Cure Parkinson’s, in association with Bonhams and Artwise, are delighted to announce that Cure3, the critically acclaimed selling exhibition devised to raise awareness and funds for curative Parkinson’s research, will return for its 5th edition in 2025. Featuring highly collectable works by leading artists including Sir Frank Bowling, Rana Begum, Laura Ford, Julian Opie and Bouke de Vries, the selling exhibition will take place at Bonhams London, with VIP Preview on 3rd February and public...
On 10th March 2020, Bonhams is to present property from the Estate of award-winning entertainer Diahann Carroll, which will be sold at auction in Los Angeles. The collection will feature 150 items, including furniture, personal items, photos, clothing, shoes, handbags and jewellery. Head of Jewellery at Bonhams, Emily Waterfall said: “This sale encapsulates Diahann’s legacy through her personal memorabilia and offers a glimpse into her iconic lifestyle. We are thrilled to offer this special collection...
An extremely rare bottle of The Macallan Valerio Adami 1926 set a new world record when it was sold by Bonhams auctioneers on 3 October. The limited-edition 60-year-old lot fetched an eye-watering £848,750—it had been estimated at £700,000-900,000. Previous to this sale, the world record was set in May 2018 by Bonhams when another bottle of The Macallan Valerio Adami 1926 was sold for £814,081. Pop art labels Macallan commissioned two iconic pop artists—Valerio Adami...
Remarkable record-breaking prices keep happening with rarity being a coveted trait. We bring you the latest from the world’s biggest auction houses. The Blue Moon A new world record was set at Sotheby’s in November 2015, as a 12.03-carat blue diamond was sold for $48 million—an auction record for any diamond, of any colour. The striking blue diamond, dubbed ‘The Blue Moon’, was bought by Hong Kong tycoon Joseph Lau for his daughter, and he...
A prestigious collection of classic cars once again made for a tremendous line-up at Bonhams’ flagship drive-through car auction in Paris. Even if there are signs of a global financial crisis in other sectors, there was little evidence of purse strings being tightened as bidders fought fiercely at Bonhams’ flagship classic car auction in Paris earlier this year. Spending over €7 million in total, the auction, which featured models from Aston Martin, Ferrari and Bentley,...
