Bonhams Wine Report 2011
Last Updated on Wednesday, 21 December 2011 06:05 Written by External Post Wednesday, 21 December 2011 06:05
Bonhams Wine Department finished 2011 with its highest ever London sale total of £966,000 on 1st December and a year on year increase in sales of over 40% for the second year running. Allied to a similar increase in sales in the US, Bonhams Wine Department internationally achieved a sales total of $17 million in 2011.
Highlights in London have been the £126,500 achieved for a case of Romanee Conti 1990 in September and £74,750…
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Google Anti-Trust Investigation One Step Closer
Last Updated on Wednesday, 21 December 2011 01:10 Written by External Post Wednesday, 21 December 2011 01:10
To get a better understanding of where this is coming from, we need to go back in time to September. At that time, Google’s chairman Eric Schmidt testified in person in front of the United States Senate’s antitrust subcommittee. You can read a summary of the three-hour hearing from Greg Sterling at Search Engine Land. The subcommittee meeting was attended by both Herman Kohl (a Democrat, and the chairman of the subcommittee) and Mike Lee (a Republican). The latter went after Schmidt like a cross-examining lawyer at a trial, according to Sterling. So what is Lee’s problem with Google? Lee not…
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ACT Auction – 24th September 2011
Last Updated on Wednesday, 9 November 2011 11:08 Written by External Post Wednesday, 9 November 2011 11:08
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Read The Rest Of This...October 1st Sale Catalogue now online
Last Updated on Wednesday, 9 November 2011 10:59 Written by External Post Wednesday, 9 November 2011 10:59
Our next sale of Antiques and Collectables will be on Saturday 1st October
The catalogue for this sale is now available online at www.batemans-auctions.co.uk
If you’d like any further information or photographs of specific lots please contact us by email or phone.
Viewing for the sale is: Thursday 29th September 10am to 5pm, Friday 30th September 10am – 7pm and from 9am on Sale day.
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Kate Bateman on TV
Last Updated on Wednesday, 9 November 2011 10:58 Written by External Post Wednesday, 9 November 2011 10:58
See Kate Bateman on TV
Kate has been filming throughout the year for the BBC Flog It! programme.
As requested, we’ll continue to post the screening dates as soon as we receive them from the BBC.
BBC HD 4:45pm Wednesday 29th September
BBC HD 4:45pm Thursday 30th September
BBC HD 4:45pm Friday 1st October
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Clarice Cliff
Last Updated on Wednesday, 9 November 2011 10:55 Written by External Post Wednesday, 9 November 2011 10:55
Another fortnight flew by and here we were again with another full Auction room. The highlight for me last week was a home visit to a ladies house in Essex who had managed to buy a Clarice Cliff vase at a local jumble sale for £0.50. Telling the lady we estimated the vase between £400 and £600 gave her a massive shock and me great pleasure. The vase was a 1932 Bizarre ‘Moonlight’ pattern, 360 shaped handpainted with a stylised tree and flower landscape and in A1 condition. The final sale price on Monday after much frantic bidding was £950*; two very delighted clients !
Once again we had a large collection of Lladro which included a stunning Christmas Tree from the Night Before Christmas collection and a large bust of a lady to name a few along with a large selection of clocks to include a 19th century Ormalu example in its original glass dome amongst our usual collection of silver, jewellery and furniture.
Our weekends will now be taken up on the Golf course as Head of Probate Colin Hughes has arranged the first Boningtons Essex Auctioneers golf day to be held at Chigwell Golf Club in early September.
*Buyers premium included
Read The Rest Of This...COLT 1855 REVOLVER & WWII DECORATED FLIGHT JACKET AMONG TOP LOTS AT CORDIER SEPTEMBER 23rd FIREARMS SALE
Last Updated on Monday, 7 November 2011 02:46 Written by a2e Monday, 7 November 2011 02:46
A first year production 1855 “Root Model” Sidehammer Colt Revolver in the original box realized $2,300 and a World War II Flight Jacket with “Flying Dutchmen” artwork saw $3,100 in Cordier Auctions & Appraisals quarterly Firearms & Military Sale on September 23.
