Archive for August, 2009

Brett Whiteley Painting Auctioned at Bonhams & Goodman

Monday, August 31st, 2009

Bonhams & Goodman auction of Australian and International Fine Art in Melbourne, achieved outstanding results with 106% of the lots sold by value and 87% by volume. These statistics were reminiscent of the bull market of recent years.
More than 100 art enthusiasts, dealers and institutional agents crowded the Prahran salerooms. Nine staff manned [...]

Hawker Hurricane for Melbourne Auction

Monday, August 24th, 2009

Bonhams & Goodman announced that it has consigned a fully restored 1940 Hawker Hurricane MkIIA, a former WWII fighter, for its Military and Aviation Collectables auction on 27 September 2009 in Melbourne.
One of only eleven airworthy examples worldwide, the Hurricane is a survivor of four major battle campaigns during the Battle of France and the [...]

Pink Diamonds for Australian Auctions

Saturday, August 15th, 2009

Bonhams & Goodman – Australia’s largest auctioneer of fine jewellery, is to offer at auction for the first time not one, but two exceptional pink diamonds from the Rio Tinto Argyle Diamond Tenders.
Bonhams & Goodman has earned a reputation for jewellery auctions of distinction and the forthcoming auctions, to be held in Melbourne on Wednesday [...]