Christies expect record for Francis Bacon painting
Published January 11th, 2007
Christie’s auctioneers expect to achieve a record price for a work by Dublin-born painter Francis Bacon at a London auction in February, when his “Study For Portrait II” goes under the hammer. A spokeswoman said the painting was expected to fetch about £12 million pounds, which would easily eclipse the current record for the artist of [...]
eBay to add fraud more prevention
Online auctionhouse eBay is to roll out a system designed to reduce fraud from spammers and phishers to its core North American sites, after initial trials on eBay Motors, and later UK and Australian branches of eBay, were shown to be effective. The ‘Safeguarding Member IDs’ (SMI) system aims to reduce bidders’ exposure to phishing [...]
New UK Property Auctioneers
[ March 29, 2007; ] Breach Wood Ingram (formerly Butfield Breach auctioneers) is the name of the new company which says it is now the only dedicated land and property auctioneers in the region. As such, the new company says it will not only continue to provide a thoroughly professional service to its many existing corporate and private clients but aims [...]
Public sector E Auctions to save 11 million
Public sector organisations in the South West, West Midlands and South East are set to realise over £11m in cashable savings by 2010 as a result of e-auctions held in the South West. Recent auctions supported by the South West Centre of Excellence, for agency staff, wheeled bins, stationery/paper, and protective gloves have involved 28 local [...]
Christies sell Ayrshire Hotel
The North Beach Hotel in Ayrshire, which overlooks the 18th green at Prestwick Golf Club, has been sold less than three months after it was put on the market. The golf club played host to the very first Open Championship in 1860. The three-star hotel was bought through Christie’s auctioneers by Mr Singh, who owns another property [...]
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