NAPLES, FL.- A carefully hand-picked selection of estate antiques, fine and decorative art, garden statuary and furniture is waiting in the wings for Auctions Neapolitan’s Feb. 26 Collectors’ Delight sale. The 425-lot auction offers a qualit…
Marilyn Monroe Pin-Up Amazes at $83,000+ in $4.1+ million Illustration Art Event
BEVERLY HILLS, CA.- The combination of California sunshine, the imminent approach of Valentine’s Day and some of the most beautiful women ever painted proved an irresistible triumvirate to Illustration Art collectors at Heritage Auctions in Beverly Hil…
Picasso’s La Lecture Sells at Sotheby’s for £25.2 Million in Sale Totalling £68.8 Million
LONDON.- Tonight, Sotheby’s Impressionist & Modern Evening sale was led by Pablo Picasso’s iconic 1932 painting of Marie-Thérèse Walter, La Lecture, which sold to a round of applause for £25,241,250 /$40,711,612 / €29,744,296, more th…
Christie’s Two-Part Sale of Old Master & 19th Century Art Totals a Combined $36,671,625
NEW YORK (REUTERS).- An iconic 19th-Century painting depicting an Ottoman Empire reserve soldier and his hunting dogs sold for $1.65 million on Wednesday at Christie’s Old Master and 19th-Century paintings auction. “Master of the Hounds,” by Jean Leon …
Property from the Collection of Charles Ryskamp Exceeds High Estimate to Bring $1.6 Million
NEW YORK, NY.- Old Masters Week opened today at Sotheby’s New York with the dedicated auction of Property from the Collection of Charles Ryskamp, which exceeded its high estimate in achieving $1,628,727 (est. $800,000/1.2 million*). Many bidders c…
18th Century Mahogany Bureau Table Achieves a Stunning $5.7 Million at Christie’s
NEW YORK, NY.- An 18th century mahogany bureau table carved by Newport’s most celebrated cabinetmaker sold for a stunning $5.7 million at Christie’s New York on Wednesday morning, placing it among the highest auction prices ever realized for …
Asians Toast Lloyd Webber’s Wines in $5.6 Million Sale
HONG KONG (REUTERS).- Some $5.6 million worth of fine wines from the cellars of British composer Andrew Lloyd Webber were hammered off in a sale at Sotheby’s Hong Kong on Saturday amid ebullient demand from Asian and online bidders. With the former Bri…
1907 Rolled Edge Eagle Brings $2.185 Million in Heritage $53 Million FUN Auctions
TAMPA, FL.- Collectors at Heritage’s $46 million+ Tampa, FL FUN U.S. Coin auction, Jan. 5-9, kept their focus on rare gold over the course of the four days – especially during the Thursday, Jan. 6 Platinum Night offerings – a sector led by the $2…
Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad’s 33-Year-Old Car Gets $1 Million Bid
TEHRAN (AP).- The Iranian president’s 33-year-old car has received a $1 million bid from abroad in a charity auction to raise money for a low-income housing project, reported a local newspaper on Sunday. The 1977 white Peugeot sedan was put on auction …
Bidders Drawn to Unique Works by Contemporary Artists at Swann Galleries’ Auction of American and Contemporary Art
NEW YORK, NY.- Bidders were drawn to an assortment of drawings and other unique works at Swann Galleries’ November 18 auction of American Art & Contemporary Art. The sale’s top lot was a Sketchbook with 52 drawings in pencil, ball-point pen …