jewels ranging in date from Art Deco to modern designs along with a rare 181.61 carat unmounted Paraiba-type tourmaline by contemporary fine jeweller Kat Florence.

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London – Bonhams is hosting a special charity auction running online at bonhams.com until 7 May 2025 honouring Dr Jane Goodall, DBE, Founder of the Jane Goodall Institute and UN Messenger of Peace. Dr Goodall is a living legend whose ground-breaking work has transformed our understanding of the natural world. This online auction at Bonhams benefits the Jane Goodall Legacy Foundation (JGLF) in support of Dr Goodall's vision for a better future for humans, other animals, and the environment we share.

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‍Hong Kong — On 5 May 2025, Bonhams Hong Kong will present the single-owner sale: Dr. and Mrs. Hu Shih-chang Collection of Chinese Art. Dr. Hu Shih-chang was a pioneering paediatrician in Hong Kong and a renowned collector and scholar of Chinese art. Known for his passion and scholarly dedication, Dr. Hu assembled a diverse collection with a focus on Chinese lacquer. Thirty exceptional pieces spanning the Han, Song, Yuan, Ming, and Qing dynasties, will be on offer. Leading the sale are An Exceptionally Rare and Possibly Unique Robin's-Egg Glazed Vase, Tianqiuping, from the Qianlong period, and An Important Carved Cinnabar Lacquer Bowl Stand from the Hongwu to Yongle period. The auctions not only celebrate Dr. Hu's legacy as a collector but also shed light on Hong Kong's early collecting culture.

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Paris – Following the outstanding results of the "100 years of Surrealism" sale in Paris last year, Bonhams announces an upcoming sale dedicated to Surrealism on Wednesday 30 April 2025 in Paris which offers paintings and works on paper by European Masters including Salvador Dalí, Leonor Fini, Jane Graverol, Valentine Hugo, André Masson, Man Ray, Francis Picabia, René Magritte, Giorgio di Chirico, and many others. Executed in 1944, Evocation by Salvador Dalí (1904-1989), master of Surrealism, will lead the sale with an estimate of €250,000-350,000.

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Miami Gardens, FL – Bonhams|Cars, in partnership with South Florida Motorsports (SFM), the organisers of the FORMULA 1 CRYPTO.COM MIAMI GRAND PRIX, is proud to present the second annual Miami Auction on Saturday, May 3. Taking place in front of the podium and directly on the track at the Miami International Autodrome, the highly anticipated auction will feature a curated selection of top-tier supercars, a legendary Formula 1 racecar, and historic automobilia.

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Edinburgh – Scottish masterpieces by Samuel John Peploe RSA (British, 1871-1935) lead Bonhams' Scottish Art sale in Edinburgh on 21 May. Roses in a Green Jug, once in the collection of the important Scottish Colourist patron Ion R. Harrison, now comes to auction for the first time, with an estimate of £250,000-350,000.

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London – There were impressive results for the Bonhams sale of A Modern Antiquarian: The Collection of Graham Slater, featuring delftware offered in support of Art Fund, along with early English Pottery, Coins, and Works of Art. Highlights included a 17th-century London Delftware 'La Fecundite' dish, which sold for £76,600.

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Paris – Bonhams Cornette de Saint Cyr presented its anticipated Paris Jewels sale on 24 April. The top lot was an exceptional diamond necklace, circa 1840, featuring a link chain designed as a stylised bow, suspending two Taveez diamonds most probably of Indian origin, dating back to the 17th or 18th century. The necklace sold for €89,300, more than its pre-sale estimate of €50,000-70,000.

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New York – Pie a la Mode, 1961 by renowned American painter Wayne Thiebaud (1920-2021) will headline Bonhams 20th / 21st Century Art Evening Sale this May 14 in New York, after remaining in the same distinguished California collection for over six decades. Widely regarded as one of Thiebaud's most important paintings of the 1960s, Pie a la Mode is a sumptuous marriage of Pop ideology and painterly Realism and is a marker of the inception of Thiebaud's career-defining body of work that both propelled him onto the scene and cemented his enduring artistic significance.

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Paris - Bonhams Cornette de Saint Cyr will offer a selection of exceptional Belgian paintings from long-established collections in the Impressionist and Modern Art sale on Wednesday 4 June 2025. These six paintings will be exceptionally exhibited at Maison Hannon in Brussels on 14 & 15 May 2025 and in Amsterdam on 21 & 22 May 2025.

