Sotheby's and Napa Valley Vintners renew relationship with goal of ensuring Napa's wine industry remains at the forefront of ongoing opportunities for discovery and philanthropy
In 2024, the number of auctions decreased by 23%, but the average value of the auction bases increased by 4%, reflecting the strength of the market despite economic uncertainties. The data, collected by the Brick Observatory of Berry Srl
Sotheby's will move to its new headquarters in the heart of the artistic, fashion and luxury district of Paris “83 Rue du Faubourg Saint-Honoré” With 3.300 square meters on five floors. The building will host auctions and more, but also concerts, parties, conferences,…
During the year, more than 88 thousand real estate auctions were recorded for a total value of 12 billion euros. Rome is the city with the most lots, Salerno salt. More than half of the auctions concern the residential category. Here are the…
According to the latest "Cherry Brick" Observatory, Lombardy is confirmed as the first region for the number of new auctions published (11.552, -28%), while Rome is first both among cities (2.259, -13%) and among Courts ( 2.886, -16%).
The data from the "Cherry Brick" observatory is consistent with the decline in bankruptcy proceedings detected by the Cherry Sea observatory
Art-Rite, the Milanese auction house inaugurates the new collection car department with an auction curated by Edoardo Baj Macario and which will be held on May 6 in the green context of The Box in Origgio (VA). Banca Sistema project…
In the first three months of the year, 854 judicial liquidations were opened. Adding up the procedures, there is an increase of 4% compared to 2022. The stock of bankruptcy procedures still open amounts to over 25 thousand
Auction base with an average value of around 162.000 euros. In Lazio the highest, in Piedmont the lowest
Investors' bet is on the future price trend. Some still see rate hikes to contain them. Others are already seeing signs of a slowdown. Opportunities on the Btp market
The Geneva May auctions dedicated to watches have just concluded. Lots of attention from collectors and investors who see record sales in the main international auction houses
A magnificent and extremely rare large Doucai vase will be offered by Christie's as the highlight in the auction of Important Chinese Ceramics and Works of Art on 30 May 2022
According to Banca Ifis' Market Watch, the reforms have reduced the duration of real estate auctions by 2 years. In 2022 new disposals of Npe for 47 billion
The Distillers' Charity and Sotheby's announce a six-year partnership to host three biannual auctions of ultra rare and unique Scotch whiskeys and experiences under the umbrella of 'The Distillers One of One'
The market for watches is growing rapidly, primarily the Vintage ones where collectors and dealers compete for record-breaking awards in the main auction houses.
The historicised design is gaining new interest on the market and from collectors all over the world. Phillips presents an auction in London on June 30th with very interesting pieces of furniture and objects, preferably signed by important…
Online auction platform Catawiki has seen sales increase by 50 percent over the past year. The reason lies in the success of the auctions of precious bottles which fetch prices of over 10.00 euros. Next lots to watch.…
Christie's presents three Live Sales of Exceptional Design May 26-27 in New York City, including a private collection of more than 50 iconic works by celebrated masters of XNUMXth-century postwar French design, a dedicated…
After the important results obtained for the first online jewelry sales of 2021, Christie's presents Colorful Whimsy: Jewels by Michele della Valle. The online sale will open the offers on March 3rd and will close on March 17th 2021. The…
Next March 5 will be held the auction at Christie's New York "Works on Paper, Van Gogh to Freud" with works on paper that belonged to an important family collection. Some interesting works are worth noting: Catalog Provenance: Alfred Strölin, Paris and Lausanne.…
Asian Art Week, from 4 to 19 March 2021 the auction - dedicated to Asian art - will be held at Christie's New York. This season features seven auctions with more than 750 objects from 5.000 years of art spanning all eras…
The interest in important vintage watches is constantly growing on the market, not only a passion but also an investment that seems to give good satisfaction even in times that are not necessarily long. Auction houses and specialist dealers in meeting the growing demand for…
