The tiny principality of Liechtenstein is selling off property from five centuries of European art history. The private collection of the prices of Liechtenstein will be sold at Christie's Amsterdam on April 1. The auction is 450 lots of furniture, paintings, clocks, sculpture, tapestry and works of art with estimates ranging from €300 to €300.000. The sale is being held so that the family can continue to invest in the many works of art which will remain in their private collection. Highlights include rare bronze statues from the Italian Renaissance, a pair of celestial globes created by Willem Janszoon Blaeu who studied mathematics with the Danish astronomer Tycho Brahe, and a Dresden cabinet.Posts with tag collectibles
Christie's To Offer Liechtenstein's Treasures
The tiny principality of Liechtenstein is selling off property from five centuries of European art history. The private collection of the prices of Liechtenstein will be sold at Christie's Amsterdam on April 1. The auction is 450 lots of furniture, paintings, clocks, sculpture, tapestry and works of art with estimates ranging from €300 to €300.000. The sale is being held so that the family can continue to invest in the many works of art which will remain in their private collection. Highlights include rare bronze statues from the Italian Renaissance, a pair of celestial globes created by Willem Janszoon Blaeu who studied mathematics with the Danish astronomer Tycho Brahe, and a Dresden cabinet.A Home Theater Just For The Batman Fan
This latest home theater highlighted by Electronic House isn't remarkable so much for the theater part of things but for the unique decorations. The owner, a Batman fan who collects the action figures, actually has built-in toplight boxes to display the figurines. The room also has Xbox and PlayStation gaming consoles and in-wall speakers and Novawall acoustic paneling to create one fancy basement. The complete slideshow is over at Electronic House.
Gucci 85th Anniversary Horse
It's Gucci's 85th anniversary and to celebrate there are the usual assortment of handbags. There's also this little guy. The limited edition collectible horse is made in chocolate guccissima leather with signature web and a Gucci 85th anniversary plaque. The horse is pricier than many of the Gucci purses, he sells for $1095.Visconti Stellastar Pen
Sometimes the simplest designs are the most beautiful. The Stellastar pen from Visconti is created from a single
silver bar that is lathe-shaped, smoothened and rhodium plated into the gleaming column with a distinctive star shape.
The pen has a two-toned 18k gold nib and each pen in the limited edition of 1,917 (the birth year of the
designer,architect Ettore Sottsass ) has a serial number with the author's signature on the base. The pen stands inside
a transparent cylinder on a steel and wood base. It sells for
$3,500.
Bjorn Borg to sell his tennis trophies
Tennis great Bjorn Borg is selling off the best moments of his career. Borg, the only person to win five
consecutive Wimbledon Lawn Tennis Championship titles will be selling all five Wimbledon trophies and two rackets from
his 1976 and 1980 final matches. This is the first time a tennis player has sold a Wimbledon-winning trophy at auction.
The trophies will be sold at
Bonhams in London on June 21 and will go as one lot and are expected to bring £200,000-300,000.
The rackets will be sold as individual lots and should bring in £10,000-15,000. Why the sale? Borg has
cited the need for "some long-term financial security for those close to me" as the reason.[via the Daily Press]
Nic Costa Collection of Amusement Machines Auction
Bored
with auctions featuring fine works of art and vintage jewelry? Check out Christie's London sale of the Nic Costa Collection of
Amusement Machines on January 19. The 150 machines range from the 1880s to the 1950s. There is a coin-operated
stereo viewer, a 'Digger' coin-operated standing machine by the Buckley Manufacturing Co. and several mutascopes,
devices which work sort of like flip books to create a moving picture. The happy guy shown here is a laughing policeman
coin-operated automaton by Raffler & Walker which is estimated to sell for 2,000 - 2,500 British pounds.Swarovksi Crystal Society Edition 2006
The theme of the Swarovski Crystal Society edition
for 2005 was Harmony, this
year it is Eternity. The 2006 sculpture features a clear crystal sea turtle and blue crystal coral. Like last year's
edition it is also available in an all clear crystal version. members of Swarovski's Crystal Society get the exclusive
chance to purchase the 2005 edition.The piece sells for $450.Stipula Blue Dusk Limited Edition Pen
In order to celebrate Fountain Pen Hospital's 60th anniversary, Stipula Pen Company of Italy has created the Blue Dusk Limited Edition. The pens are done in blue resin with sterling silver trim. They are selling 60 numbered fountain pens and 30 rollerballs. The fountain pens have Stipula's 14 kt gold nib, available in fine, medium and broad. Both pens can be purchased as a set for $395.
