EDINBURGH.- A self-portrait by Jack Vettriano will go on show in the new Scottish National Portrait Gallery when it reopens in the autumn of 2011. Jack Vettriano’s painting, The Weight, which has been offered on long-term loan to the national coll…
A Grand Sale at the Grand Palais: Lord Raglan’s Bugattis Realise Over £1.2 Million
PARIS.- The 1933 Bugatti Type 51 Grand Prix Two-Seater owned by the late Fitzroy John Somerset, the 5th Baron Raglan (1927-2010), Patron and former Chairman of the Bugatti Owners’ Club and trustee of the Bugatti Trust, sold for a remarkable €…
Auction Record Set for Titian at Sotheby’s Old Master Paintings Sale in New York
NEW YORK, NY.- Today at Sotheby’s sale of Important Old Master Paintings in New York, a new auction record was established for the Renaissance master Titian when his A Sacra Conversazione: The Madonna and Child with Saints Luke and Catherine of Al…
Andy Warhol Portraits of Prince Charles and Princess Diana for Sale at Opera Gallery
LONDON (AP).- A London art gallery says it is putting on sale two portraits by artist Andy Warhol, created to celebrate the wedding of Prince Charles and Princess Diana. The Opera Gallery in London says it acquired the original artworks from a private …
Andy Warhol Portraits of Prince Charles and Princess Diana for Sale at Opera Gallery
LONDON (AP).- A London art gallery says it is putting on sale two portraits by artist Andy Warhol, created to celebrate the wedding of Prince Charles and Princess Diana. The Opera Gallery in London says it acquired the original artworks from a private …
Bertoia’s Auction Chalks up $1.6 Million in Sales of Fine Toys, Trains and Christmas Antiques
VINELAND, N.J.- An exceptional circa-1909 Marklin tinplate steam-powered boat known as the Priscilla sailed to the top-lot position at Bertoia Auctions’ $1.6 million Toys for the Mantle sale held Nov. 12-14, realizing $63,250 against an estimate o…
Bertoia’s November Auction Chalks up $1.6 Million in Sales of Fine Toys, Trains and Christmas Antiques
VINELAND, N.J.- An exceptional circa-1909 Marklin tinplate steam-powered boat known as the Priscilla sailed to the top-lot position at Bertoia Auctions’ $1.6 million Toys for the Mantle sale held Nov. 12-14, realizing $63,250 against an estimate o…
After Decades in Storage, George Armstrong Custer Flag Sells for $2.2 Million
BILLINGS, MONT. (AP).- The only U.S. flag not captured or lost during George Armstrong Custer’s Last Stand at the Battle of Little Bighorn in southeastern Montana sold at auction Friday for $2.2 million. The buyer was identified by the auction house So…
Morandi and Fontana Lead the Milan Evening Sale of Modern and Contemporary Art at Sotheby’s
MILAN.- Many International private collectors have participated to the Sotheby’s Contemporary Art Evening Sale in Milan. I’m pleased to highlight – comments Stefano Moreni, Head of the department – the 1954 Natura Morta by Giorgio Morand…
Morandi and Fontana Lead the Milan Evening Sale of Modern and Contemporary Art at Sotheby’s
MILAN.- Many International private collectors have participated to the Sotheby’s Contemporary Art Evening Sale in Milan. I’m pleased to highlight – comments Stefano Moreni, Head of the department – the 1954 Natura Morta by Giorgio Morand…