Auctions
HONG KONG — The all-important auction season kicked off yesterday, April 3, with the sale of elBulli’s wine cellar. Still to come is the marathon of auctions for art, ceramics, timepieces, and other fine collectibles. Below, ARTINFO highlights all...
How big is the art market? It’s a question that seems relatively simple, yet is elusive. The difficulty of pinning down an estimate (mostly as a result of the fact that it’s in dealers’ best interests to keep their sales private) means that...
The Vacheron Constantin King Kalla will be featured at a special May sale of timepieces at Sotheby’s Hong Kong.The sale will be the first of its kind outside of Sotheby's Hong Kong's usual spring and autumn auction seasons. The...
Poly Auctions officially opened their Hong Kong exhibition space, the Poly Gallery, ahead of their spring auction series.The 232-square-meter space on the seventh floor of One Pacific Place will regularly host exhibitions, lectures, and other art-...
A painting by Chinese master Zao Wou-ki leads the Sotheby’s contemporary art auction series in Hong Kong this April. Sotheby’s Hong Kong Spring Sales 2013 will be held April 3-8 at the Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Centre. The marathon of auctions...
The rare Patek Philippe ref. 5074 platinum minute repeater perpetual calendar timepiece will be offered at the Antiquorum Auction on January 26. The watch was first presented in 2009 and is a successor of the ref. 3974. It can produce a “cathedral gong”...
In the auction world, 2012 was a banner year for trophy hunters, thanks to “The Scream,” Richter, and Rothko. But the occasionally staggering prices did little to the alleviate mounting anxieties: that a price bubble is swelling, that the Imp/Mod market grows...
In 1962, the Beatles were told by their manager, Brian Epstein, to up their style ante with sleek matching suits. But before that, the Fab Four took a more rebellious route, often wearing leather jackets on stage.Now, thanks to Bonham’s, you can bid on one of...
SALE: Under the InfluenceLOCATION: Phillips de Pury & Company, 450 Park Avenue, New YorkDATE: September 20, 2012ABOUT: “Under the Influence,” which opens the fall auction season at Phillips de Pury & Company, has an impressive...
SALE: Modern & Contemporary South Asian ArtLOCATION: Sotheby’s New YorkDATE: September 10, 2012ABOUT: With Chinese sales on the decline this year, Sotheby’s is wisely focusing one of its three Asia Week sales on the growing South Asian art market. With an...
