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'Edvard Munch vs the Dow Jones Index - I know which my money is on...

Edvard Munch's The Scream is auctioning with an $80m estimate in May - but should bring a lot more

Posted: 22 February 2012
Gone with the Wind original painting could bring '$7,000' in online auction

Collectors will certainly give a damn when this rare original Gone with the Wind artwork sells in the US

Posted: 22 February 2012
Top Five... Expressionist paintings to startle and amaze from Chagall to Basquiat

As Edvard Munch's The Scream heads to auction, here are our Top Five Expressionist paintings

Posted: 22 February 2012
Video: Warhol 'Apple' screenprint auctions in US - bringing two icons together

Andy Warhol's Apple art screenprint dates to 1985, and brought $30,000 at a US auction this week

Posted: 22 February 2012
Ali, Obama and Jordan Black Americana collectibles auction in US online sale

Rare memorabilia linked to Michael Jordan, Barack Obama and Muhammad Ali is auctioning online

Posted: 21 February 2012
Edvard Munch's The Scream painting comes to auction at Sotheby's

Owned by Petter Olsen, the only version of Edvard Munch's The Scream in private hands is to sell

Posted: 21 February 2012
Qianlong dynasty lapis lazuli-made tablescreen stars in Asian antiques auction

Among fine porcelain and jade Asian antiques is this unique Qianlong dynasty lapis lazuli tablescreen

Posted: 21 February 2012
Ron Arad ‘Tel Aviv Opera’ art desk auctions with ‘$238,000’ valuation in Paris

This desk by an Israeli industrial designer is up for sale – will it continue the success of Middle East art?

Posted: 21 February 2012
Vancouver Art Gallery auction raises close to $1m

A $140,000 Jeff Wall photograph helped a Vancouver Art Gallery auction raise funds for new exhibitions

Posted: 20 February 2012
Yuan dynasty porcelain bowl could hold $150,000 value in New York auction

The Yuan dynasty porcelain bowl is auctioning alongside an extraordinary carved jade brushpot

Posted: 20 February 2012
Ming Xuande-period Islamic porcelain sprinkler stars in Asian Antiques sale

For sale during Asian Week, this 15th century Ming Xuande-era sprinkler could bring over $350,000

Posted: 19 February 2012
William Trood canine paintings are a collector's best friend at Bonhams dog art auction

Dog paintings by William Trood and Reuben Ward Binks buried the rest at Bonhams' canine art sale

Posted: 19 February 2012
Arthur Rimbaud rare art sketch manuscript sells for $371,000 in Paris auction

One of just five known art manuscripts of its kind by Rimbaud has surpassed its €150,000 estimate

Posted: 18 February 2012
Gerhard Richter's abstract paintings top Sotheby's $79.7m contemporary art auction

Three paintings by Gerhard Richter made the top four sales, alongside Basquiat's Orange Sports Figure

Posted: 17 February 2012
Stone Roses rare art by guitarist John Squire auctions in Manchester, UK

Can't wait for the Stone Roses reunion gigs? This artwork by guitarist/painter John Squire is up for sale

Posted: 17 February 2012
Historical ballooning collection floats to $714,350 at stamp specialist's auction

The philatelic rarities weren't the highest flying lot in at the auction, it was a historical ballooning collection

Posted: 16 February 2012
Indian and Islamic rare art works from Dr Leach Collection sell in London

Mughal scholar Dr Linda Leach was devoted to Islamic art - and now her collection is up for auction

Posted: 16 February 2012
Lucian Freud's Eli print of a prostrate dog 'fetches' World Record price at Christie's

From the collection of Magar 'Marc' Balakjian, Lucian Freud's Eli sold for £145,250

Posted: 16 February 2012
Man Ray 'Venus' art photo brings four-times $6,500 estimate in Paris

Dada pioneer Man Ray's art is loved by collectors, as shown by this €20,625 auction sale in Paris

Posted: 16 February 2012
Milhous Collection virtual tour - classic cars, musical instruments and more

Video: the Milhous brothers amassed their collection over 50 years. Now it's for sale - see more here

Posted: 16 February 2012
Samuel Yellin antique candelabrum highlights antique ironwork in New Jersey auction

Part of an impressive range of antique ironwork, the vast Samuel Yellin candelabrum is irresistible

Posted: 16 February 2012
Sterling Ruby unique 'Ceramic' sculpture could bring $47,100 in London sale

This 'Ceramic' piece by Ruby, 'one of this century's most interesting conceptual artists,' is for sale

Posted: 16 February 2012
Bacon's Portrait of Henrietta Moraes eats the rest for breakfast at Christie's auction

Christie's contemporary art auction starred Francis Bacon's £21.3m Portrait of Henrietta Moraes

Posted: 15 February 2012
Conductor Anthony Morss's antiques collection will bring music to the ears of collectors

An impressive collection of antiques belonging to conductor Anthony Morss is led by a Steinway piano

Posted: 15 February 2012
Jean-Michel Basquiat's invisible signature detected in his Orange Sports Figure painting

It seems that Jean-Michel Basquiat can still shock, as his signature appears in his Orange Sports Figure

Posted: 15 February 2012
Ottoman Empire collectibles: the story of their auction success

Expect to hear much more about Ottoman Empire collectibles in coming years, as demand grows

Posted: 15 February 2012
Salvador Dali artwork offers investment potential for all budgets

The record for a Salvador Dali artwork was broken last year but there are still bargains to be found

Posted: 15 February 2012
Christie's auctions Viennese Secessionist collectibles in New York

Viennese Secessionism, pioneered by Gustav Klimt and other artists, is auctioning at Christie's

Posted: 14 February 2012
Qing dynasty '$83m' Pinner vase #2? Similar Qianlong porcelain vase is for sale

A Qianlong porcelain vase similar to one which received a bid of £53.1m is going up for auction

Posted: 14 February 2012
Queen Anne antique furniture chest of drawers could close at $15,000

This Queen Anne antique furniture chest dates to circa 1740-60, and may come from Massachusetts

Posted: 14 February 2012
Walead Beshty 'FedEx Kraft Box 2005' conceptual art could bring $31,573

From airport holding bays to the auction block, Beshty's 'FedEx Kraft Box' is auctioning in New York

Posted: 14 February 2012
Action Funnies Ashcan Edition 'test copy' comic for Action Comics #1 is for sale

Ashcan test comics which preceded the final versions, including for Superman's first comic, are for sale

Posted: 13 February 2012
Gil Elvgren illustrative art 'Pin-Ups' will catch the eye of collectors in California

Another item involving Charlies Martignette's illustrative art collection is led by Gil Elvgren's Pin-Ups

Posted: 13 February 2012
Rembrandt Bugatti elephant bronze sculpture looms large at Florida auction

An impressive bronze elephant by the talented and tragic Rembrandt Bugatti has been rediscovered

Posted: 13 February 2012
Rimbaud and Verlaine rare art sketch from London trip auctions in Paris

Arthur Rimbaud and Paul Verlaine's relationship is legendary, of which this art sketch is an historic relic

Posted: 12 February 2012
Murano glass 'Pulcino Bird' goes under the hammer at German art & design auction

Alessandro Pianon's Murano glass 'Pulcino Bird', will sell alongside a Stefan Werweka artwork

Posted: 11 February 2012
Catherine Wiley Impressionist painting sells at art auction for $107,900

One of America's greatest but least celebrated Impressionists, Wiley's painting sold to a museum

Posted: 10 February 2012
Chelsea porcelain factory head could bring $354,000-plus new World Record

Auctioneer specialist Fergus Gambon wept when he saw this very rare Chelsea porcelain factory head

Posted: 10 February 2012
Christie's April 'Green Auction' stars Salma Hayek and other celebrities

Christie's third Green Auction: BID to Save the Earth is happening in New York, with special guests

Posted: 10 February 2012
Chinese Qianlong antique mammoth tusk looms large in Florida auction

In amongst a range of antiques from Russia lurks a carved Chinese Qianlong antique mammoth tusk

Posted: 9 February 2012
Daredevil #1 comic book - 9.6 quality with 'white pages' - auctions in Dallas

The first adventure of Stan Lee's Daredevil, with white pages and incredible 9.6 quality, is for sale

Posted: 9 February 2012
Joan Miró 'Poem Painting' brings $26.7m World Record price at Christie's

Painter Joan Miró influenced Picasso - now one of his important 'Poem Paintings' has sold at auction

Posted: 9 February 2012
Toulouse-Lautrec rare 1893 poster auctions in London sale, next week

Toulouse-Lautrec is held in the same esteem as Cézanne and Van Gogh; this poster by him is up for sale

Posted: 9 February 2012
Elizabeth Taylor Van Gogh landscape painting achieves $16m at Christie's

Van Gogh's Vue de l'asile et de la Chappelle de Saint-Rémy was the pick of Taylor's art collection

Posted: 8 February 2012
Line Vautrin 'Sun Mirror No. 3' doubles estimate for $26,309 in France

This Sun Mirror No. 3 rare Art Deco mirror by Line Vautrin starred in a Lyon auction, earlier this week

Posted: 8 February 2012
Middle East art collecting: from a $250m Cezanne to Jewad Salim

Five years ago, hardly anyone mentioned modern art from the Arab region - but this is rapidly changing

Posted: 8 February 2012
Patek Philippe antique music box brings sweet sounds to Maine auction

Amidst a mix of art, jewellery and antiques, a Patek Philippe music box took over $40,000

Posted: 8 February 2012
Rare 'panoramique' wallpaper art could bring $15,786 in Paris auction

Depicting Italian monuments in brown on cream paper, this 'panoramique' wallpaper art is for sale

Posted: 8 February 2012
Stephen Flood's militaria & antiques collection starring Russian icons

Stephen L Flood ran a militaria & antiques auction house and took his work home with him to make a collection

Posted: 8 February 2012
Cezanne's Card Players is bought for new World Record price by Qatari Royal Family

Step aside Pollock and Picasso... the world's most valuable artwork is now Cezanne's Card Players

Posted: 7 February 2012
Christie's online auction bids rise by 23% - get your mouse at the ready!

Online bidding is emerging as collectors' 'first choice' after Christie's web bids rose by 23% in 2011

Posted: 7 February 2012
EH Shepard artwork: value for investors despite soaring prices

Investors are excited by opportunities offered by EH Shepard's 'non-bear' artwork

Posted: 7 February 2012
Friedman Asian art collection sale stars $132,000 Jadeite wine vessel

The noted Asian art collection of the late Richard C Friedman drew bidders from around the globe

Posted: 7 February 2012
Italian Slate Top Game Table plays up to $92,000 in Maine art and antiques auction

Nestled amongst fine sculptures and paintings, the Italian Slate Top Game Table surged past expectations.

Posted: 7 February 2012
Picasso's joyful Notre-Dame painting tops Bonhams' Impressionist & Modern Art auction

The auction, which featured Renoir, Chagall and Modigliani, starred Picasso's painting of Notre-Dame

Posted: 7 February 2012
Russian enameled silver collectibles appear for sale in Florida auction

A Russian boar's head cup and piece of Pavel Akimov Ovchinnikov silverware are auctioning in Florida

Posted: 7 February 2012
Irma Stern's Pink Sari could be '$1.9m' star in rare South Africa art auction

The Pink Sari by South Africa's leading artist, Irma Stern, will star in this auction of rare South Africa art

Posted: 6 February 2012
Juan Gris's Cubist Le Livre heads Christie's Impressionist and Modern art auction

Also including Liz Taylor's Van Gogh, Christie's art sale will star Juan Gris's Cubist painting Le Livre

Posted: 6 February 2012
Unseen Churchill Boer photograph 'after prison escape' auctions in UK

This unseen photograph of Churchill after his brave escape from a Boer War prison camp is for sale

Posted: 6 February 2012
Batman Detective Comics #27 'graded 6.5' signed by Bob Kane sells online

Detective Comics #27 - the word's '#2 comic' - is for sale, autographed by Batman creator Bob Kane

Posted: 4 February 2012
Max Ernst Dada sculpture could bring $0.5m in New York art auction

Dada master Max Ernst’s ‘Guardian of the Moon Fish’ art sculpture is auctioning in a New York sale

Posted: 3 February 2012
Canadian rare art auction stars Ian Wallace, Vancouver's 'art pioneer'

The Power Plant Painter by conceptual pioneer Ian Wallace is starring in this Canadian rare art auction

Posted: 2 February 2012
Lady in Pink, Jean De La Hoese's rare art painting, could bring $8,000 in Texas

Jean De La Hoese, a famed genre painter from the Belgium School, should do well in this auction

Posted: 2 February 2012
Northwest Persia Serapi rug could bring $30,000 in Boston carpet auction

Persian, Anatolian, Turkish, Indian and Caucasian rugs and carpets are auctioning in this Boston sale

Posted: 2 February 2012
Star Trek creator Gene Roddenberry's memorabilia goes under the hammer

A wealth of memorabilia, some of it related to Star Trek is being offered from Gene Roddenberry's estate

Posted: 2 February 2012
Superman Action Comics #1, rare '3.0' graded copy, auctions in online sale

Action Comics #1, Superman's first adventure and the 'most important comic book', is selling online

Posted: 2 February 2012
William Henry Buck landscape painting could show the way to $120,000 at auction

A range of art and antiques are going to auction led by a William Henry Buck landscape painting

Posted: 2 February 2012
Baroque Boulle console clock is set to go under the hammer in Vienna

Part of the collection of Prince Kinsky, the baroque Boulle console clock could sell for €50,000

Posted: 1 February 2012
Fine art auction sales up 14%: Christie's has Chinese collectors to thank

Christie's sales up 14%, Mei Moses up 20.6% - the 'Year of the Dragon' is also the year of Chinese art

Posted: 1 February 2012
Lucian Freud 'restaurateur portrait' has first-ever auction with $3.1m estimate

Freud's rare art portrait of Soho restaurateur and friend Bernard Walsh is up for sale at Sotheby's

Posted: 1 February 2012
Irma Stern 'Zulu Woman' art could top $0.9m estimate in London auction

Zulu Woman by South Africa's leading artist, Irma Stern, could continue her amazing auction record

Posted: 31 January 2012
Tiffany nautilus bronze lamp could be the highlight of Michigan antiques auction

Created by Louis Gudebrod for Tiffany studios, the antique nautilus bronze lamp may sell for $30,000

Posted: 31 January 2012
Adolf Hitler seascape painting sold for $53,000 in Slovakian auction

Before his infamous political career, Adolf Hitler was an artist whose paintings included this seascape

Posted: 30 January 2012
'Chinese collectible values rose 5,000% in last nine years' says auctioneer

Buzz surrounding rare Chinese & Asian collectibles should continue at this New England auction

Posted: 30 January 2012
David Hockney first lithograph 'Self-portrait' stars in London art auction

A London auction of David Hockney art has excited collectors, and includes his rare 'Self-portrait'

Posted: 30 January 2012
Reuben Ward Binks dog paintings which brought Royal approval head to auction

Specialising in dog paintings on the advice of a Countess, Reuben Ward Binks worked for kings

Posted: 30 January 2012
William Eggleston photograph collection: American imagery for sale in NY

Colour photography pioneer William Eggleston's rare artworks are auctioning in New York, next month

Posted: 30 January 2012
‘Little Caesar’ movie poster – ‘holy grail’ of gangster films – auctions in Texas

One of two extant, this ‘Little Caesar’ gangster movie poster could whack out a huge auction sum

Posted: 29 January 2012
Giambattista Tiepolo's The Arrival of Henry III painting tops $51.8m Old Masters auctions

Christie's held a series of art auctions this week led by Giambattista Tiepolo's The Arrival of Henry III

Posted: 29 January 2012
Antique Chinese jade pendant set to mesmerise collectors in New York auction

A New York auction house has a range of unique collectibles including an antique Chinese jade pendant

Posted: 28 January 2012
Chinese carved hardwood opium bed supports a price of $53,680 in Chicago

An impressive auction of antique furniture in Chicago starred a Chinese carved hardwood opium bed

Posted: 28 January 2012
Rare Leica M4 camera ‘used in Swedish film industry’ could bring $10,000

This rare camera is up for sale, a Leica M4, first delivered to the makers of films by Ingmar Bergman

Posted: 27 January 2012
Achille Lauge Basket of Roses painting leads estate sale ahead of Tiffany's jewellery

A Californian auctioneer is offering jewellery, fine art and decorative arts in a grand sale next week

Posted: 26 January 2012
Elizabeth Taylor's Frans Hals painting doubles estimate with $2.1m Christie's sale

Elizabeth Taylor had a large art collection, but only one Old Master: a portrait painting by Frans Hals

Posted: 26 January 2012
Fragonard's Day and Night painting sold for $3.6m at Christie's French art auction

Christie's held a dedicated sale of French art this week, led by Fragonard's painting Day and Night

