LONDON.- Sotheby’s biannual sale of Fine Chinese Ceramics and Works of Art today brought the well-above estimate total of £20,798,725, surpassing pre-sale expectations of £11.5-16.2 million, setting a record for a London auction in this collecti…
Andy Warhol’s First and Last Self-Portraits Fetch a Combined $66 Million at Christie’s
NEW YORK, NY.- The market for important works by Andy Warhol, the reigning king of Pop, continued to reach new heights at Christie’s New York tonight, as bidders chased two iconic self-portraits by the artist, setting a new world auction record fo…
Gil Elvgren’s ‘Gay Nymph’ Sets World’s Record $286,000 in $3.4 Million Heritage Auctions Illustration Art Sale
NEW YORK, NY.- The power and depth of the Charles Martignette Collection of Illustration Art continued to exert its influence on May 4 in the form of Gil Elvgren’s Gay Nymph, 1947, which brought $286,800 – a World’s Record price for the artist – agains…
Fancy Light Pink Diamond Ring Brings $358,500 as Top Lot in $5+ Million Fine Jewelry Event
NEW YORK, NY.- A superlative Fancy Light Brownish-Pink Diamond, Diamond, Platinum Ring was the subject of intense bidding and great admiration on its way to a final price of $358,500 on Monday, May 2, to top the offerings in Heritage Auctions’ $4.957+ …
Pair of Princess Diana’s Dresses Sell for $276,000
BEVERLY HILLS, CA (AP).- Two dresses worn by Princess Diana have sold for a record $276,000 at an auction in Beverly Hills. Darren Julien, president and CEO of Julien’s Auctions, said Saturday that a black crepe evening gown Diana wore during a state…
Marathon Asian Auction Brings Over 4.5 Million at Leslie Hindman Auctioneers
CHICAGO, IL.- With a saleroom packed full of international buyers, the majority from mainland China, almost 600 bidders online and the auctioneers’ book full of absentee bids, Leslie Hindman Auctioneers sale which carried a pre-sale median estimat…
Vlaminck Crowned with New World Auction Record Paysage de Banglieue Realizes $22.5 Million
NEW YORK, NY.- A new world auction record was set for the French artist Maurice de Vlaminck (1876-1958), at Christie’s New York tonight. The vividly-hued 1905 landscape, a fitting tribute to springtime in New York, sold for $22,482,500 (£13,489,5…
The BAT Artventure Collection Part Two Realises $ 4,198,489 at Sotheby’s in Amsterdam
AMSTERDAM.- The sale of the world-renowned BAT ArtVenture Collection, formerly known as The Peter Stuyvesant Collection, Part Two, realised a total of €2,941,725 / £2,582,732/ $4,198,489, a figure well above the pre-sale expectations of €1 m…
The BAT Artventure Collection Part Two Realises $ 4,198,489 at Sotheby’s in Amsterdam
AMSTERDAM.- The sale of the world-renowned BAT ArtVenture Collection, formerly known as The Peter Stuyvesant Collection, Part Two, realised a total of €2,941,725 / £2,582,732/ $4,198,489, a figure well above the pre-sale expectations of €1 m…
Russian Art Auction Achieves $16.1 Million At Sotheby’s New York, Highest Result Since 2008
LONDON.- Sotheby’s auction of Russian Art in New York brought $16,089,390 in total today, in excess of the pre-sale high estimate and the highest result for an auction in New York in this category since April 2008*. The Russian paintings on offer …