When we look forward to a year of renewed possibilities, we consider the very foundations of the Renaissance, propelling art, society and religion into a new era, and how these principles allow us to move forward and reset…
Christie's Old Master & British Drawings online auction including The Cornelia Bessie Estate property for sale January 14-28 features works from the XNUMXth to XNUMXth centuries, with a focus on drawings by some of the most…
On March 1, 2021, a painting by Sir Winston Churchill entitled “Scene at Marrakech” (circa 1935, estimate: £300.000-500.000) will be auctioned at Christie's London. The painting was a gift from Churchill to Field Marshal Bernard Law Montgomery,…
This December, Sotheby's partners with Creatives for Lebanon and Art for Beirut – two non-profit organizations created by the Lebanese diaspora in the wake of the tragic explosion in Beirut on August 4 – to raise funds for the people of Beirut through…
Great expectations for the portrait of Botticelli still in private ownership. The work, which will be contested for sale next January in New York, is currently on display from December 5 in the rooms of Sotheby's in London, New Bond Street, W1A…
It seems that even for important jewels such as watches, a decidedly propitious moment has come. Jewels of great "caliber" are back on the market and fascinate collectors. The prestige of owning such a work of art is conquering the world…
The important watch sector seems to be experiencing a moment of great interest with exponential growth in international collecting. Everything suggests that the difficult moment dictated by the uncertainty caused by the pandemic has created a different need also for investments,…
Andy Warhol, original name Andrew Warhola, (born August 6, 1928, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA – died February 22, 1987, New York, New York), American artist and director, initiator and leading exponent of the Pop art movement of The…
Though a century apart, Claude Monet and Gerhard Richter redefined painting and the art world in their respective eras. Monet, rejected by the conservative Académie des Beaux-Arts in the 60s, founded the Impressionist movement by expressing his…
After the phenomenal July sale of “The Titanium Collection” which set world auction records for the Patek Philippe Ref. 5033 and 2524/1, Christie's returns to the Asian market offering the best Patek Philippe watches presenting “The Ruby…
Christie's Online Auction Opens: Watches Online: Discovering Time (October 1-13), a selection of over 160 unusual and fine timepieces sure to delight passionate collectors with a variety of focuses and interests. Leading the sale is a Rolex…
On December 2, Christie's will present Andy Warhol's iconic dollar sign (estimate: US$6.000.000 – 8.500.000) and another symbol: Yayoi Kusama's A-PUMPKIN- (US$1.200.000 – 2.000.000) for the contemporary art auction in Hong…
The Ponte Casa d'Aste presents an interesting collection of Books and Manuscripts and a catalog full of valuable volumes on science, medicine, exploration and travel, all proposed in the auction on 22 September. In light of the outstanding results achieved in the last January sale,…
In October, Sotheby's returns with the live-streamed auction model introduced by the company in this summer's sales in New York and London, introducing the cutting-edge format for the first time in Paris and bringing together two…
Christie's presents Zhang Xiaogang's pioneering work Bloodline: Big Family No.2 (estimated $5-6 million) as a highlight of the Modern and Contemporary Art Evening Sale in Hong Kong on 2 December 2020. A work of art of monumental significance:…
Generally, as an investment in precious stones, pure stones are preferred but there is also another type of investment, that of jewels of historical and artistic value, better if made by large Maisons that can give good results of…
A Jackson Pollock work will be the highlight of Christie's NY's 21th and 6st Century Art Evening Sale announced for October 2020, 12. “Red Composition” is estimated at $18-XNUMX million and is…
This year, Sotheby's annual sale of Irish art including ownership of Sir Michael Smurfit's collection has the highest combined presale value since the reintroduction of dedicated Irish art sales in London in 2015. Made up of 60…
“Dear Keith: Works from the Personal Collection of Keith Haring” in a dedicated online Sotheby's auction open to bidding from 24 September to 1 October 2020. Dear Keith will feature over 140 works of art and objects from Haring's personal collection, all…
