Tonight, on the evening of Valentine’s Day, over $40 million was raised to fight AIDS in Africa in an historic auction -- the most significant charity auction of Contemporary Art ever.
Triptych 1974-77 by Francis Bacon (1909-1992) sold for £26.3 million ($51.7 million/€35.2 million) tonight, becoming the most expensive work of art ever sold at Christie’s in London.
Last night’s sale of Impressionist & Modern Art at Sotheby’s London was the highest totalling sale ever held by the Company in Europe, realising £116,699,900 ($230,517,312).
Today's sale of Chinese Export Art & The Hodroff Collection, Part II at Christie's New York totaled $3,110,251/ £151,829 / €211,735 and was 90% sold by lot and 87% sold by value.
Outstanding results were posted in Heritage Auction Galleries inaugural Natural History Auction, held Sunday, January 20 in Dallas, Texas. $4,187,227 was realized for 418 lots
Christie’s International, the world’s leading art business, today announced 2007 art sales totals of £3.1 billion/$6.3 billion, a 25% increase in £ and 36% increase in $ over 2006 sales.
Heritage Auction Galleries presented one of their most successful Signature Auctions of ancient and world coins at the New York International Numismatic Convention, held in New York on Jan. 6-7.
Heritage Auction Galleries of Dallas, Texas, the world's largest collectibles auctioneer, formally re-entered the philatelic market after 14 years with the $825,000 sale of an "Inverted Jenny" stamp.
