Hurst, who was only five months and eight games into his international career, made World Cup history as the only player to have scored a hat-trick in a World Cup final.

Another important lot is a pair of Stanley Matthews boots (estimate £6,000 – 8,000) that he wore in a testimonial match played in his honour on April 28, 1965 at Stokes Victoria ground in front of 35,000 spectators. He had played his final game in February of the same year. The boots, which come with a note from Matthews stating “Yes, my old soccer boots”, were given to one of the players at the end of the game, who passed them to the vendor.

Other highlights include a 1957-58 Italian league champion’s medal awarded to John Charles shortly after his transfer to Italian club Juventus F.C. (estimate £8,000 – 10,000); a 1951 FA Cup final winner’s medal presented to Newcastle’s Jack Fairbrother (£5,000 – 7,000); and a 1955 FA Cup final winner’s medal awarded to Newcastle Captain Jimmy Scoular (estimate £5,000 – 7,000), who had previously won First Division winner’s medals with Portsmouth in 1948/9 and 1949/50.

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The auction lasted all day with 740 lots on offer, but the saleroom remained packed throughout with many of their loyal customers attending in person – a poignant reminder of their many visits to Sampson and Horne’s shops. While estimates had been set cautiously, in many cases fierce competition among private collectors meant prices in the auction were at retail levels.

Of particular interest were two fine London delftware blue-dash Royal portrait chargers, which fetched £19,600 and £13,200 respectively against pre-sale estimates of £8,000 – 12,000.

Also fetching a high price were a late 18th century pair of life sand paintings sold for £16,800, having been estimated at £4,000 – 6,000.

A Charles II commemorative cup, thought to have been made to celebrate the Restoration of Charles II in 1660, sold for £15,600.

Jonathan Horne, and Alistair Sampson before him, were among the most respected dealers in London and for nearly 40 years had been regular buyers at Bonhams.

Our Director of Ceramics John Sandon, who was the auctioneer for much of the sale and missed their familiar faces bidding in the room, said: “This is the kind of sale Jonathan and Alistair would have loved themselves.”

Additional Highlights Include an Apollo 11 Patch Consigned Directly by Astronaut Michael Collins and a Diamond Pin from Apollo 1 Widows

New York – 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 of space exploration, when man sought to reach the moon, along with lots that celebrate what came before and after these monumental trips to the lunar surface.”

With the Apollo missions capturing the public imagination like no other space program, objects from this series of voyages feature prominently in the sale. Of particular note are a number of truly remarkable Apollo lots that are set to entice international interest, from both private and institutional buyers.

One of the most important features of the auction is a section of manuscripts, letters and other material from the personal archives of Henry Miller. Bruce MacMakin, Senior Vice President at PBA Galleries, calls the 214-lot sale “one of the most significant we have held in many years. The concentration of high spots in so many fields makes it of interest to a broad range of collectors.”

The catalogue for the auction is posted online at www.pbagalleries.com Printed catalogues may be ordered at the site, or downloaded in PDF format. Full provisions are available for bidding absentee, live over the internet during the auction, or by telephone during the auction.

“These properties have exceptional upside potential given their excellent locations, size and features,” comments Stephen Karbelk, CAI, AARE, President and Founder of National Commercial Auctioneers, the commercial real estate auction company hired by the Receiver to liquidate the properties. “These full-service properties have a history of generating over $1.3 million a year in cash flow and I think there is even more upside.”

The auctions are scheduled for April 2, 2010 starting with the Stillwater property at 11:00AM and the Ponca City property at 3:00PM. All auctions will be held on-site. The properties will also be open for inspection by prospective buyers on March 22nd and March 29th from 10:00AM to 3:00PM plus the day of the auction and by appointment, as needed. The properties will be sold to the highest bidder. To learn more about the properties, the auction and the terms of the sale, please contact National Commercial Auctioneers at www.natcomauctions.com or call 877-895-7077.

Pix2Press enables so-called ‘citizen journalists’ to get the highest possible price for their photograph or video without the hassle of having to try and sell the picture themselves. Photos and videos can be uploaded online, http://www.pix2press.com or via a mobile phone.