Headlining Christie's Evening Sale of 20th and 21st Century Art on Oct. 6 is Paul Cézanne's Nature morte avec pot au lait, melon et sucrier, dated 1900-1906 (in the region of $25 million),…
Deep Impact: Lunar and Rare Meteorites is the headline of Christie's auction featuring dozens of extraordinary extraterrestrial specimens being offered August 12-25, 2020. With estimates ranging from $500 to $500.000, there's definitely something…
In collaboration with visionary curator Destinee Ross-Sutton, Christie's is presenting “SAY IT LOUD,” a virtual retail exhibition dedicated to the promotion and empowerment of black art. The exhibition, which will be open from 31 July to…
On 15 and 16 July at the Cambi headquarters in Milan, the auction of Modern Art, Contemporary Art, Photography and Comics will be auctioned, over 300 lots selected with the best of Italian and International figurative art from the beginning of the XNUMXth century to the present day. It begins…
The next auction proposed by Il Ponte Casa d'Aste (July 22 at Palazzo Crivell in Milan) sees a series of images focused on nature and the search for man's identity. Peter Beard is the protagonist of the sale with a unique piece, “Orey-eyed Lion, Gorongosa Portuguese…
Marc Chagall has developed a unique visual language. Mixing Fauvism, Symbolism and Cubism, he created a vivid dream world populated by wizards, mermaids and beautiful girls. His bold repertoire of fantastic symbols and bright colors has earned the…
Phillips Auction House will feature Jean-Michel Basquiat's large-scale 25448 work Victor 1987 as a highlight of its 2th Century and Contemporary Art Evening Sale in New York on July 2020, XNUMX. …
With its superb red surface pierced by a single vertical incision, Concetto Spaziale, Attesa (1966) is a rare, totemic masterpiece that is – at 63 inches (160cm) high – among the six largest cut paintings…
Photography, right now, seems to have a real and interesting revival. Increasingly present on the market, it is conquering that not only specialized but much more widespread collecting, entering hand in hand with contemporary art in investments in the art of…
Sotheby's will offer Jean-Michel Basquiat's masterpiece on paper Untitled (Head) from 1982 as the highlight of the Contemporary Art Evening Auction in New York on June 29, 2020. The superlative work will be auctioned this month with an estimated…
Sotheby's will offer works from the collections of many leading Old Master dealers in two dedicated online sales, The Dealer's Eye: London and The Dealer's Eye: New York (June 18-25). Bringing together 39 internationally renowned retailers, each of which has carefully…
In celebration of the artist's 1962th birthday, Christie's presents Wayne Thiebaud's tour-de-force, Four Pinball Machines, 20, a highlight of ONE: A Global Sale of the 10th Century, on 18 July. With an estimate of $25-XNUMX…
Christie's will host its first live auction of handbags and accessories this year, showcasing a meticulously curated selection of the most coveted handbags currently on the market. The July 10th sale is led by the sensational Hermès Matte Gris Cendré Himalaya…
Cambi Casa d'Aste on June 10 will present the most beautiful glass from the first decades of the 900s, from famous European and American centers dedicated to the decorative arts, with names of the caliber of Émile Gallé, René Lalique, Louis Comfort Tiffany, Antonin…
The "Impressionist & Modern Art Day" online auction which reached a total of $9,9 million, saw competition from over 30 countries, with 29% of all buyers who were not yet customers. The sale was led…
Christie's “Picasso Ceramics” auction (May 5-20), exclusively online, totaled $761.125, selling 100% by lot and 100% by value. The sale reached nearly double its low pre-sale estimate of $396.400. PABLO PICASSO…
On July 2, Phillips will present the work “Noël” by Joan Mitchell at an auction in New York with an estimate of over 10 million dollars. This work of explosive colours, dripping fields of paint and rapid brushstrokes, a great…
In the auctions of Ancient and XNUMXth Century Art, there are numerous Italian highlights; worth mentioning is an interesting group of high period and Renaissance paintings: The Madonna enthroned with Child, John the Baptist and Saint Anthony the Abbot, recently returned to the workshop of JACOPO…
Pablo Picasso's Les femmes d'Algiers (version “F”), dated January 10, 17, will go up for auction on July 1955, with an estimate of $25 million. But there are many expectations and the result of this Christie's auction will certainly be…
