Archive for January, 2008

C Block meets reserve in FCC airways auction

Thursday, January 31st, 2008

A block of eight licenses covering the 22MHz C block of spectrum in the FCC wireless auction received a high bid of $4.7 billion in the 17th round of the 700MHz auctions, completed on Thursday.
On this block the FCC will require open access rules, the winning bidder must allow outside devices such as mobile phones […]

F1 car number plate sells for record £375,000

Thursday, January 31st, 2008

A record has been set after the sale of a 104-year-old number plate bearing the registration F1 fetched £375,000.
The registration number was sold to businessman Afzal Kahn, of Kahn Design Ltd, by Essex County Council.
The council has held the plate since it was first issued in 1904, when the county became a licensing authority, and […]

International Classic MotorCycle Show Auction

Thursday, January 31st, 2008

Entries for Bonhams’ April sale at The International Classic MotorCycle Show, Stafford continues to grow rapidly. Joining the Brough Superior SS100 and Coventry-Eagle Flying-8 there will be a typically eclectic mix of machines from all eras, ranging from a 1900/01 Chater Lea to a 1999 Egli-Vincent.
For more info visit, www.bonhams.com

The Dubai Sale

Thursday, January 31st, 2008

Including Fine Jewellery, Watches, Modern & Contemporary Arab, Iranian, Indian & Pakistani Art Monday 3 and Tuesday 4 March 2008 The Royal Mirage Hotel, Dubai
Bonhams is pleased to announce its first sale to be held in the Middle East.
Bonhams Dubai will provide access to the global art market for a new generation of collectors, dealers […]

Tennants Spring 2008 Catalogue Sale 10&11 April

Thursday, January 31st, 2008

One of the highlights of Tennants Spring 2008 Catalogue Sale will be an exceptional eight day coromandel wood Marine Chronometer, signed Victor Kullberg, 105 Liverpool Rd, Islington, London, No.4656, 1887 and estimated to sell for £7,000 – £9,000.
Victor Kullberg (1824-1890) was described as “One of the most brilliant and successful horologists of the 19th century”. […]