You Must Remember This: ‘Casablanca’ Piano on Sale Dec. 14
Sam played it; now it's is being auctioned by Sotheby's. The piano from "Casablanca," that is.
View ArticleRare ‘Metropolis’ Poster Offered at Auction
The poster for the Fritz Lang classic is one of only four copies known to exist.
View ArticleNational Geographic Society Unloads Some Treasures
An auction of more than 200 works of art at Christie's brings in nearly $4 million.
View ArticleSimon de Pury Steps Down from Helm of Phillips de Pury
The struggling boutique auction house announced that Simon de Pury -- its chairman, principal auctioneer and the face of the company for the last 12 years -- is leaving.
View ArticleChinese Vase Said to Sell for Less Than Half Its Record-Setting Price
An 18th-century Chinese vase that sold for a record-setting $83 million at auction in 2010 but never paid for has now been sold for less than half that amount, according to Bloomberg.
View ArticleDisco Inferno at Fire-Sale Prices as Studio 54 Items Go On the Block
A collection of Studio 54 memorabilia and artwork owned by Steve Rubell, the co-founder of that New York disco club, sold for a total of $316,680 at an auction on Saturday, and included items by Warhol...
View ArticleA 17th-Century Masterpiece Discovered at the Ritz in Paris
A painting by Charles Le Brun, one of the masters of 17th-century French art, hung for decades at the Hôtel Ritz Paris before art experts recently recognized it for what it was, the auction house...
View ArticleWorks From a Major Indian Art Collection to Be Auctioned at Sotheby’s
Amrita Jhaveri, a former Christie’s art expert who is now a writer and a major collector of modern and contemporary art from her native India, will sell a portion of her collection at Sotheby’s in New...
View ArticlePicasso Fetches $44.8 Million at Auction
A canvas Picasso painted of his lover Marie-Thérèse Walter brought $44.8 million at Sotheby’s in London on Tuesday evening.
View ArticleJudge Says Cambodian Statue Case Can Go Forward
A federal judge has ruled that the U.S. government can proceed with a case in which it seeks to seize an ancient Cambodian statue that Sotheby's had sought to sell at auction.
View ArticleMadonna Selling Léger Painting to Benefit Girls’ Education
The performer is selling a 1921 painting by Fernand Léger at Sotheby’s to benefit girls' education projects in Afghanistan, Pakistan and other countries.
View ArticleParis Judge Orders Hearing on Auction Sale of Hopi Artifacts
A judge in Paris has scheduled a hearing for Thursday on the issue of whether an auction there of Hopi Indian artifacts, viewed as sacred by the tribe, can go forward as planned on Friday.
View ArticleParis Judge To Rule Friday on Hopi Artifact Sale
A Paris judge said Thursday that she will decide Friday whether an auction that day of Hopi Indian artifacts can proceed despite complaints from the tribe.
View ArticleAuction of Hopi Masks Proceeds After Judge’s Ruling
The auction, fiercely contested by the Hopi Indians, generated more than $1 million in sales.
View ArticleThe Met and Israel Museum Buy Illuminated Jewish Manuscript Before It’s...
The 15th-century volume of the Mishneh Torah had an estimated sale price of $4.5 million to $6 million.
View ArticleNahmad Family’s Monet Brings $30.8 Million at Sotheby’s in London
Bidders from 33 countries, including a record number from Asia — the broadest participation Sotheby’s had seen here in more than a decade, officials said — drove up prices at its sale of Impressionist...
View ArticleBasquiat Painting Draws Top Price at Christie’s
An untitled 1982 painting by Jean-Michel Basquiat depicting two large figures surrounded by the artist’s graffiti-like scrawls sold at Christie’s in London on Tuesday night for $29 million.
View ArticleChristie’s Leader Returns Ancient Bronzes to China
One of France's wealthiest businessman, Francois-Henri Pinault, whose company owns Christie's, the auction house, participated in a ceremony in Beijing in which he returned to bronze animal heads to...
View ArticleSchindler Letter Headed to Auction
A 1944 letter from Oskar Schindler, the German businessman whose effort to save Jews from the Nazis was depicted in "Schindler's List," is being auctioned online.
View ArticleSchindler Letter Sells for Nearly $60,000
The letter signed by Oskar Schindler was auctioned along with construction plans for his factory in Krakow, Poland.
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