NEWBURY, U.K. – Dreweatts Donnington Priory will auction the personal collection of Robert Kime (1946-2022), the man known across the world as a titan of design and a polymath who was dubbed the ‘great assembler’ of beautiful things. Kime’s unique eye and aesthetic sensibility led him to become a leading interior design figure. The culmination of his lifetime of collecting will form a three-day auction at Dreweatts titled Robert Kime: The Personal Collection, which will take place on October 4-6 and will comprise more than 750 lots ranging in value from £30 to £100,000 ($38 to $127,700). It is expected to achieve in excess of £1.5 million (roughly $1.9 million).
Chinese vases, Aesthetic Movement windows, carousel animals prevailed at Neue
BEACHWOOD, Ohio – A Chinese blue and white porcelain vase sold for $20,910, a pair of late 19th-century Aesthetic Movement leaded glass windows realized $7,995, and a pair of carved and painted carousel animal figures each brought $7,380 in an online-only Fine Art & Antiques auction held June 24 at Neue Auctions. Absentee and Internet live bidding was facilitated through LiveAuctioneers.
Quality abounds in Michaan’s monthly Gallery Auction, March 17
ALAMEDA, Calif. – Michaan’s Auctions will hold its monthly Gallery Auction on Friday, March 17, featuring a unique variety of lots such as a Walter and Berge pate de verre vide poche, a large Chinese blue and white porcelain dragon moon flask vase, jewelry from designers such as Tiffany & Co. and David Yurman, and Japanese tansu cabinets. Absentee and Internet live bidding will be available through LiveAuctioneers.
Chinese porcelain commands attention at Capsule Auctions, April 14
NEW YORK – Capsule Auctions will present Spring Asian Art, a sale featuring Asian paintings, prints, ceramics and decorative objects from New York and New England estates and collections, on Thursday, April 14 at 10 am Eastern time. Features of the sale include Chinese porcelains and ceramics as well as a large selection of Japanese woodblock prints. Absentee and Internet live bidding will be available through LiveAuctioneers.
Hindman presents objects from Halim Time & Glass Museum, Sept. 24
CHICAGO – On September 24, Hindman Auction will offer property from the Halim Time & Glass Museum in Evanston, Illinois. The auction will feature a selection of the Museum’s renowned collection of antique clocks and glass art from one of North America’s foremost collectors. Its holdings are an outstanding example of a foremost assemblage of Chinese glass and timepieces. Absentee and Internet live bidding will be available through LiveAuctioneers.