Luxist http://www.luxist.com Luxist http://www.blogsmithmedia.com/http://www.luxist.com/media/feedlogo.gif Luxist http://www.luxist.com en-us Copyright 2008 Blogsmith, LLC. The contents of this feed are available for non-commercial use only. Blogsmith http://www.blogsmith.com/Rare Moulin Rouge Poster Up For Auctionhttp://www.luxist.com/2008/12/04/rare-moulin-rouge-poster-up-for-auction/http://www.luxist.com/2008/12/04/rare-moulin-rouge-poster-up-for-auction/http://www.luxist.com/2008/12/04/rare-moulin-rouge-poster-up-for-auction/#commentsFiled under: ,


Fans of Art Nouveau may want to check out this one, Swann Galleries in New York is holding an auction of rare and important Art Nouveau posters on December 17. The highlights include 11 posters by Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec, and seven by Alphonse Mucha. The posters are from the collection of Bob and Peggy Marcus, who assembled their collection over the course of 30 years. The auction's top lot is a copy of Lautrec's Moulin Rouge, La Goulue, 1891, the artist's first poster, in the very rare three-sheet version, and with the original top banner. Considered one of the most important posters in the history of graphic arts, the enormous color lithograph advertises a performance by can-can dancer La Goulue at the famous cabaret. When the poster was first released, dealers found the size unmanageable and discarded the top banner, making versions with the original top virtually unavailable. The provenance goes back to Lautrec's own estate, after which it passed on to his close friend, art dealer Maurice Joyant, and then descended to his heirs. It is estimated at $250,000 to $350,000.

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]]>alphonse muchaAlphonseMuchaartart nouveauArtNouveaumuchaposterstoulouse-lautrecDeidre WoollardThu, 04 Dec 2008 12:02:00 ESTPeerless Panerais in NYC Watch Auctionhttp://www.luxist.com/2008/12/04/peerless-panerais-in-nyc-watch-auction/http://www.luxist.com/2008/12/04/peerless-panerais-in-nyc-watch-auction/http://www.luxist.com/2008/12/04/peerless-panerais-in-nyc-watch-auction/#commentsFiled under: ,

In our regular coverage of the world's top watch auctions we usually concentrate on the highest-priced timepieces, which are almost without exception made by Patek Philippe.

On the occasion of Christie's Important Watches sale in New York on Dec. 12 however, we thought we'd focus instead on the unusually high number of beautiful examples by Officine Panerai, the storied Italian brand that's opening a stylish new Manhattan boutique, as we mentioned the other day.

The Panerais on offer at the Dec. 12 auction range from a limited edition 1950 model Luminor (right) est. at $10,000 - $15,000, to an "eccentric seconds" Marina model, est. at $2,500 - $3,500. See the gallery for pix.

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]]>ChristiesOfficine PaneraiOfficinePaneraiPaneraiJared Paul SternThu, 04 Dec 2008 09:02:00 ESTTruffle Sells at Auction for $200,000http://www.luxist.com/2008/12/04/truffle-sells-at-auction-for-200-000/http://www.luxist.com/2008/12/04/truffle-sells-at-auction-for-200-000/http://www.luxist.com/2008/12/04/truffle-sells-at-auction-for-200-000/#commentsFiled under:


Although many of us are tightening our budgets and spending less this year, some people out there are continuing to indulge themselves. One example: at an international auction that took place this past Saturday an Italian white truffle sold for $200,000. The tuber weighed just over 2 lbs and was bought by casino mogul Stanley Ho from Hong Kong, who must really love truffles because he bought another enormous white truffle last year at a similar auction for $330,000.

Climate change is largely to blame for the rising price of truffles, since they grow naturally in forests (and aren't commercially cultivated) they've been particularly susceptible to Italy's recent mix of drought and torrential rains.

How long to truffles keep? I'd be tempted to save it and resell for a profit!