Exactly 80 years to the day since Churchill became prime minister, his collection of rare books and manuscripts, spanning his life and prolific career, will now be auctioned at Sotheby's. This is a valuable portfolio…
The first print of “The Star-Spangled Banner” available for online bidding will be auctioned at Christie's June 2-18, 2020, as part of The Open Book: Fine Travel, Americana, Literature and History in Print and Manuscript Auction …
The One | MJ's Air Jordan 1s – special single lot, will be auctioned online at Sotheby's for Game Worn Autographed 1 Nike Air Jordan 1985s. Made by Nike exclusively for the iconic Chicago shooting guard…
From June 2 to June 18, original artwork from Led Zeppelin's first LP – one of the most iconic album covers of all time – will be featured in Christie's online auction The Open Book: Fine Travel, Americana, Literature…
Very interesting was the initiative proposed last April between Sotheby's and the fashion affiliate Margherita Maccapani Missoni which manually selected works for “Contemporary Curated”, for an online sale of contemporary art. A collaboration that introduces a new way of proposing…
From September Christie's and China Guardian Auctions will unveil a thematic collaboration in Shanghai in September. The two auction houses will work together as part of a broader innovative collaboration, including a series of sales and exhibitions under the organizational idea – 2020+.…
Sotheby's has opened online sales offers for contemporary, impressionist and modern art. Auctions close on May 14th and 18th respectively. Together offering over 250 lots estimated to fetch over $20 million, these…
REFRESH:RELOAD is Phillips' first all-category online auction, put together by its Asian team, features a mix of collectables categories: contemporary art, watches and jewelry. A program that reflects the rapidly changing landscape of our age.…
Following the recent success of the dedicated online sale of works from Old Masters dealer Rafael Valls' collection, which more than tripled the high estimate to realize £1,6m / $2m, Sotheby's will once again offer a…
Christie's continues to expand its online-only auction calendar with new sale offerings dedicated to 20th century art. New May and June sales, including several new curated themed sales, will feature Impressionist art,…
White Brushstroke I is one of the most striking examples of Lichtenstein's iconic series of Brushstroke paintings, comprising 15 canvases executed in 1965-66 that are considered pivotal masterpieces of the Pop Art movement. The 1965 painting which will be auctioned…
Unique to his magical menagerie are these three life-sized bronze hippos with moving parts that reveal a bathroom set like no other, comprising bathtub, working sink and vanity, toilet and bidet. The spectacular…
NWA 12691 is a moon rock, among the largest known in the world. Moon rock is among the rarest substances on Earth, weighing less than 650 kg. of known lunar meteorites. This example is the fifth most…
Coinciding with the centenary of the start of Prohibition in 1920, Sotheby's has partnered with Alan Bedwell, owner of the Foundwell vintage accessories gallery, to curate a selection of barware and precious silver objects. The sale…
Christie's presents the online sale Working from Home: Prints and Multiples (April 30-May 14). The catalog sees over 70 lots ranging from the 19th century to the present day and includes modern works by Henri Matisse, Edvard Munch and Pablo…
Phillips and poverty alleviation organization Robin Hood are jointly presenting Auction4NYC, an online-only charity sale that will be open to bidding on May 1, closing to coincide with the virtual Robin Hood benefit on May 11.…
This private collection of 101 Cartier watches span over 80 years of watchmaking and was created over a 30-year period, with each watch having received its rightful place in this collection once in a lifetime.…
Bottegantica creates the online catalog "Ten drawings by Giovanni Boldini - for the Intensive Care Department of the San Raffaele Hospital in Milan". The initiative aims to financially support the ongoing commitment of the San Raffaele Hospital in Milan to deal with the Coronavirus emergency. Within the virtual catalog Bottegantica has…
Christie's presents Andy Warhol: Better Days, an online-only sale held in partnership with the Andy Warhol Foundation for the Visual Arts, featuring original photography showcasing Warhol's ability to capture the beauty of ordinary life. The proceeds…
In collaboration with the Milanese creative duo Annalisa Rosso and Francesco Maiardi of Mr. Lawrence, Cambi presents the online charity auction Design Loves Milano. Design Loves Milano brings together an incredible range of internationally renowned designers and studios such as Fernando and…
