Major sculptural works by the world’s leading contemporary artists will be shown by Christie’s Private Sales from 26 May to 28 October 2012, in a curated exhibition inspired by Chardin’s Boy Building a House of Cards, 1735, in the grounds of Waddesdon Manor in Buckinghamshire, the home of the Rothschild Collection and one of the […]
The auction will be conducted by Elite Decorative Arts at the firm’s gallery in south Florida. (BOYNTON BEACH, Fla.) – A weekend auction packed with Chinese carvings and works of art, fine porcelain, artwork and decorative arts will be held June 23-24 by Elite Decorative Arts, at the firm’s gallery located in the Quantum Town […]
BASSENGE are to auction Isabella Gabriel Niang’s Kiss Me (1997) in Berlin on June 2. The viewer looks at the mask-like face of a dark-skinned, exotic beauty. Large areas of color and rapid brushstrokes outline her face, her eyebrows, a broad nasal bridge and a cloth tied around her head. Küß mich, Öl auf Papier. […]
The flask was the top lot of the 195 bottles sold. In all, the auction grossed close to $300,000. (SACRAMENTO, Calif.) – An extremely rare Justus Perry early blown glass Masonic/eagle flask, made circa 1822-1840 by the Keene-Marlboro Street Glass Works and desired by collectors for its fabulous blue and purple coloration, sold for $17,360 […]
A host of leading photographers and private collectors donated works to the Photographs sale at Bonhams that took place on the 17th May, raising £33,687 for the leading children’s charity the NSPCC. Highlights included a striking image of Kate Moss which was donated by the photographer Sølve Sundsbø and the model herself that sold for […]
One of the great dinosaurs of the Cretaceous era, an eight-foot tall, 24-foot long, 75% complete Tyrannosaurus bataar – the slightly smaller Asian counterpart to the legendary North American T-Rex – has sold for $1,052,500, contingent upon resolution of a Texas state court proceeding. Heritage Auctions sold this dinosaur on May 20 as part of […]
Christies are to auction 19th Century European Art including Orientalist Paintings in London on 12 June 2012. The sale presents four masterpieces by Joaquín Sorolla Y Bastida (1863-1923), from private collections; forming an exceptional group of highly-desirable works, these paintings are expected to realise a combined total in the region of £2 million. Joaquín Sorolla […]
To mark the celebration of the Diamond Jubilee, Christie’s is pleased to announce ‘Jubilee Line’, an exceptional exhibition dedicated to the Royal Portrait Collection of Sir Timothy Rice. From 30 May to 1 June, this collection of important works of art will be open to the public at the historical London premises of Christie’s, King […]
Joyce Gallery Auction is a subordinate under Joyce Gallery Ltd., a prominent Chinese art and antique dealer for over twenty years on Hollywood Road, Hong Kong. The auction aims to serve as a platform for worldwide collectors and art lovers to acquire artworks and collectables from local and regional collections in a much open and […]
Blood taken from Ronald Reagan in the aftermath of the 1981 assassination attempt on the president is currently up for sale at PFC Auctions. Bidding on the dried blood residue, which is contained within a five inch glass vial, will end on May 24. The label on the vial states that the blood was extracted […]
A selection of sixty-four iconic Hermès bags in mint condition from a private collection realised a total of £562,750 at the Jewellery sale, that took place today (16th May) at Bonhams, Knightsbridge. Interest from a packed saleroom and bidders both online and on the telephone, meant the majority of the bags far exceeded their estimate […]
The first-ever full artwork of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles by Kevin Eastman and Peter Laird – the illustration that launched one of the most successful character franchises in history – sold for $71,700 on Friday, May 11, at Heritage Auctions in Dallas as part of a Vintage Comics & Comic Art Auction. It sold […]
