Yearly Archives: 2008

Christie’s Amsterdam to offer 45 highlights Appel, Alechinsky, Brands, Constant, Corneille, Jorn, Pedersen, Rooskens, Tajiri, Wolvecamp… Amsterdam – Appel, Brands, Constant – it’s the ABC of famous CoBrA-masters from the past. But sixty years after artists from Copenhagen, Brussels and Amsterdam founded the CoBrA-movement, their work is red hot at international auctions. [Read More]

Important Scientific Books: The Richard Green Library June 17 New York – On June 17, Christie’s New York will offer a remarkable single-owner collection: Important Scientific Books: The Richard Green Library. This unique ensemble features over 300 lots from six revolutionary centuries of scientific, mathematical and philosophical thought. The sale offers outstanding [Read More]

NEW YORK – Following a record breaking year for the category, Christie’s Latin American Sale will continue the momentum by staging its largest sale yet on May 28-29 in New York, expected to realize in excess of $30 million. With more than 320 paintings and sculptures included in the twoday auction, the [Read More]

NEW YORK – On the evening of May 29 and day of May 30, 2008, Sotheby’s New York will offer for sale works by latin american artists, including the most important selection of paintings by Rufino Tamayo to appear on the market in several years. The cover of the sale catalogue features [Read More]

(Pittsfield, Mass.) – Over 500 antique collectible clocks – many of them exceedingly rare and museum-quality – will be sold on Saturday, June 14, starting at 10 a.m., by Fontaine’s Auction Gallery. A catalog is available by phone request, at (413) 448-8922, or through e-mail request, at [email protected]. Images may be viewed [Read More]

Important Chinese Porcelains and Pottery from Beverly Hills and Newport Beach Collections Jades, Ivories, Coral and Qing Porcelains from a New York Estate European Furniture and Furnishings from a Mission Viejo Estate Chinese Cloisonné Enamels, Antique Ceramics and Japanese Antiques from Santa Barbara and Florida Collections Buddhist Bronzes, Chinese and Sino-Tibetan; together [Read More]

Munich – Ketterer Kunst bids farewell to the Prinz Alfons Palais; late this year, Robert Ketterer, head of the firm, is opening a House for Art of his own at Neue Messe Munich. “Before that happens, there will be a last Art Brunch on 1 June 2008 on the occasion of the [Read More]

Moline IL, – Rock Island Auction Company’s first premiere sale of the year concluded on May 5th, putting some of the world’s finest firearms into the hands of many serious collectors from across the globe. The two highest grossing lots of the auction were both extremely rare antique Colt firearms, a Colt [Read More]

Two superbly restored early 1970s Honda Mini Bikes will be the small sensations of Shannons Melbourne Winter Classic Auction on Monday June 2. The bikes – a 1971 Honda SL70 KO and a 1973 Honda XR75 KO – have both been rebuilt by the same vendor to an exceptionally high standard that [Read More]

In a sale totalling £176,000, lot 190, a unique and unrecorded 1863 English Penny with a die number 5 below the date, was sold in Tennants Auctioneers specialist Coin Sale in Leyburn, North Yorkshire on Wednesday, 21st May 2008 for a record £17,500 plus buyers premium. It was sold to a private [Read More]

Gratz Gallery & Conservation Studio of New Hope, Pennsylvania, is hosting a fine art auction featuring a collection of American and European paintings and works on paper on Sunday, June 8, at 2 p.m. The setting for the auction will be the Eagle Fire Company located up the street from the gallery [Read More]

Masterpieces of Modern Australian Art at Bonhams & Goodman, level 1, 540 Malvern Road, Prahran. General public access: Friday 30 May to Sunday 1 June 2008 from 10am to 5pm. Melbourne art-lovers are in for a treat with Bonhams & Goodman set to host an exhibition in their Melbourne rooms featuring renowned [Read More]

LONDON – Christie’s has announced that it will offer Jeff Koon’s Ballon Flower (Magenta) at its Post War and Contemporary Art auction on June 30 in London. The sculpture is estimated in the region of £12 million. This work is one of five unique versions: Magenta, Blue, Orange, Yellow, Red and was [Read More]

Dallas, TX – Heritage Auction Galleries’ latest Fine Jewelry and Timepieces Signature® auction, held on May 20, 2008 in Dallas, Texas, realized $1,413,272 for 667 lots offered, including $107,550 for a “James Bond” Submariner Rolex wristwatch that the consignor initially valued at $500 – $1,000. “The watch originally came to us through [Read More]

Prize Winning Self Portrait Made By A Young Artist Who Became Leading Modern Artist For Sale At Bonhams The winning self-portrait that modern artist Luc Tuymans (born 1958) entered into an art competition at the age of 19, in the hope that it would help shape his success as an artist, will [Read More]

LONDON – From Wednesday 4 to Friday 6 June 2008 Christie’s will host British Art Week, a series of auctions, lectures and events dedicated to the history of British art and furniture. British Art Week presents a selection of paintings, watercolours, furniture and sculpture representing over 300 years of British art which [Read More]

LONDON – In June 2008, Christie’s will offer a wide array of exceptional Russian works of art, offered at the auctions of Russian Art, Icons and Artefacts from the Orthodox World, The London Jewels Sale, and the Impressionist and Modern Art Evening Sale, all taking place at King Street. Highlights include: Icons [Read More]

BERLIN – On May 29, 2008, Villa Grisebach will begin this year’s spring sales with a photography auction that will include approximately 300 classic and contemporary photographs. A special emphasis has been placed on rare and extraordinary Vintage German photographs from the 20th Century, e.g. a large print by Aenne Biermann titled [Read More]