Posted: 26 January 2012
Jadeite and ivory Asian antique figures stand tall ready for California auction

Asian antique figures carved in jadeite and ivory representing the immortals are for sale this weekend

Posted: 26 January 2012
JMW Turner art auctions for $338,932 - unseen at auction since 1884

Turner's 19th century depiction of one of England's finest landscapes has reappeared at auction

Posted: 26 January 2012
Christie's Americana Week auctions net $24.8m - highest total since 2007

The Americana collectibles markets are going from strength-to-strength, say Christie's leading experts

Posted: 25 January 2012
Elizabeth Taylor Frans Hals rare art - recently identified - auctions in London

'Portrait of a Man' by Franz Hals, owned by Elizabeth Taylor, is auctioning with a $1m estimate

Posted: 25 January 2012
Fragonard painting The Good Mother goes up for sale in Christie's auction

Christie's 'Art of France' auction will feature a range of work by Fragonard including The Good Mother

Posted: 25 January 2012
Magritte 'bronze boot' sculpture set to stamp its authority on modern art auction

Le Puits de Verite - a sculpture made in bronze of a leg and boot by Rene Magritte is up for sale

Posted: 25 January 2012
The Needlework Collection of Betty Ring - scholar and American historian

Betty Ring saw the value of needlework and embroidery, and formed a fascinating folk art collection

Posted: 25 January 2012
Andy Warhol's Dollar Sign screenprint could make big bucks at Bonhams' auction

Fond of money in more ways than one, Andy Warhol's Dollar Sign screenprint could bring £30,000

Posted: 24 January 2012
El Anatsui rare art tapestry, by Africa’s leading artist, appears in London sale

Ghanaian El Anatusui is one of the world’s best artists, and his ‘New World Map’ is up for auction

Posted: 24 January 2012
Handel painted poppy table lamp to light the way at Massachusetts antique auction

A variety of exceptional antiques and glassware for sale will include a Handel painted poppy table lamp

Posted: 24 January 2012
Louis XIV Coffer Stand leads Sotheby's sale of antiques from the Saperstein collection

Suzanne Saperstein's decorative art collection will sell at Sotheby's led by a Louis XIV Coffer Stand

Posted: 24 January 2012
Mary Antrim needlework sampler World Record price at Betty Ring collection auction

The sale of the Betty Ring collection saw a needlework sampler by Mary Antrim sold for $1.07m

Posted: 24 January 2012
New Asian art auctions promise further boost in UK collectibles markets

Did you know that there's loads of Asian art in Shropshire? A UK Asian art sale later this year will prove it

Posted: 24 January 2012
Rare Leica M4 camera could be snapped-up in Swedish photo auction

Used by photographer Leitz Wetzlar, this rare Leica M4 camera could be a top auction seller in Sweden

Posted: 24 January 2012
Yayoi Kusama rare 'Flames' art auctions for collectors online in Japan

Flames by Yayoi Kusama, the 'most valuable living female artist,' is auctioning via internet from Japan

Posted: 24 January 2012
Andy Warhol 'Liz' lithograph at auction gives another opportunity to Taylor's fans

Elizabeth Taylor collectors will want to check out a New York auction for an Andy Warhol 'Liz' lithograph

Posted: 23 January 2012
Bonhams' Israeli art auction to feature $156,000 Reuven Rubin

An oil on canvas by Reuven Rubin is the pick of the lots at Bonhams' Israeli art auction

Posted: 23 January 2012
Traditional Chinese art prices up 20.6% in 2011 states Mei Moses

The art index revealed that traditional Chinese art was the biggest gainer last year

Posted: 23 January 2012
Francis Bacon's Portrait of Henrietta Moraes comes to auction for the first time

'Seductive and sexually charged', Portrait of Henrietta Moraes by Francis Bacon is up for sale at Christie's

Posted: 22 January 2012
Vintage Posters for food and wine go up for sale, led by a classic for Campari

A New York auctioneer is offering over 400 food and wine related vintage posters in February

Posted: 21 January 2012
John James Audubon's Birds of America flies to $7.9m in Christie's book auction

Another copy of John James Audubon's Birds of America set the world record price in 2011

Posted: 20 January 2012
Malcolm Forbes art collection of Franco-Prussian War paintings auctions in NY

Franco-Prussian War art by Édouard Detaille and other painters will sell from Forbes’ great collection

Posted: 19 January 2012
Catherine Wiley Impressionist painting of a mother and child leads Tennessee auction

Regarded as Tennessee's greatest Impressionist in her prime, Catherine Wiley's painting is to sell

Posted: 18 January 2012
Rick Marschall's comics collection - the history of it all is held by the 'komics konnoisseur'

Nobody has a comics collection quite like Rick Marschall, and he loves to celebrate its history

Posted: 18 January 2012
Top Five: Elizabeth Taylor collectibles: diamonds, pearls, Dior and Van Gogh

Legendary movie star Elizabeth Taylor was a great collector of jewellery, art and haute couture

Posted: 18 January 2012
Waltham 1900 girandole clock tops timpiece and Asian art auction

At the very end of 2011, the Asian art and timepiece sale starred a Waltham 1900 girandole clock

Posted: 18 January 2012
Elizabeth Taylor art sale could continue ‘$115.9m’ jewellery success in London

Van Gogh, Degas and Renoir will star in this auction of star Elizabeth Taylor’s art collection

Posted: 17 January 2012
William Orpen portrait paintings draw approving views at Sotheby's

Portrait paintings of the Marquis and Marchioness of Headfort by Sir William Orpen impress collectors

Posted: 17 January 2012
Van Schijndel ‘Kisses!’ urinal draws adoration and controversy in San Francisco

Here’s a quick look at the ‘Kisses!’ urinal by Meike van Schijndel – and a few other collectible toilets

Posted: 16 January 2012
Zhang Daqian watercolour painting sold for $504,000 at 888 Auctions

Following his success as 2011's leading artist at auction a watercolour painting by Zhang Daqian sold

Posted: 16 January 2012
Hobart Collection 'Huanghuali' rare chairs could be sitting on a $0.5m fortune

Rarities from the Richard B. Hobart Collection, a benchmark for Chinese antiques in the US, will sell

Posted: 15 January 2012
Zhang Daqian, Qi Baishi top 2011 total art sales ahead of Warhol and Picasso

Chinese art masters Qi Baishi and Zhang Daqian force Picasso and Warhol to move aside

Posted: 13 January 2012
'Bateba phuwe' rare old African ancestor figure auctions in Berlin

This bateba phuwe, or carved wooden figure, of an ancient Africa ancestor is up for sale in Germany

Posted: 12 January 2012
Emily Bronte portrait painting could reach Wuthering Heights at UK auction

A second portrait painting of Emily Bronte has shown up at a Northamptonshire auction house

Posted: 12 January 2012
Qing dynasty lacquered wood panel sold for $58,500 in California auction

A Californian auctioneer had a $1.27m Asian art auction led by a Qing dynasty lacquered wood panel

Posted: 12 January 2012
Unique Marilyn Monroe art: one of the finest Monroe pieces we've handled

Monroe has been immortalised in art by Andy Warhol - but here's a unique artwork of a different kind

Posted: 12 January 2012
Arcimboldo reversible fruit bowl painting could bring $5m at Christie's New York

Alongside a rare Hans Memling, a reversible Arcimboldo fruit bowl painting shows a face upside-down

Posted: 11 January 2012
Charles Birch swan decoy could paddle to $120,000 at Americana auction

An American art sale in New York will star duck decoys, including a swan by Charles Birch

Posted: 10 January 2012
Princess Diana signed letter to young boy sells with 'found' Fantin-Latour art

Found on a living room wall, Henri Fantin-Latour's flower painting auctioned with a rare Diana note

Posted: 10 January 2012
Celadon jade altar set leads Cowan's Asian art and antiques auction

Cowan's second auction of Asian art will be led by a celadon jade altar set and a jadeite wine vessel

Posted: 9 January 2012
Rare art sells estimated at 10% 'original value' for Jewish centre at Clark's Fine Art

Artworks with prior values of $30,000-40,000 have been slashed by Clark's for a good cause

Posted: 9 January 2012
Rare Braque Oiseau art from 1950s is for sale at Swann Auction Galleries

Picasso contemporary Georges Braque's bird paintings are legendary - now art collectors can own one

Posted: 9 January 2012
Antiques Roadshow US tour dates are revealed – ‘to match Justin Bieber’

The US Antiques Roadshow show turns 17 with its new series, and may be coming to a town near you

Posted: 8 January 2012
LeRoy Neiman signed prints set to light up Universal Live auction

Alongside a Rembrandt etching, LeRoy Neiman's works signed prints are a highlight at Universal Live

Posted: 8 January 2012
Bonhams auctions Marc Chagall 'monotype’ art with Picasso and Modigliani

Marc Chagall’s La Musique au Village, a monotype by the artist, will sell at Bonhams next month

Posted: 6 January 2012
John Townsend rare cabinet auctions at Christie's American Furniture sale

One of only six cabinets of its kind signed by furniture maker John Townsend is selling this month

Posted: 6 January 2012
Christie's presents Hans Memling painting for its Old Masters auction

Virgin Nursing the Christ Child is one of just two Hans Memling paintings in private hands

Posted: 5 January 2012
David Lay Chinese porcelain beats auction estimate 40 times over

The 18th century Chinese porcelain sold for $38,700 at the David Lay auction in Cornwall, UK

Posted: 5 January 2012
Investment opportunities for investors tired of Forex uncertainty

The falling euro will have growing numbers of investors looking for alternative investment opportunities

Posted: 5 January 2012
Picasso painting of Notre-Dame could show the way to $1.56m at Bonhams auction

The joyful painting by Picasso shows a vibrant view of Notre-Dame, Paris and will sell alongside a Modigliani

Posted: 5 January 2012
Rembrandt self-portrait etching may bring $150,000 at Universal Live auction

Universal Live's first auction of 2012 will hope to build on last year with a self-portrait etching of Rembrandt

Posted: 5 January 2012
Netsuke auctions are booming - but what are they?

The record for netsuke was broken three times in a single auction in November

Posted: 4 January 2012
Peter Brams Collection of Indian art could show Keno Auctions a Happy New Year

Keno Auctions will be hoping the Peter Brams Collection will match their record-setting auction of last January

Posted: 4 January 2012
Roland Auctioneers auction to feature strong line-up of Fluxus art

Fluxus art by Mekas and Scher will highlight Roland Auctioneers' upcoming auction

Posted: 4 January 2012
Unique Auctions' Fantin-Latour artwork smashes $15,640 estimate

Henri Fantin-Latour's floral painting starts the year on a positive note at Unique Auctions

Posted: 4 January 2012
Bonhams 'Dogs in Show' art auction stars Trood's '$80,000' Hounds in a Kennel

William Henry Hamilton Trood - 'a treasure in the world of canine art' - will star at Bonhams' auction

Posted: 3 January 2012
Chinese Buddha statue auctions for $143,000 – 29-times its estimate – in US

Estimated at $5,000, this Chinese Buddha statue led an auction held by Alderfer Auction & Appraisal

Posted: 3 January 2012
Christie's auctions Lucian Freud prints - 'most complete collection' ever sold

Rare Lucian Freud prints collected by his friend Magar Balakjian will auction at Christie's next month

Posted: 3 January 2012
Rare Northwest Indian bowl auctions at Thomaston Place - at a bargain price

Thomaston Place Auction Galleries' first 2012 auction stars this rare covered Northwest Indian bowl

Posted: 3 January 2012
Zhang Daqian's Wuxia Mountain Clear Autumn watercolour painting set to auction

After a world record price for Zhang Daqian in 2011, his Wuxia Mountain Clear Autumn leads at 888

Posted: 3 January 2012
Contemporary art auctions soar by 35% at Christie's and Sotheby's

A surge of interest from 'traditional' buyers is behind a growth in contemporary art auctions, says expert

Posted: 2 January 2012
Christies, Sotheby's art auctions offer new buyers 'alternative to shares'

New investors from the US and Asia are reinvigorating art auctions at Christie's and Sotheby's

Posted: 1 January 2012
Collecting rare comic books: Top Five reasons why you should buy

Whether you love Batman, Tintin or Charles Schulz, comic books are a great place to put your money

Posted: 31 December 2011
Helen Frankenthaler rare 'Sunshine After Rain' art auctions at Phillips de Pury

Phillips de Pury's auction features Frankenthaler, a major abstract expressionist, who died this week

Posted: 30 December 2011
Unique Auctions' Fantin-Latour painting tipped to make $770,000 at sale

Henri Fantin-Latour's floral art could make a mockery of its $15,430 estimate at Unique Auctions

Posted: 30 December 2011
'From fine wines to Peanuts comic art - choose rare collectibles in the New Year'

Paul offers tips to help your 2012 collecting - including what you can learn from wine and comics

Posted: 28 December 2011
Top Five: Collectibles types you should consider buying in 2012

We pick our Top Five best performing areas in 2011 - with an eye on where the action will be in 2012

Posted: 28 December 2011
Face Britain charity art auction offers collectors celebrity self-portraits

The Face Britain charity auction will raise money for the Prince's Foundation for Children and the Arts

Posted: 27 December 2011
2011 Review: The most valuable artwork to sell at auction in 2011

The art market continued to head east in 2011, led by this $65.5m sale in Beijing

Posted: 26 December 2011
Frederik Marinus Kruseman-styled painting tops a strong year for Addisons' auctions

Skaters by a Windmill by a follower of Frederik Marinus Kruseman drew bidders to Addisons

Posted: 26 December 2011
Dorotheum sells Kabakov and Franckens paintings in a 'vigorous' 2011 art market

Franckens, Kabakov and Jawlensky paintings led Dorotheum's impressive 2011 auctions

Posted: 24 December 2011
James van der Zee photograph sets World Record price of $52,000 at Christie's

The simple photograph, Untitled, has broken the record for one of James van der Zee's works

Posted: 23 December 2011
Tlingit 'mosquito mask' sells for $365,000 at Christie's auction

The mosquito mask of the Tlingit people in the Pacific Northwest made five times its estimate

Posted: 23 December 2011
$3.37m Qianlong cabinet stars at Sotheby's Paris Asian art auction

The Qianlong cabinet brought Sotheby's Asian art sales in Paris to an impressive $40m for the year

Posted: 22 December 2011
Audubon's Birds of America set for $10m auction at Christie's

One of just 13 privately owned copies of Audubon's The Birds of America is coming to Christie's

Posted: 22 December 2011
Sotheby's Old Master auction to feature $7m Canaletto painting

Canaletto's view of Venice is among the highlights of Sotheby's fast-approaching Old Master auction

Posted: 22 December 2011
Chinese jade bear sculpture sells for $8m at Elite Decorative Arts

A 2000-year-old Chinese jade bear sculpture stole the show at the December 10 auction

Posted: 21 December 2011
Christmas collectibles at auction: memorabilia, books - and even sleds

What does Christmas mean for collectors? Many things if past auction results are anything to go by...

