Daily Archives: December 10, 2009

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PAIR OF GILT BRONZE DANCERS BY FRENCH ARTIST AGATHON LÉONARD (1841-1923) FETCHES OVER $60,000 AT SALE HELD BY LELAND LITTLE AUCTION & ESTATE SALES

(HILLSBOROUGH, N.C.) – A gorgeous pair of gilt bronze figural dancers, executed by the renowned French artist and sculptor Agathon Léonard (1841-1923) sold for a combined $60,950 at a Fine & Decorative Arts Cataloged Auction held Dec. 5 by Leland Little Auction & Estate Sales, Ltd. It was the final sale of [Read More]

Pierre Soulages Paintings Bring the Two Highest Prices at Sotheby’s Auction in Paris

Sotheby’s biannual Evening Sale of Contemporary Art in Paris realised the remarkable total of €8,051,100 (£7,302,584 /$11,947,027), far surpassing pre-sale expectations of €4,680,000-6,440,000* ($6,938,240-9,547,493/£4,192,797-5,769,575). The auction saw all but one lot sell, achieving the joint-highest sell-through rate of 96.3% for a Sotheby’s Paris Evening Sale of Contemporary Art, and established a sold-by-value [Read More]