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The article presents information on auctions of elegant objects and artworks in 1991 in the U.S. and Great Britain. These include Christie's annual session of Barbizon, realist and French landscape painting in New York on May 23, 1991 and Sotheby's sale of twentieth-century German art in Berlin, Gemany. Christie's and Sotheby's will also hold a book sale in London, England.

The article presents information on auctions of various pieces from Sotheby's and Christie's in 1991. Some of the items on auctions include coins, medals, prints, textile fabrics, clocks, jewelry, British pictures and Australian paintings. Also on auction are the Nelson Bunker Hunt collection of Islamic coins, de Schauensee French silver collection and pictures by Thomas Girtin.

The author reflects on art auction bashing among journalists. He comments that journalists criticize the auctioneer-businessmen and auction houses for taking advantage of the business of buying and selling art and antiques. He suggests that the Oriental art market is safe from criticisms due to its presence in the market enough for prices to have remained reasonable. He notes several sales of Oriental such as the Satsuma pottery sale by Bonhams, the Oriental works sale by Butterfield & Butterfield and the Chinese ceramics sale by Christie's.

The article presents auction events in New York City for February 1991. "American Folk Art" by Sotheby's auctions folk games, needlework, paintings, quilts, scupture and stoneware. 300 lots of prints from Butterfield & Butterfield auctions simulcast between San Francisco and Los Angeles rooms. Duplicates from the Library of the New York Historical Society are auctioned by Swann Galleries. Christie's London presents British decorative arts from 1880 to the present. Christie's and Sotheby's sell important jewels and precious objects in Saint Moritz.

The article offers information on various auctions in the U.S. and Great Britain in January 1991 including the auction of important English silver of the Philippine government on Christie's New York on January 10-11, an auction of the political and royal commemorative ceramics collection of the late Tristan Jones on January 26, and "Patronage Preserved" superb works of art at Christie's from January 3-20.

A calendar of auctions for London, England and New York in November 1990 is presented which includes modern British and Continental pictures at Bonhams, modern British paintings, drawings, and sculpture and fine British and Victorian paintings at Philips, and Impressionist and modern paintings at Christie's.

The article reviews art auctions to be held in September 1990, including auctions at Bonhams, Phillips West Two, and Bentley Priory in England, and Christie's and Sotheby's in New York City. Royal Commemorative China, Fine Toys and Trains, and Fine American Indian Art are some of the many items which will appear in the various auctions.

The article offers information on auctions in 1990. While major New York houses are dark in July, the British have most of the stage to themselves, the article says. The auction begins on the 3rd with Christie's session of Old-Master Drawings. Auctions discussed include Sotheby's Old-Master Paintings session, Christie's annual sale of Important Clocks, and Dolls, Toys, & Collectibles by Butterfield & Butterfield.

The article discusses upcoming art sales and auctions around the world. The Kniga collection of contemporary Soviet art, which include 120 works, will be put up for sale in New York City, beginning May 5, 1990. At Christies New York, high quality Latin American paintings, drawings, and sculptures will be sold on May 1, 2, and 23, 1990. On May 8, 1990 in Los Angeles, California, Butterfield & Butterfield, currently known as Bonhams & Butterfields, will present a coin-operated collectibles auction including pinball machines, vintage jukeboxes, and slot machines.

The article discusses upcoming auctions for February 1990. Some of the auctions covered are Sotheby’s in Glasgow, Scotland, Butterfield & Butterfield in San Francisco and Los Angeles, California, and Bonham and Christie’s in London, England. Art from Dürer and Rembrandt to contemporary Spanish works will be available at these auctions.

The article presents an update on auctions to be held by various auction houses in October 1989. It cites that the modern British and Continental pictures sale at the Bonhams in London, England on October 5 offers more than 20 drawings by Augustus John. It mentions that Sotheby's and Seibu department stores in Tokyo, Japan will hold a sale of modern and contemporary prints on October 13. It adds that Christie's and Sotheby's in New York will hold major sales of European 19th-century artworks on October 25 and 26 respectively.

A calendar of auction events from September to December 1989 is presented which include Sotheby's sale of the contents of Hopton Hall in Derbyshire, Butterfield & Butterfield's American arts and crafts sale, and Guernsey's auction of classic and sports cars.

The article looks at the outcome of the Auction Market, an auction event for art, antiques and other collectible goods at various venues, in 1989. Accordingly, the fall leg of the season showed Sotheby topping other major houses with $871.1 million. Records reportedly decline during the spring season with $670 million worth of artworks and objects sold in one fortnight in New York. But no single lot or collection dominated these events. The Bonhams "View of the Stars" was also featured.

The article announces the auctions by Sotheby's, Bonhams and Philipps in London, England. It features several past auction pieces including Christie's old master drawings from Chatsworth Holdings, The Lord Clark estate sale and the $10 million Turner painting. It also presents information on the market for 19th century American auction pieces such as the Victoriana sale at the Wiliam Doyle Galleries in New York City.