Invaluable, the world’s largest online live auction marketplace, is pleased to offer online bidding on a variety of important auction sales from its European and United Kingdom auction house partners during the month of May 2014, including auctions taking place in Austria, France, Germany, Italy, the Republic of Ireland and the UK.  European and UK sales being offered through Invaluable this month include auctions of Camera Equipment, Fine Art, Books and Autographs, Interior Design, Photography and more.

Austria

Auction house WestLicht, based in Vienna, is the world’s leading auction house for cameras and is holding a 100 Years of Leica auction on May 23, 2014.

- The auction features camera equipment from the company Leica Camera AG and includes equipment from all eras of the company’s technical development.  Highlights include a Kellner Telescope circa 1852, which is expected to realize €50,000 - €60,000, an original and nearly mint Leica MP Black Paint from 1957, estimated to sell for €250,000 - €300,000, and a rare, original E. Leitz New York Leica Gun Rifle from 1937, which is estimated to realize €220,000 - €260,000.

France

Parisian auction house Tajan is hosting several important sales on the Invaluable platform in May, including two art and drawing sales, both scheduled for May 14, 2014.

- The Old Master Drawings auction features a drawing from Italian engraver Marcantonio Raimondi (1480-1534) and a drawing of the Mystic Marriage of St. Catherine by Luca Cambiaso (1527-1585), both estimated to realize €4,000 - €6,000.

- The Modern Drawings sale includes noteworthy lots such as a pencil sketch of The Resurrection by Paul Cezanne (1839-1906) expected to sell for €40,000 - €60,000 and a Watercolor on paper by Edouard Manet (1832-1883), expected to realize €30,000 - €50,000.

Piasa auction house in Paris is hosting two interior design auctions sales on Invaluable on May 27, 2014.

- The JFD Collection and Contemporary Design auction features several important pieces from French architect and designer Charlotte Perriand, including a two-sided bookshelf expected to realize €70,000 - €90,000, a freeform dining table expected to realize €45,000 - €65,000 and a Library Cloud bookshelf estimated at €40,000 - €60,000.

- The Design of the Twentieth and Twenty-first Centuries sale features noteworthy lots such as a metal sculpture by French artist Nicolas Schoëffer, estimated to realize €35,000 - €45,000 and a glass and painted aluminum Cathedral dining table by Pierre Paulin, expected to sell for €20,000 - €30,000.

Artcurial – Briest – Poulain – F. Tajan in Paris has numerous sales happening through the Invaluable platform in May, including a Design Sale on May 19, 2014, and a Photography Sale on May 20, 2014.

- Noteworthy lots from the Design Sale include a Central Table from Jean Prouve estimated at €400,000 - €500,000 and a furniture collection from Pierre Paulin that includes a sofa, four armchairs and a coffee table, estimated at €100,000 - €120,000.

- Highlights of the Photography sale include a Portfolio of Kate Moss estimated at €60,000 - €80,000, a portrait of German actress Marlene Dietrich taken by Irving Penn which is expected to realize €40,000 - €60,000 and a Helmut Newton photograph of Elsa Peretti in a Halston Bunny Costume expected to realize €25,000 - €35,000.

Germany

German Auction House Lempertz, based in Cologne, has several important art auctions taking place during the month of May, including their two-day Decorative Arts sale starting on May 15, 2014 and the Old Masters & 19th Century Paintings sale, including the Hofstatter collection, taking place on May 17, 2014.

- Highlights of the Decorative Arts sale include an important Augsburg silver domestic altar and a large Augsburg silver travel service in a fitted box, both estimated to realize €150,000 - €200,000 apiece.

- Noteworthy lots from the Old Masters & 19th Century Paintings sale include the painting The Steadfast Philosopher by Gerrit van Honthorst, expected to realize €800,000 - €1,200,000, and On the Beach at Scheveningen by Jan von Goyen, estimated at €650,000 - €750,000.

 Italy

Italian auction house Bolaffi has an important Books & Autographs auction taking place on May 13, 2014, in Milan.

- Lots of note include an exceptional collection of letters that make up the most extensive correspondence from Italian composer Guiseppe Verdi (1813-1901) ever presented at auction. Other noteworthy items include a collection of seven autographed letters from Opera singer Maria Callas (1923-1975) and a very rare illustrated edition of Dante Alighieri’s The Divine Comedy.

 Republic of Ireland

Irish auction house Whytes, based in Dublin, has an important Irish & International Art sale coming up on May 26, 2014.

- Highlights of the sale include the oil painting Home with the Catch by Gerard Dillon (1916-1971) which is expected to realize €60,000 - €80,000, Be Somebody with a Body by Andy Warhol (1928-1987) which is estimated to sell for €40,000 - €50,000 and A Street in Tangier by Sir John Lavery (1856-1941), which is expected to realize €20,000 - €30,000.

 United Kingdom

Auction house Lyon & Turnbull, based in Edinburgh, has two big sales coming up in May, including their Jewelry & Watches sale taking place on May 21, 2014, as well as the Scottish Paintings & Sculpture auction scheduled for May 22, 2014.

- Noteworthy lots being sold though the Jewelry and Watches sale include a vivid yellow and colorless diamond cluster ring estimated at £20,000 - £30,000, as well as a diamond and rubellite necklace expected to realize  £15,000 - £20,000.

- Highlights of the Scottish Paintings & Sculpture sale include the oil painting Still Life with Roses and Oranges by Samuel John Peploe (1871-1935) estimated at  £200,000 - £300,000, Still Life with Fruit and Flowers by George Leslie Hunter (1877-1931) which is expected to sell for £40,000 - £60,000 and the oil painting Roses by William Marshall Brown (1863-1936) which is expected to realize £20,000 - £30,000.  

Bidders interested in these sales can view the fully illustrated catalogs and place live or absentee bids for all sales by visiting www.Invaluable.com.