An Anne Vallayer-Coster Still Life, Thought Lost for 200 Years, Fetches a Record-Smashing $2.8 Million at Auction

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An Anne Vallayer-Coster Still Life, Thought Lost for 200 Years, Fetches a Record-Smashing $2.8 Million at Auction

The impressive still life had only been exhibited once, in 1783.

By Sarah Cascone, Jun 22, 2023

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Rubens Painting Lost For 300 Years and Misidentified When Last Sold at Auction Will Star At Upcoming Sotheby’s Sale in London

Research and x-ray analysis revealed that the painting is far more important than previously thought.

By Eileen Kinsella, Jun 19, 2023

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A One-of-a-Kind Handmade Pocket Watch Added $4.9 Million to Phillips’s Timepieces Sale, While Sotheby’s Sold a Rolex Daytona Owned by Paul Newman

Phillips set multiple records, thanks to a legendary piece of horology by Roger Smith.

By Artnet News, Jun 16, 2023

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King Charles’s Childhood Drawings of ‘Mummy,’ ‘Papa,’ and the Easter Bunny Are Hitting the Auction Block in England

Included are crayon portraits of Queen Elizabeth II and Prince Philip.

By Taylor Dafoe, Jun 15, 2023

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Sotheby’s Will Offer a Rare Klimt Portrait in London With a Whopping $80 Million Estimate—Which Could Set a European Record

The painting, made near the end of the artist's life, will lead the Sotheby's London summer sale.

By Eileen Kinsella, Jun 14, 2023

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Sotheby’s Sets Two Gemstone Records for a Ruby and a Pink Diamond, Each Selling for $34.8 Million

This is the first time in history that two stones have fetched prices north of $30 million in a single sale, the auction house notes.

By Artnet News, Jun 8, 2023

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Christie’s and Sotheby’s Knit Together Solid Results at Paris Contemporary Evening Sales, Setting Artist Records

Hopes are high for the Paris auction market, as the city's arts calendar expands.

By Vivienne Chow, Jun 8, 2023

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A Salvador Dalí Brooch Made for Philanthropist Rebekah Harkness—Who Inspired a Taylor Swift Song—Just Fetched Nearly $1 Million at Christie’s

The striking brooch, dating from about 1950, is made from diamonds, rubies, emeralds, platinum and yellow gold.

By Artnet News, Jun 8, 2023

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A Picasso Portrait Consigned by His Ex-Wife’s Estate Just Set a Record for the Artist in the Frothy German Auction Market

The work hammered at €3.4 million at Van Ham yesterday.

By Eileen Kinsella, Jun 6, 2023

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A Towering 18th-Century Astronomical Clock, Made by a Clockmaker to King Louis XV, Could Fetch $850,000 at Auction

The clock still works, even after two and a half centuries.

By Artnet News, Jun 6, 2023

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Rock Legend Freddie Mercury’s Personal Collection, From Stage Costumes to Handwritten Lyrics, Has Begun a World Tour Before Auction

The lots have been perfectly preserved in the Queen frontman’s London home since 1991.

By Lee Carter, Jun 5, 2023

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Sotheby’s Is Selling a Mother Lode of 37 More NFTs From the Collection of Bankrupt Hedge Fund Three Arrows Capital

This auction follows Sotheby's first sale of 3AC NFTs, which fetched $2.4 million.

By Richard Whiddington, May 31, 2023

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Disco Queen Donna Summer’s Personal Possessions—Gold Records, Handwritten Lyrics, and Her Own Abstract Paintings—Are Heading to Auction This June

Christie's relives the legend's heyday with a shimmering sale timed with her HBO documentary.

By Vittoria Benzine, May 30, 2023

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Two Miniature Qing Dynasty Jars, Snapped Up at a U.K. Thrift Store for $25, Just Sold for More Than $74,000 at Auction

The 18th-century jars bear the mark of the fourth emperor of the Qing dynasty.

By Artnet News, May 30, 2023

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By the Numbers: A Breakdown of Results From Christie’s Hong Kong Evening Sales, May 2023

The combined hammer total from the Post-Millennium and 20th/21st Century Sales barely surpassed the presale low estimate.

By Vivienne Chow, May 30, 2023