Christie’s New York Major Spring Auction Series Yields $557M in Total Sales
NEW YORK — A just-concluded two-week series of art auctions devoted to important Impressionist, Modern, Post-War and Contemporary Art held by Christie’s realized a combined […]
Sioux Chief Black Bird’s War Shirt Sells for $2.7 million
NEW YORK – A new auction record for a piece of American Indian Art was set on May 18 when an Oglala Sioux beaded and […]
Auction Report: Simon Willard Tall Case Clock, Houdin ‘Mystery’ Clock Pace Sale
MALVERN, Pa. – A gorgeous, early 19th-century Simon Willard tall case clock, regal at 93 ½ inches tall and signed “Warranted by S. Willard” on […]
Period Furniture, Tiffany Lighting to Lead ‘Exceptional’ Antique Auction
PITTSFIELD, Mass. – What is being billed as an “exceptional antique auction” has been planned for Saturday, May 21, by Fontaine’s Auction Gallery, Offered will […]
Bidding War Pushes Alma-Tadema’s Antony & Cleopatra Painting to $29.2 Million
NEW YORK – A masterpiece by Victorian artist Sir Lawrence Alma-Tadema set an incredible price at Sotheby’s New York on May 5 when two […]
Works from Legendary Art Connoisseur Ernst Beyeler Estate to go on the Block
LONDON – Works of Impressionist, modern and contemporary art from the estate of Ernst Beyeler—the late Swiss art connoisseur who was a noted art […]
Premier New York Auction Houses to Host Competing Latin American Art Auctions
NEW YORK – Fans and collectors of Latin American art are looking forward to three days celebrating the diverse styles and cultural origins of the […]
Ben Stiller, David Zwirner Gather ‘Artists For Haiti’ Charity Auction
NEW YORK – Actor, director, and philanthropist Ben Stiller has joined together with gallerist and art dealer David Zwirner to organize Artists for Haiti, a […]
Huge 1880s-Era Bear Trap Snaps Down on a Big Price at SoldUSA Auction
MATTHEWS, N.C. – A vintage Oneida Newhouse No. 6 bear trap, made in the 1880s and weighing a whopping 43 pounds, with three wicked-looking teeth […]
1890 Circa Rock Island Railroad Glass Sign Chugs to Record Price at Showtime Auctions
ANN ARBOR, Mich. – A magnificent Rock Island Railroad reverse glass sign, made in 1890 by an employee of the firm who fashioned reverse […]