DALLAS (AP).- George Washington’s compass and an assortment of other personal items, including pieces of his coffin, sold at auction Saturday for more than $167,000. The items passed down through generations of Washington’s family were among hundreds r…
Sotheby’s Sets New Auction Record for American Indian Art with War Shirt that Sells for $2,658,500
NEW YORK, NY.- Sotheby’s set a new record for a piece of American Indian Art at auction when an Oglala Sioux Beaded and Fringed Hide War Shirt which once belonged to the famous and celebrated Sioux Chief, Black Bird sold to an anonymous buyer for …
Sotheby’s Sale to Be Hghlighted by Maqbool Fida Husain and Sayed Haider
LONDON.- Sotheby’s London announce its sale of South Asian Modern and Contemporary Art to take place on the 31st May 2011. Comprised of 62 lots, several with unprecedented provenance, the auction is expected to fetch in excess of £2.8 million. Hi…
Richard Scrushy Collection Sells at Freeman’s Modern & Contemporary Art Auction
PHILADELPHIA, PA.- “Today’s auction was another success for Freeman’s with an auction total of $2,165,500,” Anne Henry, Vice President of Modern & Contemporary art at Freeman’s said, “We exceeded our expectations with tremendous prices achieved for the…
Richard Scrushy Collection Sells at Freeman’s Modern & Contemporary Art Auction
PHILADELPHIA, PA.- “Today’s auction was another success for Freeman’s with an auction total of $2,165,500,” Anne Henry, Vice President of Modern & Contemporary art at Freeman’s said, “We exceeded our expectations with tremendous prices achieved for the…
Sotheby’s London to Offer The Bordeaux Winebank Collection Part III
LONDON.- Sotheby’s London is to offer The Bordeaux Winebank Collection Part III in the sale of Finest and Rarest Wines on Wednesday, 25 May, 2011. This follows Sotheby’s sale of Part I in New York in November 2010, and Part II in Hong Kong in Janu…
Memorabilia of Rock and Pop Musical Legends to Be Auctioned at Christie’s in June
LONDON.- This June, Christie’s Rock and Pop sale features clothing, awards, original concert posters, signed photographs and other music memorabilia, from all the biggest names in rock and roll, punk, and pop including The Beatles, David Bowie, Th…
Memorabilia of Rock and Pop Musical Legends to Be Auctioned at Christie’s in June
LONDON.- This June, Christie’s Rock and Pop sale features clothing, awards, original concert posters, signed photographs and other music memorabilia, from all the biggest names in rock and roll, punk, and pop including The Beatles, David Bowie, Th…
National Archives and Partners Launch New International Nazi-Era Records Internet Portal
WASHINGTON, DC.- The National Archives and its partners today launched an international Nazi-era assets related records database – making millions of records related to Nazi-era cultural property available online for the first time. A National Arc…
Dispersed Nazi Records of Art Looting Located and Documented in New Survey
NEW YORK, NY.- — In response to complaints from the art world of the difficulty and expense in viewing the scattered and complex records needed to ascertain whether an artwork was looted, the Conference on Jewish Material Claims Against Germany (Claim…