In this period of emergency from Covid-19, auction houses continue their business by offering themselves more and more with online auctions. Surely in the future the choice will be to move more and more towards this type of service and…
Following the recent restructuring of its spring "live" auction calendar, Phillips announces that its next 22th Century and Contemporary Art sales in New York will be held the week of June 2020, XNUMX, consolidating sales…
Following Christie's March 13 announcement in response to the outbreak of the COVID-19 virus, the company has completed the first phase of a global overhaul to overhaul its spring and summer auction schedule in the Americas and…
Art Rite, the Milanese auction house on the occasion of the Jewels and Watches auction on April 7, will donate part of the buyer's premium to the hospitals of Lodi and Codogno, which were the first to face the challenge of Covid 19. Furthermore, the next…
As the coronavirus (COVID-19) continues to generate headlines around the world, Sotheby's announces the sale of three works of art that will benefit efforts to address the outbreak in Greater China, one of the hardest-hit regions. The works of Asia…
Greta Stroeh's collection of Jean Arp's sculptures, works on paper, lithographs and etchings is being auctioned at Christie's London on March 26, offering an extensive survey of more than 30 years of Arp's work. Greta Stroeh…
Phillips in association with Bacs & Russo announces the sale of four exceptional timepieces from the private collection of Mr Jean-Claude Biver, which will be offered for sale during the Geneva Watch Auction in May 2020 at Hôtel la Reserve, Geneva. Jean-Claude…
After Bernardo Bellotto today we present Francesco Guardi, another Venetian artist appreciated internationally. Of all Guardi's paintings, the most evocative are his caprices, perhaps less appreciated today than the Venetian views, but those landscapes born from…
Sotheby's Milano opens the 2020 jewelery sales season with the Jewels Online auction, enriched by private collections of the most sought-after and prestigious national and international brands.
Second auction of the Jewelery Department of the Art-Rite auction house to be held on 24 March at 18.30 pm at the headquarters in Via Giovanni Ventura, 5, presenting a careful selection of precious objects, including a wide assortment of…
On March 5, in conjunction with the Armory and ADAA art fairs in New York, Christie's Post-War auction will offer more than 200 main-market works that blend postwar masters with cutting-edge contemporary stars. Placing key works of…
The work, Untitled from 2007, at auction at Sotheby's on 11 February 2020, estimated at 600.000-800.000 GBP, is a work that fully falls within the canons of Maurizio Cattelan's "making art".
Contemporary Art Online will take place from 7 to 18 February 2020 and is the fifth online appointment that Sotheby's Italia offers to collectors.
Art-Rite presents the U-3 Under 3k euros auction to be held on Saturday 1 February 2020. Precious contemporary art works with estimates under 3 thousand euros to bring young people closer to collecting.
This special exhibition and auction of Old Masters paintings and sculptures from the XNUMXth to XNUMXth centuries brought together musician and visual artist Fabrizio (Fab) Moretti, from the critically acclaimed and internationally Platinum certified band The…
Art-Rite presents itself at the usual winter sales appointment on December 14 in Milan with a careful selection of works, chosen for their value and for their ability to represent an important cross-section of twentieth-century art. The catalog of Day…
A “trio” of exceptional offers will headline the Sotheby's Finest & Rarest Wines sale in London on 11 December 2019. The sale of 625 lots is estimated to bring a grand total in the region of £1,2 million.
An exemplar of erudition and style, Jayne Wrightsman was a connoisseur and patron of the arts who unequivocally revived the field of French decorative arts in America. She and her husband, Charles B. Wrightsman, built an outstanding collection of furniture and…
Until December 2, it is possible to submit a bid to win a collector's item, bags and accessories. The contamination of fashion houses with art is interesting.
Unique opportunity for collecting design objects. On December 17, Phillips will host its final auction of 2019 with the Design Sale in New York. Composed of over 180 lots that bring together a variety of movements of…
