OSBOURNES FAMILY AUCTION IS A BIG SUCCESS

AuctionPublicity.com – OZZY OSBOURNE and his manager/wife SHARON have raised $800,000 (£400,000) for charity after selling off a variety of their prized possessions in a Beverly Hills auction. The two-day Osbournes sale saw fans travel from across the world to be at the Los Angeles auction, which took place at the Gibson Guitar Showroom on … Read more

Diamonds and Magnificent Works in Platinum Highlight Bonhams December Fine Jewelry Sale

AuctionPublicity.com – Bonhams & Butterfields, international fine arts auctioneers, bring exquisite diamonds, fine works in platinum and desirable period jewelry to auction in Los Angeles, San Francisco and New York City on December 17, 2007. The firm’s Winter Fine Jewelry sale comprises nearly 200-lots and will be simulcast to the firm’s three US salesrooms. The … Read more

Betjeman Burnishes Female Jeweller’s Reputation From Beyond the Grave with Previously Unpublished Letters

AuctionPublicity.com – Bonhams will be hosting a retrospective of the work of Helen Holmes, jeweller and much admired friend of John Betjeman. A collection of intimate and previously unpublished letters from Betjeman will be revealed, along with a signed copy of his 1962 verse autobiography “Summoned by Bells”. The exhibition will be held at Bonhams … Read more

ITALIAN ELEGANCE THE COLLECTION OF GIORGIO MARSAN & UMBERTA NASI AT CHRISTIE’S LONDON IN DECEMBER

Christie’s are delighted to present the sale of Turin London Corfu: The Collection of Giorgio Marsan and Umberta Nasi in a unique two-day auction on 12 and 13 December 2007 in London. The very epitome of Italian elegance, the collection is drawn from the beautiful Villa Silvio Pellico in Moncalieri, in the hills overlooking Turin; … Read more

THE ROYAL SPLENDOUR OF MARIE ANTOINETTES PEARLS AT CHRISTIES IN DECEMBER

Christie’s is proud to present an historically important natural pearl, diamond and ruby necklace, the pearls of which belonged to Marie Antoinette (1755-1793), in the London Magnificent Jewellery sale on Wednesday 12 December 2007. The Property of a Nobleman, this exquisite necklace of extraordinary provenance has never been offered at auction before and the pearls … Read more