ZURICH.- Like father, Like son: Christie’s spring sale of Swiss art at the Kunsthaus Zurich on 21 March 2011 will bring together outstanding works from famous artist fathers and their equally famous sons. The top lot of the sale, which comes from …
Like Father, Like Son: Family Gatherings at Christie’s Swiss Art Sale in Zurich
ZURICH.- Like father, Like son: Christie’s spring sale of Swiss art at the Kunsthaus Zurich on 21 March 2011 will bring together outstanding works from famous artist fathers and their equally famous sons. The top lot of the sale, which comes from …
1942 Archie Comics #1 Brings $167,300 World Record Price at Heritage Auctions
DALLAS, TX.- Archie Andrews, everyone’s favorite carrot-top, has proved that he can hold his own with, and even exceed, the likes of Spider-Man, The Hulk and The Fantastic Four. This was no epic fight to save the planet, or even Riverdale, for that mat…
1942 Archie Comics #1 Brings $167,300 World Record Price at Heritage Auctions
DALLAS, TX.- Archie Andrews, everyone’s favorite carrot-top, has proved that he can hold his own with, and even exceed, the likes of Spider-Man, The Hulk and The Fantastic Four. This was no epic fight to save the planet, or even Riverdale, for that mat…
A Grand Sale at the Grand Palais: Lord Raglan’s Bugattis Realise Over £1.2 Million
PARIS.- The 1933 Bugatti Type 51 Grand Prix Two-Seater owned by the late Fitzroy John Somerset, the 5th Baron Raglan (1927-2010), Patron and former Chairman of the Bugatti Owners’ Club and trustee of the Bugatti Trust, sold for a remarkable €…
Historic Price Achieved for Arpita Singh’s "Wish Dream" at Saffronart Auction
NEW YORK, NY.- Saffronart, the world’s largest online fine-art auction house, concluded its annual Winter Online Art Auction on December 9, 2010 with strong results that highlight the continued demand for important works with notable provenance. W…
Historic Price Achieved for Arpita Singh’s "Wish Dream" at Saffronart Auction
NEW YORK, NY.- Saffronart, the world’s largest online fine-art auction house, concluded its annual Winter Online Art Auction on December 9, 2010 with strong results that highlight the continued demand for important works with notable provenance. W…
Lalique ‘Serpent’ Vase Brings $56,673 World Record Price in Heritage Art Glass Auction
NEW YORK, NY.- With more than 415 bidders, both online and in-person, competing for the just more than 400 lots in Heritage Auctions’ Dec. 4 Signature® Lalique, Art Glass and Perfume Bottles auction, Heritage Consignment Director and Auctioneer Nick D…
Lalique ‘Serpent’ Vase Brings $56,673 World Record Price in Heritage Art Glass Auction
NEW YORK, NY.- With more than 415 bidders, both online and in-person, competing for the just more than 400 lots in Heritage Auctions’ Dec. 4 Signature® Lalique, Art Glass and Perfume Bottles auction, Heritage Consignment Director and Auctioneer Nick D…
Burgeoning Interest in Collecting Push 19th Century Oriental Rugs to Forefront in Art World
OAKLAND, CA.- Highlighted by a world record-price for an Oriental carpet sold at auction and the remarkable interest in rug-based interior design projects, the year 2010 has pushed the level of interest in art-level Oriental rugs to unprecedented heigh…