WEST SUSSEX.- An important collection of 17th and 18th Century Italian marble sculpture will be offered in the hugely popular sale of Garden Statuary and Ornament – both antique and modern – at Summers Place Auctions (in association with Sotheby&#…
Celia, the Most Beautiful Boy in the World (and Percy) Star in Bonhams Hockney Sale
LONDON.- A rare signed proof copy of David Hockney’s lithograph ‘An Image of Celia’ in the original frame hand painted by the artist is the star item in sale dedicated to Hockney’s work at Bonhams on 20 April. Dating from the mid-1…
Saffronart Announces a 24 Hour Online Auction of Books and Drawings by Prominent Modernists
MUMBAI.- Saffronart, the world’s largest online fine-art auction house, presents ‘Words and Lines’, second in a new series of 24-hour online auctions. This auction features 90 lots, including rare and important publications on Indian art…
Saffronart Announces a 24 Hour Online Auction of Books and Drawings by Prominent Modernists
MUMBAI.- Saffronart, the world’s largest online fine-art auction house, presents ‘Words and Lines’, second in a new series of 24-hour online auctions. This auction features 90 lots, including rare and important publications on Indian art…
Christie’s Sale of Decorative Arts Europe Including Oriental Carpets Achieves $7,612,875
NEW YORK, NY.- The 500 Years: Decorative Arts Europe including Oriental Carpets sale realized $7,612,875/£4,670,475/€5,286,719 and was sold 70% by lot and 85% by value. The top lot of the sale was a George III Ormolu-Mounted Pollard Oak, Indian …
artnet Auctions Celebrates the Season with Spring Sale that Includes 100 Contemporary Works
NEW YORK, NY.- From April 19-26, artnet Auctions will celebrate Spring with 100 contemporary works by 40 artists including Damien Hirst, Robert Indiana, Andy Warhol, Roy Lichtenstein and Tom Wesselmann with estimates between US $2,000 and US $150,000. …
Major Chinese Ceramics Sale at Sotheby’s in Hong Kong Fails to Live Up to Hype
HONG KONG (REUTERS).- A major collection of Chinese ceramics seen as one of the best to be sold in decades, fell flat in a Sotheby’s sale on Thursday, in a surprise setback for the market given a relative lack of Chinese buying interest and high estima…
Celia, the Most Beautiful Boy in the World (and Percy) Star in Bonhams Hockney Sale
LONDON.- A rare signed proof copy of David Hockney’s lithograph ‘An Image of Celia’ in the original frame hand painted by the artist is the star item in sale dedicated to Hockney’s work at Bonhams on 20 April. Dating from the mid-19…
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…
Chinese Ceramics from the Celebrated New York Dealer J.T. Tai & Co. Total $36.3 million at Sotheby’s
NEW YORK, NY.- Sotheby’s Asia Week auctions began in New York today with the much anticipated sale of Chinese Ceramics and Works of Art from J.T. Tai & Co. The auction brought a stunning total of $36,312,493 and was nearly 94% sold by lot. The sal…