Via Book of Joe

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]]>auctiontruffletruffleswhite trufflewhite trufflesWhiteTruffleWhiteTrufflesRigel CelesteThu, 04 Dec 2008 08:02:00 ESTBond's 1976 Lotus Esprit Auctioned at £111,500http://www.luxist.com/2008/12/03/bonds-1976-lotus-esprit-auctioned-at-111-500/http://www.luxist.com/2008/12/03/bonds-1976-lotus-esprit-auctioned-at-111-500/http://www.luxist.com/2008/12/03/bonds-1976-lotus-esprit-auctioned-at-111-500/#commentsFiled under: ,

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Last month we mentioned the upcoming auction for the 1976 Lotus Esprit from one of the best 007 movies over the years. Recently, a private collector in the U.S. purchased the iconic car from the 1977 James Bond film, The Spy Who Loved Me, starring Sir Roger Moore and Barbara Bach. Bond's car was expected to fetch up to £120,000. The bid for the 1976 Lotus Esprit was made over the phone during the Bonhams sale by a self-proclaimed Lotus and Bond aficionado in Atlanta, Georgia. If you never saw 1977 film it was the third of seven Bond films Moore starred in and his action-packed scene from land to sea in his amphibious Lotus Esprit is pretty impressive. Too bad Mr. Atlanta won't be able to use his new purchase underwater like Bond did.

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]]>007barbara bachBarbaraBachjames bondJamesBondLotuslotus espritLotusEspritsir roger mooreSirRogerMoorethe spy who loved meTheSpyWhoLovedMeLaura MalesichWed, 03 Dec 2008 18:01:00 ESTDeborah Kerr's RIng Up For Auctionhttp://www.luxist.com/2008/12/03/deborah-kerrs-ring-up-for-auction/http://www.luxist.com/2008/12/03/deborah-kerrs-ring-up-for-auction/http://www.luxist.com/2008/12/03/deborah-kerrs-ring-up-for-auction/#commentsFiled under: ,


A bit of Hollywood goes on the block this week when jewelry that once belonged to Hollywood actress Deborah Kerr will go on sale in London. Kerr, who starred in movies such as "From Here To Eternity" and "The King and I" died in October of last year. One of the priciest items for sale at the auction at Bonham's London on December 4 is this triple-stone diamond engagement ring from her first husband, Squadron Leader Anthony Charles Bartley. It features three yellow-tinted, brilliant-cut diamonds which weigh 2.32, 2.98 and 2.17 carats respectively each within a four-claw setting on a tapered hoop of woven design. The ring is estimated at £20,000-25,000.

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]]>auctionbonhamsdeborah kerrDeborahKerrdiamondsringDeidre WoollardWed, 03 Dec 2008 17:02:00 ESTResults of the Lanvin Art Salehttp://www.luxist.com/2008/12/02/results-of-the-lanvin-art-sale/http://www.luxist.com/2008/12/02/results-of-the-lanvin-art-sale/http://www.luxist.com/2008/12/02/results-of-the-lanvin-art-sale/#commentsFiled under: ,

The Christie's Paris sale of Impressionist and Modern paintings that belonged to French fashion designer Jeanne Lanvin came in far below estimate on Monday. The Washington Post reports that the sale raised euro7.67 million ($9.67 million) at the sale which included works by Pablo Picasso and Pierre-Auguste Renoir. Christie's had originally valued the collection at euro20 million ($25.2 million). The top seller was Renoir's "Woman with a Parasol Sitting in the Garden," which went for euro1.16 million ($1.46 million) and has a top estimate of euro1.8 million ($2.27 million). A total of 23 of the 31 lots were sold. Another painting by Renoir, "The Tapestry in the Park (Presumed Portrait of Camille Monet)" went unsold as did works by Edgar Degas, Eugene Boudin and Camille Pissarro.Lanvin, died in 1946 at the age of 79, but was once of France's most influential designers of the 1920s and '30s and created the classic fragrance "Arpege." The paintings hung in her Paris apartment and a portion of the proceeds from the sale will go toward two arts charities run by the Polignac dynasty, the aristocratic family which Lanvin's daughter Marie-Blanche married into.

The Lanvin fashion label remains one of France's oldest fashion houses under the creative direction of Israeli-American designer Alber Elbaz. Recently Stella McCartney hired Frederick Lukoff, the business development director of Lanvin, to lead the British fashion brand, part of the Gucci Group. Lanvin has recently been it talks with potential investors to raise funds to expand.

