An impressive 40 ft x 25 ft Axminster carpet that belonged to the fourth son of the first Marquess of Bristol, Lord Arthur Hervey, who served as the Bishop of Bath and Wells between 1869 and 1894, is to be offered at Bonhams, Knightsbridge as part of its sale of Oriental & European Carpets & Rugs on 13th April 2010.
The carpet (estimate £15,000 – 20,000) was in The Bishop’s Palace, Wells, Somerset from the late 19th century until 1999. It was previously, by repute, in Windsor Castle where Bishop Hervey’s …

Among the leading works in the spring sale of Fine European Furniture Including Tapestries, Silver, Ceramics and Carpets Lodewijk van Schoor (est. $120/150,000). The tapestry features the arms of Don Zenón de Somodevilla y Bengoechea (1702-1781), a self-made statesman of the Enlightenment who rose through the ranks of the Spanish Navy and was appointed Prime Minister. The design of the tapestry is specifically Naval, with armor, cannons and navigation instruments, including a globe showing Spain prominently. Also featured is a Pair of Magnificent German Baroque Giltwood Frames, Made for the …

Bonhams has announced the appointment of Susan Abeles as Vice President, Head of Jewelry United States. Ms Abeles has over 29 years experience in the auction house and private dealer fields. She will be based in New York at the Bonhams saleroom on Madison Avenue and will join the company on April 1.
Ms Abeles has an accomplished career in the jewelry industry with an emphasis on new business development and account management and expansion. During her career, clients have included Bulgari, Cartier, Musee of Decorative Arts, Neiman Marcus, Saks, and …

A hand written diary kept by Allan Ocatavian Hume, the founder and first general secretary of the Indian National Congress, during the Indian Mutiny in 1858 is to be auctioned at Bonhams’ India and Beyond, Travel and Photographs sale on 13 April 2010.
As Magistrate and Collector of the Etawah District in modern day Uttar Pradesh, Hume led an irregular force of 650 Indian troops in defence of the area and kept a daily record of skirmishes with the mutineers. Blaming the uprising on the British Government’s political ineptitude, Hume sympathised …

Marathon Oil Corporation (NYSE: MRO) announced today the reference yield and the range of the Dutch Auction Offer Total Consideration and Dutch Auction Offer Tender Consideration for each series of Notes subject to the Dutch Auction Offer based on the minimum and maximum possible premium for each series of notes subject to its previously announced Dutch Auction Offer. The reference yields were calculated by the Dealer Managers, J.P. Morgan Securities Inc. and Goldman, Sachs & Co., at 2:00 p.m. EDT today.
The Dutch Auction Offer Total Consideration for each series per …

Dan Morphy Auctions will offer 3,000 lots of antiques from fresh-to-market collections in a May 13-15, 2010 Spring sale. Morphy’s will enter exciting new territory with its offering of more than 300 lots of authentic African tribal art from a 40-year collection amassed by an Ohio private collector.
Among many other featured categories, the auction will also contain 300 lots of antique advertising and coin-operated machines, 250 examples of fine and decorative art, 70 lots of napkin rings, part III of the Pat and Lowell Wagner steam toy/steam engine collection, and …

National Commercial Auctioneers [www.natcomauctions.com] has announced an absolute auction scheduled for the Holiday Inn in downtown Sheffield, Ala., on April 21.
National Commercial Auctioneers will also be selling other hotels at auction over the next two months, including a 139-room hotel in Stillwater, Okla., and 138-room hotel in Ponca City, Okla., at absolute auction on April 2; a 225-room hotel in Winter Haven, Fla., on April 19; two hotels with 274 rooms in Pensacola, Fla., on April 20, and a 70-room limited service hotel in Seymour, Ind., on May 18.
To find …

A Wilmington landmark in the Forest Hills Subdivision will be sold to the highest bidder at or above $300,000 on April 15, 2010 at 10 a.m. Name your price for the residence featured in the CW Series One Tree Hill! Proceeds of the sale will benefit the Methodist Home for Children.
The auction is being conducted by Tranzon Fox at the property on April 15, at 10 a.m. The home will be open for inspection during the Wilmington Azalea Festival Open Houses on April 8. You may tour this property …

A pair of 40-Bore pistols owned by accomplished big game hunter Major Dick Cooper, best friend of Baron Bror von Blixen-Finecke and friend of Ernest Hemingway, are to be offered at Bonhams, Knightsbridge as part of the Fine Antique Arms and Armour sale on 29th April 2010. The pistols, by John Manton & Son, are expected to sell for £6,000 – 9,000.
When Hemingway went on a safari in 1934 it was Cooper who played host to him at his house in Babati, which subsequently featured in Hemingway’s book Green Hills …

An annual auction that celebrates space flight, from the earliest experiments to the present day, The Space History Sale is set to take place at Bonhams in New York on Tuesday April 13. Featuring over 290 lots, the sale contains objects and ephemera from all of the most memorable NASA space flight programs including Mercury, Gemini and Apollo, and the Space Shuttle.
“We’re proud to continue this annual New York auction of Space History,” says Matthew Haley, Bonhams Specialist. “The auction features items that hark back to the first golden age …