Christie‘s is to present the season-opening sale of Impressionist and Modern art, in new York on September 20. Comprised of nearly 200 lots, Impressionist Modern will offer works by renowned masters such as Salvador Dalí, Paul Klee, Pablo Picasso, Georges Braque, and Paul Gauguin. A selection of works on paper by Tamara [Read More]
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Sotheby’s Hong Kong will host a Modern and Contemporary Southeast Asian Paintings Autumn Sale 2011 on 3 October at the Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Centre, bringing forward a total of over 170 lots estimated in excess of HK$33 million / US$4.2 million*. A substantial collection of rare and important Southeast Asian [Read More]
Session I will go online Sept. 28 and conclude with a live auction Oct. 8 in Woodstock, Conn. Session II will go online Oct. 5 and conclude Oct. 19. Session III will be held in early 2012. (WOODSTOCK, Conn.) – The lifetime, single-owner bottle and flask collection of Tom McCandless – a [Read More]
Lot 528, a Regency writing table has just sold for a staggering £8k at a local Fine Art Auction breaking the auction house records for a table of this type. The elegant writing table veneered in amboyna with gilt gesso mounts had been discovered in a property in the Tamworth area on [Read More]
Sotheby’s Hong Kong have announced an Important Watches Autumn Sale 2011 taking place on 6 October at the Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Centre. Following the consecutive record-breaking sales in the past three seasons, the upcoming sale promises even greater treasures for watch collectors. With over 470 lots of watches dating from [Read More]
Bonhams Scottish Colourist Sale held in Edinburgh on 31st August made a total of £3m. The Artist’s Drawing Room by Francis Cadell made £400,800. Highlights included: *’Flowers and Fruit’ by Samuel Peploe which sold for £512,800 *’The Artist’s Drawing Room’ by Francis Cadell which made £400,800 making it the second highest Cadell [Read More]
Just over a year after the untimely death of British fashion photographer, Corinne Day (1962-2010), one of her most iconic images of Kate Moss is to be sold at Bonhams, New Bond Street, as part of its Photographs Sale on 17 November 2011. The image was taken for the February 1991 issue [Read More]
On 15 September 2011 Sotheby’s New York will present Modern and Contemporary South Asian Art including Indian Miniature Paintings as part of the week of Asian art auctions. The sale offers approximately 90 works dating from 18th century miniatures to paintings and sculpture from some of the leading names in Indian Modern [Read More]
Phillips de Pury & Companyannounces highlights from the September Under the Influence auction. The sale opens the Fall auction season with a fresh selection of contemporary art. AUCTION HIGHLIGHTS Vik Muniz’s Jackie (Pictures of Diamonds), 2005 estimated at $100,000 to $150,000 portrays Jackie Kennedy Onassis shining with vitality. The photograph is fashioned [Read More]
Sotheby’s New York announce their first jewelry auction of the Fall season will take place on 20 September 2011, following a record-breaking spring season for jewels at Sotheby’s. The sale of Important Jewels will be led by an exquisite Cartier “Tutti Frutti” bracelet, one of Cartier’s rarest and most iconic Art Deco [Read More]
Christie’s announced the appointment of Nicholas Eldred as Group General Counsel based in London. In this role he will oversee Christie’s legal affairs globally and advise the company’s executive team and businesses worldwide on matters of governance, risk and compliance. Steven Murphy, Christie’s Chief Executive Officer commented: “We are tremendously pleased that [Read More]
Sotheby’s London are to auction Modern and Contemporary Arab and Iranian which on Tuesday, 4th of October, 2011. Comprised of 123 lots, the sale will include major works by leading Modern masters such as Louay Kayyali, Fateh Moudarres and Aref el Rayess, as well as key pieces by some of the foremost [Read More]
Paintings by the world renowned Scottish Colourists, who never lived to see the fame they enjoy today, go under the hammer at Bonhams in Edinburgh on 31 August, 2011. Francis Cadell,The White Room estimated at £250,000 – 400,000 The four Colourists, Samuel Peploe, Francis Cadell, John Fergusson and George Hunter are now [Read More]
The sale will be conducted in Shannon’s gallery, at 354 Woodmont Road in Milford, Conn. (MILFORD, Conn.) – Original works of art by such renowned painters as Jasper Cropsey, Birge Harrison, Martha Walter, John White Alexander and others – plus a pair of original etchings by Rembrandt and a rare etching by [Read More]
Bonhams has announced the addition of Period Art & Design, a new sale category to its monthly calendar. The inaugural sales will be held in San Francisco and Los Angeles on November 20-21. Bonhams & Butterfields San Francisco The sale, also held in the U.K., will focus on 18th, 19th and 20th [Read More]
Bonhams auction of Salon Jewelry and Watches on September 19 in San Francisco will feature a diverse collection of jewels, sure to appeal to a wide variety of buyers. The sale is simulcast to Los Angeles and is timed to coincide with Bonhams SoMa Estate Auction with Jewelry held the day prior. [Read More]
Christie’s will offer Fine Chinese Ceramics and Works of Art, in New York on September 15 and 16 with over 550 objects across many categories and tastes, and many from private collections. Highlighting the sale is a very rare large and finely cast gilt-bronze figure of Vairocana (estimate: $600,000-800,000), which is an [Read More]
On Tuesday, September 27, 2011, Sotheby’s will host the second annual Art of Farming event to celebrate edible heirlooms and the art involved in their creation. Just in time for the fall harvest, this special evening provides a unique platform for local farmers, purveyors, celebrity chefs, and philanthropists to join together to [Read More]