Posted: 21 December 2011
Bronze Dipamkara Buddha figure sits atop Chinese antiques auction

Golden State Auctions first sale of Chinese antiques saw a Dipamkara Buddha figure reach $210,000

Posted: 20 December 2011
Doccia Hercules porcelain figure muscles to new World Record price at Bonhams

Made at the Doccia factory, the Hercules porcelain figure was based on a famous antique sculpture

Posted: 20 December 2011
Lalanne's Mouton de Pierre 'sheep art' brings $7.5m World Record at Christie's

François-Xavier Lalanne's bronze sheep artwork has become the artist's most valuable at Christie's

Posted: 19 December 2011
Antique Chinese rhino horn cups could charge to $500,000 this weekend

Alongside an antique bronze figure of Dipamkara Buddha, the Chinese rhino horn cups are to auction

Posted: 17 December 2011
Aerosmith's Peter Lik photograph auctions at Charitybuzz with $150,000 estimate

Peter Lik's photo was in the Smithsonian, and Aerosmith's drummer's limited print is selling at Charitybuzz

Posted: 16 December 2011
John W Kluge's ancient art collection continues his philanthropy from beyond the grave

Fascinated by ancient art, whether Egyptian or Aboriginal, John W Kluge formed a great collection

Posted: 14 December 2011
Max Pechstein World Record priced art sells at Ketterer Kunst auction

At €3.5m, Max Pechstein's World Record painting was the top artwork sold in Germany in 2011

Posted: 12 December 2011
Spider-Man #1 comic stars in first Morphy and Sparkle City joint auction

Action Comics #1 recently sold for $2.1m, leading Morphy and Sparkle to form a new comic book division

Posted: 11 December 2011
Christie's Tiffany glass auction hopes to build on $2.5m June sale success

Christie's auction will offer rare Tiffany art deco and art glass for sale in New York, next week

Posted: 9 December 2011
Julien's Icons & Idols auction sells rare 'first' Coca Cola bottle for $240,000

The first Coca Cola bottle prototype auctioned alongside its design at Julien's Icons & Idols US sale

Posted: 9 December 2011
Antique Cleopatra Selene silver bust rules Christie's auction at $2.55m

The extraordinary antique depiction of the monarch Cleopatra Selene as a silver bust stunned collectors

Posted: 8 December 2011
Bonhams auctions Velázquez portrait for $4.7m and sets new Coorte World Record

Velázquez’s ‘lost’ Portrait of a Gentleman auctioned alongside Dutch artist Adriaen Coorte at Bonhams

Posted: 8 December 2011
Top Five Rediscovered Collectibles - gems which should never have been lost

After intriguing claims of a rediscovered portrait of Jane Austen, here are our top five re-found collectibles

Posted: 7 December 2011
George Catlin's Interior of a Mandan Lodge makes $1.5m at Sotheby's auction

Interior of a Mandan Lodge was one of a few George Catlin works at Sotheby's American Art auction

Posted: 6 December 2011
Chinese jade bear sculpture could rise up as high as $20m at Elite Auctions

The extraordinary jade nephrite bear sculpture heads a strong auction of Chinese art and antiques

Posted: 5 December 2011
Sotheby's Jan Steen artwork set to come up trumps in London auction

Jan Steen's Card Players in an Interior has a $9.3m estimate ahead of its upcoming sale at Sotheby's

Posted: 5 December 2011
De Kooning art sketch auctions at Grogan and Company in the US

Willem De Kooning remains a legend, and his art could bring $30,000 at Grogan and Co's auction

Posted: 4 December 2011
Action Comics #1 grade 9.0 Superman debut hits $2.16m World Record price

Thought to be Nicolas Cage's copy, the grade 9.0 Action Comics #1 comic introduced Superman

Posted: 1 December 2011
Wassily Kandinsky's Two Black Marks auctions with $1.2m estimate at Lempertz

Lempertz is auctioning a painting by the artist Wassily Kandinsky – but was it stolen by the Nazis?

Posted: 1 December 2011
Superman Action Comics #1 auction could soar to new World Record - tonight

Will bids on this highest graded copy of Superman Action Comics #1 soar to a new World Record price?

Posted: 30 November 2011
Sotheby's sells Jean-Paul Lemieux art for CA$1.095m - week after record sale

Another Lemieux art piece brought a World Record CA$2.34m last week, prior to Sotheby's latest auction

Posted: 29 November 2011
Chinese snuff bottle auction draws HK$25.3m final bid at Bonhams sale

Bonhams' Hong Kong auction saw an incredible new World Record price for any Chinese snuff bottle

Posted: 28 November 2011
Grogan auctions Chinese furniture and fine art in US this December

Grogan and Company of Massachusetts will offer 400 lots of Chinese furniture and fine art next month

Posted: 28 November 2011
Petr Konchalovsky 'Tatar Still Life' painting stars in Sotheby's Russian art sales

One of his greatest art works, Petr Konchalovsky’s Tatar Still Life proved itself in Sotheby's sale

Posted: 27 November 2011
Bruno Zach's 'riding crop girl' hits World Record $150,602 at Bonhams art auction

A Bruno Zach bronze statue of a girl with a riding crop made a World Record $150,602 at Bonhams

Posted: 25 November 2011
'Real Deal' - HISTORY Channel's new auction TV series debuts this weekend

The HISTORY Channel's 'Real Deal' show is billed as 'the most authentic auction-based TV series yet'

Posted: 25 November 2011
Mackenzie Thorpe square sheep art paintings amble into Addisons' auction

Paintings by artist Mackenzie Thorpe, famous for his industrial scenes and square sheep, are for sale

Posted: 23 November 2011
Paul Baumann's antique marble collection - stunning pieces of glass 'mini art'

Encouraged by his antique collecting father, Paul Baumann assembled an amazing collection of marbles

Posted: 23 November 2011
Top Five Collectible Magazines - from Life to Playboy

With striking images and groundbreaking stories, here are our top five collectible magazines

Posted: 23 November 2011
'Why stock market gambles pale compared to the booming collectibles markets'

Paul looks at how Thomas Cook's falling stock price starkly contrasts the booming collectibles markets

Posted: 23 November 2011
Asian porcelain, ceramics, furniture and fine art highlight Kaminski auction

Kaminski Auctions is showcasing a stunning array of Asian porcelain and other collectibles in the US

Posted: 22 November 2011
Dan Morphy's Paul Baumann marble collection auction could bring $300,000

Paul Baumann's marbles include a peacock lutz and mica marble - a great investment says Dan Morphy

Posted: 22 November 2011
'Rolling Stones drugs bust art' by Richard Hamilton auctions at Bonhams

This Rolling Stones artwork by legendary Pop Artist Hamilton will auction at Bonhams, next Tuesday

Posted: 22 November 2011
Elite Decorative Arts' Chinese art auction smashes sale estimates

The desire for Chinese art has continued to rise throughout 2011 - including at Elite Decorative Arts

Posted: 21 November 2011
James Bond 'Goldfinger' photographs sell for $4,000 at Bonhams auction

These James Bond 'Goldfinger' photos show behind-the-scenes of one of cinema’s most iconic images

Posted: 21 November 2011
'Egyptian Head of a Pharaoh' could bring $5m at Christie's sale of Ancient art

Christie's Ancient Egyptian, Greek and Roman artworks include this valuable 'head of a Pharaoh'...

Posted: 20 November 2011
Title Art Prize offers savvy art collectors glimpse of the future in Britain

Can the Title Art Prize for new talent reveal the art world's 'next big thing' on the collectors markets?

Posted: 20 November 2011
Yoruba society altar figures showcased at Sotheby's African art auction

The altar figures are expected to achieve $807,000 and will appear alongside a '$403,000' Polynesian god stick

Posted: 20 November 2011
Spiderman's first Amazing Fantasy #15 comic could bring $125,000 in Metropolis

This 9.0 grade issue of Amazing Fantasy #15 - Spiderman's debut - is on offer at a US comic specialist

Posted: 19 November 2011
Liberace jewellery, memorabilia and photographs auction at Mid-Hudson Galleries

Mid-Hudson Galleries' auction shows that before Elton John, Madonna or Lady Gaga, there was Liberace...

Posted: 18 November 2011
Oscar Bluemner's Illusion of a Prairie leads American art sale alongside Frederic Church

Two O'Keeffe masterpieces and a 'pivotal' Milton Avery will appear with Bluemner and Church...

Posted: 18 November 2011
Elizabeth I's historical significance - a look at the Elizabethan Age and its collectibles

Remembered as a Golden Age, Elizabeth I's reign offers some valuable items of historical significance

Posted: 17 November 2011
L S Lowry's Piccadilly Circus matches the World Record price for the artist

In an auction at Christie's, Piccadilly Circus exactly matched the price of L S Lowry's The Football Match

Posted: 17 November 2011
Ming Dynasty bronze Amitayus figure looms over the rest at 888 Auctions

888 Auctions has a great range of Chinese art on offer led by a Ming Dynasty bronze Amitayus figure

Posted: 17 November 2011
Porcelain Hercules 'Doccia' figure is 'largest ever auctioned' at Bonhams

This large-scale porcelain Hercules by the Doccia factory could auction for $789,005 next month

Posted: 17 November 2011
'Bonhams dominated Asian Art Week - and here's how the auctioneer did it'

This week, Paul looks at Bonhams' recent success including London's 'highest priced Asian artwork'

Posted: 16 November 2011
Modigliani's Jeune Fille aux Cheveux Noirs auctions with Picasso and Chagall art

The Modigliani portrait will appear for sale alongside Chagall and Picasso in the London auction

Posted: 16 November 2011
Bonhams dominates Asian Art Week with $48m Chinese & Japanese sales

It was 'the most important and highest value sale of Japanese art ever held in Europe' says Bonhams

Posted: 15 November 2011
Abigail Rose portrait stars at Skinner's record -breaking $2.9m Folk Art auction

The American Furniture and Decorative Arts sale featured an 18th century portrait of Abigail Rose

Posted: 11 November 2011
Imperial Chinese vase becomes $14.3m 'highest priced Asian artwork in London'

'The interest in Chinese art continues to grow' says Bonhams following its Imperial Chinese vase sale

Posted: 11 November 2011
Clyfford Still art scores $61.7m at Sotheby's 'best art auction ever seen'

What recession? Sotheby's latest art sale brought the firm's highest auction total since May 2008

Posted: 10 November 2011
Neil Armstrong $35,258 'Buzz Aldrin' Moon photo doubles estimate in London

Aldrin starred in 'Britain's first specialist sale of photographs showing how man landed on the Moon'

Posted: 10 November 2011
New Roy Lichtenstein art World Record is $43.2m star in New York auction

Lichtenstein's Pop Art masterpiece, I Can See the Whole Room!, saw a profit at Christie's New York

Posted: 9 November 2011
Kate Moss, Brigitte Bardot and Christy Turlington star in Bonhams photo sale

Pictures of Salvador Dali, Frank Sinatra and Kurt Cobain's widow Courtney Love will also auction...

Posted: 8 November 2011
Discovered Gustav Klimt painting set for $13m Sotheby’s auction

The discovery of an unknown Gustav Klimt painting has been called ‘a sensation’

Posted: 7 November 2011
Imperial Chinese jar recalling 'Emperor's adopted 100th son' sells at Bonhams

This imperial Chinese jar is extremely rare, although other extant examples can be found in museums...

Posted: 6 November 2011
Avengers comic book World Record price set by Metropolis at $250,000

Not for the first time this year, Metropolis has set a record in the comic book market with Avengers #1

Posted: 5 November 2011
Photographic equipment auction brings over $700,000 in online bids

The Keir collection was 100% snapped-up, and overall the auction had a successful selling rate of 93%

Posted: 5 November 2011
Sotheby's Latin American art auction offers important works in New York

The continent's finest artworks include the coveted La India Del Lago by Alfredo Ramos Martínez

Posted: 5 November 2011
Spiderman unveils Louise Bourgeois '$6m' spider art before NYC sale

In the wake of Broadway's hit Spider-Man musical, an important piece of proto-Modern Art is for sale...

Posted: 4 November 2011
Asian collectibles and Lalique glassware star in Florida multi-estate sale

A South Florida collection and antique furnishings from a Ritz-Carlton penthouse are up for sale

Posted: 3 November 2011
Gustav Klimt's Litzlberg am Attersee makes $40.4m at Impressionist Art auction

One of Klimt's great works, the landscape belonged to Viktor Zuckerkandl before the Nazis stole it

Posted: 3 November 2011
'Stock investments with 'no competition'? As a collector, you can still do better'

These stocks are exciting investors, but here's a better way you can invest with far more pleasure

Posted: 2 November 2011
Autographed eBay Wallace and Gromit art has 'a grand day out' for UK Charity

Signed by creator Nick Park, this Wallace and Gromit artwork is selling for a Bristol children's charity

Posted: 31 October 2011
Charles Rolls collection of Wright Bros aviation photos (PT294)

A unique collection of Wright Bros aviation photographs posted to Charles Rolls, co-founder of Rolls Royce

Posted: 31 October 2011
Sotheby's Victorian & Edwardian art sale stars '$320,500' Tuke paintings

Yorkshire artist Henry Scott Tuke could be the star at this London Victorian & Edwardian auction

Posted: 29 October 2011
Detective Comics #67 Batman & Penguin artwork could reach $300,000

The classic piece from Jerry Robinson is one of the oldest original covers still known to exist

Posted: 27 October 2011
Mr Brainwash 'Michael Jackson' artwork could raise $35,000 for charity

Is he a real, or a Banksy-orchestrated prank? 'Urban artist' Mr Brainwash is carrying on regardless...

Posted: 27 October 2011
Newly-discovered Velázquez art portrait could bring $4.8m at Bonhams

This is a previously unknown work by the Spanish artist Diego Rodriguez de Silva y Velázquez...

Posted: 27 October 2011
Original Smurf cartoon drawings by artist Peyo lead 'smurftastic auction'

Artcurial's sale of orginal drawings by the master of the little blue people is taking place this weekend

Posted: 27 October 2011
'Christie's Middle East auction push for new buyers offers you many opportunities'

The collectibles markets put the whole of human history at your disposal - but also mankind's future

Posted: 26 October 2011
Rare antique George II doll 'in same family since 1747' sells at Bonhams

Named Marianna after its first owner, the antique George II doll has a $47,900 pre-sale estimate

Posted: 25 October 2011
Stone Roses, Primal Scream and Oasis memorabilia set to make a big noise

Items from Alan McGee's collection will be offered, including a painting by the Stone Roses' John Squire

Posted: 25 October 2011
First-ever 'Man on the Moon' photography UK auction launches at Bloomsbury

The first colour photograph of Earth from space is among the rare vintage NASA photographs for sale

Posted: 24 October 2011
'Lauren Bacall's' Alexander Calder mobile highlights Bonhams art auction

Calder’s iconic mobile titled Deux Blancs en Dessous will sell alongside art by Leonard Tsuguharu Foujita

Posted: 24 October 2011
Louis XVI Japanese lacquer commode from Safra collection makes $6.9m

Two Japanese lacquer commodes from the collection of Lily and Edmond Safra made seven figures

Posted: 24 October 2011
Gustav Klimt's Litzlberg am Attersee could set World Record price at Sotheby's

Following their record-breaking sale of Klimt's Kirche in Casson, Sotheby's offers Litzlberg am Attersee

Posted: 23 October 2011
Important Modern art collection worth $21 million highlights Christie's autumn calendar

An extraordinary and important collection of Modern art will feature in sales throughout November

Posted: 22 October 2011
Iconic 'Proust's Armchair' sells for World Record price of $73,000

The armchair designed by Alessandro Mendini is a genuine icon of post-modernist design

Posted: 21 October 2011
Imperial Ming Dynasty carpet could bring $189,000 in Bonhams Chinese Art sale

The rare Ming Dynasty Imperial carpet is thought to come from the throne room of the Forbidden City

Posted: 21 October 2011
Bonhams sells 'stunning bird paintings' art collection of JC Harrison

Striking works by Norfolk artist JC Harrison are to sell from a local collection, in January 2012

Posted: 20 October 2011
Racy Marilyn Monroe photograph laid bare at Christie's London sale

The classic Bert Stern photo was captured just months before Monroe's tragic death

Posted: 20 October 2011
Brazilian paintings are set to stun at Bonhams' Exploration auction

Giuseppe Leone is among the artists whose stunning works are going up for sale at Bonhams

Posted: 19 October 2011
Gormley's Angel of the North flies to World Record $5.4m price at Christie's

A 6ft 2in "miniature" model of Gormley's world famous art sculpture has dazzled bidders in London

Posted: 19 October 2011
'Nicolas Cage, John Wayne and others offer you the best-ever piece of advice'

What do John Wayne, action star Nicolas Cage and 'the oldest collectible car' each have in common...?

Posted: 19 October 2011
The Top Five rare action movie collectibles by Paul Fraser Collectibles

Explosions, car chases and fights - action movie memorabilia has caused a blast on the markets

Posted: 19 October 2011
Great art hoax Nat Tate's work to be put up for sale by Sotheby's

The work of 'Nat Tate', an artist who was apparently the invention of novelist William Boyd is to sell

Posted: 17 October 2011
Judith Leiber rare handbags and accessories auction in San Francisco

These rare treasures - with a love story attached - will appear with estimates in the lower five figures

Posted: 17 October 2011
Meissen Augustus Rex vases could bring $790,805 at Bonhams

This 'immensely rare and important garniture of five Meissen Augustus Rex vases' is up for sale

Posted: 17 October 2011
Rare Ansel Adams photographs could snap at $90,000 in New York

A lot including 15 beautiful images of landscapes by the legendary photographer is up for sale

Posted: 17 October 2011
Rare Russian Imperial vases hold hopes for $3.48m sale at Christie's

The auctioneer has previously set the world record price for Russian porcelain vases

Posted: 17 October 2011
Gerhard Richter masterpiece stars at Christie's alongside Warhol

Richter's Gerhard Richter, oil on canvas, is starring with pieces by Roy Lichtenstein and Andy Warhol

Posted: 16 October 2011
Lucian Freud's Boy's Head painting tops off Sotheby's contemporary/Italian art evening

Freud's work was matched for $5m top lot by an Alberto Burri work, ahead of a gold Kate Moss sculpture

Posted: 14 October 2011
Rare Henry Cook travel book cruises to $88,100 at Dominic Winter

Painter and author Henry Cook recorded his travels round the Ionian Islands in a rare and valuable book

Posted: 14 October 2011
Christie's sells $18m art of Hollywood legends Lew and Edie Wasserman

The 'King and Queen of Hollywood' Wassermans' collection including artworks by Matisse and Degas

Posted: 13 October 2011
Ming Dynasty dragon charger leads the way at 888 Auctions' Asian art sale

An Imperial cloisonne censer, also from the Ming Dynasty will appear alongside the spectacular charger

Posted: 13 October 2011
Warhol's Campbell's Soup Cans could open for $10m at Christie's

Andy Warhol's pictures of Campbell's Soup Cans are among the greatest icons of the 20th century

Posted: 13 October 2011
Arthur 'Art' Clokey's 90th birthday follows much 'Gumby' auction success

Clokey pioneered stop motion clay animation with his Gumby series, and his legacy remains strong

Posted: 12 October 2011
'China's collectibles auction success speaks for itself - don't be put-off by negative hype'

Despite reports that many China auction bids remain unpaid, don't be put off by all the negative hype...

