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 …
Ceramics Produce Fireworks During Garth’s March Americana Auction
DELAWARE, OH.- The firing of objects made from earthenware, porcelain, and stoneware comprise the larger category known as ceramics and during Garth’s March 11-12, 2011 Americana auction, the ceramics definitely provided continual fireworks as bid…
Sotheby’s Sets Record for an Islamic Work of Art at Auction with £7.4 Million Sale
LONDON.- Today, Sotheby’s London established a new record for an Islamic work of art at auction when an illustrated folio from the Shahnameh made for Shah Tahmasp of Persia, universally acknowledged as one of the supreme illustrated manuscripts of…
Sotheby’s Sets Record for an Islamic Work of Art at Auction with the £7.4 Million Achieved for the Shahnameh
LONDON.- Today, Sotheby’s London established a new record for an Islamic work of art at auction when an illustrated folio from the Shahnameh made for Shah Tahmasp of Persia, universally acknowledged as one of the supreme illustrated manuscripts of…
Swann Galleries’ African Americana Auction was Best Sale of this Material to Date
NEW YORK, NY.- On March 10, Swann Galleries conducted their most successful sale of Printed & Manuscript African Americana to date. The auction totaled just under $1 million. Institutions and private collectors competed for the majority of the top lots…
Mickey Mouse Poster Brings $35,000+ to Lead Movie Poster Event at Heritage Auctions
DALLAS, TX.- A stunning never-before-auctioned 1932 Mickey Mouse three sheet stock poster from United Artists, scarcely four years removed from Mickey’s creation by Walt Disney, brought $35,850 from a determined bidder on Saturday, March 26, to lead He…
Record for Any Paul Gauguin Print Sold at Auction Established Today at Sotheby’s
LONDON.- This morning at Sotheby’s in London , ten prints by Paul Gauguin from the Collection of Stanley J. Seeger, sold for £1.54 million ($2.47 million), almost four times the pre-sale low estimate for the group. A new auction record for a prin…
Record for Any Paul Gauguin Print Sold at Auction Established Today at Sotheby’s
LONDON.- This morning at Sotheby’s in London , ten prints by Paul Gauguin from the Collection of Stanley J. Seeger, sold for £1.54 million ($2.47 million), almost four times the pre-sale low estimate for the group. A new auction record for a prin…
Sotheby’s New York Sales of Chinese Ceramics and Works of Art Total a Record $71,320,518
NEW YORK, N.Y.- Sotheby’s sales of Chinese Ceramics and Works of Art have concluded, bringing the overall total for the series of auctions to $71,320,518 (est. $17.5/25.1 million), the highest total ever achieved anywhere in New York. All three au…
Modern and Contemporary Turkish Art Auction at Antik A.S. Totals $ 9.5 Million
ISTANBUL.- Antik A.S. in Istanbul, the sale of Modern and Contemporary Turkish Art totals of $9,500,000 within the presale estimate of $6 million. Competition was fierce for many of the top lots, with multiple bidders participating. Erol Akyavas’s…