Sir Ernest Shackleton: His Imperial Trans-Antarctic Expedition of 1914-1917 is remembered as one of the great feats of human daring and valour. Attempting to sail across the Weddell Sea, the expedition ship Endurance became trapped in pack ice, eventually disintegrating in October…
London Design Week 2020
It is an exciting time to be at Design Centre, Chelsea Harbour. From 8 – 13 March, London Design Week 2020 will bring together masters of design, creating an unmissable dialogue between exhibitors and visitors in an arena that is…
A Few Days in London – Museums Galleries Architecture
London is a vibrant, exciting city. There’s so much to do, even on a budget. One of the best Museums in London The British Museum is well laid out. There’s something that will appeal to everyone. It is free to…
Rodin at The British Museum The Kiss The Thinker
Discover how ancient Greek sculpture inspired Rodin to set a radical new direction for modern art. Rodin and The Art of Ancient Greece In 1881 the French sculptor Auguste Rodin visited London for the first time. On a trip to…
SAPPHIRES SOAR AS THEY BECOME THE MUST-HAVE GEM
SAPPHIRES SOAR AS THEY BECOME THE MUST-HAVE GEM FOR 2016 ACCORDING TO BONHAMS Top: a ring set with a cabochon-cut Kashmir sapphire, 7.13 carats, estimated at £50,000 to £70,000. Below: A fine pink sapphire set in a Cartier…
ROYAL JEWELS AND RARE GEMS ACHIEVE TOP PRICES AT FINE JEWELLERY SALE
FINE JEWELLERY SALE AT BONHAMS LONDON ROYAL JEWELS AND RARE GEMS ACHIEVE TOP PRICES Bonhams jewellery sale sets three new world records Christmas has come early for a number of lucky bidders following Bonhams London’s last Fine Jewellery sale of…
NEW WAY TO SHOP BONHAMS’ HOME & INTERIORS SALE
THE NEW WAY TO SHOP BONHAMS’ FIRST HOME AND INTERIORS SALE L-R: An impressive Syrian mother-of-pearl, bone and ebonised parquetry inlaid hardwood kneehole desk, estimate £3,000-5,000; An Italian pink chandelier in the manner of Venini, estimate £1,500-2,000; A French…
A Kiss by Russian master Pavel Aleksandrovich Svedomsky
SVEDOMSKY’S ‘A KISS’ LEADS BONHAMS’ RUSSIAN SALE Pavel Aleksandrovich Svedomsky, A Kiss; estimate £80,000 – 120,0000 A Kiss, one of the finest works by Russian master Pavel Aleksandrovich Svedomsky (1848 – 1904), will lead The Russian Sale…
GILT-BRONZE BUDDHA FIGURES LEAD BONHAMS’ CHINESE ART SALE IN LONDON
EXCEPTIONAL BUDDHIST GILT-BRONZE FIGURES LEAD BONHAMS’ FINE CHINESE ART SALE IN LONDON including a rare and large gilt-lacquered wood figure of Buddha, estimate £90,000 – 120,000. Bonhams will offer a range of carefully selected Chinese ceramics and works of art including jades,…