The unique Internet based Auction System enables to serve the media, publishers and TV stations 24 hours/day, offering photos and videos world-wide to the highest bidder. The Auction System is similar to eBay where pictures are registered to be auctioned. There are no listing fees to upload and the user is always in full control over the bidding – can except an offer at any time – there is no ‘time limit’. Photos and videos can also be sold on an ‘exclusive’ basis.

“Over the past several years, we’ve offered several prototypes, concepts and special serial numbered contemporary collector cars to the public, which has been a significant break from the traditional approach that car makers once followed with such important cars,” said Barrett-Jackson Chairman/CEO, Craig Jackson. “At one time, it was common for these cars to be destroyed or sold to industry insiders instead of being available to the general car collector hobby. The automakers have begun to turn to us as the best, most democratic way to offer these cars.”

On 1: Modern Art

This auction is headed by a real rarity: Otto Griebel‘s watercolor “Zwei Frauen“ (Two women) was made in 1924 and will be called with an estimate of € 30.000-40.000. The work, which will also be on the cover of the catalog, did not only barely escape the burning of works by the artist that the National Socialists had confiscated in 1932, it also survived an allied air raid in 1945 in which Griebel lost his apartment and studio as well as most of his works to the flames.

With “Herbstlandschaft“ and “Der rosa Krug“ two typical watercolors by Karl Schmidt-Rottluff, each with an estimate of € 10.000-15.000, will enter the race. The object “Bemalter Steinkopf mit weißer Nase“ (Painted stone head with white nose) by the same artist is a real magnet of attraction. The gray-brown granite stone has been estimated at € 3.000-4.000.

Another interesting lot in the section of sculptures is by Otto Gutfreund. His bronze “Der Cellospieler“ (Cello Player) will not only please music lovers. The estimate for this work with black patina, posthumously cast from presumably the original gypsum model, is at € 6.000-8.000.

Oskar Kokoschka executed his “Hygieia“ in 1961, using color chalk for this drawing of a sculpture in the Athens National Museum. The artist’s confident stroke of the brush in combination with a classic motif of an ancient theme and an estimate of € 4.000-6.000 will surely make for brisk demand.

More than a dozen of pencil and chalk drawings by Ernst Ludwig Kirchner, which will be called with estimates between € 900 and € 3.000, are definitely more than just worthwhile mentioning.

The offer is rounded of by appealing print art: Besides three lithographs in colors by Serge Poliakoff as well as Emil Nolde‘s etching and aquatint “Hugo del Caril“ (estimate: € 4.000-5.000) the “Lithographie ‘Blau’“ by Wassily Kandinsky (estimate: € 5.000-7.000) as well as the chalk lithograph “Arbeiterfrau mit schlafendem Jungen“ by Käthe Kollwitz from 1927 will enthuse the audience.

On 2: Post War/Contemporary Art
Walter Stöhrer‘s works are unique in the world of 20th century art, and three large-sized works by the important representative of the Informel will be called up in this section. Besides two mixed media works without title, it is particularly the painting “Cut Up IV“ which will draw the attention. With an estimate of € 18.000-24.000, it radiates an intensive degree of energy in its size of 80.5 x 70.8 in. Only eleven works were made under the title “Cut Up“, of which two are already in possession of German museums.

The acrylic work “Homage an Leonardo da Vinci“ by Lambert Maria Wintersberger will enter the race with an estimate between € 8.000-12.000. The work with its spontaneous and powerful stroke of the brush is a good example of the artist’s painting skills. In formal terms, the depiction calls reminiscence of the gestures of Saint Jerome, the painting of the same name by Leonardo da Vinci, which is in possession of the Pinacoteca Vaticana today.

Besides a zestful gouache in black and white (estimate: € 6.000-8.000), that Karl Otto Götz executed on cardboard in 1958, Markus Prachensky’s dynamic work “Rouge sur noir“, which was made the same year, will be called up at € 5.000-7.000. This painting’s center is dominated by a strong red, whereas color accents in blue and red inspirit Fritz Winter‘s painting without title from 1954. It has been estimated at € 5.000-7.000.