The sale featured 300 plus lots in categories spanning Antique Firearms, Modern Firearms, Collectible [...]
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Bonhams September 9th Wine Auction
Last Updated on Friday, 3 September 2010 03:40 Written by a2e Friday, 3 September 2010 03:40
Bonhams first Fine and Rare Wine sale of the autumn season, to be held on September 9th, offers a truly eclectic selection of quality wines, the majority from private cellars with excellent storage conditions.
From a private vendor in Ireland, there is an impressive selection of 1982 Bordeaux, including Cos d’Estournel (£2,000-2,600 per dozen), Pichon Lalande (£2,800-3,400), Leoville Las Cases (£2,400-3,000). Another private cellar in northern Engalnd has produced a further six dozen Beychevelle 1982 (£1,000-1,200 per dozen).
From a superb Belgian cellar, there are case of Petrus 1983, 1985 and 1986 (£6,500-7,500 each) as well as some fine red Burgundy from Rousseau (Chambertin 1990 at £600-700 per bottle) and Bonnes Mares from Roumier (£1,300-1,600 for 4 bottles of the 1999 vintage). Other red Burgundies in the sale include a case of Corton 1989 from Meo-Camuzet (£2,000-2,600), Clos de la Roche 1990 from Leroy (£6,000-8,000), Bonnes-Mares 1995 from Dujac (£2,400-3,000) and five vintages of Clos des Lambrays (£900-1,100 for 1 dozen 1995 vintage). For those who like their wines in large formats, there is a rehoboam (6 bottles) of Richebourg 1976 from Drouhin (£240-300) and a Nebuchadnezzar (20 bottles) of Chevalier-Montrachet, Les Demoiselles 2000 from Louis Jadot (£1,500-2,000).
More recent clarets include two cases of 1989 Chateau Lafite Rothschild (£6,000-7,000 per dozen), nine dozen Mouton Rothschild 1993 (£1,800-2,200) and two superb collections both from temperature controlled cellars on the Continent including five cases of Angelus 1998 (£1,100-1,400), a case and a half of Lafite Rothschild 2000 (£6,000-8,000 per dozen) and a dozen Cheval Blanc 2000 (£6,000-7,000).
From the Rhone valley, there is mature Gigondas from Paul Jaboulet (1964 at £240-300 and 1970 at £220-260 per dozen), Chateau Rayas (£1,600-2,000 for 4 bottles of 1978 and £3,000-3,600 for 5 bottles of 1990 vintage) and ten vintages of Hermitage, La Chapelle. From Alsace, we have mature Vendanges Tardives and Selection de Grains Nobles Gewurztraminer, Riesling and Tokay from Zind-Humbrecht and Domaine Weinbach.
More bottles of the exceptional 1830 Malmsey Madeira are on offer (£380-440 per bottle) and amongst the vintage Ports, we have five bottles of Taylor 1927 (£250-300 per bottle) and two bottles of Quinta do Noval Nacional 1963 (£900-1,100 per bottle).
In addition to all these fine and rare wines, the sale is full of more modest wines for everyday drinking, including a good range from Australia, cru bourgeois claret, Rhone and southern France.
Following our next sale on 21st October, we are presenting a Port Masterclass featuring six vintages of Taylor and Graham Port, presented by the managing directors of the two companies, Adrian Bridge and Paul Symington, moderated by the author, Richard Mayson.
For all enquiries about the tasting, or for consigning to our remaining sales in 2010 please contact the Wine Department on +44 (0)8700 273622 or wine@bonhams.com
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Read The Rest Of This...Escaped Convict Continues To Update Facebook
Last Updated on Tuesday, 29 December 2009 12:45 Written by External Post Tuesday, 29 December 2009 12:45
Craig ‘Lazie’ Lynch has been on the run from a U.K. prison since September. However, he continues to taunt police by updating his Facebook status. Now he is threatening to quit. From the article: ‘It seems, though, that late Sunday, Lynch began
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