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]]>artauctionchristieslanvinrenoirDeidre WoollardTue, 02 Dec 2008 19:02:00 ESTWine Auctions Find People Are Still Buying In Hong Konghttp://www.luxist.com/2008/12/02/wine-auctions-find-people-are-still-buying-in-hong-kong/http://www.luxist.com/2008/12/02/wine-auctions-find-people-are-still-buying-in-hong-kong/http://www.luxist.com/2008/12/02/wine-auctions-find-people-are-still-buying-in-hong-kong/#commentsFiled under: ,

There's some good wine auction news out of Hong Kong. Bloomberg reports that a 12-bottle lot of much-prized 1961 Chateau Latour sold for a record price of HK$1.32 million ($170,320) at Christie's International first wine auction in Hong Kong in seven years on November 29. The amount was double the high-end of the pre-sale estimate of HK$650,000. They were bought by an Asian private collector. Two other lots of Latour 1961 were the second- and third-most expensive items at the auction. And the sale ratio was healthy on this one, out of 246 lots offered, 231 sold for a combined HK$31.5 million with many lots going above estimates. Wine seems to be fairing better than art at auctions recently, especially in Hong Kong. Around 90 percent of lots offered at Acker Merrall & Condit's Nov. 15 sale found buyers.

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]]>auctionschristieshong kongHongKongwineDeidre WoollardTue, 02 Dec 2008 11:02:00 ESTKim Kardashian Auctions for Charity ... Againhttp://www.luxist.com/2008/11/27/kim-kardashian-auctions-for-charity-again/http://www.luxist.com/2008/11/27/kim-kardashian-auctions-for-charity-again/http://www.luxist.com/2008/11/27/kim-kardashian-auctions-for-charity-again/#commentsFiled under: ,

Kim Kardashian Charity eBay Auction
Kim Kardashian is auctioning off her belongings on eBay yet again for her favorite charity the Dream Foundation. And this time it's not only her old clothes, shoes, and dresses but several members of her car collection also -- including a Range Rover, a Mercedes, and a Maserati. Plus this time she's convinced her boyfriend Reggie Bush, her two sisters Kourtney and Khloe, and her mom to participate in the auction with her by cleaning out their own closets and selling stuff as well.

The Kim's Closet charity auctions are currently running on eBay and scheduled to run through Dec 3rd.

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]]>auctionauctionscelebritycelebrity auctionsCelebrityAuctionscelebtritiescharityebaykardashiankim kardashianKimKardashianRigel CelesteThu, 27 Nov 2008 10:01:00 ESTLake Tahoe Home Up For Auctionhttp://www.luxist.com/2008/11/26/lake-tahoe-home-up-for-auction/http://www.luxist.com/2008/11/26/lake-tahoe-home-up-for-auction/http://www.luxist.com/2008/11/26/lake-tahoe-home-up-for-auction/#commentsFiled under: ,


If you've ever wanted to buy in to the idyllic resort area of Lake Tahoe here's a chance to pick up a home at auction. This five-bedroom home on the East Shore is 3,866 square feet and is situated on 85 feet of shoreline. The newly constructed turn-key home has a high minimum bid: $3.999 million. It goes up for auction on December 6 and advanced registration is required.

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]]>lake tahoeLakeTahoereal estate auctionRealEstateAuctionDeidre WoollardWed, 26 Nov 2008 08:02:00 ESTWorld's Finest Rolex Collection Up for Auctionhttp://www.luxist.com/2008/11/25/worlds-finest-rolex-collection-up-for-auction/http://www.luxist.com/2008/11/25/worlds-finest-rolex-collection-up-for-auction/http://www.luxist.com/2008/11/25/worlds-finest-rolex-collection-up-for-auction/#commentsFiled under: ,

One of the world's finest collections of rare vintage and classic Rolex watches will take place in Milan in March. The collection, amassed by Italian Rolex enthusiast Davide Blei, is not the largest Rolex collection in the world but may well be the finest, on account of its unprecedented level of quality and exclusivity.

Blei acquired only "exquisite, rare and unique" examples of Rolex models, stressing quality over quantity and buying only the very best. The auction will be conducted by the newly formed Patrizzi auction house, and a preview is being held at Asprey in London next week.

The highlight of the sale is a pink gold "Stelline" Oyster Perpetual Chronometer with star indexes, estimated at $ 260,000 - $320,000.
Another standout is this stainless steel "Paul Newman" Cosmograph Daytona with white dial, black subdials and applied gold indexes, estimated at $58,000 - $87,000.

