Christie’s breaks European contemporary art auction record
Christie’s has set a new record for a contemporary art auction in Europe. The auctioneer’s post-war and contemporary art sale in London on March 6 brought in £137m ($190m), with […]
2018-03-07
SS Normandie photograph collection offered in Paris
An enormous collection of photographs, documents and other ephemera relating to the great art deco era transatlantic liner the SS Normandie is heading to auction at Tessier Sarrou in Paris. […]
2018-03-06
Picasso Marie-Therese portrait set to make up to $35m
A tender Pablo Picasso portrait of his great muse Marie-Therese Walter is set to cross the block at Sotheby’s New York on May 14. The work is titled La Repos […]
World’s oldest message in a bottle discovered in Australia
The world’s oldest known message in a bottle has been discovered on a beach in Western Australia. The incredible find was tossed over the side of the Paula, a German […]
Chinese falangcai bowl to star in Hong Kong auction
Christie’s will auction a beautiful puce-enamel falangcai bowl in its Chinese Works of Art sale in Hong Kong on April 3. The one of a kind piece was made for […]
JH Dance Confederate Dragoon revolver to sell
A rare JH Dance & Brothers Confederate Dragoon revolver will lead Heritage Auctions’ March 17 Western Americana and Texana sale in Dallas. JH Dance was founded in 1862 to provide […]
2018-03-05
Hiroshima navigator’s log to sell at Bonhams
The only true copy of the navigator’s log from the Enola Gay’s atomic bombing of Hiroshima is heading to auction at Bonhams on March 9. Theodore Van Kirk was the […]
Rare Detective Comics #27 offered for the first time
An ultra-rare CGC 5.0-graded copy of Detective Comics #27, the comic book that introduced the world to Batman, will sell at Hake’s Americana on March 13-15. With an estimate of […]
Rusty Porsche 356A 150 GS Carrera Coupe to make $700,000?
A rusty 1957 Porsche 356A 150 GS Carrera Coupe is up for auction with an estimate of $600,000-700,000. The car is among the more intriguing headliners in Gooding & Company’s […]
Albert Einstein correspondence to cross the block
A collection of correspondence from Albert Einstein relating to his attempts to free a German refugee from a Canadian camp is selling at Israel’s Winner’s Auctions on March 6. The […]
John Lennon’s monkey bike smashes estimate
A Honda “monkey bike” John Lennon used to whizz around his Berkshire estate has sold for £57,500 ($79,444) in H&H Classics’ National Motorcycle Museum Auction. That’s close to double its […]
Rare suffragette board game coming to auction
An original example of the rare suffragette board game Pank-a-Squith is coming to auction at Hansons Auctioneers. The incomplete version, which is missing its board, is valued at £100 ($138) […]
Early US airmail will star at Robert A Siegel
Robert A Siegel is to offer a spectacular selection of early US airmail. The James P Myerson Collection of Pioneer Flight Mail 1910-1916 auction will take place in New York […]
Original Doctor Who script will sell at auction in May
Doctor Who actor William Hartnell’s original script for the first ever episode is heading to auction, the Antiques Trade Gazette reports. It’s set to appear in a sale hosted by […]
2018-03-01
Pablo Picasso’s Femme au beret makes $68.4m
Pablo Picasso’s Femme au beret et a la robe quadrillee made £49.8m ($68.4m) in a major auction of impressionist and modern art in London last night (February 28). The canvas […]
