01 décembre 2015
Constable's celebrated composition reappears on the market for the first time in 160 years
John Constable, The Lock, Oil on canvas, 139.7 by 122 cm.; 55 by 48 in. (est. £8-12 million). Photo: Sotheby's.
LONDON.- Next week, The Lock, one of John Constable’s most famous compositions will reappear on the market for the first time in 160 years. The monumental landscape - depicting the countryside of the painter’s “careless boyhood” - will lead Sotheby’s London Evening auction of Old Master & British Paintings on 9th December. The sale will be further distinguished by museum-quality works, an unusually... [Lire la suite]01 décembre 2015
Johnnie Walker heir's Aston Martin DB5 offered at Bonhams' Bond Street Sale
The ex-Rob Walker. 1964 Aston Martin DB5 Sports Saloon. Estimate £400,000 - 450,000 (€570,000 - 640,000). Photo: Bonhams.
LONDON.- The most famous of all ‘James Bond’ Aston Martins, a 1964 Aston Martin DB5, will be offered at Bonhams Bond Street Sale, taking place on 6 December. The motor car was originally owned by Johnnie Walker heir and celebrated motor-racing figure, Rob Walker. Walker’s elite status in motor racing history began when he founded the most successful privateer team in... [Lire la suite]