[Patrizzi via Hodinkee]

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]]>MilanRolexRolex DaytonaRolexDaytonaJared Paul SternTue, 25 Nov 2008 09:00:00 EST$1.8 Million Munnings Stars in Sporting Art Salehttp://www.luxist.com/2008/11/24/1-8-million-munnings-stars-in-sporting-art-sale/http://www.luxist.com/2008/11/24/1-8-million-munnings-stars-in-sporting-art-sale/http://www.luxist.com/2008/11/24/1-8-million-munnings-stars-in-sporting-art-sale/#commentsFiled under: ,


A foxhunting portrait painted by British master Sir Alfred James Munnings in 1925 could fetch up to $1.8 million at Christie's Sporting & Wildlife Art sale in New York on Dec. 3. Titled F.H. Prince and the Pau Foxhounds, the painting (above), depicts American financier Frederick Henry Prince riding to hounds at Pau, his estate in the foothills of the Pyrénées. Prince had a stable of over sixty horses at the château, where King Henri IV of France was born in 1553. There are several other Munnings works in the sale as well.

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]]>ChristiesEquestrianFoxhuntingHorsesSir Alfred MunningsSirAlfredMunningsSporting artSportingArtJared Paul SternMon, 24 Nov 2008 19:03:00 ESTJenna Jameson's Couch On eBayhttp://www.luxist.com/2008/11/22/jenna-jamesons-couch-on-ebay/http://www.luxist.com/2008/11/22/jenna-jamesons-couch-on-ebay/http://www.luxist.com/2008/11/22/jenna-jamesons-couch-on-ebay/#commentsFiled under: , ,


If Jenna Jameson's house (still on the market at $2.7 million) is out of your price range, you could pick up her couch this week on eBay. Jameson, who is expecting twins with fighter Tito Ortiz, has listed her beige silk Casa Armani couch with a minimum bid of $9,500. The listing says that the original purchase price was at least double what it is being auctioned for and they promise free shipping to those in the Los Angeles area. The auction ends November 30.

[via ONTD]

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]]>auctioncasa armaniCasaArmanicouchjenna jamesonJennaJamesonDeidre WoollardSat, 22 Nov 2008 19:02:00 ESTNew Yorkers Raise $350,000 in Auction for RxArthttp://www.luxist.com/2008/11/21/new-yorkers-raise-350-000-in-auction-for-rxart/http://www.luxist.com/2008/11/21/new-yorkers-raise-350-000-in-auction-for-rxart/http://www.luxist.com/2008/11/21/new-yorkers-raise-350-000-in-auction-for-rxart/#commentsFiled under: ,

RxArt held its big bash/silent auction at the Milk Gallery in Chelsea earlier this week, drawing a crowd that took its time bidding but ended up supporting the non-profit group to the tune of $350,000. RxArt installs art exhibits in children's hospitals to relieve stress and create inspiring environments.

Founded in 2000 by well-known gallerist Diane Brown (at right with board member Cynthia Rowley), the non-profit tries to de-institutionalize hospital spaces with original art, usually colorful exhibits by artists like William Wegman and Frank Stella that stretch across every wall and ceiling possible.

The group produces coloring books for patients drawn from every installation, so kids can focus on emotional healing while docs aim to do the rest.

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]]>artauctionsmilk galleryMilkGalleryrxartTracy ChaitFri, 21 Nov 2008 19:02:00 ESTNude Moss Snap's a Steal at Christie's Salehttp://www.luxist.com/2008/11/21/nude-moss-snaps-a-steal-at-christies-sale/http://www.luxist.com/2008/11/21/nude-moss-snaps-a-steal-at-christies-sale/http://www.luxist.com/2008/11/21/nude-moss-snaps-a-steal-at-christies-sale/#commentsFiled under: ,


Last week we wrote about Christie's Nov. 19 photo auction starring a slew of naked supermodels including Albert Watson's 1993 nude of Kate Moss in Marrakech, which was estimated at $23,000 - $31,000. On Nov. 26 in London the auction house is staging another photo sale, with another equally appealing (in our opinion) photo of Kate in her birthday suit. The photo (above), taken by one-named lensman Tesh in 2005, may not have the pedigree of Watson's pic, but at only $1,500 - $2,000, it's a real steal. There are some other good deals to be had in the London sale, including portraits of Marilyn Monroe, Coco Chanel, James Dean, Andy Warhol and more.