Posted: 12 October 2011
Unique Kenneth Price 'Geometric' Cup could raise $150,000 toast at sale

American ceramic artist Kenneth Price will star in Cowan's upcoming November auction in the US

Posted: 12 October 2011
Video of the Week: Banksy's graffiti'd urban 'street art' truck

A limited Banksy spray paint and emulsion work, Mosquito, as auctioned at a posh London hotel

Posted: 12 October 2011
Art of Playboy's 'golden age' headlines Heritage's fall New York auction

Garth Williams' classic The Rabbit's Wedding is among the controversial Playboy art up for sale

Posted: 11 October 2011
Audubon’s Birds of America copy flies to $10,575 at Cowan’s auction

A seven volume copy of Audubon’s ‘most valuable auctioned published book’ starred in this US sale

Posted: 11 October 2011
Jean Michel Basquiat's 'Pop street art' sells with $108,315 estimate

A classic work by Andy Warhol protégé Jean Michel Basquiat will appear at De Baecque & Associés

Posted: 11 October 2011
Khrishna and Arjuna hunting painting tops Christie's Indian and Islamic art auction

The sale completed the week of Islamic art sales which have achieved $14.8m between them

Posted: 11 October 2011
Lucien Guitry portrait by 'Prix de Rome' winning artist could bring $16,247

Young painter Antonio Ortiz-Echagüe captured this depiction of French actor Lucien Guitry in 1898

Posted: 11 October 2011
Nicolas Cage's Action Comics #1 could set World Record price at ComicConnect

A '9.0 grade' of the issue introducing Superman, thought to be owned by Nicolas Cage, is for sale

Posted: 11 October 2011
Johnny Swing 'coin sofa' sits at the top of Rago's $3.39m Art Deco sale

Bidders chose contemporary glass, rare American ceramics and craft furniture at Rago's auction

Posted: 10 October 2011
Lichtenstein, Warhol and Richter star at Christie's fall Pop Art sale

This November auction will offer seminal works by Roy Lichtenstein and other Pop Art rarities

Posted: 10 October 2011
Christie's auctions Degas's 'Petite Danseuse...' artwork with $35m estimate

International auctioneer Christie's has announced its Impressionist and Modern Art Evening Sale...

Posted: 9 October 2011
Sotheby’s Hong Kong Sale series achieves $411m for art, wine and jewellery

The extraordinary auctions have seen record prices for Ming porcelain, diamonds and Zao Wou-ki

Posted: 9 October 2011
Kaminski's Asian evening art auction stars Chinese porcelain from the Kangxi period

With painted urns and even a silver Viking longboat too, next week's auction has something for everyone

Posted: 8 October 2011
Shannon's fine art sale boosted by 'great last-minute consignments'

The $3.5m fine art sale includes a pair of collections dedicated to Modernism which is 'hot right now'

Posted: 8 October 2011
Anton & Annick Herbert's minimal art collection auctions at Christie's

The pioneering collection of Anton & Annick Herbert also includes Conceptual Art and Arte Povera

Posted: 7 October 2011
Discovery Channel's brand new TV show needs you...

Would you like to sell your collectibles on a global TV programme?

Posted: 7 October 2011
Bonhams auctions Auerbach art of 'museum quality' estimated at $1.2m

'Museum quality' fresh-to-market 20th century art will include masterpieces by Moore, Lowry and Yeats

Posted: 6 October 2011
Tiffany and Co leads glass collectibles auction at Christie's New York

Tiffany and Co is among 'one of the largest single groups of art glass ever to be offered at auction'

Posted: 6 October 2011
William V of Orange glassware goblet could sell for $231,693 at Bonhams

This Prince William V goblet will sell from the renowed glass collection of American A C Hubbard

Posted: 6 October 2011
Rare Russian Icon: Madonna of the Burning Bush is for sale

This exquisite and historic piece was 'formerly in the collection of the Empress Alexandra Feodorovna'

Posted: 5 October 2011
JW Turner's 'Ruskin's View' churchyard painting appears at Bonhams with $0.46m estimate

The leading English art critic John Ruskin described this JW Turner painting's view as 'the finest in Europe'

Posted: 4 October 2011
Zao Wou-ki World Record price set at Sotheby's Hong Kong Chinese art auction

Wou-ki's 10.6.68 sold for $8.8m in Hong Kong on Monday, smashing the artist's previous record

Posted: 4 October 2011
Rhino horn libation cup is the best tip for Mealy's art and antiques auction

The enormous piece of Asian art is certain to fascinate collectors at this week's sale

Posted: 3 October 2011
Signed Churchill portrait photo by Yousuf Karsh could be victorious this week

Sometimes called the 'roaring lion', this belligerent pose of Churchill is known around the world

Posted: 3 October 2011
Charles Schulz collectibles are worth much more than peanuts...

On this day in 1950, Charlie Brown and Snoopy were introduced to the world for the first time

Posted: 2 October 2011
Robert S Duncanson's 'first African-American Europe art pilgrimage' landscape could bring $90,000

This striking art work is a culmination of the many motifs of 19th-century painter Robert S Duncanson

Posted: 2 October 2011
$60,000 Jade Mountain towers over the rest at Skinner Inc's Asian Art auction

'We’re seeing demand for Asian material as never before' explains Skinner Inc's CEO

Posted: 1 October 2011
Rare Henry Miller and Coco Chanel photographs sell online for charity

These are among the more than 50 historic and contemporary photographs available for online bidding

Posted: 1 October 2011
'Gorilla warfare' in Bristol, UK as art collectors battle over pricey primates

An auction of painted gorilla statues has raised $666,000 for charity in our hometown

Posted: 30 September 2011
Blank cheques for a blank canvas? Collectors to fight over Bob Law artwork

The British minimalist's first large canvas to appear at auction has a $94,000 estimate

Posted: 29 September 2011
Fine day for Irish art: Jack B Yeats painting sets Ireland record $1.34m price

Adam's auction house sold A Fair Day, Mayo which was bought 67 years ago for under $500

Posted: 29 September 2011
J G Brown's Little Streetsweeper set to brush aside the competition at Trinity

The sale, this weekend, also features an Andy Warhol print of ice hockey star Wayne Gretzky

Posted: 29 September 2011
'Most valuable 20th Century Italian art auction ever' to be staged by Sotheby's

Led by Alberto Burri's Combustione Legno, the modern and contemporary works could bring $34m

Posted: 29 September 2011
Vereshchagin's $5m '19th century Russian art masterwork' sells in New York

Pearl Mosque at Delhi will star at Sotheby’s NY Auction of Important Russian Art happening in November

Posted: 29 September 2011
Hubba hubba! The best pieces of Playboy collectible memorabilia

Do you think that Playboy is just about pretty young girls taking their clothes off? Think again...

Posted: 28 September 2011
Complete Warhol 'Mick Jagger' and 'Mao' portfolios auction at Sotheby's

The sale has a selection of 37 artworks including Andy Warhol, Jasper Johns, Roy Lichtenstein

Posted: 27 September 2011
'Finest ever collection' of Suffolk School paintings auctions at Bonhams

Two works by Edward Smythe are among the artworks depicting rural and domestic Suffolk life

Posted: 27 September 2011
Italian flair comes to Christie's contemporary art evening with Manzoni and Boetti

From the multi-coloured Tutto to the sombre Achrome, there are seven figure works to suit all tastes

Posted: 27 September 2011
Estimated at $1,500, this cloisonné enamel box auctioned for $38,513

Aviation pioneer Amelia Earhart wasn't the only star at Clars Auction Gallery's September auction

Posted: 26 September 2011
Four world auction records at Ben Stiller's $13.6m Haiti charity auction

Two rare works of art were sold for more than one million dollars, by Marlene Dumas and Luc Tuymans

Posted: 26 September 2011
Rainbow-lined artwork on the Berlin Wall could bring $40,000 for charity

More popular in fragments, parts of the historic wall are set to sell for CharityBuzz

Posted: 26 September 2011
Surprise for local family as Madonna and Child art sells for $184,000

European bidders and an American museum vied for this work believed to be by Giovanni Battisto...

Posted: 26 September 2011
Georg Jensen's sterling silver partial tea service auctions for $10,000

Art Nouveau creator Jensen is today known for his artistry in design and his fine craftsmanship...

Posted: 25 September 2011
Sylvester Stallone's stunning paintings auction at Christie's in New York

George Wolliscroft Rhead's O Salutaris Hostia is among the for sale works from Stallone's art collection

Posted: 25 September 2011
Visionary art in search of 'the real America' auctions at Mapes

This striking artwork depicting a Native American woman by Victor Higgins is up for sale next week

Posted: 24 September 2011
Christie's auctions '$2.3m' work by 'the greatest painter of the last century'

That's how cultural icon Gertrude Stein described Giovanni Boldini, whose striking work is for sale...

Posted: 23 September 2011
'One of the greatest examples of 20th century American painting' could bring $35m

Clyfford Still's 1949-A-No. 1 is one of four of his works causing great excitement at Sotheby's

Posted: 23 September 2011
Antique street fighting fireman carving could bring $90,000 in North Carolina

Brunk auctions is offering a range of unique items, including Chinese rhinoceros horn libation cup

Posted: 22 September 2011
Banksy's iconic Monkey Detonator creates $152,377 blast at Urban art sale

Thirteen Banksy works sold in total, alongside pieces by Shepard Fairey, Blek Le Ret and Adam Neate

Posted: 22 September 2011
Largest John Koch painting ever auctioned will appear in Ohio art sale

This magnificent auction features property from the collection of Maxeen and John Flower...

Posted: 22 September 2011
Nice interiors... Media and publishing mogul's estate auctions at Christie's

A remarkable couple and their tremendous collecting accomplishments will appear in for sale New York

Posted: 21 September 2011
Bonhams expands China and Japan art expertise to meet Asia's boom

The desire for the finest Asian pieces is impacting the art world - from Edinburgh to Sydney

Posted: 20 September 2011
Warhol's $600,000 Dollar Sign offers respite for Irish banking crisis

Andy Warhol and Alex Katz will be among the big names on offer to collectors at Christie's

Posted: 20 September 2011
American history and beyond - the Eric C Caren collection brings $655,400

The sale featured everything from battles over New York to an archive of collector Thomas Edison

Posted: 19 September 2011
At last: Jack B Yeats returns to the auction block with $1m price tag

Painter Yeats's evocative depiction of a country fair can be yours to own for first time since 1944

Posted: 19 September 2011
Christie's 'delighted' with $8.6m Chinese jade art collection results

Starring antiques from the time of Qianlong, the auction showed the strength of the Asian art maket

Posted: 19 September 2011
Paul Fraser Collectibles' Top Five best Beatles photographs

From the group's earliest Hamburg days captured by Astrid Kirchherr to their infamous 'Butcher Cover'

Posted: 19 September 2011
Tony Curtis's collectibles are still hot at Julien's $1m California auction

Art, movie memorabilia and personal items linked to the Some Like It Hot star have been sold

Posted: 19 September 2011
Crescent City Auction holds important multi-estate sale in New Orleans

Fine art - much of it by noted, listed artists - should dominate the day's list of top achievers...

Posted: 18 September 2011
Kandinsky's Composition brings $454,000 at Modern and Contemporary art auction

The work sold alongside those from such greats as Joan Miro, Andy Warhol and Francis Bacon

Posted: 18 September 2011
Love is a strong theme at Bonhams' South African Art auction

Three works by the country's major artists, Stern, Pierneef and Preller are going under the hammer

Posted: 18 September 2011
Two great collections including studio furniture auction in New Jersey

Studio furniture by Nakashima, Phil Powell and Paul Evans and modern design pieces are for sale

Posted: 18 September 2011
Maurice Utrillo art stars in artwork, porcelain, fine estate jewellery auction

Over 400 lots will feature in this sale, including a stunning work signed by artist Maurice Utrillo

Posted: 17 September 2011
'A treat for serious collectors'... Rare comic auction stars Spiderman and the Avengers

A new offering from the webslinger follows ComicConnect's $325,000 Amazing Fantasy 15 sale

Posted: 16 September 2011
Christie's offers 'exquisite' Ansel Adams and Dorothea Lange photos in NY

Black and White Photographs from the Collection of Bruce and Nancy Berman are going up for sale

Posted: 16 September 2011
Antique Meissen reticulated porcelain dresser box makes $14,375 in Florida

This 19th century box topped the estimated 345 items that changed hands at Elite Decorative Arts

Posted: 15 September 2011
Bonhams' Qianlong art auction hosts dragons, buffalo, lions and horses

The finest antiques and rare examples of Chinese craftsmanship are auctioning in this London sale

Posted: 15 September 2011
Driftwood artwork which fascinated Tony Blair and Boris Johnson on sale for charity

Silas Birtwistle's unique creation of table and chairs made from unaltered flotsam is to sell at Dreweatts

Posted: 15 September 2011
'Magnificent' Islamic art auction at Christie's could achieve $15.8m

The anticipated sale is led by an 8th century Umayyad sculpture of a deer from Iran

Posted: 15 September 2011
Bonhams sells late Richard Hamilton's '$31,653' Rolling Stones drug bust art

His iconic work 'Release' shows singer Mick Jagger and Hamilton's art dealer handcuffed together...

Posted: 14 September 2011
Paul says... 'Rarity and history impact collectibles' values - but so does intrigue'

Take a look at this striking image: intrigue could boost its value up to $6.3m, next month...

Posted: 14 September 2011
Which items are most popular among collectors? Kovels' chart reveals all

Online price guide Kovels' has released a Top 10 list of the 'most popular' collectors' web searches...

Posted: 14 September 2011
$1m Qianlong vase leads important collection of fine jade carvings at Christie's

The auction forms part of an extraordinary week of Asian art sales taking place in New York

Posted: 13 September 2011
$6.3m Boy's Head portrait by Lucian Freud stands above the rest at Sotheby's

The modern art auction will be led by the work from the start of Freud's recognition as a great artist

Posted: 13 September 2011
Historic '$142,526' earliest photos of Burma auction in London sale

A British army officer's career in India, and his camera, earned him a place in the history books...

Posted: 13 September 2011
Peter Norton's legendary modern art collection could bring $25m at Christie's

The pioneering software designer and philanthropist will offer works by Robert Gober and Paul McCarthy

Posted: 12 September 2011
$79,000 14th century beam will have Bonhams packed to the rafters

A Nasrid dynasty carved beam from Granada, Spain could star at Indian and Islamic art auction

Posted: 10 September 2011
American civil war general's photograph nets $23,000 at charity auction

Robert E Lee's tintype is the latest in a succession of strong selling US 19th century photographs

Posted: 9 September 2011
Exquisite $600,000 Buddha sits serenely atop Christie's Indian art sale

The 14th century Nepalese work is accompanied by paintings, ritual objects and many more sculptures

Posted: 9 September 2011
Lady killer withdrawn night before $9,500 British auction

A sacred Australian Aboriginal stone has been removed from sale following a last minute plea

Posted: 9 September 2011
Matchstick men stand tall as L S Lowry painting sells for $263,600

Man Posting a Letter was one of four works on offer by the British artist, alongside two by Helen Bradley

Posted: 9 September 2011
Banksy and Shepard Fairey line the walls at Bonhams' 'Urban Art' event

An example of one of Banksy's most iconic images, the monkey, will star at Bonhams' street art sale

Posted: 8 September 2011
Make yours a '$25,291' office with a difference at Tajan's Art Deco sale

A unique set of office furniture and a striking vase are among the highlights in this Paris auction

Posted: 8 September 2011
'Danger-seeking' collector auctions '$84,780' African tribal art figurine

'An attempted coup broke out in Cotonou ... I fled hastily' wrote the renowned collector Stéphane Kurc

Posted: 7 September 2011
$2.2m Landscape in Blue painting could set the scene at Korean art auction

Kim Whanki's distinctive style, 'to speak with the trees', blends Eastern and Western influences

Posted: 6 September 2011
Political masterpiece leads Sotheby's $4.2m Southeast Asia art event

An autobiographical work by Indonesian artist Gunawan could bring $360,000 in Hong Kong

Posted: 5 September 2011
$800,000 portrait of Kabuki actor promises a great performance at Christie's

The work will head the $9m Japanese and Korean art auction, which is part of an Asian art series

Posted: 4 September 2011
Inspired by Rodin, sold for $14,100: Zadkine nets victory for Russian art

Two short days just over 1,500 lots graced Garth's Auctions' sale, including this remarkable sculpture

Posted: 3 September 2011
Your chance to own a $15,000 Chinese carved jade mountain

A Chinese jade mountain is the star of Pook & Pook's upcoming auction in Pennsylvania

Posted: 3 September 2011
‘Best loved of Scottish artists’ scores $194,563 World Record price

This fine work by Robert Gemmell Hutchison starred at Bonhams recent art auction in Edinburgh

Posted: 2 September 2011
Can Tsuguharu Foujita's Two Male Nudes surpass its $20,000 estimate?

