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Fine and Rare Wines
21 Nov 2009, San Francisco and Los Angeles |
Antique Arms and Armor and Modern Sporting Guns
23 Nov 2009, 220 San Bruno Avenue, San Francisco |
California and American Paintings and Sculpture
23 Nov 2009, Los Angeles and San Francisco |
Decorative Arts and Glass
24 Nov 2009, Chester |
Doulton and Beswick Wares
24 Nov 2009, Chester |
British and Continental Collectable Ceramics
24 Nov 2009, Chester |
20th Century Prints
24 Nov 2009, Chester |
Watches & Wristwatches
24 Nov 2009, Knightsbridge |
Clocks & Barometers
24 Nov 2009, Knightsbridge |
British & Continental Pictures
24 Nov 2009, Knightsbridge |
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Bonhams & Butterfields’ Inaugural Quail Lodge Motorcycle Auction - May 9, 2009 in Carmel, CA
http://www.bonhams.com/quailbikes
Based on the success of Bonhams & Butterfields’ annual collectors’ motorcar auctions, held on the luscious lawns of the Quail Lodge Resort and Golf Club in Carmel, CA, the West Coast’s leading fine art auctioneers today announced they will partner with Quail Lodge to hold its first vintage motorbikes sale from Carmel -- on Saturday, May 9, 2009 – to be held during the first annual The Quail Motorcycle Gathering, an event showcasing the finest motorcycles from the past, present and future.
Bonhams & Butterfields Motorcars Division has had record-setting success offering motorcars, automobilia and collectibles each August at Quail Lodge during the wildly popular The Quail, A Motorsports Gathering. In 2008, the Bonhams offering set three world auction records, featured five motorcars selling for multi-million-dollar bids, and totaled more than $21-million. Mark Osborne, Vice President and Director of the Bonhams US Motorcar Dept., said, “Much anticipation is likely for another Quail Lodge Gathering topped off with a Bonhams & Butterfields auction. Building on the eleven years of thrilling auctions in Carmel, we’re assembling an impressive collection of bikes for May.”
Highlights of the Bonhams auction include multiple motorcycles to be offered with no reserve -- always enticing to collectors and aficionados. A 1920 ABC Sopwith TT, estimated at $10,000-12,000, features an advanced wet-sump lubricated horizontal opposed twin, while a 1905 Orion Single could bring $24,000-28,000. Both of these no-reserve motorcycles stem from private collections and offer an opportunity to acquire very rare and unique motorcycles. One of the auction’s star lots will be the 1959 BMW R69, a restored, matching numbers example featuring a large capacity Hoske long-distance tank and a rare factory option tachometer, estimated at $25,000-35,000. The sale will also include automobilia, with racing posters and collectibles.
“This will be our newest addition to the series of world class motorsports events held here at Quail Lodge, and with our partner Bonhams & Butterfields, we will continue developing the event, with the goal of its becoming the most respected Motorcycle gathering,” says Sarah Cruse, Quail Lodge General Manager.
The inaugural event’s theme will feature "The History of the Motorcycle," opening entrants to both pre- and post-war eras of sport and racing motorcycles. The Quail Lodge team has joined with leading motorcycle manufacturers, dealerships, accessories and lifestyle vendors, promising that the event will deliver much excitement for all, in an intimate setting.
Bonhams & Butterfields will present its illustrated auction catalog online in the weeks preceding the May sale at www.bonhams.com/us, and consignments are invited. For more information on Motoring sales at Bonhams & Butterfields, please visit: www.bonhams.com/motors.
Press Contact: Eric Minoff, Eric.Minoff@Bonhams.com, 415-503-3447
NOTES FOR EDITORS
Bonhams, founded in 1793, is one of the world's oldest and largest auctioneers of fine art and antiques. The present company was formed by the merger in November 2001 of Bonhams & Brooks and Phillips Son and Neale UK. In August 2002, the company acquired Butterfields, the principal firm of auctioneers on the West Coast of America and in August 2003, Goodmans, a leading Australian fine art and antiques auctioneer with salerooms in Sydney, joined the Bonhams Group of Companies. Today, Bonhams offers more sales than any of its rivals, through two major salerooms in London: New Bond Street, and Knightsbridge, and a further seven throughout the UK. Sales are also held in San Francisco, Los Angeles, New York and Boston in the USA; and Switzerland, France, Monaco, Australia, Hong Kong and Dubai. Bonhams has a worldwide network of offices and regional representatives in 25 countries offering sales advice and valuation services in 57 specialist areas. For a full listing of upcoming sales, plus details of Bonhams specialist departments, go to www.bonhams.com. (01-08) For other press releases, go to www.bonhams.com/press.
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