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]]>ChristiesKate MossKateMossLondonPhotographsSupermodelsJared Paul SternFri, 21 Nov 2008 10:03:00 ESTFabergé Featured in Imperial Presents Auctionhttp://www.luxist.com/2008/11/21/faberge-featured-in-imperial-presents-auction/http://www.luxist.com/2008/11/21/faberge-featured-in-imperial-presents-auction/http://www.luxist.com/2008/11/21/faberge-featured-in-imperial-presents-auction/#commentsFiled under: ,

On Nov. 24, Sotheby's in London is offering an amazing array of objects by famed Russian jeweler Carl Fabergé in its impressive Imperial & Royal Presents sale. Fabergé is best known for his incredible jeweled eggs, though he produced many other iitems as presents for the Russian Tsars and their family.

It is these latter items, including picture frames, sniff boxes, vesta cases, paper knives, compacts and pill boxes, that are featured in the auction. The top-priced lot is a Fabergé silver-gilt pearl and enamel heart shaped photograph frame enclosing a miniature of Empress Maria Fedorovna, circa 1890, est. $90,000 - $120,000.

One of our favorite items is this Fabergé enamel and silver frame (above) with a photograph of George, Duke of York, later George V, a present from Grand Duchess Olga Alexandrovna of Russia, est. $30,000 - $45,000.

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]]>Carl FabergeCarlFabergeFabergeFaberge EggsFabergeEggsRoyaltyRussiaTsarJared Paul SternFri, 21 Nov 2008 08:01:00 ESTMr. President Covers Up On eBayhttp://www.luxist.com/2008/11/20/mr-president-covers-up-on-ebay/http://www.luxist.com/2008/11/20/mr-president-covers-up-on-ebay/http://www.luxist.com/2008/11/20/mr-president-covers-up-on-ebay/#commentsFiled under:

The election of Barack Obama has given the newspaper industry a bit of a boost. Papers in major cities sold briskly on November 5. One of the papers in Obama's home town, The Chicago Sun-Times is particularly proud of their cover from that day. Not only did it sell 700,000 copies making it the paper's best -selling issue in their 60-year history but Oprah held up a copy of the Sun-Times on her show and said it was the best cover worldwide. Now The Sun-Times is offering 44 limited edition prints of the cover on eBay as a limited edition high-gloss giclee print. The high-gloss print is hand-made by Printmakers Chicago and signed for authenticity. The pieces will be parceled out from now until December 9 with numbers 2-15 available now. Bidding starts at $350.

Shrewd eBay sellers are also selling a variety of papers from that day and from various other moments on the campaign trial for exorbitant mark-ups.

Mr. President Covers Up On eBay originally appeared on Luxist on Thu, 20 Nov 2008 08:02:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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]]>barack obamaBarackObamachicago sun-timesChicagoSun-timesnewspaperobamaDeidre WoollardThu, 20 Nov 2008 08:02:00 ESTNavarre Beach Florida House Up For Auctionhttp://www.luxist.com/2008/11/16/navarre-beach-florida-house-up-for-auction/http://www.luxist.com/2008/11/16/navarre-beach-florida-house-up-for-auction/http://www.luxist.com/2008/11/16/navarre-beach-florida-house-up-for-auction/#commentsFiled under: ,


Another luxury home is up for auction. This one on Navarre Beach in Florida. The five-bedroom home has views of the views of the Gulf to the south and the Intracoastal Waterway to the north. There are three levels with an elevator. The home includes a gourmet kitchen, an office, deck, and a master suite that includes walk-in closets and a master bath with a Kohler Air Jet Tub and a walk-in tile shower with rain-head showerheads.

Dr. Steve and Ann Hering are auctioning off the five-bedroom home on the gulf, as well as 30 home sites in Navarre Beach on December 6 with Albert Burney Auction Company managing the sale. Steve Hering, a retired college professor says that he and his wife have bought and sold a lot of real estate over the years but are now looking to slow down and they've moved to nearby Gulf Breeze. The home will sell to the highest bidder at or above a minimum bid of $2.5 million, which is said to be less than half of a recent appraisal.
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]]>floridanavarre beachNavarreBeachreal estate auctionRealEstateAuctionDeidre WoollardSun, 16 Nov 2008 08:02:00 ESTAnother Rough Night For The Art Auction Markethttp://www.luxist.com/2008/11/14/another-rough-night-for-the-art-auction-market/http://www.luxist.com/2008/11/14/another-rough-night-for-the-art-auction-market/http://www.luxist.com/2008/11/14/another-rough-night-for-the-art-auction-market/#commentsFiled under: ,

Another day, another day of art auction misery, the third in a long week for art sellers. At the Phillips de Pury & Co.'s New York auction the sales were far below event the low estimate of $23 million, coming in at $9.6 million with two-fifths of the lots not selling. Even usual hot sellers like Damien Hirst whose `Beautiful Artemis Thor Neptune Odin Delusional Sapphic Inspirational Hypnosis Painting,'' was part of a series that appeared in September 2007 during a runway show of his collection for Levi Strauss & Co. at the Gagosian Gallery in Chelsea couldn't find a buyer at $1.8 million.

