Auctions

Sir Alfred Gilbert (1854-1934) is most famous for his sculpture ‘Eros’ that stands high up in London’s Piccadilly Circus as the centrepiece on the Shaftesbury Memorial. Now, a bronze cast of ‘Perseus Arming’, the work which is described as his ‘breakthrough’ piece, will be offered at Bonhams next month.

Californian agriculturalist Lindley Bothwell (1901-86) made a fortune growing oranges in the San Fernando Valley and devoted much of his prosperity to classic cars.

A large collection of masonic glassware will go under the hammer in Bury St Edmunds next week.

A letter written by Albert Einstein to a close friend predicting Adolf Hitler’s rise has surpassed estimates at a US auction.

A Rolex ‘Paul Newman’ once owned by the actor himself will go under the hammer in New York in October.

Auction house Christie’s has raised its buyer’s premium. The latest changes to the thresholds follow Sotheby’s announcement of a new premium structure last week.

A study for Eduardo Paolozzi’s classic Tottenham Court Road Underground stations has ‘come home’ after being bought at auction. Not to London where the original mosaics by the pop art pioneer are located, but to the artist’s home city.

A world coin specialist vied with other bidders over a Roman coin hoard last week at Hansons Auctioneers.

A fine example of Grand Tour jewellery comes up for sale at Peter Wilson of Nantwich this month.

Culture Minister John Glen has placed a temporary export bar on a Scottish two-part seal matrix linked with Robert the Bruce.