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ART & DESIGN
Art Basel Collectors Exhibited Due Diligence Collecting Art
Wealthy Art Basel collectors exhibited due diligence before collecting art at this year’s art fair. They appeared determined to collect only the best artworks
ART AUCTION
Asian Collectors Renew Interest in Old Masters at Christie’s
Active bidding from Asian collectors helps Christie’s achieve strong results for Old Master paintings, with 4 of the top 10 lots sold to or underbid by the region.
CHRISTIE'S
7 Handbags More Expensive Than Your Average Home
An Orange Gulliver Leather Quelle Idole With Palladium Hardware, Taipei Limited Edition, Hermès, 2009, one of the handbags at the auction. Sold for US$97,200. Image courtesy of Christie’s FASHION & Full Article »
ART & DESIGN
Handbag Sells for $222,912 at Christie’s in Hong Kong
An Exceptional Shiny Fuchsia Porosus Crocodile Diamond Birkin 35 with 18k White Gold & Diamond Hardware, Hermès, 2014 handbag. Sold for $222,912. Image courtesy of Christie’s Image Ltd ART AUCTION Full Article »
ART AUCTION
Sculpture by Beaumont Reveals Passion for Human Experience
Hanneke Beaumont, Three Men on a Bench, bronze sculpture circa 1995. Image courtesy of LiveAuctineers ART AUCTION Sculpture of ‘Three Men on Bench’ by Beaumont Reveals passion for human figure Full Article »
ART AUCTION
Record Auction Prices at Christie’s Evening Sale in New York
Christie’s Global President Jussi Pylkkanen at the rostrum during the auction of Picasso’s Les femmes d’Alger, Version O from 1955 that made auction record selling for $179,365,000. Record Auction-Image courtesy Full Article »
ART AUCTION
Picasso Painting Makes Auction Record Selling for Over $179 Million
Pablo Picasso Les femmes d’Alger (Version O), oil on canvas painting, Painted on February 14, 1955. Estimate: in the region of US$140 million. Sold for $179,365,000 (including buyer’s premium). © Full Article »
ART AUCTION
Motorcycles Auction Shows Collectors Passion
c.1908 Zenette 3½hp Forecar. Engine no. 5873. Motorcycles. Sold for £13,800 (US$ 21,297) inc. premium. Image courtesy of Bonhams ART AUCTION Unusual motorcycles and machines shows weird side of collecting Full Article »
ART AUCTION
Motorcycle Meant for Scrap Yard Sells for £275,900
The 1939 Vincent HRD Series-A Rapide Motorcycle sold for £275,900. Image courtesy of Bonhams ART AUCTION Motorcycle rescued from being scrapped sells for £275,900 at Bonhams Spring Stafford Sale LONDON– Full Article »
ART AUCTION
Iconic Picasso Painting Ignites Global Art Market Frenzy
Christie’s goes for a new world art auction record with an iconic Picasso painting titled Les femmes d’Alger (Version O)
ART AUCTION
Replica of Iconic Scooter from ‘Quadrophenia’on Sale at Bonhams
Replica of the iconic scooter by Lambretta ridden by actor Phil Daniels – aka ‘Jimmy’- in Quadrophenia (side view). Estimated at £10,000 – £12,000 (US$ 17,000 – 21,000) . Image courtesy of Full Article »
ART AUCTION
Antique Arms, Armour and Militaria Sale Achieves Delightful Result
A pair of 28 Bore Silesian Long Wheel-Lock Holster Pistols, Cieszynie (TESCHEN), circa 1640-60, is one of the Antique Arms sold at the auction. Estimate: £8,000-12,000 . Sold: £16,800. Image: Thomas Del Full Article »
ART AUCTION
Bonhams Fine European Ceramics Auction Exposes Violent History of Stolen Art
Two Rhineland Stoneware Bellarmines, first half 17th century are two of the Fine European Ceramics on auction. Estimate: $ 1,000 – 1,400. Image courtesy of Bonhams ART AUCTION Fine European Full Article »
ART AUCTION
Rudge Multi Motorcycle Owned by a Nigerian King for Sale
A Rudge Multi Motorcycle formerly owned by a Nigerian King His Majesty King Onyeama of Eke goes on auction in London