So what artists are still alluring? The star of the Phillips de Pury auction was Donald Judd's 1977 vertical progression of 10 blue, stainless steel stacks, shown at right, which sold for $3.2 million, lower than presale estimate range of $4 million to $6 million but still a good showing in this market (and a Judd sculpture also sold earlier this week to Eli Broad). While the works may have been of a lower tier than comparable Christie's and Sotheby's auctions, the risk was also smaller. Bloomberg reports that Phillips de Pury guaranteed just one work in the auction, a glowing neon text by Kendell Geers, which had a low estimate of $60,000 and sold for $56,250.

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]]>artauctioncontemporarydamien hirstDamienHirstdonald juddDonaldJuddDeidre WoollardFri, 14 Nov 2008 20:01:00 ESTJames Bond's Lotus Esprit Up for Auctionhttp://www.luxist.com/2008/11/14/james-bonds-lotus-esprit-up-for-auction/http://www.luxist.com/2008/11/14/james-bonds-lotus-esprit-up-for-auction/http://www.luxist.com/2008/11/14/james-bonds-lotus-esprit-up-for-auction/#commentsFiled under: ,


On December 1, Bonhams in London will auction off the famous white 1976 Lotus Esprit driven by Roger Moore as James Bond in The Spy Who Loved Me (one of two made). Next to the classic Aston Martin DB5 from Goldfinger, the Lotus, which was amphibious in the movie, stands out as the iconic Bond vehicle. Estimated at about $160,000 to $190,000, it does not unfortunately come equipped with the gadgetry deployed by Moore in the film during his eventful ride with the beautiful Barbara Bach, including a cement sprayer, sea-to-air missiles, front-mounted torpedoes, ink-cloud dispenser and mine launcher. However it does afford the purchaser a chance to join the Ian Fleming Foundation, which my colleague Deidre Woollard wrote about the other day.

[via Men.Style]

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]]>007Barbara BachBarbaraBachBonhamsJames BondJamesBondLotusLotus EspritLotusEspritRoger MooreRogerMoorethe spy who loved meTheSpyWhoLovedMeJared Paul SternFri, 14 Nov 2008 16:02:00 ESTMore Unhappy Returns In The Art Markethttp://www.luxist.com/2008/11/13/more-unhappy-returns-in-the-art-market/http://www.luxist.com/2008/11/13/more-unhappy-returns-in-the-art-market/http://www.luxist.com/2008/11/13/more-unhappy-returns-in-the-art-market/#commentsFiled under: ,


This week's dismal art auction returns continued with the sale at Christie's New York on Wednesday night in which close to one third of the 75 lots found no buyers. The savvy shoppers were out in hordes though, Bloomberg reports that tennis star and collector John McEnroe, Salma Hayek and the ever art-hungry Eli Broad were in the room checking out the lots. The sale brought in $113.6 million which was around half its presale low estimate. Francis Bacon has been quite the hot seller of late, fueled to some extent by the buying habits of Russian billionaire Roman Abramovich. But last night a self-portrait by Francis Bacon that Christie's had estimated would sell for about $40 million couldn't find a new home.

And that collection of 16 drawings sold by Lehman Brothers Holdings Inc. Chief Executive Officer Richard S. Fuld Jr. and his wife, Kathy, brought in $13.5 million a bit below the low estimate of $15 million for the collection. More than half, a full 52 percent of the lots sold below the low estimate and Christie's guaranteed the sale of 39 lots, 12 of which didn't sell, which had a combined low estimate of $48 million. This means Christie's is on the hook for those works.

But every evening has its bright spots, Gerhard Richter's 1989 eight-foot-tall ``Abstraktes Bild (710),'' painted with a squeegee sold for $14.9 million. And you can't keep a good Basquiat down, Metallica drummer Lars Ulrich sold a 1982 Jean-Michel Basquiat painting ``Untitled (Boxer)'' for $13.5 million, above the $12 million estimate.

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