NEW YORK, NY.- Sotheby’s today launches a retail and online wine business, becoming the only major global auctioneer also offering fine wines at retail and online. The team at Sotheby’s Wine is known for an unsurpassed level of knowledge and …
Christie’s Expects Poussin’s Painting to Fetch Up to $31 Million
LONDON (REUTERS).- Christie’s expects a major work called “Ordination” by French master Nicolas Poussin to fetch 15-20 million pounds ($23-31 million) when it goes under the hammer in London on December 7. The auctioneer will be hoping to repeat the sp…
Christie’s Expects French Master Nicolas Poussin’s Painting to Fetch Up to $31 Million
LONDON (REUTERS).- Christie’s expects a major work called “Ordination” by French master Nicolas Poussin to fetch 15-20 million pounds ($23-31 million) when it goes under the hammer in London on December 7. The auctioneer will be hoping to repeat the sp…
Aspen Art Museum’s Summer Benefit Gala artCRUSH Raises $1.5 Million
ASPEN, CO.- Over 350 of the world’s top art collectors, wine connoisseurs, artists, gallery owners, museum directors, curators, and global business leaders came together in Aspen for three days of striking events to celebrate the Aspen Art Museum&…
Mechanical Banks Draw High Rate of Interest at RSL’s $1.8 Million Auction in Baltimore
TIMONIUM, MD.- Interest was keener than ever, and the bidding action was relentless in RSL Auction’s sale of antique toys and banks held May 22nd at Richard Opfer’s suburban Baltimore gallery. “We started at noon and finished at 20 till …
Auctioneer: Daughter will Get Lucille Ball Awards
LOS ANGELES (AP).- An auction house selling Lucille Ball memorabilia says it is returning the actress’ lifetime achievement awards to her daughter. Heritage Auction Galleries says a deal reached Saturday will return the awards to Lucie Arnaz Luckinbil…
John Baddeley Appointed Managing Director of Bonhams Knigthsbridge
LONDON.- Bonhams announced the appointment and promotion of Jon Baddeley to the position of Managing Director, Knightsbridge – the busiest of the company’s UK and international salerooms. He takes on this new role with immediate effect. “…
Lackluster Bidding for John Steinbeck’s New York City Archive
NEW YORK (AP).- An auction of a trove of author John Steinbeck’s letters, manuscripts and photographs from his New York City apartment produced lackluster bidding on Wednesday, with half of the items failing to sell or fetching prices below their pre-s…
Lackluster Bidding for John Steinbeck’s NYC Archive
NEW YORK (AP).- An auction of a trove of author John Steinbeck’s letters, manuscripts and photographs from his New York City apartment produced lackluster bidding on Wednesday, with half of the items failing to sell or fetching prices below their pre-s…
Wall Street Sign Goes for $116.5K at Christie’s
NEW YORK, NY.- A vintage sign that once marked an intersection near the New York Stock Exchange has sold for $116,500 at auction. Christie’s said the enamel “Broad St.” and “Wall St.” sign was bought Tuesday by an unidentified phone bidder. The auctio…