HONG KONG.- Sotheby’s Hong Kong’s 2011 Sale of Modern and Contemporary Southeast Asian Paintings will be held on 4 April at the Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Centre, offering over 145 exceptional works estimated in excess of HK$36 milli…
Acclaimed Private Collection of 17th-Century Dutch and Flemish Paintings at Peabody Essex Museum
SALEM, MA.- One of the world’s best private collections of 17th-century Dutch and Flemish paintings, including masterworks by Rembrandt, Frans Hals, Gerrit Dou, Jan Steen and others, were unveiled this winter at the Peabody Essex Museum (PEM) in Salem,…
Tribal Art Hunter Opens Art Consultancy for Ethnographic and Ancient Art
FORT LAUDERDALE, FL.- Tribal Art Hunter announced today the opening of its art consultancy business for nationwide clients. Specializing in ethnographic – also known as tribal or primitive – art, the resident experts will assist clients in p…
Small Auction House Wins Major Estates
LOS ANGELES, CA.- Property from the Estate of computer billionaire Max Palevsky and works from the collection of James Byrnes, the first curator of Modern Art at LACMA, will trade hands for the first time on March 6, 2011 at the upcoming LAMA auction. …
New Faces Join Third Master Paintings Week to Be Held During July in London
LONDON.- Now in its third year and established as one of the key art events in the summer calendar, Master Paintings Week is a collaboration between twenty-three leading galleries and three auction houses and will take place from 1 to 8 July 2011. Thi…
New Faces Join Third Master Paintings Week to Be Held During July in London
LONDON.- Now in its third year and established as one of the key art events in the summer calendar, Master Paintings Week is a collaboration between twenty-three leading galleries and three auction houses and will take place from 1 to 8 July 2011. Thi…
Celebrity Cars on the Red Carpet at Fort Lauderdale Auction
FORT LAUDERDALE, FL.- Collector cars featuring celebrity provenance, including a 1957 Chrysler Imperial Convertible (estimate: $120,000 – $140,000) once owned by Howard Hughes, and the Batmobile (estimate: $200,000 – $275,000) from the 1995 film ‘…
The Wine Cellar of Douglas Bunn, a Key Figure in British Showjumping, has a near Perfect Round at Bonhams
LONDON.- Douglas Bunn’s wine cellar from Hickstead Place achieved a total of £284,000 with some 99 per cent sold at Bonhams Sale of Fine Wine at New Bond Street on February 10th. The pre-sale estimate was £200,000. Top item in the sale, Lot 33, …
Sotheby’s to Sell Rare Prints by Paul Gauguin from The Collection Of Stanley J. Seeger
LONDON.- On Wednesday, 30 March, 2011, Sothebyʹs London will present for sale a magnificent collection of works on paper by Paul Gauguin that incorporates the artistʹs three most significant categories of print‐making activity. Executed…
Sotheby’s London Wine Season To Open with A Magnificent Private Collection of Chateau Lafite
LONDON.- On Wednesday, 26 January, 2011, Sotheby’s London will offer a Magnificent Private Collection of Château Lafite, Château Mouton Rothschild 1959, Château Latour 1959 and Château Haut Brion 1961. The 51 lots will open the sale of Fines…