The Wild West Rides Again at Bonhams & Butterfields – Firearms of Geronimo, Wyatt Earp and Buffalo Bill Bring Big Bids in San Francisco Auction

Antique arms, armor and modern sporting guns were the fancy of collectors and dealers on Tuesday, 20 November, 2007 during the $1.3-million auction at Bonhams & Butterfields in San Francisco. The day-long sale included multiple bidding battles as those in the salesroom competed with bidders on telephones from across the US and the globe. Among … Read more

Bonhams Inaugural Offering of African and Oceanic Arts in New York City Marked by Exemplary Sales

AuctionPublicity.com – A standing-room-only crowd, as well as an international pool of telephone bidders, gathered on Tuesday, November 13th for Bonhams’ inaugural sale of African and Oceanic Art, held at the New York auction gallery located in the historic Fuller Building. The nearly 400-lot sale, featuring historical works and masterpieces of African, Melanesian and Polynesian … Read more

Formerly Top Secret German Rocketry Papers Highlight Books & Manuscripts Sale at Bonhams New York

Incredible historic documents of interest to private collectors and institutional curators come to auction in New York City on Tuesday, December 4, 2007 – including a German ‘Top Secret’ rocketry document, a scarce copy of the 1776 Declaration of Independence, rare signed papers of US Presidents and the document announcing the establishment of the State … Read more