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London – A rare work by Egyptian artist Gazbia Sirry (1925-2021) leads Bonhams Modern and Contemporary Middle Eastern Art sale on 21 May at New Bond Street, London. Painted in 1951, A Woman with Water Pots was exhibited at Sirry's first landmark solo exhibition at the Museum of Modern Art in Cairo and is the earliest work by the artist ever to come to auction. It has an estimate of £170,000-200,000.

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Buzz Aldrin portrait achieves €28,160 PARIS – On May 10, 1946, a V2 rocket captured from the Germans became the first U.S. rocket to reach outer space, ushering a new era for humankind. The photograph sold for €24,320 (estimate: €1,000 – 1,500) after fierce bidding. This was one of the highlights of the online auction featuring 449 vintage NASA photographs from the prestigious collection of space historian Victor Martin-Malburet, held online by Bonhams Cornette de Saint Cyr from 14 April to 28 April 2025 in Paris.

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Stafford, UK – On 26-27 April, Bonhams|Cars market-leading Motorcycle Department presented a successful showing at its annual Spring Stafford Sale, held at the renowned International Classic MotorCycle Show, in Staffordshire County Showground, UK. With an incredible breadth of over 250 motorcycles, spanning a century of innovation, the two-day sale, which offered nearly 100 lots Without Reserve, achieved £3,193,000 total. With an industry-leading 96% of lots successfully sold, this sale is one of the highest-grossing UK motorcycle auctions to date, reinforcing Bonhams|Cars as the top choice for collector motorcycles and single-owner collections.

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Paris – Piazza d'Italia painted in 1959 by Giorgio de Chirico achieved €381,400 at Bonhams' Surrealism Sale yesterday (Wednesday 30 March 2025) in Paris. The work had a pre-sale estimate of €220,000 - €280,000 and was one of the highlights of the sale. Vestali e tempietti in riva al mare, work on paper executed in the late 1930 also by Chirico, which came from an Italian private collection, sold for €30,720, against an estimate of €7,000 to 9,000.

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New York – Diana, a 1921 bronze, brown verdigris patina statue, by renowned American sculptor, Paul Howard Manship (1885-1966), performed above estimate when it sold for $914,900 at Bonhams American Art sale on April 30. A tour de force sculpture within Manship's oeuvre, Diana, bridges modernism and archaic design, showcasing the preeminent twentieth century sculptor's unique blend of classical mythology and innovative techniques, making it one of his most accomplished works. Manship's 1914 Indian and Pronghorn Antelope, also preformed above estimate during the sale, achieving $794,250.

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London – Orpheus (Maquette I) by Dame Barbara Hepworth (British, 1903-1975) leads Bonhams Modern British and Irish Art sale on 18 June at Bonhams New Bond Street, London. The work has an estimate of £400,000 - 600,000.

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London – Bonhams New Bond Street presents the much anticipated London Jewels sale on 5 June 2025. The live sale features arguably one of the most enduring design legacies from Cartier, the Astor turquoise and diamond tiara, circa 1930, owned by Nancy, Viscountess Astor (1879-1964). This exceptionally rare tiara, having come from the collection of Nancy Astor, and by descent to the present owner, will be seen on the market for the first time since it was sold to Lord Astor by Cartier London in 1930. Of Eastern inspiration, the tiara is presented with a pre-sale estimate of £250,000-350,000.

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New York – Bonhams will offer works from the collection of esteemed American art dealer and collector, Holly Solomon (1934-2002) during Bonhams 20th / 21st Century Art Week in New York, continuing throughout a series of auctions this year. Best known for her significant contributions to the contemporary art world as a collector, dealer, and gallerist, Holly Solomon's fearless innovation and unwavering support for the avant-garde made her a pioneering force in reshaping the postwar American art landscape.

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Hong Kong – Bonhams will present the Hong Kong Watches sale on 23 May 2025, celebrating the world of watchmaking including notable timepieces with advanced engineering and rare hand-crafted designs. These racing inspired timepieces all share a link with renowned car maker Ferrari, and like their super cars, push the limits of what is possible in watchmaking. The live sale is led by Richard Mille, Audemars Piguet and Patek Philippe and two impressive single-owner collections.