Auctions Sotheby’s Has Assembled an Auction of Over 100 Historic Nike Relics to Commemorate 50 Years Since the Brand’s First Shoe A pair of Virgil Abloh's Louis Vuitton “Air Force 1” sneakers leads the sale. By Vittoria Benzine, Nov 28, 2022
Auctions These Watch Auctions from Sotheby’s, Christie’s, and Phillips Might Help You Stop Staring at Your Phone One of the highlights, the Reference 6264 Daytona “Paul Newman Lemon” Rolex wristwatch, is estimated to fetch $700,000–$1,400,000. By Lisa Ferber, Nov 28, 2022
Auctions A Paris Auction of Pre-Columbian Artifacts Went Ahead Despite Protests from Mexico. But It Turned Out to Be a Major Flop The sale's total did not even reach half of the lower end of the pre-sale expectation. By Vivienne Chow, Nov 25, 2022
Auctions An Ordinary Pocket Watch Worn by a Postal Worker on the Titanic Sold for $116,000 at Auction The auction house Henry Aldridge & Sons executed the 266-lot sale of Titanic, White Star, and other transport memorabilia. By Vittoria Benzine, Nov 22, 2022
Auctions A Hand-Colored ‘Calvin and Hobbes’ Work Sold for a Record-Smashing $480,000, Making It One of the Most Valuable Comic Strips This is only the second time that Bill Watterson's work has appeared at auction. By Richard Whiddington, Nov 22, 2022
Auctions Bob Dylan’s Handwritten Love Letters to His High School Sweetheart (Envelopes and All) Sold for Nearly $700,000 at Auction His love letters to Barbara Ann Hewitt in Hibbing, Minnesota, have officially hit the market. By Vittoria Benzine, Nov 21, 2022
Auctions Christie’s Pulled a $25 Million T-Rex Skeleton From Auction After Experts Pointed Out That Most of Its Bones Are Replicas The skeleton was set to become the first of its kind ever offered at auction in Asia. By Taylor Dafoe, Nov 21, 2022
Auctions A Long-Lost Keith Haring Mural Painted for Mount Sinai Children’s Hospital Just Sold for Almost $1 Million at Auction The artist's foundation is generally against these works going into private hands, but was pleased that proceeds will support the hospital. By Jo Lawson-Tancred, Nov 18, 2022
Auctions Christie’s Sold More Than $2 Billion Worth of Art in New York, But Its 20th and 21st Century Auctions Had Major Disappointments A De Kooning, estimated in excess of $35 million and guaranteed by the auction house, failed to find a buyer, and several works were withdrawn before the auctions started. By Katya Kazakina, Nov 17, 2022
Auctions Sotheby’s Notches $315 Million in a Fireworks-Free Contemporary Art Evening Sale Double-Header Andy Warhol’s monumental car crash silkscreen from 1963 was the top lot of the night. By Katya Kazakina, Nov 16, 2022
Auctions In a Wildly Successful Auction of Joan Didion’s Belongings, People Paid Thousands for Her Journals, Photographs, and… Trash Cans Fans of the late famed writer Joan Didion have anxiously awaited the first sale of her personal effects. By Vittoria Benzine, Nov 16, 2022
Auctions Sotheby’s Is Cooking Up Big Plans for Asia, With Investments in South Korea and Thailand and a New HQ in Mainland China The auction house's ambitious expansion in Asia targets a growing number of young collectors in the region. By Vivienne Chow, Nov 15, 2022
Auctions Phillips 20th Century and Contemporary Art Evening Sale Nets $139 Million, Led by Twombly’s Red Loops The event suggested a tepidness is settling into the market. By Annie Armstrong, Nov 15, 2022
Auctions Forrest Fenn’s Famed Treasure Chest, a $2 Million Hoard Discovered After a 12-Year Hunt, Is Heading to Auction The trove includes gold pieces, coins, jewelry, and other artifacts. By Vittoria Benzine, Nov 15, 2022
Auctions Sotheby’s $391 Million Modern Art Double-Header Signals Enduring Strength in the Art Market, Despite Fears of a Recession The auction house sold works from the David M. Solinger collection, followed by its Modern art evening sale. By Annie Armstrong, Nov 14, 2022
