LONDON.- Bonhams is to build a new international headquarters in London to provide the most advanced salerooms in the world. Designed by award-winning architects Lifschutz Davidson Sandilands, the building is to be constructed on the site of the compan…
NEW YORK, NY.- With its final auction of the fall season on December 14 in New York, Christie’s International wrapped up a record-breaking year for fine and rare watches that realized US$91.2 million* in total sales – the highest annual total…
LONDON.- The sale of 20th Century British Art at Sotheby’s in London established a new auction record for a work by Sir Stanley Spencer (in pounds – see note at foot of email), when his Hilda and I at Pond Street sold for £1,430,050 ($2,249,…
ISTANBUL.- Antik A.S. the leading Turkish Auction house, announced that the sale of Turkish Paintings Calligraphy and Ottoman Arts in Istanbul achieved triumphant results and made 8 million Turkish Lira / US$ 5.3 million. The top lot of the sale, the m…
LONDON.- MacDougall’s Works on Paper Auction raised over 1.1 m pounds on December 1st, setting new record prices. The top lots went several times higher than their pre-sale estimates. The cover lot 13, Nubian with a Waterpipe by Michail Zichy sold fou…
NEW YORK, NY.- Bonhams & Butterfields, international fine arts auctioneers, has established a reputation as a preeminent source for Fine Prints, each auction attracting collectors and setting record prices for rare impressions. The firm’s next of…
NEW YORK, NY.- Bonhams & Butterfields, international fine arts auctioneers, has established a reputation as a preeminent source for Fine Prints, each auction attracting collectors and setting record prices for rare impressions. The firm’s next of…
MUMBAI.- Saffronart, the world’s largest
online
fine-art auction house, concluded its Summer Online Auction on June
17th, 2010
with impressive results, including a world-record price in auction for
Jehangir
Sabavala. With 81% of the …
MUMBAI.- Saffronart, the world’s largest online fine-art auction house, concluded its Summer Online Auction on June 17th, 2010 with impressive results, including a world-record price in auction for Jehangir Sabavala. With 81% of the lots on offer …
CALABASAS, CA.- George Hurrell’s iconic portrait
of Jean Harlow on a white bearskin rug created for Vanity Fair magazine now
spearheads the largest auction of Glamour Photography in art history. The
original camera negative, as well as a custo…
