This evening’s sale of Impressionist and Modern Art at Christie’s New York totaled $277,276,000/£140,749,239/€178,887,742, Christie’s third highest result ever for the category.
The 1804 Silver Dollar highlighting the amazing collection of silver dollars assembled by David Queller and his family reached $3,737,500 at the Heritage Auction Galleries
Sale of Important Watches achieved the highest total ever for a various owners sale of Watches at Sotheby’s New York, bringing $6,558,451 (est. $5.4/7.9 million).
Christie's sale of Russian Art in New York far exceeded its pre-sale estimate with a total of $17,595,738/ £8,931,847/ €11,136,543, and was 86% sold by both lot and value.
Jewels: The New York Sale at Christie's New York was the highest total for any jewelry auction in the U.S., realizing $49,884,875/ £25,451,466/ €31,572,705.
Sotheby’s London announced today that an extraordinary 70-vintage vertical collection from the famed Château d’Yquem, sold to a European Private Buyer for £368,000
At Christie’s New York annual Important Old Master Paintings sale held today, exceptional prices were realized for a selection of highly sought-after pictures by leading masters
Totaling an extraordinary $17,608,525, the highest total in auction history for the
category, Christie’s presented its most exciting week of Photographs sales.
Brigham Young signed Kirtland note breaks world auction record and was just one of many lots that benefited from strong interest and energetic bidding during part 14 of the Schingoethe collection.
sale at Christie's New York of 19th Century Furniture, Sculpture, Works of Art and Ceramics realized $4,843,325/ £2,458,540/ €3,084,920 and was 88% sold by value and 82% sold by lot.
on the second day of Sotheby’s spring 2008 sales at the Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Centre, sales of Chinese Contemporary Art, totaled HK$403,042,750 (US$51,734,568)
Sotheby’s three spring sales of Photographs in New York on April 7-8th totaled $17,302,050 (est. $9/14 million*), with each sale far exceeding its individual high estimate.
