LONDON.- MacDougall’s Works on Paper Auction raised over 1.1 m pounds on December 1st, setting new record prices. The top lots went several times higher than their pre-sale estimates. The cover lot 13, Nubian with a Waterpipe by Michail Zichy sold fou…
Imperial Russian Table from the Winter Palace Sells for £916,000 at Bonhams
NEW BOND STREET.- A striking, circular table originally placed in the Golden Drawing Room in the Winter Palace, the main residence of the Russian Imperial family in St. Petersburg, has sold for £916,000 in the Russian Sale at Bonhams New Bond Street o…
MacDougall’s Have the Top Lot of London’s "Russian Week", Early Masterpiece by Ivan Shishkin
LONDON.- MacDougall’s have the star lot of London’s “Russian Week”. Ivan Shishkin’s early masterpiece, View of Valaam Island, Kukko (est. £900,000–1,200,000) will be on sale at MacDougall’s Russian Art Auction on 2 D…
Auction Houses in London Eye Russian Recovery Ahead of Next Week’s Sales
LONDON (REUTERS).-Rich Russians return to London next week for a series of art sales which auctioneers hope will prove the once-booming market is on a path to growth. Estimates suggest expectations are for solid gains on last year, although they are li…
MacDougall’s Have the Top Lot of London’s "Russian Week", Early Masterpiece by Ivan Shishkin
LONDON.- MacDougall’s have the star lot of London’s “Russian Week”. Ivan Shishkin’s early masterpiece, View of Valaam Island, Kukko (est. £900,000–1,200,000) will be on sale at MacDougall’s Russian Art Auction on 2 D…
Auction Houses in London Eye Russian Recovery Ahead of Next Week’s Sales
LONDON (REUTERS).-Rich Russians return to London next week for a series of art sales which auctioneers hope will prove the once-booming market is on a path to growth. Estimates suggest expectations are for solid gains on last year, although they are li…
Almost 500 Lots of Russian Art Included in the Russian Art Sale at Christie’s
LONDON.- Almost 500 lots of Russian Art, including fine paintings, Works of Art and unique pieces of neo-Russian furniture consigned from important European and American private collections, will be included in Christie’s Russian Art sale on 29 No…
One of Only 19 Fabergé Snuff-Boxes with Portrait of Emperor Nicholas II Offered by Christie’s
LONDON.- Christie’s upcoming Russian Works of Art sale on 29 November 2010 will be led by an important jewelled vari-coloured gold and guilloché enamelled Imperial presentation snuff-box, marked Fabergé, with the workmaster’s mark of Henrik…
One of Only 19 Fabergé Snuff-Boxes with Portrait of Emperor Nicholas II Offered by Christie’s
LONDON.- Christie’s upcoming Russian Works of Art sale on 29 November 2010 will be led by an important jewelled vari-coloured gold and guilloché enamelled Imperial presentation snuff-box, marked Fabergé, with the workmaster’s mark of Henrik…
Sotheby’s Announces Sales of Russian Paintings, Icons, Fabergé and Works of Art
LONDON.- In the wake of the healthy sum of £22.3 million achieved for Sotheby’s Sales of Russian Art this Summer, the forthcoming London auctions in this category will feature a broad selection of highly desirable 19th and 20th century Russian pa…