EDINBURGH.- The Fruitmarket Gallery commissioned a new work of public sculpture by Turner-Prize winning Scottish artist Martin Creed for Edinburgh’s historic Scotsman Steps. Work 1059 is a feast for the eyes – 104 steps leading from the Scot…
Art Basel Opens Today Featuring 300 Leading Galleries
Basel, Switzerland – The world’s premier international art show for Modern and contemporary works, Art Basel features nearly 300 leading galleries from North America, Latin America, Europe, Asia and Africa. More than 2,500 artists, ranging from the …
Bonhams Spring Auctions Offer Snuff Bottles, Soapstone Figures & Chinese Works of Art
HONG KONG.- Following on from the extraordinary results of Part I and Part II, in which every snuff bottle from the celebrated Mary and George Bloch Collection of Chinese Snuff Bottles has sold, with world records broken in eleven different categories,…
Bonhams Spring Auctions Offer Snuff Bottles, Soapstone Figures & Chinese Works of Art
HONG KONG.- Following on from the extraordinary results of Part I and Part II, in which every snuff bottle from the celebrated Mary and George Bloch Collection of Chinese Snuff Bottles has sold, with world records broken in eleven different categories,…
Sotheby’s to Sell Collection of Old Master Paintings Assembled by Saam and Lily Nijstad
LONDON.- Sotheby’s London announces the sale of the collection of Old Master Paintings, on Thursday 7th July 2011, formed by Saam & Lily Nijstad over the last four decades. Saam Nijstad was for many years a leading dealer in Dutch Old Masters based in…
Auctions America by RM Expands Spring Carlisle Auction Schedule to Three Days
AUBURN, IN.- As part of the recently-announced joint marketing and corporate cooperation agreement between Carlisle Events and Auctions America by RM, the Spring Carlisle auction is now produced by Auctions America and continues to be part of the famou…
Bonhams Launch Modern and Contemporary Israeli Art Sale in London in May
LONDON.- Bonhams will hold their inaugural sale of modern and contemporary Israeli Art and Judaica in their New Bond Street saleroom on May 24, the only auction of its kind in the UK. Giles Peppiatt, Head of Israeli Art at Bonhams, comments: “The …
Bonhams Launch Modern and Contemporary Israeli Art Sale in London in May
LONDON.- Bonhams will hold their inaugural sale of modern and contemporary Israeli Art and Judaica in their New Bond Street saleroom on May 24, the only auction of its kind in the UK. Giles Peppiatt, Head of Israeli Art at Bonhams, comments: “The …
Rare Desk Clock Steals the Show in Sotheby’s Sale of Watches
LONDON.- The sale of Fine Watches at Sotheby’s saw a rare gold & enamel ball-shaped Desk Clock by Cartier sell for £79,250 ($124,668) – some ten times its pre-sale estimate. Continuing a pattern that has been a feature of many recent sales at Sot…
The Joe Grimberg Collection of Chinese Snuff Bottles at Sotheby’s New York
NEW YORK, NY.- One of the highlights of Sotheby’s fall 2010 Asia Week sales in New York will be a single owner offering of the Joe Grimberg Collection of Chinese Snuff Bottles on 14 September 2010. The bottles date from as early as the beginning o…