This is the second highest price ever paid for a painting at auction. EVENING SALE OF IMPRESSIONIST AND MODERN ART TOTALS
$207.6 MILLION – SOTHEBY’S HIGHEST TOTAL SINCE SPRING 1990.
FIRST TWO SESSIONS OF SOTHEBY’S COMBINED AUCTION OF FINE AND APPLIED ARTS BRING $46.7 MILLION THE HIGHEST TOTAL EVER FOR AN AUCTION OF RUSSIAN ART WORLDWIDE
With five live sessions plus an online session left to go, Dallas-based Heritage Auction Galleries' official auction of the Central States Numismatic Society Convention has already realized over $10.5
Surpassing the pre-sale high estimate and opening Christie's spring jewelry season with a
bang. The top lot was a 50.53 D-color, internally flawless diamond
The top lot of the day was Ludwig Deutsch's The Palace Guard, which realized $1,640,000. A world record for Gustav Bauernfeind was achieved with A Street Scene in Damascus, a work only recently redis
Art Deco "Model A" Mystery Clock which realized $396,800 - nearly double its pre-sale high estimate. Also among the highlights of the day was a Patek Philippe from the collection of Mel Blanc
$35.8 Million Turner Leads The Largest Ever Old Master Paintings Sale In New York Auction History. The Turner Becomes The Most Expensive British Painting Ever Sold – And The Most Expensive Old Master
April 4, 2006--Superior Galleries, Inc. ("Superior") (OTCBB: SPGR - News) announced today the results of its March 30-31, 2006 Santa Clara Elite Auction.
Absolute Perfection: A stunning lady's slipper painted by the pottery firm's chief decorator showcases his exceptional talent and what sets Rookwood apart as America's most sought-after art pottery.
The Gallery of the Dolls: 700 vintage dolls bring $108,724 and one sells for $2,310 despite missing an arm, a tooth and her wig in Treadway Gallery’s first estate sale, a new service the firm offers.
Over 500 potential buyers packed Christie’s Rockefeller Plaza saleroom and battled with international phone-bidders and a swathe of commission bids for a chance to own a piece of the legacy of this gl
A private collection of rare Hawaiian photograhs and photographic materials by Caroline Haskins Gurrey is missing and presumed stolen. A reward is offered for the return of these items.
Edward Steichen’s The Pond-Moonlight shattered the world record for a photograph at auction, selling to applause for $2,928,000, almost three times its high estimate.
Anchored by many private collections, including the superlative Allan Mandelstamm Collection, prices realized from this successful auction were $5,115,942, inclusive of the buyer's premium.
Christie’s Realises Highest Ever European Sales Total For Post-War and Contemporary Art - 10 Record Prices including for artists Ackermann, Andrews, Auerbach, Baselitz, Borremans, Chillida, Havekost &
A Teco vase in ingenious, flowing design by Fritz Albert was the event's pièce de résistance that commanded the top price of $78,000, surpassing pre-sale estimates of $45,000-65,000.
The Antique Doll Collection of Lucy Morgan Yields $3.5 Million at Recent Theriault's Auction, Making This the Largest Single Doll Auction Event in History
An extremely rare 1927-D $20 U.S. gold coin, designed by acclaimed sculptor Augustus Saint-Gaudens, was purchased by a collector from North American Certified Trading for "in excess of $1.9 million."
