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May 15, 2017BOONTON, N.J. — A round of applause burst from the gallery audience seated at Millea Bros. an hour into its May 13 auction (the final day of its three-day spring sale) when a scroll painting rolled past...
May 15, 2017GENEVA, SWITZERLAND — “Queen Victoria loved to play dominoes. There are 38 entries in her journals where she describes playing dominoes with Albert,” said Richard Chadwick, watch specialist...
May 15, 2017DALLAS, TEXAS — A new record was set in the world of political flags at auction on Saturday, May 13, when historic flag specialist, Jeff Bridgman, paid $275,000 at Heritage Auctions’ grand format Americana...
May 15, 2017GENEVA — Phillips, in association with Bacs & Russo, set a new world auction record for a Rolex wristwatch at its May 13 sale. Following an eight-minute bidding war, between ten bidders in the room...
May 15, 2017NEW YORK CITY — Initiatives in Art and Culture will present The New: Modern, Modernity, Modernism, its 22nd annual American art conference, May 19–20 at Sotheby’s New York. Initiatives in Art and Culture...
May 12, 2017NEW YORK CITY — Tying for top lot status at Doyle’s sale of Impressionist and Modern Art May 10 were Guy Pene du Bois’ 1921 image of two young women in “Protectrice” and Henri-Jean Guillaume...
May 12, 2017NEW YORK CITY — Ricco/Maresca Gallery is asking folks to share their brief, yet potent, thoughts on marriage (10-12 words or less) for the chance to be included in the poster for this year’s summer...
May 12, 2017MONROVIA, CALIF. — John Moran Auctioneers’ three-session auction lineup on April 25 proved a successful endeavor, earning a nearly 90 percent sell-through rate by value and realizing more than $850,000...
May 12, 2017LONDON — Bonhams’ sale of the Jongen-Schleiper collection of thangkas May 11 saw a rare ‘White Glove’ event with every one of the 49 lots finding a buyer. In total, the sale made $2.8 million,...
May 11, 2017LONDON — Years in the making, the exhibition, “Pink Floyd: Their Mortal Remains” is on display at the Victoria and Albert Museum, London (V&A) through October 1. This major spring exhibition...
May 11, 2017NEW YORK CITY — Sotheby’s reported results for the first quarter of 2017 on May 10, announcing a net loss of $11.3 million, a 49 percent improvement over the same period last year. The firm...
May 11, 2017ALBANY, N.Y. — The New York State Museum has announced the acquisition of a significant collection of artwork of the historic Woodstock Art Colony. The collection includes 1,500 paintings, works on paper,...
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