The Japanese artist's early 20th century work is the highlight of William Jenack Auctioneers' sale

Posted: 2 September 2011
'Flower' power... Peploe art blossoms at Bonhams' $4.9m Scottish Colourist sale

The artist's Flowers and Fruit brought $835,510, starring with fellow Colourist John Fergusson

Posted: 1 September 2011
$1.5m Ming bronze figure of Variocana leads Christie's Chinese Art auction

Boasting a grand range of antiques and fine decorative works, the sale is not to be missed

Posted: 30 August 2011
Rare Rembrandt self-portrait art auctions online with $50,000 estimate

The Dutch master always generates a buzz when he appears for sale - and this will be no exception

Posted: 30 August 2011
Join the collectors' tribe... '$28,813' Indonesian tribal art sells in Germany

Despite slight damage, fascination surrounding this Indonesian panel could push bids up to five figures

Posted: 29 August 2011
Train lovers and art collectors vie over Cuneo's $97,000 Golden Arrow

Bonhams could get steamy when Terence Cuneo's 1994 painting arrives at auction in London

Posted: 28 August 2011
Collecting community urged to be vigilant over looted Libyan antiquities

Amid the chaos of Colonel Gaddafi's fall from power, Unesco fears for the safety of Libya's artefacts

Posted: 27 August 2011
Major Chinese auction house hints at London expansion

China Guardian, China's second biggest auctioneer, is contemplating a new branch in Britain

Posted: 27 August 2011
Chinese scroll brings ten times estimate in Michaan's triumphant estate auction

Fine portrait watches, Asian history and assorted works of art helped them triple their estimates

Posted: 26 August 2011
Crazy horses! MF Husain's '$180,000' equestrian art stars at Christie's

A number of exceptional works have been consigned from one of the finest Indian art collections

Posted: 26 August 2011
Sotheby's sells sumptuous '$19,750' Art Deco furniture from the 'Lord of Hosts'

'I am riveted by lust, furniture and jewels,' said Sir Henry Channon - and so will collectors at this sale

Posted: 25 August 2011
A different kind of Renaissance art: Lawrence R Stack's portrait medal collection

Hailing from a well-established numismatic family, Stack branched out into another artistic area

Posted: 24 August 2011
'Battered' Spiderman could crawl to the top at Mound City's sale, this weekend

Valuable comic books are available in Missouri, US, and online - including Amazing Fantasy #15

Posted: 24 August 2011
Lesser enamel collection set to be 'the greatest' ever auctioned in London

Mort and Moira Lesser put together range of fine English enamels which could all be worth $577,000

Posted: 24 August 2011
Painting once hung in the Alexander Palace could bring $504,368 in Vienna

German painter Franz Ludwig Catel's depiction of a Tsar family is going up for sale at the Dorotheum

Posted: 24 August 2011
Disputed Elizabeth I painting leads Christie's Cowdray Park auction

The work, which some have suggested is of another wearing the queen's style, could bring $577,000

Posted: 23 August 2011
Calder and Warhol jostle with the old masters at Skinner's Boston art sale

Alexander Calder's sculpture Shoe with Split Heel is among this auction's numerous highlights

Posted: 22 August 2011
Furniture from 'prominent estates and collections' sells at Great Gatsby

Looking to furnish your home with collectibles? Then this Atlanta auction is certainly worth a look...

Posted: 22 August 2011
Revealing the name that every savvy art collector should remember…

A US installation artist's fame is set to go global, as his work smashes its sale estimate in Colorado

Posted: 21 August 2011
Ruskin Spear's colourful and expressive first Festival of Britain art is for sale

Spear captured the feeling of the 60-year-old event which was intended to bring hope after WWII

Posted: 21 August 2011
$450,000 Gerhard Richter work leads sale of 'high quality and international scope'

A Felix Gonzalez-Torres's sculpture will also star in Christie's First Open auctionof contemporary art

Posted: 20 August 2011
Say it with flowers... '$7,000' ivory bouquet auctions in San Francisco

Bonhams is taking San Francisco, US, by storm with a sale of Himalayan, Indian and other Asian art

Posted: 20 August 2011
Who better than a coin collector to star in this '$82,538' Danish artwork?

Art and numismatics rarely collide, but do so in this important work by painter Vilhelm Hammershøi

Posted: 20 August 2011
'Big four' Scottish Colourist artist Fergusson could bring $0.4m in Edinburgh

At the Milliner's Paris depicts well-travelled Scottish artist John Duncan Fergusson's time in France

Posted: 19 August 2011
Clock from Lalique's 'historic collaboration' with ATO set for $21,500 sale

'The most celebrated jeweller in the world's' venture into rare Art Deco clocks is auctioning at Artcurial

Posted: 19 August 2011
Super once more... Restored copy of Superman's introduction leaps to $149,000

The auction also offered beautiful examples of Carl Barks art and Spiderman's first appearance

Posted: 19 August 2011
'It doesn't always have to be Warhol' - Ketterer Kunst sells Pop Art

A wide range of artists including Jeff Koons, Roy Lichtenstein and Dieter Asmus are represented

Posted: 18 August 2011
Move over Banksy? Ben Eine $5,000 customised bicycle set for auction

London street artist Ben Eine has got everyone's attention, including presidents and prime ministers

Posted: 18 August 2011
$80,000 Picasso sketch leads artworks selling for mobility charity

The Australian auction also boasts works by Jasper Johns and portrait artist Richard Stone

Posted: 17 August 2011
Rembrandt returned... A stolen sketch by the Dutch master has turned up

Snatched from a private exhibition, the work materialised in a nearby church in California

Posted: 17 August 2011
When fine design meets artistic vision... Our Top Five 'ArtCars'

BMWs, McLarens and even Rolls Royces can all be livened up by Jeff Koons and Frank Stella

Posted: 17 August 2011
Franckens the younger’s $1.14m ‘pre-Rembrandt’ art auctions in Zurich

Koller hopes this work by the legendary Flemish Baroque painter continues its $17.7m June success

Posted: 16 August 2011
It's all looking rosy... A Famille Rose jar could swallow a $50,000 bid this week

Kaminski's Asian Art auction also includes a Qi Baishi painting and items from Alice Boney's collection

Posted: 16 August 2011
$30,000 white jade vase leads Cowan's first ever Asian art auction

The sale features nearly 800 ornate lots of antique and decorative art in ivory, jade and coral

Posted: 15 August 2011
$60,000 Angas paintings of a young Australia come to Bonhams art auction

The two works are expected to fascinate art collectors and historians of Australia alike

Posted: 15 August 2011
$71,000 Still Life by a 14-year-old Kees van Dongen highlights Modern Art auction

A portrait by Moise Kisling will also star in Tajan's sale which takes place in September

Posted: 13 August 2011
Could a Carlos Nadal artwork add value and colour to your collection?

Collectors with a 'joie de vivre' will be flocking to a London exhibition of the Spanish artist's work

Posted: 12 August 2011
Full speed ahead: Ayrton Senna's McLaren could race to $80,900 tomorrow

The F1 racing legend's car has been converted into a sculpture and will sell at Coys

Posted: 12 August 2011
'Lost' since 1896: Ford Madox Brown painting set for exhibition

The British painter's 1847 work The Seraph's Watch will excite collectors and art lovers alike

Posted: 12 August 2011
Frank Stella 'Art car BMW' chases Warhol, Koons, Lichtenstein and others

This very unique 1979 BMW M1 painted by Stella is gaining on the other 'art cars' in BMW's series

Posted: 11 August 2011
Superman, Spiderman and Scrooge McDuck fight for the top spot at Heritage

Next week's auction offers some great opportunities for fans of vintage comics and Carl Barks

Posted: 11 August 2011
Want Picasso or Dali in your collection? Here are some more affordable pieces...

A millionaire owns Picasso's Nude, Green Leaves and Bust - here's some art for if you're on a budget...

Posted: 11 August 2011
Warhol's Rolling Stones artwork could sell for $253,000 in Miami Beach

Warhol, Dali and everyone's favourite British blues rock band are starring in Red Carpet's next auction

Posted: 11 August 2011
Artist Frida Kahlo's 'highly coveted' Edgar Allen Poe book brings $24,000

The Mexican artist's illustrated copy of Poe's collected works enchanted collectors at Leslie Hindman

Posted: 10 August 2011
Build a collection: 'Find out everything you need to know by reading this...'

Or at least that was the challenge presented to me by a popular magazine, earlier this week...

Posted: 10 August 2011
First printed depiction of the Taj Mahal could bring $57,056 at Bonhams

From 'one of the most important books of aquatints of India,' this historic image sells in October

Posted: 10 August 2011
'Occupied Japan' collectibles return to #1 spot in Kovels' popularity list

The internet price guide Kovels has once again released details of the top searches on its website...

Posted: 10 August 2011
Smash! $343,000 Captain America #1 breaks comic book World Record

An exceptional and rare copy of the 1941 book has defeated all expectations at ComicConnect's sale

Posted: 10 August 2011
US duck decoy sale gives $111,550 'thrill of the hunt' to collectors

Decoys like this 'beautifully proportioned piece of work,' continue to be valued on the private markets

Posted: 10 August 2011
Video of the Week... The Material Worlds art selling expo at Sudeley Castle

The beautiful location in the Cotswolds. UK, is the summer home of some jaw-dropping installations...

Posted: 10 August 2011
Tony Curtis 'liked it hot'... So can you when his collection goes up for sale

Collectibles spanning the late Hollywood legend's life, including personal art pieces, will sell next month

Posted: 9 August 2011
$125,000 Tiffany lamp will show the way in California this week

The piece is the likely top lot for Michaan's lamps and glassware auction ahead of a Porcelli creation

Posted: 8 August 2011
'Memorabilia on the Orient Express' at Christie's golden era rail sale

Art deco from the golden age of the famous Orient Express railway network is auctioning in Paris

Posted: 8 August 2011
At last: Irma Stern's $2.4m Watussi Woman artwork returns to auction

The stunning 1942 work will head Bonhams' upcoming South African art sale in London

Posted: 7 August 2011
Christie's to sell contemporary art and vintage Burgundy wine for charity

The auctioneer is planning auctions on both sides of the Atlantic for Japanese disaster victims

Posted: 5 August 2011
From the Han Dynasty to the Republic, $840,000 of Chinese antiques are to sell

Tomorrow, 888 Auctions will be selling a $20,000 Ming dynasty carved jade brushpot

Posted: 5 August 2011
Jorge de Brito's legendary art collection may bring more than $14.3m at Tajan

The Portuguese businessman had a world class collection of Chinese and Portuguese antiques

Posted: 5 August 2011
Pow! An exceptional copy of Captain America #1 hits the rare comic markets

Expected to raise as much as $240,000, the copy was part of an 85 year old's treasured collection

Posted: 5 August 2011
Your chance to own a unique celebrity work of art

A charity auction offers collectors the opportunity to help Darfur children and obtain a unique collectible

Posted: 5 August 2011
Aspirational Chinese art collectors boost Sotheby's first half income

The auctioneer's first half income rose by 54%, helped by prosperous art collectors from China

Posted: 4 August 2011
Explore new ideas for your art collection in Scotland this summer

The Edinburgh Art Festival featuring Anish Kapoor should give collectors plenty of inspiration

Posted: 4 August 2011
It's knot art... Beautiful Turkmenistan carpets and tapestries go up for sale

Following on from their previous success, Dorotheum is looking forward to the Viennese auction

Posted: 4 August 2011
$100,000 Chinese silk painting smashes expectations at Christie's antique sale

The piece was one of several Chinese collectibles which surprised the auctioneer

Posted: 3 August 2011
First chance for art collectors to own Alighiero E Boetti's $2.9m 1984

The large work is expected to prove a hit with contemporary art lovers at Bonhams' October auction

Posted: 3 August 2011
1942 Oscar trophy makes $89,625 at Heritage movie and music auction

Never-before-seen photographs of a 19-year-old Marilyn Monroe also featured at the Dallas sale

Posted: 1 August 2011
'Lost' portraits of Adolf Hitler's parents set for $100,000 auction

Two portraits of Hitler's parents, last seen in 1945, have come to light in the US

Posted: 1 August 2011
Stunning multi-coloured Joseph Porcelli lamp to light up Michaan’s sale

The ‘Huysum’ Bouquet lamp will be one of the key lots in the Decorative Arts Auction

Posted: 1 August 2011
Where could a visit to the National Museum of Scotland take your collection?

The newly-revamped museum is full of treasures to delight and inspire collectors across all disciplines

Posted: 1 August 2011
Withnail and I movie antiques beat estimates at Christie's auction

An $8,500 mahogany library table was the leading light at the sale of film-used antiques and art

Posted: 1 August 2011
Collectibles you can 'bank' on... Mechanical bank nets $45,325 record price

An A J & E Steven bank commemorating the 1893 Chicago World's Fair starred in RSL's sale

Posted: 28 July 2011
Power for collectors as 'Grosvenor School' art makes World Record price

Cyril Power, a 20th century London artist who pioneered modern printmaking, starred at Bonhams

Posted: 28 July 2011
Here's a question... How much would you pay for a 12-foot ornamental bee?

High-net worth art collectors will be buzzing around Sotheby's Material Worlds exhibition, this summer

Posted: 27 July 2011
Ruined cities and races across Holland... Charlotte Schreiber's Great Collections

Here, we examine a Victorian aristocrat whose collecting passions lead her to unprecedented adventure...

Posted: 27 July 2011
Video of the Week... Collectors celebrate Bugs Bunny's 70th birthday

The wise-cracking Warner Bros rabbit remains hugely popular with children and collectors alike...

Posted: 27 July 2011
$30,000 Claes Oldenburg print smashes its estimate at Christie's sale

A limited edition print of the classic Chrysler Airflow car was the star at this New York auction

Posted: 25 July 2011
Bierstadt's $2.1m painting is big draw at 'world's largest Western art sale'

Albert Bierstadt and Charles M Russell starred in a Reno, Nevada, sale of striking Old West artworks

Posted: 25 July 2011
Fancy some Danish tea? $19,975 silver set leads the way at Cowan's

Decorative European silver was the big hit with collectors at the July 23 auction in Cincinnati

Posted: 25 July 2011
Life-size $162,000 Ming dynasty horse expected to reign supreme at Duke's

A 14th or 15th century Chinese stone horse is the star attraction at Duke's Auctioneers on July 29

Posted: 24 July 2011
Art boom... Christie's first half art sales in Asia shoot up 48% on 2010

The 'fastest growing art market in the world' continues to dominate the auction landscape

Posted: 23 July 2011
Art collectors set to fight over Lucian Freud unfinished paintings

Freud's death could prompt a surge in interest for the artist's established and unfinished works

Posted: 22 July 2011
Marilyn Monroe photographs come to auction for the first time

A series of limited prints by Richard Miller show the star when she was young and innocent

Posted: 22 July 2011
Candid Beatles photos from their 1964 arrival in America achieve $362,000

As America began to wake up to the Fab Four, photographer Mike Mitchell was first on the scene

Posted: 21 July 2011
Art under fire: Jules George's paintings from the Afghanistan war are exhibited

The artist was embedded with the British army and toured Helmand, but now brings his work to Bonhams

Posted: 20 July 2011
Bristol urban art register could protect endangered Banksys

Valuable urban art in Banksy's hometown could gain protected status, under new council proposals

Posted: 20 July 2011
Chapman brothers add $900,000 value to Brueghel-inspired painting

A 17th century work has been transformed by Jake and Dinos Chapman, both in substance and value

Posted: 20 July 2011
Edgar Allan Poe book decorated by Frida Kahlo could bring $20,000

The doodles give some interesting insights into the life of the celebrated Mexican artist

Posted: 20 July 2011
Here's your chance to own the artists the world has forgotten

These British artists could be at an auction near you with a very tempting price tag

Posted: 19 July 2011
Looking for a change? The most lucrative collectible you've never considered…

Unknown outside North America, these artworks will send you ducking out to your nearest car boot sale

Posted: 19 July 2011
'Priceless piece of Silver Age Marvel lore' among Spiderman comics for sale

The exciting auction includes original artwork and issues from the Edward M Sarley collection

Posted: 19 July 2011
1944 Martin guitar could bring $44,000 ahead of a Picasso ceramic jug

Both pieces will be highlights in Cowan's Summer Fine and Decorative Art Auction, next week

Posted: 17 July 2011
Discover the building blocks for a varied and rewarding collectibles portfolio

As JK Rowling's childhood home is put on the market, we look at bricks and mortar collectibles

Posted: 17 July 2011
PoW's Fukuoka sketchbook offers collectors unique WWII insight

A sketchbook displaying life for a prisoner of war in Japan will be coming to auction on July 20

Posted: 17 July 2011
The thrill of the tale adds value to masterpiece discoveries

Buyers are drawn by the buzz of works recently attributed to the masters

Posted: 16 July 2011
Discover how a valuable Banksy disappeared in broad daylight

Residents in Bristol, UK woke up this morning to hear their beloved gorilla was missing

Posted: 15 July 2011
Sotheby's to sell $25m landscape painting Litzlberg am Attersee by Gustav Klimt

Following their world record with his Kirche in Cassone last year, they'll be hoping to do it again

Posted: 15 July 2011
Tune in and drop out... For this sale of Haight-Ashbury psychedelic art

These posters are from the San Francisco district which included Jimi Hendrix among its residents...

