GENEVA.- The Hôtel des Ventes auction house has sold a Chinese libation cup made from a rhinoceros horn carved in high relief with 5 chilongs and dating from the Qing period between the 17th and 18th centuries, as part of their extensive spring sale w…
Saffronart Launches New Mobile Website; Offers Easy Mobile Access to Buyers of Art
MUMBAI.- Saffronart, the world’s largest fine-art online auction house announced a new mobile version of its website that allows for easy viewing of artworks, jewelry and prime properties from any internet-enabled mobile device. Users can now enjo…
A Very Rare Rhinoceros Horn Cup From China, Sold at Hotel des Ventes in Geneva for a Record Price
GENEVA.- The Hôtel des Ventes auction house has sold a Chinese libation cup made from a rhinoceros horn carved in high relief with 5 chilongs and dating from the Qing period between the 17th and 18th centuries, as part of their extensive spring sale w…
Saffronart Launches New Mobile Website; Offers Easy Mobile Access to Buyers of Art
MUMBAI.- Saffronart, the world’s largest fine-art online auction house announced a new mobile version of its website that allows for easy viewing of artworks, jewelry and prime properties from any internet-enabled mobile device. Users can now enjo…
Christie’s New York City Charity "Bid to Save the Earth" Auction Pledges to Benefit Environment
NEW YORK (AP).- A day of golfing and lunch with former president Bill Clinton, flying with Harrison Ford on his private aircraft and sailing off the coast of Maine with the Rockefellers are just a few of the celebrity and luxury items being offered at…
Christie’s New York City Charity "Bid to Save the Earth" Auction Pledges to Benefit Environment
NEW YORK (AP).- A day of golfing and lunch with former president Bill Clinton, flying with Harrison Ford on his private aircraft and sailing off the coast of Maine with the Rockefellers are just a few of the celebrity and luxury items being offered at…
Sotheby’s to Sell Four Hundred Items from the Fabius Freres Gallery Collection
PARIS.- Sotheby’s announced today that, in partnership with the auction house PIASA, it will sell the Fabius Frères Gallery collection on the 18th and 19th October 2011 in Paris. The 400 sculptures, pieces of furniture, works of art, drawings and…
Antik A.S. to Offer an Exceptional Auction of Modern and Contemporary Turkish Art
ISTANBUL.- Antik A.S., the leading auction house in Turkey, will offer exceptional paintings by the most important Modern & Contemporary Turkish Artists. The auction will take place on March 20, 2011 at the Swissotel the Bosphorus and will present sele…
Rare Ferrari 340 Mexico Tops RM Auction’s Record $24 Million Amelia Island Sale
BLENHEIM, ONTARIO.- RM Auctions, the official auction house of the Amelia Island Concours d’Elegance, continued its record-breaking sales run in Northeast Florida over the weekend, posting a remarkable $24.3 million* in total sales with a strong 9…
Famed Steve McQueen "Le Mans" Porsche 911S Set for RM’s Monterey Auction
AMELIA ISLAND, FL.- Calling all Steve McQueen fans! RM Auctions, the world’s largest collector car auction house, will lift the gavel on the iconic 1970 Porsche 911S formerly owned by the “King of Cool” Steve McQueen and featured in his …