In the first half of 2012 leading auction houses Christie’s and Sotheby’s show conflicting views on the state of the market. Despite the record-breaking sale of Munch’s “The Scream” Sotheby’s is posting a 15.8% decrease in...
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Isabella Blow foundation Christie’s Sale Exceeds All Expectations
The sale of the Daphne Guinness Collection has proven that the art market appears immune from the financial collapse that the rest of the world is steadily creeping towards. Auction houses around London and the UK are exceeding and setting global records across the...
Christie’s Green Auction 2012 A Bid To Save The World
Christie's Green Auction, now in its third year, begins Thursday with an online sale featuring over 100 lots, many other one-of-a-kind experiences and luxury items. The online sale via Charitybuzz is just one component of this annual event, which also includes a...
Isabella Blow Foundation Charity Auction At Christie’s
Alexander McQueen and Phillip Treacy to feature in Daphne Guinness SaleChristie’s Auctioneers has announced a single-owner sale of The Daphne Guinness Collection. The auction is to Sold to Benefit the Isabella Blow Foundation a cause close to the heart of...
Lowry Painting Set To Fetch £6m at Christie’s
Lord Forte's Piccadilly Circus Oil goes under the hammer In NovemberHaving been part of hotel tycoon Lord Forte's personal collection for almost 30 years, a LS Lowry painting of Piccadilly Circus is now going to be up for auction for the very first time. What’s...
Sotheby’s Gets Stills Christie’s Gets Nil
Clyfford Still paintings to go to Sotheby's - Christie's lobbies Denver to overturn decisionChristie's is fuming, as arch-rivals Sotheby's have secured the sale of four works by the seminal Abstract Expressionist painter Clifford Still. Three date from the...
Christie’s, Sotheby’s and Phillip’s de Pury Contemporary Art Sales
RESULTS: Feb 17th - 7pm Phillips de Pury and Company Contemporary Art Evening Auction The Auction sale totalled £5,409,200. The highest individual piece was for a Jean-Michel Basquiat at £1,127,650 Feb 17th - 1pm Sale: 7956 Christies Post War and Contemporary Art Day...
Christie’s Sales Total Record-breaking £3.3 Billion
Contemporary art market bounces back In 2010 Christies has announced sales figures of £3.3 billion or $5.0 billion for 2010. This is up 53% and a record for the world’s leading art business. The 245-year-old company now holds the record for the highest total recorded...
Photographers Gallery Charity Auction at Christie’s
The Photographers Gallery in London is holding a charity auction at Christie's South Kensington on Thursday 17 February 2011, to celebrate its 40th anniversary,. The auction is to raise funds for the final stage of building its Ramillies Street Gallery. The event will...