A record £120K for Cara Delevingne’s uncrackable stare
“She was incredibly brave and fittingly did not ‘crack under pressure.’ This image is not manipulated – there was 5 yards between her and the lion. At no stage did…
Christie’s offers Hawking’s legacy through an online sale
Stephen Hawking, who died on March 14 this year, was a brilliant mind whose discoveries have shaped our understanding of the universe. Christie’s is presenting a selection of 22 lots…
The tale of the Self-Shredding Banksy
“It appears we just got Banksy-ed,” said Alex Branczik, Sotheby’s head of contemporary art, Europe, to The Art Newspaper shortly after a bizarre incident at the famed auction house. On…
Christie’s Middle Eastern Modern and Contemporary Art
After Christie’s success with the sale of Middle Eastern Modern and Contemporary Art last October, the auction house is organising the second edition on October 24, 2018, with a free…
Aston Martin and RM Sotheby’s team up to offer single-marque sale at Monterey Car Week
Aston Martin has announced the formation of a new partnership with RM Sotheby’s, the world’s largest auction house for investment-quality automobiles. As per this new partnership, commencing in 2019, RM…
One Drop and Phillips announce List of Artworks for Charity Auction
The One Drop Foundation and Phillips have announced the full list of the 50 artworks that are to be offered at the ‘Art for One Drop’ auction on September 21,…
Philips to auction McQueen’s inscribed Submariner
On October 25, 2018, Phillips in Association with Bacs & Russo will offer a Rolex Submariner, reference 5513, in New York, which they estimate will fetch between US $ 300,000…
Sotheby’s to Auction YSL Co-founder’s Vast Collection
Co-founder and the managerial genius behind the Yves Saint Laurent fashion house, Opera Czar, businessman, leftist, intellectual, aesthete par excellence were just some of the badges that Pierre Bergé wore…
The tale of Creatures Past helping to save Creatures Present
On June 4, 2018, an unidentified individual paid just over € 2 million for the right to own the skeletal remains of a “newly discovered species” of dinosaur, and for…
The Rockefeller Treasures
Dubbed the charitable fundraiser event of the decade, the Christie’s managed auction of ‘The Collection of Peggy and David Rockefeller’ has broken several records and has far exceeded all expectations.…