Category Archives: Art Market

Sotheby’s to Offer Amaya Collection of Modern & Contemporary Indian Art

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Jan
2013
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On 19 March 2013, Sotheby’s will present the Amaya Collection, the first international Evening Sale of Indian Art and the first single-owner sale in this category to be held at Sotheby’s in more than a decade. Consigned by esteemed collector … Continue reading  

Devon Cupboard Find Turns Brass into Gold at Bonhams Art Sale

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Jan
2013
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An astonished and delighted North Devon man has discovered, thanks to Bonhams, that the brass horseracing cup he’d left in a cupboard for years is in fact a solid gold trophy from South Africa’s Durban Gold Cup circa 1931. The … Continue reading  

Sotheby’s to Offer the Collection of Mark Birley from his London Home

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Jan
2013
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Sotheby’s London announced that it will offer for sale the collection of renowned arbiter of taste and fêted London club owner Mark Birley (1930-2007), on 21st March 2013. The auction will comprise property fro Thurloe Lodge, his home in Kensington … Continue reading  

Getty Research Institute Launches Database of German Art Sales Records

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Jan
2013
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The Getty Research Institute announced today the addition of approximately 250,000 art sale records from more than 2,000 German auction catalogs dating from 1930–1945 to its free online art historical research resources. These art sale records are part of the … Continue reading  

Important Americana for Sale at Sotheby’s New York this Month

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Jan
2013
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Sotheby’s annual Americana Week auctions will take place in New York on 25 & 26 January 2013. The Important Americana sale will begin at 10:00am on the 25th with a selection of Audubon prints, Chinese export porcelain, and carpets from … Continue reading  

Heritage Auctions Records Best Year to Date: $860+ Million Total Sales

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Jan
2013
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Heritage Auctions experienced its fourth straight year of record sales in 2012: more than $860 million, the highest tally yet for the world’s third largest auction house and largest auctioneer of high-end collectibles. Markets ranging from U.S. Coins, Comics and … Continue reading  

Original Batmobile from TV Series Auctioned for $4.2M

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Jan
2013
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The original 19-foot-long black, bubble-topped car used in the 1960s “Batman” TV show sold at auction Saturday. The Barrett-Jackson Auction Co. in Scottsdale, Ariz., revealed the selling price but says the winning bidder has not been disclosed. The car’s owner … Continue reading  

A Rare Collection of French Impressionist & Modern Art to be Auctioned

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Jan
2013
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Sotheby’s London announced that it will offer for sale the distinguished collection of George, 9th Earl of Jersey (1910-1998). The auctions on 5th and 6th February 2013 will present the rare phenomenon of an English aristocratic collection of French Impressionist … Continue reading  

Studio 54 Memorabilia to be Sold at Auction

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Jan
2013
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As Steve Rubell saw it, the key to a successful party was populating a room with guests more interesting than you. “Look at the Top 10 people who were there,” said Bill Hamilton, who was Mr. Rubell’s companion in the … Continue reading  

Sotheby’s London to Offer Private Swedish Art Collection

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Jan
2013
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Sotheby’s announced that it will offer for sale an extraordinary group of Modern and Contemporary artworks from a Private Swedish Collection. Built by a private Swedish individual from the 1960s onwards, the assemblage comprises pre-eminent names from the 20th-century art … Continue reading