Posted: 15 July 2011
$48,000 King Lear sketch upstages Millais's sleepwalker at council auction

An unheralded work by George Romney was the big talking point at Bonhams in London, yesterday

Posted: 14 July 2011
Archibald Thorburn art makes $402,782 World Record price at Bonhams

Of all his pictures, this depiction of a Peacock was 'the most daring' and 'gigantic' one...

Posted: 14 July 2011
A chance to get 'Close' to a great contemporary artist's work

Chuck Close is offering one of his works for charity, and it could achieve $65,000

Posted: 13 July 2011
Exquisite Porcelli Orchid lamp lights up James D Julia's glassware auction

The vibrant piece doubled its estimate at the Maine auctioneer's recent sale of decorative art

Posted: 13 July 2011
The next big thing? Collectors fight over art student's sculptures

Yours for just $1,100: discover the latest talent to emerge from London's Royal College of Art

Posted: 13 July 2011
$25,000 Pink Floyd-signed guitar could make sweet music for charity this week

Decorated with artwork by the Dark Side of the Moon artist Ian Emes, it will be a piece to treasure

Posted: 12 July 2011
Its value 'has gone up tenfold': Michelangelo masterpiece found at university

A painting thought to be the work of the Renaissance master could soon be back on the market

Posted: 12 July 2011
Art investors ready to pounce on local council's big sell off

Millais's $160,000 The Somnabulist is among the pieces being sold by Bolton Council

Posted: 11 July 2011
$120,000 Romanee-Conti 'highlights the investment potential of fine wine'

Bonhams has held its strongest ever wine sale at London's New Bond Street, totalling $1.5m

Posted: 10 July 2011
'Wake up, collectors!' - It's your chance to join the booming poster markets

Iconic classics from American culture - and patriotism - are going under the hammer at Swann in New York

Posted: 10 July 2011
$42.9m Francesco Guardi masterpiece is the 'most expensive sold this year'

Sotheby's has made the claim about the painting which shows Venice's celebrated Rialto bridge

Posted: 7 July 2011
Astrid Kirchherr's iconic early Beatles photographs go up for sale in New York

A great number of the most celebrated pictures of the Fab Four are to go under the hammer

Posted: 7 July 2011
King Alfonso's vase and Italian World Record seat star in $17.3m sale

The recent Sale of Treasures: Princely Taste by Sotheby's offered what its name promised...

Posted: 7 July 2011
How should a collector spend a $241m Euromillions jackpot win?

With another rollover in the European lottery, here's some collectibles the winner may want...

Posted: 6 July 2011
Video of the Week... Cy Twombly, 'The Grandfather of Graffiti'

A look at the ouvre of one of US's most underappreciated abstract painters, who died yesterday

Posted: 6 July 2011
Chasing the dragon? Chinese collectors fight for a £17,000 treasure.

Gorringes' latest auction saw competetive bidders smash one estimate after another...

Posted: 5 July 2011
George Stubbs' fine thoroughbred painting could race to $48m at Christie's

Famed for his horse depictions, he is just one of the Old Masters on show...

Posted: 4 July 2011
Fortune from the depths... $70m Ming dynasty artefacts saved from shipwreck

Discovered by fishermen, the Chinese merchant ship traded during the reign of Emperor Wanli...

Posted: 1 July 2011
Old Masters prove vitality in $10.9m art sale at Sotheby's Paris

The auction house's final event of the season was a hit with the bidders...

Posted: 1 July 2011
Rare vintage signed photograph of the Beatles sells for $25,000

Featuring bold, felt tip signatures from 1965, the photograph will make a fantastic investment

Posted: 1 July 2011
Exclusive interview: 'Posters should be a larger hobby – who isn’t affected by cinema?’

Heritage Auctions' Vintage Movie Poster Director Grey Smith talks about the booming poster markets

Posted: 30 June 2011
Francis Bacon's moody painting brings home $28m at Christie's

His dark 1953 work, Study of a Portrait, was just one of the brilliant works that sold

Posted: 30 June 2011
Sotheby's breaks its own contemporary art sale record with $172m auction

Last night's brilliant event set a new standard for the rest of the art world

Posted: 30 June 2011
Tiffany puts the rest in the shade in $1.5m antique lamp and glass auction

A typically impressive sale by James D Julia showed that the decorative art markets are strong

Posted: 30 June 2011
Great collections... The origins of London's Victoria and Albert Museum

By embracing the Victorian era's waste products, the V&A played a crucial role in collecting history

Posted: 29 June 2011
Basquiat $3.4m self-portrait kicks off big week for London's art markets

This piece by the Warhol-endorsed American artist was part of Phillips de Pury's contemporary sale

Posted: 28 June 2011
Bonhams art sale reveals game of tennis' earliest secrets, next month

This incredibly rare painting shows details of 16th century courts that would otherwise be unknown...

Posted: 28 June 2011
Miquel Barcelo's '$3.2m' painting could take bull by the horns at Christie's

Expressing the battle between man and nature, the artist's work could also win the battle for Spanish art

Posted: 28 June 2011
Only extant photo of Wild West outlaw Billy the Kid draws $2.3m in Denver

Billionaire William Koch now owns the only photo of the Old West's archetypal gunslinger...

Posted: 27 June 2011
'If you have time to waste, feel sorry for Mrs Gauguin' - artist's angry letter sells

A typically forthright Paul Gauguin missive sparked competition amongst bidders in New York

Posted: 26 June 2011
Seago's paintings are fit for Royalty at Bonhams' British art sale

Loved by the Queen Mother and Prince Philip, it's clear to see why his works will star at Bonhams...

Posted: 26 June 2011
$47,800 American Union Porcelain Vase brings five times its sale estimate

The colourful piece was the star of the sale which featured items from Malcolm S Forbes's collection

Posted: 25 June 2011
China's elite collectors becoming more dominant by the day, study shows

After flexing its muscles, there's every reason to believe the country is just getting started...

Posted: 24 June 2011
Paul Fraser Collectibles' Top Five… Henry VIII collectibles

Henry VIII took the throne on June 24 1509. The next 37 years were a wild ride, as this list shows

Posted: 24 June 2011
This week's top news stories... Monroe, Capone and a rare Hawaiian stamp

Collectors have seen some of the most famous items ever go on sale during the last few days...

Posted: 24 June 2011
Egon Schiele's 'Colourful Laundry' bring $40m World Record price

Schiele, who idolised Gustav Klimt, died young but left some exquisite works behind

Posted: 23 June 2011
Jeffrey Archer sets his sights on a unique $8m sale at Christie's

Sporting memorabilia, rare expensive art and handbags. All in the life of controversial politician...

Posted: 23 June 2011
Only real Billy the Kid photo most wanted item at Old West Auction

Saddle up for Brian Lebel's sale, where the best American West items will be sold...

Posted: 23 June 2011
Modern Art masters make a strong impression in $5.8m Bonhams sale

Joan Miro, Picasso and Amedeo Modigliani were some of the star names involved...

Posted: 22 June 2011
Video of the Week: Christie's successfully sells legendary artists' works

Picasso, Gauguin and Monet were just some of the megastars whose works were sold

Posted: 22 June 2011
$1.31m Tyeb Mehta art sale shows mobile phone bids are big business

Indian auction house Saffronart proved how lucrative and global new bidding technologies can be...

Posted: 21 June 2011
Jade carving 'of the desert from which you cannot return' leads auction

The Qianlong period antique could draw bids of $25,000 in the Massachusetts sale

Posted: 21 June 2011
Picasso art last seen 72 years ago could sell for $19.3m at Christie's

His famous mistress, who is now part of art history, is the subject of this incredible painting...

Posted: 21 June 2011
Bringing home the Bacon? Artist's work could be top lot at Sotheby's

One of the greats of 20th century art, Francis Bacon's work will be likely to attract a lot of interest...

Posted: 20 June 2011
Schulz's $15,000 Charlie Brown sketch stars at 'busiest ever' Weiss auction

200 people, including internet and absentee bids, flocked to own these classic Peanuts cartoons

Posted: 20 June 2011
Visit our blog and get closer to all the latest collectibles news and opinion...

Our insider experts' views on the collectibles markets can now be read by you at the click of a mouse

Posted: 20 June 2011
We made the first bid of $1.1m... But then Monroe’s dress shot up to $5.6m

Here's our inside view of the Debbie Reynolds’ memorabilia auction, one of the greatest-ever sales

Posted: 20 June 2011
You can't take it with you... Hirst and Dürer lead macabre Bonhams auction

The print sale will see Dürer's $64,700 work The Knight, Death and the Devil go up for sale

Posted: 20 June 2011
Stanley Spencer's success continues as Hilda with Bluebells achieves $583,500

One of the artist's greatest depictions of his wife Hilda Carline fascinated collectors at Sotheby's

Posted: 19 June 2011
'Supreme manuscript of any period or culture' brings $12m Islam art record

This incredible manuscript, sold at Sotheby's, is from the very centre of Greater Persia's cultural sphere...

Posted: 18 June 2011
Collector gets 'Hard Day's Night' as McCartney halts cartoon auction

Collectors have sold Macca's scribblings for fortunes, but different rules apply to Bruce McMouse...

Posted: 17 June 2011
'Growing vigour in market' as Christie's $5.8m design sale smashes estimates

Works from Tiffany, Jean Dunand and Ludwig Mies van der Rohe all went under the hammer

Posted: 17 June 2011
Antique table from a house burned down by the IRA sells for $430,200

The piece belonged to the St George family, whose mausoleum inspired a John Betjeman poem

Posted: 16 June 2011
Comfy alternative investment...? Pesce's New York couch could bring $8,600

This veteran of Milan Design Week by Italian architect and designer Gaetano Pesce is up for sale...

Posted: 16 June 2011
Lucian Freud World Record price and Stanley Spencer lead $61.1m art sale

Workmen, bathers and a boy burglar were the toast of the Evill/Frost sale, which continues today

Posted: 16 June 2011
One World Record is not enough... James Bond leads amazing poster sale

Diamonds are Forever artwork scored $130,000 ahead of Casablanca and much more at Christie's

Posted: 16 June 2011
Shot in the arm for the art markets... Who are the 'Medici' collectors?

Why all the recent World Record art sales? The answer lies with a new wealthy global elite

Posted: 16 June 2011
Eight things to buy your Dad for Father's Day, by Paul Fraser Collectibles

Traditional prezzies like socks, jumpers and music are all here - but like you've never seen before...

Posted: 15 June 2011
Video of the Week: 'Greatest collection of 20th Century British Art ever to auction'

Sotheby's is offering an amazing sale of works by modern masters including Lucian Freud

Posted: 15 June 2011
Wyeth's $120,000 Lobster Man could prove 'catch of the day' at Freeman's

A watercolour by US painter Andrew Wyeth comes to auction on June 19 in the US

Posted: 15 June 2011
Can't wait for the sale... Collector pre-buys $730,000 Nabokov 'mini-museum'

This buyer wanted the Russian writer's memorabilia so badly, he pipped every other bidder to the post

Posted: 14 June 2011
Czech artists set Sotheby's alight with several World Record prices

If you fancy investing your money in art, then why not check out some of these Czech artists...

Posted: 14 June 2011
Online and upwards... World Record prices show internet collectibles boom

From Chinese antiques to the most expensive camera, it's all there for you at the click of a mouse

Posted: 14 June 2011
Bill Gates, Warren Buffett and the art of getting rich through collecting

We reveal why the world's wealthiest business magnates all share one crucial thing in common

Posted: 13 June 2011
National Book Auctions sells early works by 'obscene' director Larry Clark

Is it art, or does he exploit children? Bidders can decide from themselves at this New York auction

Posted: 13 June 2011
Unveiling the 'greatest collection of 20th Century British Art ever to auction'

Amazingly rare works by 20th century greats like Stanley Spencer and Lucian Freud are up for sale

Posted: 13 June 2011
European, Russian and American artists star in Trinity's 'strongest' auction

From traditional to modernist, this auction is your perfect chance to enter the collectibles market...

Posted: 12 June 2011
McCartney and the lost family of mice... Beatle's animations go up for sale

Dominic Winter is offering a set of sketches for Bruce McMouse - the Beatle's forgotten show

Posted: 11 June 2011
Emperor Qianlong's elephants lead the charge of jade trinkets to $20.5m

The rare collectibles had a loose Royal connection and continue the trend for Chinese antiques

Posted: 10 June 2011
Olympia Exhibition’s 38th year promises something for every taste

We have picked our favourite items, but to decide for yourself, well you will just have to visit...

Posted: 10 June 2011
Picasso etching is the highlight of Clars' eclectic weekend auction

American paintings and European sculptures are just some of the other works on show...

Posted: 9 June 2011
James Brown could emerge as the 'poster boy' of collectibles in NY

The Godfather of Soul is among legends of music spearheading the boom in collectible posters...

Posted: 8 June 2011
'Just like the Golden Days' - Otto Dix's Pear Trees painting grows to $402,000

The enchanting work sold for far more than expected in a Modern and Contemporary art sale

Posted: 8 June 2011
Paul says... 'Why talk of a next 'great, great depression' needn't apply to you'

You should definitely watch this video - it's gone viral among the top people in the financial world...

Posted: 8 June 2011
Prominent Indian artists' works part of Christie's South Asian auction

The key figures who helped unite the two distinct art worlds will be celebrated tomorrow

Posted: 8 June 2011
The Story of... The $1m Chagall painting stolen for a peace 'ransom'

The Jewish artist's 'Over Vitebsk' was taken in a rather bizarre attempt to reunite the Middle East...

Posted: 8 June 2011
The vast and spectacular collections of Sheikh Saud al Thani of Qatar

Charged with making Qatar a cultural hotspot, he spent billions on art, books, antiques and more

Posted: 8 June 2011
Andy Warhol makes waves again with $5.5m Debbie Harry portrait

His 1980 ink and acrylic picture of the famous lead singer of Blondie will be sold at Sotheby's

Posted: 7 June 2011
Eurythmics' Dave Stewart to auction $984,000 Damien Hirst spot painting

A large spot painting by Damien Hirst is among the highlights at Sotheby's on June 29

Posted: 6 June 2011
Four-year-old child's abstract art sells for $10,000 in New York

Collectors are fascinated by the prodigious artistic talent of Australian Aelita Andre

Posted: 6 June 2011
Prices rocket for NASA memorabilia as Spacefest sale makes $737,742

Rare items, including a photo signed by all 29 Apollo astronauts, were sold for astronomical prices

Posted: 6 June 2011
Underpants and a bare bottom: sales of Bernie Madoff's belongings get personal

A selection of art, golf clubs and even the fraudster's boxer shorts went under the hammer

Posted: 6 June 2011
'Just psychotic' - Can you find a profitable art investment among this rabble?

Who will emerge as the latest talent from the Royal Academy's Summer Exhibition?

Posted: 5 June 2011
Investors will flock to Picasso's $13,000 wool tapestry in September

Bonhams' Picasso Editions will feature many less celebrated works by the great man

Posted: 3 June 2011
This $907,000 Hawker's Cart ends a good week for artist LS Lowry...

