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The Dog sale 2008
Sale News
Over $800,000 changed hands on 12th February at Bonhams annual sale of dog paintings
at the Madison Avenue galleries in New York.
Lovers of canine art and collectibles viewed over the weekend and many attended
the charity Barkfest at Bonhams on the Sunday of the Westminster Dog Show weekend.
This joint event, co-hosted with The American Kennel Club in aid of The AKC Humane
Fund, Inc., was a huge success with many attendees bringing their show dogs to
the galleries.
The auction featured some outstanding results. The private collection of historical
dog collars proved popular; A William IV silver collar realised $3,900 (lot 76,
image1) and a Victorian leather collar embellished with silver decoration sold
for $3,000. (lot 93, image 2)
Items from the Jennifer Berry Collection also fared well with collectors battling
over a sewing cabinet with dog decoration which realised $9,000. (lot 34, image
3) A Victorian painted coalscuttle also proved popular selling for $7,200. (lot
37, see below)
The sale also featured over 200 paintings, watercolours and prints. Among the
highlights was a delightful oil of Spaniels lazing in front of an open fire. Fierce
bidding resulted in this work selling for over four times the estimate as it reached
$57,000. (lot 199, image 4)
The work of John Emms always sells well and a wonderfully crafted composition
of five foxhounds and a hunt terrier on a bench realised $66,000. (lot 225, see
below)
A smaller example of Emms’s work, which was featured on the front cover and only
measured 9 x 7 inches, made $24,000. (lot 221, image 5)
A large oil painting by James Hardy Jnr of two setters and a pointer resting by
some game was also popular selling for $57,000 (lot 174, see below).
For further details please contact:
Charles O'Brien
Director
Bonhams, New Bond Street office
Tel. +44 (0)20 7468 8360
Fax: 0044 (0) 207 447 7434
Email: charles.obrien@bonhams.com
Laura Turnbull
Bonhams, New Bond Street office
Tel: 0044 (0) 207 468 8337
Fax: 0044 (0) 207 447 7434
Email: laura.turnbull@bonhams.com
Maggie Brown
Bonhams & Butterfields, New York office
Tel: 001 212 644 9089
Fax: 001 212 644 9009
Email: Maggie.brown@bonhams.com
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Nikos Hadjikyriakos-Ghika (Greek, 1906-1994) Pirate
The Greek Sale - 20 May 2008 - New Bond Street
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