Crowning the selection was a violoncello made in 1817 by Giacomo Rivolta, an instrument reputed to have been built on Stradivaris's own "B-Pattern" mold.
Canaletto's spectacular view of "The Bucintoro at the Molo on Ascension Day," realized $20,086,024 and set a world record price for the artist at auction.
Despite the heat, "We had a steady stream of visitors on Saturday and a number of the dealers did quite well," Karen DiSaia, Antiques Council liaison said.
Several works by Pennsylvania Impressionists fetched well over $100,000 at Freeman's June 26 auction of Fine American and European Paintings and Sculpture.
One hundred master works that chronicle the genius of French draftsmanship over the course of three tumultuous centuries provide the focus for an exhibition showcasing one of the world's foremost private...
An exhibition on view at Vassar College from July 16 through September 11 allows museumgoers in the New York region to survey the large and extraordinary body of prints that Dine has created since 1985....