The Royal Scottish Academy has more capital to buy Scottish works following Thursday's sale

Posted: 3 June 2011
Henry Scott's Glory of the Seas could be yours for $49,000

Scott's oil painting of the American clipper will star at Bonhams' art auction on June 21

Posted: 2 June 2011
Michelangelo's 'exceptionally rare' Battle of Cascina drawing could fight to $8.2m

Sketched for a masterpiece that never was, the Old Master was pitched against Leonardo da Vinci

Posted: 2 June 2011
'What is a treadmill?' Uncover your next art investment in Venice

La Biennale di Venezia is sure to attract the crowds and the art lovers

Posted: 2 June 2011
Anonymous auction bidder wins $9.1m LS Lowry record-priced art

LS Lowry's The Football Match is a reminder to alternative investors of the artist's growing appeal

Posted: 1 June 2011
Apollo 12 Moonwalker Alan Bean's artworks bring colour to Spacefest III

Remarkably, the painter and astronaut's creations include traces of materials such as moondust

Posted: 1 June 2011
Just ducky... Zhang Daqian painting makes $26.4m World Record price

The Mei Yun Tang Collection helped Sotheby's Hong Kong's sales to US$540m for the first half

Posted: 1 June 2011
Paul says... 'Why Asia's boom gives you more freedom than ever to profit'

Asia and other regions' growing auction presence spells a bright future for liquid collectible assets...

Posted: 1 June 2011
Unseen for a century... Lowry and Munnings self-portraits grace Bonhams

The auctioneer's upcoming London sale promises a superb selection of 20th century British art...

Posted: 1 June 2011
Asia's investors help set 12 records for Chinese artists at Christie's

Zeng Fanzhi's $5.2m Leopard led the way at Christie's record setting art sale in Hong Kong

Posted: 31 May 2011
Revealed: $34,277 second-hand tool kit shows Ireland's art is thriving

How much would you pay for some used paints and brushes... if they had been used by Jack Yeats?

Posted: 31 May 2011
Collectors will be gathering in Houston for this $35,000 'elegant' artwork

A painting by 19th century Italian painter Ferdinando Folchi should draw crowds of bidders in June...

Posted: 30 May 2011
'Largest and most impressive bronze and ivory figure group' is for sale

Demetre Chiparus and Professor Otto Poertzel are among the artists in Bonhams' June auction

Posted: 27 May 2011
Artist Zhang Daqian's 'iconic gems' go under the hammer at Sotheby's

The Mei Yun Tang paintings collection is held in high regard among global art lovers and collectors

Posted: 26 May 2011
Art collectors go wide-eyed at chance to own Millais's $161,000 Somnambulist

Millais's depiction of a sleep walking woman is expected to star at Bonhams' July 13 auction

Posted: 25 May 2011
Diana, Churchill and Francis Bacon: Four Rooms puts collectibles on primetime

The new British TV show is set to excite all collectors of art, memorabilia and unique items

Posted: 25 May 2011
Elephant sculpture by artist who strangled a leopard looms large at Bonhams

The work by conservationist, sculptor and adventurer Carl E Akeley could achieve $97,000

Posted: 25 May 2011
High-worth Chinese investors are ensuring art collectibles return home

Rare 18th century snuff boxes and modern works are proving popular with China's wealthy elite

Posted: 25 May 2011
Video of the week… Qi Baishi's eagle soars to $65.5m World Record price

Qi Baishi remains China's most desirable artist following this week's China Guardian auction

Posted: 25 May 2011
Paul Fraser Collectibles' Top Five contemporary artists at auction

Here, we take a look at the biggest selling modern artists currently doing the rounds on the markets...

Posted: 24 May 2011
$65.5m Qi Baishi sets new contemporary Chinese painting record

The popularity of Chinese art continues to rise following this week's China Guardian sale

Posted: 23 May 2011
Peploe's $800,000 roses offer sweet temptation for art investors

Peony Roses is the leading attraction at Bonhams' August sale of Scottish Colourists

Posted: 22 May 2011
Good news for art investors as Ketterer Kunst achieves $5.1m for its May auctions

The results represent a 17% increase on 2010 figures, led by a Philipp Otto Runge work

Posted: 21 May 2011
St Uriel could rise up to $26,000 in Morton Kuehnert's sale on Sunday

The 18th century santo is just one of many Latin American works of art and antiques

Posted: 21 May 2011
Bonhams turns to CSI in their fight with the collectibles forgers

The auction house is now using crime scene technology to authenticate ancient Chinese artworks

Posted: 19 May 2011
A rare breed: Masonic pug snuff box set to reveal true worth at auction

A Schrezheim porcelain snuff box could make $29,000 at Bonhams in July

Posted: 18 May 2011
China's collectors bid for a ‘long life’ at iGavel’s $3.4m Asian art sale

A statue of the celestial Buddha Amitayus starred in iGavel’s online auction in NY at the weekend

Posted: 18 May 2011
EJ Hughes' Coastal Boats sails away with $1.14m top prize at Heffel

The British Columbian scene was the lead attraction at Tuesday's Canadian art auction

Posted: 18 May 2011
Great Collections: The modern art collection of the Hepworth Wakefield

The Hepworth Wakefield opens this weekend, aiming to become a leading attraction for Yorkshire

Posted: 18 May 2011
Paul says... 'When hunting for a strong collectible buy, the eyes have it'

Here are four factors which could help you hunt out a solid long-term collectible investment...

Posted: 18 May 2011
Picasso and Modigliani masterpieces offer a portrait of a strong art market

Work by the two notable impressionists will be on offer at Bonhams' forthcoming June sale

Posted: 18 May 2011
Ooh la la! A look at 'pregnant' Carla Bruni's saucy $8,000 photograph

We reveal how model-turned-French President's wife Carla Bruni has always caught the eye

Posted: 17 May 2011
$310,000 Japanese cosmetic box has one lucky investor 'made-up'

An early 20th century Gyokuzan cosmetic box was the leading lot at Bonhams last week

Posted: 16 May 2011
Collecting tip of the day: Art investors should head to south London

Looking for the edge over the competition? Here's a hint from Paul Fraser Collectibles to help…

Posted: 16 May 2011
EJ Hughes art expected to show $1.3m profit at Vancouver auction

Two works by Canadian artist EJ Hughes could make big money for their owner

Posted: 16 May 2011
Definitely someone's cup of tea... Qianlong teapots brew $2.19m World Record price

The neglected Chinese antiques were the stars of Bonhams' sale, ahead of a $2.14m jade sceptre

Posted: 13 May 2011
Fischer's $6.8m great bear stars at Christie's New York auction

The Urs Fischer 23-foot bronze rivalled Warhol on a night of big sales

Posted: 13 May 2011
$38.4m Warhol self-portrait World Record price set at Christie's art auction

New York's Rockefeller Center witnessed a momentous evening of Andy Warhol action

Posted: 12 May 2011
Collecting tip of the day: Invest time in spotting mistakes

Looking for the edge over the competition? Here's a hint from Paul Fraser Collectibles to help…

Posted: 12 May 2011
No nonsense: $131,200 Lear art is likely to 'sail away' with the plaudits

Holy Land artwork by The Owl and the Pussycat author will come to auction at Bonhams in July

Posted: 12 May 2011
'$700,000' Lawren Harris Arctic sketch should warm art collectors' hearts

A beautiful 1930 preliminary work by the Canadian artist comes to auction later this month

Posted: 11 May 2011
Contents from an 'antique shop to the stars' are set for Bonhams sale

London shop OF Wilson, whose customers include Hugh Grant and Elizabeth Hurley, is selling its stock

Posted: 11 May 2011
Investment in assets: ‘How to get a 4,000% profit in less than 24 hours'

This week, UK graffiti artist Banksy proved that collectibles bring rewards for those in the know...

Posted: 11 May 2011
It's wall-to-wall Andy Warhols at Christie's '$70m' sale in New York

Two self-portraits spanning the artist's creative lifetime will be auctioned at Christie's, tonight

Posted: 11 May 2011
Video of the Week... How to invest in art

From Banksy to Warhol, here's an investor's take on the art of profiting from something you love...

Posted: 11 May 2011
Warhol's Jackie Kennedy art is the $20.24m star of Sotheby's sale

Mixing Warhol's interests in iconography, the media and morbidity, Sixteen Jackies beat its estimate...

Posted: 11 May 2011
Artworks seized by Nazis could flood the market in years to come

A new online database is set to help unite looted paintings with their owners

Posted: 10 May 2011
Asia's investors help propel Sotheby's to a profitable 2011

Sotheby's 2011 results suggest that high worth individuals are turning to alternative investments

Posted: 10 May 2011
'Most complete expo of Da Vinci's paintings' will be a sell-out in London

The National Gallery's exhibition of Italian polymath Leonardo's rare surviving art begins in November

Posted: 10 May 2011
Children's book illustrations continue to draw grown-up collectors

The investment potential of original children's book illustrations delights collectors young and old

Posted: 9 May 2011
From riots to queues... Rare Banksy 'Tesco' art creates a blast in Bristol

Despite heavy rain, the chance to buy a £5 work by the UK street artist proved irresistible to some...

Posted: 9 May 2011
The Dark Knight rises again... Batman drawing achieves World Record price

An iconic drawing from Frank Miller's classic DC series has made $448,125 at Heritage Auctions

Posted: 9 May 2011
Pivotal artworks by Hirst, Murakami and Indiana auction at Christie's

These 'keynotes of a distinctive private European collection' are set to turn heads in New York...

Posted: 8 May 2011
Chinese rhino horn antiques charge to $394,000 each at Leslie Hindman

The hugely competitive $4.5m sale underlined the continuing strength of the Asian collectibles market

Posted: 7 May 2011
$22.5m painting achieves World Record price for 'the wildest of wild beasts'

Maurice de Vlaminck's work Paysage de Banlieue doubled the previous auction record for the artist

Posted: 6 May 2011
Schiele's 'Houses with Colourful Laundry' work may make $50m World Record price

The 'masterpiece of 20th century art' from the Leopold collection will be offered at Sotheby's

Posted: 6 May 2011
Gauguin’s art gift to a 10-year-old makes $11.3m World Record price

Jeune Tahitienne, a striking sculpture, sold at Sotheby's Impressionist & Modern Art sale this week

Posted: 5 May 2011
Storm over a teacup: $330,000 Chinese cup and saucer will have collectors sparring

The jade antique will go under the hammer at Duke's, which once sold a $1m 'umbrella stand'

Posted: 5 May 2011
Streetwise art or 'sordid'? Your chance to buy a £5 Banksy on Saturday

A controversial series of limited prints by street artist Banksy is selling to aid rioters in Bristol, UK

Posted: 5 May 2011
Robert Spear Dunning's 'unusual vegetable art' could sprout $90,000

An unorthodox depiction of vegetables in a worn brass pot is going under the hammer in Boston, US

Posted: 4 May 2011
Gerhard Richter's 'lost #2' skater artwork is expected to roll to $5m

Ahead of his 80th birthday expo at London's Tate Modern, a lost Richter masterpiece is for sale

Posted: 3 May 2011
'Greatest entomological rarity' by De Clerck flutters into Paris book sale

Swedish artist De Clerck put great passion into his drawings - which you now have a chance to own

Posted: 3 May 2011
Investors in Romanian art enjoy 36% average annual returns

Could eastern Europe be the next boom area for art collecting? It could certainly be possible...

Posted: 2 May 2011
'Tiny' $1.2m Frida Kahlo self-portrait shows its face at NY art sale

Autorretrato en Miniatura could sell for six figures when it auctions at Sotheby's, later this month

Posted: 2 May 2011
Dubai's growing economy boosts art and photography investments

The emirate's financial prosperity has encouraged investors to turn to both art and photography...

Posted: 30 April 2011
Entry-level buyers can own this French Art Nouveau goddess in Munich

Silver, jewellery and bronze art are going under the hammer in Germany later this month

Posted: 30 April 2011
$35,850 Mickey Mouse art proves cartoons are serious business

A 1932 poster featuring Disney's cartoon mouse was the big seller at Heritage Auctions' recent sale

Posted: 29 April 2011
The many sides to Picasso... Four-faced vase achieves $134,500

This 'Aztec Vase with Four Faces' was the star of Christie's Picasso ceramics sale in New York

Posted: 28 April 2011
Christie's Dubai's 42 World Records spell an exciting future for Arab art

Once an untapped niche, the region's new and established artists are creating a blockbuster market

Posted: 27 April 2011
Colourful affair: unseen $20m painting of Picasso’s lover auctions in June

Picasso's Jeune fille endormie, of his young lover, will raise funds for medical research in Australia

Posted: 27 April 2011
Kabuki actor's case from 'finest Japanese collection' could bring $49,000

An extremely rare case designed by Shirayama Shosai is coming to Bonhams' auction, next month

Posted: 27 April 2011
Yuan in a million: Chinese urn opens door to possible $25,000 profit

Experts at BBC TV's Antiques Roadshow have been left astonished by a 13th or 14th century urn...

Posted: 27 April 2011
'Haunting Self-Exposure' - Andy Warhol's final self-portrait could sell for $40m

The startling work will go under the hammer at Christie's alongside Warhol's first self-portrait in May

Posted: 25 April 2011
WWII pilot's 1940s pin-ups collection is sure to excite bidders

This impressive collecition of signed photos includes Rita Hayworth, Lana Turner and Betty Grable

Posted: 24 April 2011
Rare Hockney signed lithograph makes $109,000 at Bonhams art auction

A signed proof copy of Hockney's Image of Celia proved a hit with collectors on Wednesday

Posted: 22 April 2011
Artists join Ben Stiller's charity art auction to help Haiti children

Proceeds from September's Artists for Haiti sale will go to education and health programmes for children

Posted: 21 April 2011
'Gold investments reach record high - but collectibles are doing even better'

Gold's record value rise to $1,500 an ounce is great news. But here's why collectors are even happier...

Posted: 20 April 2011
'Quality is what will always count' - Parkweg mit Reiterin could bring $358,000

Vladimir Georgievich Bechteyeff's work greatly impressed fellow artist Adolf Erbslöh

Posted: 20 April 2011
'And the award for the fastest-growing auction house goes to...'

Christie's has revealed its most prosperous 2010 auction house - and its location may surprise you

Posted: 19 April 2011
Francis Bacon works get first-ever UK expo before London sale

After lying in private American collections for decades these pieces are set to bring home the bacon...

