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Serving a Surrealist Tea at Sotheby’s London

Serving a Surrealist Tea at Sotheby’s London

Posted by on Feb 4, 2013 in Auctions | 0 comments

To promote its upcoming Surrealism sale, Sotheby’s has been offering a “Surrealist Tea” at its Bond Street café in...

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Modigliani Steals Spotlight at Upcoming Christie’s Sale

Modigliani Steals Spotlight at Upcoming Christie’s Sale

Posted by on Jan 11, 2013 in Auctions | 0 comments

A portrait by Amedeo Modigliani will go to auction on February 6th at Christie’s London and may fetch as much as $35.5 million...

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The Top 10 Earners at Auction in 2012

The Top 10 Earners at Auction in 2012

Posted by on Dec 19, 2012 in Auctions | 0 comments

2012 was a record-breaking year in many regards within the art world, with the $120 million sale of Edvard Munch’s The Scream...

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Raphael Drawing Breaks Records at Sotheby’s

Raphael Drawing Breaks Records at Sotheby’s

Posted by on Dec 6, 2012 in Last Night's Auction Results | 0 comments

A drawing by the famed painter Raphael sold last night at Sotheby’s London for $47.8 million (£29.7 million). It is the highest...

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Sotheby’s Profits Fall 58% in 2012

Sotheby’s Profits Fall 58% in 2012

Posted by on Nov 26, 2012 in Auctions | 0 comments

Sotheby’s has posted a net loss of $32.6 million for the third quarter, which contributes to a $57.7 million (58%) total fall in net...

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Archduke Joseph Diamond Earns $21.5M at Christie’s

Archduke Joseph Diamond Earns $21.5M at Christie’s

Posted by on Nov 16, 2012 in Last Night's Auction Results | 0 comments

The Archduke Joseph diamond—a rare, internally flawless gem from India’s Golconda mines—fetched a record 20.355 million Swiss francs...

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Sotheby’s Ushers in $375M Contemporary Sale

Sotheby’s Ushers in $375M Contemporary Sale

Posted by on Nov 15, 2012 in Last Night's Auction Results | 0 comments

Breaking their previous record set in 2008 at $362 million, Sotheby’s New York ushered in an unprecedented $375 million sale on Tuesday...

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A Warhol for All Types at Christie’s Auction

A Warhol for All Types at Christie’s Auction

Posted by on Nov 15, 2012 in Last Night's Auction Results | 0 comments

Monday saw the highly-anticipated and highly-publicized Andy Warhol sale at Christie’s, which collectively raised over $17 million for...

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Bonhams Withdraws 2 Pieces with Shady Pasts

Bonhams Withdraws 2 Pieces with Shady Pasts

Posted by on Nov 7, 2012 in Auctions, Controversy | 0 comments

Bonhams has withdrawn 2 Chinese antiques from its Fine Chinese Art sale, scheduled for November 8 in London, after Chinese officials...

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Christie’s to Host Unprecedented Sale

Christie’s to Host Unprecedented Sale

Posted by on Nov 3, 2012 in Auctions | 0 comments

Christie’s upcoming Post-War and Contemporary Art Evening Sale will take place on November 14 in New York, with the auction house...

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Charlie Thomas Collection Earns $7.4M at Dallas Auction

Charlie Thomas Collection Earns $7.4M at Dallas Auction

Posted by on Oct 25, 2012 in Last Night's Auction Results | 0 comments

This past weekend, the auction house RM Auctions hosted yet another single-vendor sale – this time, from the automobile collection of...

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Artprice Outs Qatari Royal Family with 99% Confirmation

Artprice Outs Qatari Royal Family with 99% Confirmation

Posted by on Oct 4, 2012 in Markets | 0 comments

In an unusual demonstration of transparency, the research firm Artprice announced in a statement yesterday that it can “confirm...

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