This section is rounded off by, among others, works by the following artists: Horst Antes, Georg Baselitz, Eduardo Chillida, Karl Fred Dahmen, Lucio Fontana, Damien Hirst, Horst Janssen, Robert Motherwell, Sigmar Polke, Neo Rauch, Emil Schumacher, Antoni Tàpies and Zao Wou-Ki.

On 3: Old Masters and Art of the 19th Century

The first auction day will be opened by the section of Old Masters and Art of the 19th century, headed by a painting of Eugen von Guérard from 1849, estimated at € 20.000-30.000. “Die Eremitage von St. Maria del Avocatella bei Neapel“ (The Hermitage of St. Maria del Avocatella near Naples) counts among the classic depictions of southern Italian landscapes, which the artist successfully showed at academy exhibitions in Berlin, Leipzig and Lubeck.

A painting in warm shades of colors by Frits Thaulow will definitely make for some excitement in the auction room. The estimate for the oil painting “Dorfweg“, presumably made in 1890, is at € 15.000-20.000.

The small-sized oil painting on wood “Beim Vorlesen“ by Felix Schlesinger is an atmospheric genre piece. The rural idyll gives insight into family life in the countryside and will be called up with an estimate of € 5.000-7.000.

Besides almost a dozen of still lives of nature and plants by Christian Friedrich Gille, all originate from the collection of the Berlin littérateur and art dealer Walter Unus, three landscape watercolors by Edward Theodore Compton will also shine their light on this section of the auction.

Further works by Johann Georg von Dillis, Jean Bastien-Lepage and Karl Friedrich Schinkel will also be on offer. Among the high-quality graphic art will be works by Albrecht Dürer, Francisco de Goya, Giovanni Battista Piranesi and Georg Friedrich Schmidt.

Preview:
Selected works will be shown:
Ketterer Kunst, Meßberg 1, Hamburg, April 6th – 8th, 10 a.m. – 6 p.m.
Ketterer Kunst, Fasanenstr. 70, Berlin, April 10th– 15th, 11 a.m. – 6 p.m.

All works will be shown:
Ketterer Kunst, Joseph-Wild-Str. 18, Munich, April 17th –21st, 11 a.m. – 6 p.m., April, 22nd, 10 a.m. – 3 p.m., later appointments only by arrangement

Auction:
April, 23rd, 3 p.m.: A Old Masters and Art of the 19th Century r
followed by Modern Art
April, 24th, 3 p.m.: Post War/Contemporary Art
at Ketterer Kunst, Joseph-Wild-Str. 18, Munich

Since it was founded in 1954, Ketterer Kunst has been firmly established in the front ranks of auction houses dealing in art and rare books, with its headquarters in Munich and a branch in Hamburg. Gallery rooms in Berlin as well as representatives in Heidelberg and Krefeld have contributed substantially to the company’s success. Ketterer Kunst has further rounded off its portfolio with the prestigious Ernest Rathenau Verlag, New York/Munich. In addition, exhibitions, special theme and charity auctions as well as online auctions are regular events at Ketterer Kunst.

Contact:

Ketterer Kunst
Joseph-Wild-Str. 18
81829 München
GERMANY
Tel. +49-(0)55244-444
Fax.: +49-(0)55244-177
E-mail: infomuenchen@kettererkunst.de

For press enquiries:
Michaela Derra M.A.
Telefon: +49-(0)89-55244-152 (Fax: -177)
E-Mail: m.derra@kettererkunst.de

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“In his five-year tenure as President of Christie’s Americas, Marc Porter’s leadership, breadth of experience, and knowledge of the art business has been an invaluable asset. We look forward to much continued success in his expanded role as Chairman of Christie’s Americas,” said Edward Dolman, Chief Executive Officer of Christie’s International.

Mr. Porter earned a B.A. degree from the University of Pennsylvania’s College of Arts and Sciences and a B.S. in Economics from the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania. He also holds a law degree from Yale Law School. Prior to joining Christie’s, he was associated with the New York law firm of Proskauer Rose Goetz & Mendelsohn. He also held positions with the New York City Department of Cultural Affairs and the office of the general counsel of the Metropolitan Museum of Art.