NEW YORK, NY.- On April 29, the world will be watching country girl Kate Middleton walk down the aisle to Britain’s Prince William of Wales. In celebration of the Royal Wedding, several members of the Art and Antiques Dealers League of America (A…
The Frans Hals Museum Receives a Gift of Art Worth More than €100 Million
HAARLEM, NL – The official handover of the largest gift in the museum’s recent history took place today in the Frans Hals Museum. The Elisabeth van Thüringen Fund is donating eleven works of art from the 16th, 17th and 18th centuries to the City …
Christie’s Sale of Decorative Arts Europe Including Oriental Carpets Achieves $7,612,875
NEW YORK, NY.- The 500 Years: Decorative Arts Europe including Oriental Carpets sale realized $7,612,875/£4,670,475/€5,286,719 and was sold 70% by lot and 85% by value. The top lot of the sale was a George III Ormolu-Mounted Pollard Oak, Indian …
The Frans Hals Museum Receives a Historic Gift of Art Worth More than €100 Million
HAARLEM.- The official handover of the largest gift in the museum’s recent history took place today in the Frans Hals Museum. The Elisabeth van Thüringen Fund is donating eleven works of art from the 16th, 17th and 18th centuries to the City of H…
Art Fund to Increase Funding for Museums and Galleries to Buy and Show Art by 50%
LONDON.- The Art Fund announce their plans to increase funding for museums and galleries to buy and show art by over 50% by 2014. Responding to the severe financial pressures facing most institutions, Art Fund is committing £7 million a year to their …
Russian Art Auction Achieves $16.1 Million At Sotheby’s New York, Highest Result Since 2008
LONDON.- Sotheby’s auction of Russian Art in New York brought $16,089,390 in total today, in excess of the pre-sale high estimate and the highest result for an auction in New York in this category since April 2008*. The Russian paintings on offer …
Art Fund to Increase Funding for Museums and Galleries to Buy and Show Art by 50%
LONDON.- The Art Fund announce their plans to increase funding for museums and galleries to buy and show art by over 50% by 2014. Responding to the severe financial pressures facing most institutions, Art Fund is committing £7 million a year to their …
Russian Art Auction Achieves $16.1 Million At Sotheby’s New York, Highest Result Since 2008
LONDON.- Sotheby’s auction of Russian Art in New York brought $16,089,390 in total today, in excess of the pre-sale high estimate and the highest result for an auction in New York in this category since April 2008*. The Russian paintings on offer …
Elizabeth Taylor’s Jewels, Art, Fashion and Memorabilia to Be Auctioned at Christie’s
NEW YORK, NY.- Elizabeth Taylor’s renowned collection of jewelry, works of art, clothing and memorabilia will be sold at a series of auctions, Christie’s said on Saturday. “Christie’s will be selling the historic collection of Elizabeth Taylor,” who di…
Twenty Portraits of Helena Rubinstein to Be Offered by Sotheby’s in New York
NEW YORK, N.Y.- In May and October 2011, Sotheby’s will offer 20 portraits of Helena Rubinstein (1870-1965), the legendary businesswoman and style icon whose name remains synonymous with beauty and elegance more than 100 years after the founding o…