Hart Davis Hart held its first auction of 2009 this weekend in Chicago, realizing $2,773,421 against a pre-sale auction estimate of $1,823,430- 2,735,820. Top Bordeaux sparked intense bidding, reversing a trend of falling prices that had persisted throughout the autumn of 2008. A case of 1949 Château Cheval Blanc more than doubled [Read More]
Daily Archives: February 4, 2009
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For many Nevada business owners, a recession means a drop in sales and the inability to grow or maintain their businesses. Many are finding that they are being forced to liquidate their equipment for cash, according to Auction Systems Auctioneers & Appraisers, Inc. of Phoenix, Arizona. “Statistics show that whether the economy [Read More]
An original illustration by Jesse Willcox Smith, one of the famed Red Rose Girls of the Brandywine School of American Painting, will lead the March 12-13 Signature Illustration Art Auction at Heritage Auction Galleries. “The Then Lover is a tour de force of Smith’s mastery over style, substance, mood and color as [Read More]
Sotheby’s sale of Impressionist & Modern Art at Sotheby’s in London saw 22 works realise a total of £32,564,300 ($46,238,050). The sale was 75.9% sold by lot and 67.7% sold by value and it saw two works command prices in excess of £5 million, and six for more than £1 million. Commenting [Read More]