LONDON (AP).- Skis, photos, scientific instruments and other relics from Capt. Robert Falcon Scott’s ill-fated expedition to the South Pole are going under the hammer this week at Christie’s auction house. The items, which belonged to a Canadian member…
Competitive Bidding Drives Prices Past Estimates at Saffronart’s Autumn Online Auction
NEW YORK, NY.- Saffronart, the world’s largest online fine-art auction house, concluded its Autumn Online Auction on September 9th, 2010 with more than half the lots selling above their higher estimate. The auction achieved a total of $6.4 million…
Competitive Bidding Drives Prices Past Estimates at Saffronart’s Autumn Online Auction
NEW YORK, NY.- Saffronart, the world’s largest online fine-art auction house, concluded its Autumn Online Auction on September 9th, 2010 with more than half the lots selling above their higher estimate. The auction achieved a total of $6.4 million…
Sotheby’s London To Hold a Sale of Magnificent Books, Manuscripts and Drawings
LONDON.-A rare copy of John James Audubon’s “Birds of America,” billed as the world’s most expensive book, is up for sale alongside a first edition of Shakespeare’s plays at an auction to set book lovers’ pulses racing, Sotheby’s said Thursday. One of …
ArtTactic’s Chinese Contemporary Art Market Confidence Survey Shows Continued Strong Recovery
NEW YORK, NY.- This week, ArtTactic released its newest Chinese contemporary art market confidence survey, which — as expected, considering the success of this spring’s auctions in Hong Kong and mainland China — shows a 27% positive incr…
Saffronart Offers an Exceptional Collection of Modern and Contemporary Indian Art
NEW YORK, NY.- Saffronart, the world’s largest online fine-art auction house, will showcase the works of 43 modern and contemporary Indian artists at its annual Autumn Online Art Auction. With a total of 90 lots, the sale offers collectors a broad…
Heritage Auctions New York City Gallery Opened Today
NEW YORK, NY- The eagerly-awaited new Manhattan gallery and offices of Heritage Auction Galleries opened at 445 Park Avenue (at 57th Street) on Wednesday, September 1, 2010. The expansion of Heritage, the world’s third largest auction house, into…
Maine Museums and Historical Organizations Rally to Save Important 19th-Century Banners
PORTLAND, ME.- On Thursday, August 26, sixteen Maine museums, historical organizations, and their supporters came together in an unprecedented collaboration to save an important collection of Maine artifacts, seventeen rare, 19th-century hand-painted b…
Bonhams Appoints Camilla Prini as Its Agent in Northern Italy
LONDON.- Camilla Prini has been appointed by Bonhams, the international fine art and antiques auction house, as the company’s Agent for Northern Italy. She will be based in her hometown, Milan, but will cover the whole region, including Bologna, G…
Bonhams Appoints Camilla Prini as Its Agent in Northern Italy
LONDON.- Camilla Prini has been appointed by Bonhams, the international fine art and antiques auction house, as the company’s Agent for Northern Italy. She will be based in her hometown, Milan, but will cover the whole region, including Bologna, G…