NEW YORK (AP).- A copy of the Emancipation Proclamation signed by Lincoln and bought by Robert F. Kennedy, who drew inspiration from the document as he enforced civil rights legislation in the 1960s, is going up for auction and could fetch as much as $…
Sotheby’s First-Ever Evening Sale of Islamic Art Realises £7 Million – Well Above Pre-Sale Expectations
LONDON.- Sotheby’s first-ever Evening Sale of Islamic Art, A Princely Collection: Treasures from the Islamic World, tonight realised the remarkable total of £7,070,550, against a pre-sale estimate of £3.4-4.8 million, and established strong sell…
Sotheby’s Hong Kong Fine Chinese 2010 Autumn Sale Fetches US$52.2 Million
HONG KONG.- Today, on the 4th day of the seven-day Sotheby’s Hong Kong Autumn 2010 sales series, the sale of Fine Chinese Paintings achieved triumphant results. The sale commanded HK$407 million / US$52.2 million (est. HK$120-174 million / US$15…
Sotheby’s Hong Kong Fine Chinese 2010 Autumn Sale Fetches US$52.2 Million
HONG KONG.- Today, on the 4th day of the seven-day Sotheby’s Hong Kong Autumn 2010 sales series, the sale of Fine Chinese Paintings achieved triumphant results. The sale commanded HK$407 million / US$52.2 million (est. HK$120-174 million / US$15…
Chinese Collectors Smash Estimates At Sotheby’s Contemporary Asian Art Auction In Hong Kong
HONG KONG.- After strong showings at this year’s spring auctions in Hong Kong, we expected new Chinese collectors to dominate at Sotheby’s Contemporary Asian Art auction today in Hong Kong as they have at other recent wine, jewelry and jade s…
Exceptional Painting by George Stubbs to Be Offered for Sale at Sotheby’s London in December
LONDON.- On Wednesday, December 8, 2010, Sotheby’s London will present for sale arguably the finest painting by the British master George Stubbs (1724-1806) ever to come to the market: Brood Mares and Foals, estimated at £10-15 million. Painted i…
"Father of Indonesian Modernism" – S. Sudjojono’s A New Dawn Sold for an Impressive US$1.4 Million at Sotheby’s.
HONG KONG.- Following the tremendous success of the Spring sale, Sotheby’s Autumn sale of Modern and Contemporary Southeast Asian Paintings today commanded a stunning total of HK$78 million / US$10 million (high estimate: HK$45 million / US$5.7 mi…
La Belle Romaine to Lead Sotheby’s November 2010 Impressionist & Modern Art Evening Sale
NEW YORK, NY.- Amedeo Modigliani’s Nu assis sur un divan (La Belle Romaine), the finest painting by the artist to appear at auction in recent years, will lead Sotheby’s 2 November 2010 Impressionist & Modern Art Evening Sale in New York (est….
Chinese Collectors Smash Estimates At Sotheby’s Contemporary Asian Art Auction In Hong Kong
HONG KONG.- After strong showings at this year’s spring auctions in Hong Kong, we expected new Chinese collectors to dominate at Sotheby’s Contemporary Asian Art auction today in Hong Kong as they have at other recent wine, jewelry and jade s…
La Belle Romaine to Lead Sotheby’s November 2010 Impressionist & Modern Art Evening Sale
NEW YORK, NY.- Amedeo Modigliani’s Nu assis sur un divan (La Belle Romaine), the finest painting by the artist to appear at auction in recent years, will lead Sotheby’s 2 November 2010 Impressionist & Modern Art Evening Sale in New York (est….