Posted: 19 April 2011
Russian photo fund offers alternative investors a potential 14% pa return

A $400m photography fund is providing art investors with the opportunity to enjoy major returns

Posted: 19 April 2011
Lost Goya and El Greco artworks could soon be back on the market

Two paintings by Spanish masters have been rediscovered by police after more than 10 years

Posted: 18 April 2011
Grigoriev's Les Enfants makes $1.3m at Christie's Russian art auction

The seminal Les Enfants far surpassed its estimate in New York on Wednesday

Posted: 17 April 2011
Sculpted marble chariots of Mars and Aphrodite ride to $800,000 at Bonhams

The panel presenting the gods was just one highlight in the exciting Donohue Collection sale

Posted: 16 April 2011
'$22m' rediscovered Rothko emerges as star of Christie's contemporary art sale

A hitherto unknown gem by Mark Rothko is coming to auction in New York this May

Posted: 15 April 2011
Collectibles are heading east as China's millionaire population booms

A new report states that the number of Chinese millionaires increased by 9.7% last year

Posted: 15 April 2011
Turner's '$293,000' Oyster Beds at Whitstable could be a lucrative catch

Turner's watercolour of the Kentish scene is expected to be a leading light at Bonhams' July sale

Posted: 14 April 2011
A different sort of Picasso - photos expected to net $11,700 at Bonhams

Picasso is the subject but not the creator in four collectible photographs up for sale next month

Posted: 13 April 2011
Janco's Marseille Port expected to net $294,000 at Bonhams' art sale

A 1933 work by the Romanian born artist Marcel Janco could be a big seller on May 24

Posted: 13 April 2011
Cadell's $130,000 Pink Robe set to entice art collectors to Edinburgh

Francis Cadell's 1909 work is up for auction at Bonhams later in the month

Posted: 12 April 2011
Sotheby's makes highest ever total for a Hong Kong auction series at $447m

The auctioneer saw strong results across the board with art, watches, wine and jewellery performing

Posted: 12 April 2011
A fight to the finish as Jesse James signed photo sells for $51,240

A signed photograph of the notorious outlaw Jesse James almost doubled its estimate in Chicago

Posted: 11 April 2011
What's the Buzz? Apollo 11 moonwalker's portrait is unveiled at the Louvre

The work by pop artist Romero Britto is part of a series created to benefit space flight and the USO

Posted: 11 April 2011
First look at an icon... Andy Warhol's earliest self-portrait could sell for $30m

'Nobody knows me…They want to see you' his patron Florence Barron told the artist in 1963

Posted: 10 April 2011
The red goose that lays the golden eggs - antique mascot helps collection sell for $2m

Donal Markey's collection extended from classic cast iron toys into antique advertising and folk art

Posted: 10 April 2011
$12m Persian Shahnameh manuscript smashes Islamic art record

The 'unique work of extraordinary quality and beauty' caused a sensation at Sotheby's

Posted: 9 April 2011
$49,000 Roman marble sculpture set for Bonhams auction

A 1st century BC sculpture is one of the leading lots at a London sale next week

Posted: 8 April 2011
Grand National? How about punting on a $32m Stubbs artwork instead

George Stubbs' 18th century painting of star racehorse Gimcrack has investors all of a flutter

Posted: 8 April 2011
$6,500 Sex Pistol artwork set for vicious bidding war

Sid Vicious's college coursework shows a more delicate side to the punk rocker

Posted: 6 April 2011
Life-size Mughal emperor portrait sells for $2.3m at Bonhams auction

A 17th century portrait of the emperor Jahangir was the top lot at Bonhams' Indian and Islamic sale

Posted: 6 April 2011
Thorburn's $195,000 'Peacocks' ready to put on good display at Bonhams

Thorburn's birds always have art collectors in a flap, and July's sale will be no different

Posted: 6 April 2011
Banksy's '$130,000' Hurricane Katrina commemoration comes to auction

The Bristolian graffiti artist's NOLA is expected to be among the leading lots at Bonhams' this month

Posted: 5 April 2011
Boris Grigoriev's haunting painting Les Enfants may sell for $800,000 in New York

The Russian art sale, presented by Christie's, offers a wide range of pieces, later this month

Posted: 5 April 2011
Zhang Xiaogang $10.1m triptych sets contemporary Chinese art auction record

Forever Lasting Love was the leading light at a weekend of records at Sotheby's in Hong Kong

Posted: 4 April 2011
Gauguin's $15m Jeune tahitienne will turn heads at New York sale

Paul Gauguin's 19th century sculpture is expected to star at Sotheby's this May

Posted: 3 April 2011
Hockney's Image of Celia expected to make $130,000 at Bonhams

David Hockney's lithograph is the main attraction at a sale dedicated to the British artist

Posted: 2 April 2011
$541,000 Roderic O'Conor leads the way at Irish art auction

Sotheby's $3m Irish art sale provided plenty of interest for collectors on March 29

Posted: 1 April 2011
$9,500 Lucian Freud birthday card to mother comes to Christie's

A 1941 birthday card drawn by Freud to his mother goes on sale next month

Posted: 1 April 2011
How do you make $1m from $10? Win the Lichtenstein lottery

The drawing which became Kiss V was won 45 years ago, and will now sell for the first time at Christie's

Posted: 1 April 2011
Zurbaran's dozen Jacob masterpieces saved from the auction block

Francisco de Zurbaran's 17th century works will remain in Durham following a $24m donation

Posted: 1 April 2011
$2.4m life-size 'wonder of the age' Mughal portrait comes to auction

A 17th century portrait of the Mughal emperor Jahangir comes to Bonhams in early April

Posted: 31 March 2011
Diego Giacometti set to emerge from big brother's shadow at Bonhams

A $144,000 table is the highlight of the Swiss designer's auction pieces in April

Posted: 31 March 2011
Super rich Microsoft founders love to fight, and collect

When not falling out, Paul Allen and Bill Gates find time to indulge their passion for collecting

Posted: 31 March 2011
$31m Qianlong scroll sets French record price for Chinese art

An 18th century 24 metre scroll sold to an anonymous bidder in Toulouse on Saturday

Posted: 30 March 2011
The popular Poplars: Monet painting could sell for $30m at Christie's

Offered from a private collection, the imposing work is in exceptionally good condition

Posted: 30 March 2011
Jeffrey Archer to sell Warhol and Monet works at $8m auction

A Warhol portrait of Marilyn Monroe is among 150 works of art set for Christie's in June

Posted: 29 March 2011
Obama is popular with memorabilia investors, but where's his birth certificate?

As Obama speaks on Libya, collectors look to the president for sound political investments

Posted: 29 March 2011
Rare US WWII propaganda posters set for summer auction

A collection of 72 well preserved US propaganda posters is coming to Humler & Nolan in June

Posted: 29 March 2011
$206,500 ceremonial blade destroys estimate at Christie's Asian art sale

A Yazhang jade ceremonial blade was among the top sales in New York last week

Posted: 28 March 2011
Collectors look to plunder $140,000 Tipu Sultan hoard at Bonhams

A bridle and breast plate taken from Tipu Sultan, the 18th century ruler of Mysore, is at auction in April

Posted: 28 March 2011
Do you have an amazing collection? A TV cash prize could be yours...

If you're a budding Malcolm Forbes or King Farouk, then a BBC Saturday night show needs your help

Posted: 28 March 2011
Our Top Five… Rare Winnie the Pooh collectibles

After the recent Pooh Sticks world championship, we look at collectibles of the bear of very little brain

Posted: 28 March 2011
US travelling art exhibition demonstrates Picasso's enduring popularity

An exhibition of Picasso's artwork is proving a big hit with enthusiasts and collectors in the US

Posted: 27 March 2011
Painting bought for its frame could be $64.8m work by Cézanne

Recovered from the owner's attic, the landscape would be the earliest known work by the master

Posted: 26 March 2011
$7.9m Qianlong vase smashes auction record in New York

A rare 18th century Chinese baluster vase was the leading attraction at Christie's on Thursday

Posted: 25 March 2011
Liz Taylor's legacy lives on as '$30m' Warhol artwork comes to auction

The film icon's popularity in the collecting world looks set to soar

Posted: 25 March 2011
Harry Houdini memorabilia that should not escape your attention

On the anniversary of Houdini's birthday we reveal the escape artist's collectibles

Posted: 24 March 2011
Irma Stern's $4.8m Arab Priest artwork leads its flock at Bonhams

Three individual records were set on Wednesday at the South African art sale in London

Posted: 24 March 2011
Exclusive interview: 'People are now telling me I'm crazy to let go of it...'

An early painting for a school friend by South African artist Marlene Dumas is for sale at Bonhams

Posted: 22 March 2011
Segantini alpine landscape achieves $1.59m at Zurich auction

Le Due Madri, a landscape by Giovanni Segantini, was among the leading lots at Christie's art auction

Posted: 22 March 2011
$35,000 Tiffany Studios lamp could put the rest in the shade in Florida

The Roman-patterned piece will be the leading light in a sale of European and American art glass

Posted: 21 March 2011
CM Russell $200,000 Western artwork rides off with the plaudits

The 1894 artwork Bronco Buster was the top lot at a Western art auction in Montana on the weekend

Posted: 21 March 2011
'$10,000' photos of life in Welsh mining towns are up for sale

10 photos by Bruce Davidson depicting Welsh life in the 1960s will be auctioned next month in New York

Posted: 20 March 2011
$284,000 Qing dynasty tea service proves to be bidders' cup of tea at Sotheby's

The set was part of the estate of Queen Juliana, with stunned everyone by raising $7m for charity

Posted: 18 March 2011
Emperor's '$98,500' rare jadeite seal heads to auction in May

A double-square seal believed to have belonged to the Chinese emperor Jiaqing is coming to Bonhams

Posted: 18 March 2011
Italian art lovers descend on TEFAF and the Galerie G Sarti collection

Paris' Galerie G Sarti offers visitors to 2011's TEFAF in Maastricht a number of Italian artworks to ponder

Posted: 18 March 2011
Le Corbusier furniture from Chandigarh set for controversial auction

A Wright auction later this month is the latest sale of Le Corbusier designs from Indian city Chandigarh

Posted: 18 March 2011
'$1.9m' Big Baby has art collectors drooling ahead of Kay Saatchi sale

Ron Mueck's Big Baby is expected to be the leading attraction at Christie's Kay Saatchi sale in June

Posted: 17 March 2011
Collectors' eyes smile as Bonhams embraces collectible Irish art

While St Patrick's Day celebrations take hold, we look at the growing appreciation for Irish art

Posted: 17 March 2011
Sterling silver: Vast English candelabra and spectacular Irish urn lead antiques auction

Pook & Pook will be offering the impressive collection of a Pennsylvania businessman next week

Posted: 17 March 2011
$307,000 lamp by 'Denmark's cultural leader' could light up Brussels sale

With a significant pre-sale estimate, this 1960s 'spiral' lamp offers a true piece of Danish history...

Posted: 16 March 2011
'China boosts global auctions - Chinese collectors are coming to a saleroom near you'

China is now #2 in the global art market - and this could be great news for all areas of collectibles...

Posted: 16 March 2011
US teenager's cowboy artwork lassoes $205,000 at rodeo auction

The artist's depiction of a man on horseback excited bidders at the Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo

Posted: 16 March 2011
After years of gathering dust... Elderly pair's Chinese vase brings $309,100

Chinese porcelain markets continue to boom, with a very pleasant surprise for an elderly UK couple

Posted: 15 March 2011
Cheer up, it's Grimshaw: $242,000 painting could be another record breaker

Railton's has had great success with the artist recently, and it's brought another under the hammer

Posted: 15 March 2011
China overtakes Britain to become world's second-largest art market

After becoming the world's #2 economy last year, China is again reminding collectors to think global

Posted: 15 March 2011
Collectors should go bananas over this $1.5m pineapple Junyao bottle vase

A Junyao bottle vase could be the main attraction at this weekend's Hong Kong Auctions' sale

Posted: 15 March 2011
'Deathbed daguerreotype' of Frederic Chopin divides expert opinion

A photo of Polish composer Chopin in the moments following his death could be a fake, warn experts

Posted: 14 March 2011
Good enough to bury in the back yard: Our top five… Canine collectibles

Best in Show was named at Crufts last night but what are the prize winning canine collectibles?

Posted: 14 March 2011
Smart painting swaps country life for a land down under - and makes $132,000

Sometimes, it pays to immigrate - a lost painting by Jeffrey Smart saw the benefit of a sale in Oz

Posted: 14 March 2011
Wanted: Dead or Alive - signed Jesse James photo could be a steal at $30,000

The feared leader of a gang of bank robbers and outlaws will ride into Chicago next month

Posted: 14 March 2011
A Royal cuppa... Qing dynasty tea set leads Sotheby's sale of a Queen's collectibles

The $69,000 tea service is just one of many antiques and art lots from Dutch Queen Juliana's estate

Posted: 13 March 2011
Fabergé and diamonds will whet collector appetites for next week's fine arts fair

TEFAF, one of the biggest fine art events in the calendar, will draw art fans from across the world

Posted: 13 March 2011
Diamonds and pearls: $5m Indian Canopy will excite fans of the luxurious

At nearly 150 years old, this rare textile is likely to become one of the most valuable Indian artworks

Posted: 12 March 2011
Marilyn Monroe, Kate Moss, Pelé and the Queen meet up at Bonhams next week

Exceptional photographs presenting these stars and many more are to go under the hammer

Posted: 12 March 2011
Horsing around... Rare collection of racing prints canters into Newbury, UK

The famous course is hosting a rare exhibition, prior to the sale of 175 historic sporting images

Posted: 11 March 2011
Picasso's rare linoleum cut achieves $144,000 at New York Prints Auction

Although modest in value compared to some of his paintings, the work represented a strong investment

Posted: 11 March 2011
Spiderman's debut 'swings' past $1m to become most expensive Silver Age comic

This pristine copy of 'Amazing Fantasy #15' will have fanboys' spidey senses tingling

Posted: 11 March 2011
'The Greatest Collection' of 20th Century British Art comes to Sotheby's this summer

Works by masters like Spencer, Freud and Sutherland will be available to collectors for the first time

Posted: 11 March 2011
Smashing collection of MacKenzie-Childs ceramics and pottery goes up for sale

The unique, hand-made collectibles will be offered by National Book Auctions in New York

Posted: 10 March 2011
What do the Forbes billionaires have in common? They collect...

The financial magazine releases its rankings of the richest people: many of whom invest in collectibles

Posted: 10 March 2011
$20,000 Houdini poster finally escapes from cellar to lead a collection for sale

Later this month, over 100 rare and antique images from the world of magic go under the hammer

Posted: 9 March 2011
A week of priceless Asian Art auctions could realise millions this March

Paintings, porcelain and more are on offer, with the highlights likely to sell for $4m and above

Posted: 9 March 2011
Ch-ch-ch-Changes! My $240,000 sculpture has been 'mutilated', says Anthony Caro

Bonhams are slammed for auctioning a somewhat different version of the artist's work

Posted: 9 March 2011
Get this off your chest: $22,000 American antique comes to Garth's auction this week

A unique piece from the days of the American Revolution leads this upcoming arts and antiques sale

Posted: 9 March 2011
Record sale of the week: Archie #1 comic brings $167,300

Heritage's recent comic book sale had a star from the Golden Age - but not the one you'd expect

Posted: 9 March 2011
Dog days are over: Wyeth's 'Kleberg' portrait bounds to $218,000 in US Art sale

Fine art investments continue the positive start to 2011, with a range of American art selling well

Posted: 8 March 2011
Kurelek's $30,000 Roofers painting could rise above the rest at Heffel's art auction

The Canadian auctioneer is offering many works of 20th century art and photography later this month

Posted: 8 March 2011
$106m Picasso comes out of 60 year hibernation for first-ever UK display

The Spaniard's record-breaking painting is going on show at the Tate Modern after decades of seclusion

Posted: 7 March 2011
Art meets comedy as Stephen Colbert's Portrait 5 heads Philips de Pury's auction

The contemporary art auction tomorrow will also feature a $70,000 work by Kehinde Wiley

Posted: 7 March 2011
Collectors are set to charge for this $16,000 carved Qing rhino cup

Dated to circa the 17th-18th centuries, this unusual sculpted piece is auctioning in Switzerland

Posted: 7 March 2011
Leland Little’s art and antiques sale offers Edouard Cortes's The Pantheon

The sale will also include a wide range of fine American furniture and silver collectibles

Posted: 7 March 2011
Damien Hirst exhibition will have collectors 'falling over themselves'

A new exhibition could reignite interest in the artist's work when it opens at the Tate Modern next year

Posted: 6 March 2011
Pictures which tell a tragic story... Photos by the Captain of the Lusitania are to sell

Charles Miller, which sold the flag from Nelson's ship, is offering an album from the doomed sailor

Posted: 6 March 2011
$351,000 George II side table takes centre stage at Bonhams

A George II period side table designed by William Hallett was the top lot at Bonhams' furniture auction

Posted: 4 March 2011
'Everyone knows Baldus' - hence his $5,500 estimate at this Paris auction

France's most successful photographer in the mid-1950s is going under the hammer at Tajan

Posted: 3 March 2011
Iconic images are set to rock at Bonhams’ auction, later this month

Artwork for Ozzy Osbourne's classic No Rest For The Wicked album is among the lots in New York

Posted: 3 March 2011
After making worldwide headlines, this $86m Chinese vase could again be for sale

A Qianlong vase that sold in November could soon be available again for investors to fight over

Posted: 2 March 2011
Allen Jones’s 1972 Munich Olympic Games poster design sells at Bonhams

Jones was asked to help Stanley Kubrick design the set for A Clockwork Orange in the same year

Posted: 2 March 2011
Jimmy Carter artwork makes $150,000 at human rights charity auction

An artwork by the former US president was the star attraction at the Carter Center's event on Saturday

Posted: 2 March 2011
Video of the Week... The Frank M Robinson collection of pulps and books

Soon appearing at Adventure House, this sale is offering a great range of exciting and colourful works

Posted: 2 March 2011
Winter's set to be hot property at Ketterer's spring contemporary art sale

Fritz Winter's $27,000 Blau-Rot-Vertikal could be among the leading lots at the Munich sale in May

Posted: 2 March 2011
The $350,000 watering can - Ming Dynasty sprinkler could grow your profit

Decorated with lotus blossoms, the lot could be a blooming investment at I M Chait in California

Posted: 26 February 2011
All Greek to me: Alexander the Great rules over Bonhams' antiquities sale

2,000 year old relics depicting the Greek leader could sell for over $400,000 in the April auction

Posted: 25 February 2011
Modern Love: Warhol's $700,000 Last Supper shows Contemporary Art's appeal

Contemporary and Modern art is a popular investment - a factor likely to influence this auction

Posted: 25 February 2011
Beautiful Ming dynasty 'palace vase' leads smashing Oriental pottery auction

An extraordinary variety of Chinese and Japanese pottery is available at I M Chait's New York sale

Posted: 24 February 2011
Remembering Malcolm Forbes - truly the 'Collector's Collector'

It's been over two decades since the publisher passed on, but his collections still amaze buyers today

Posted: 24 February 2011
Street Life: Sekoto's $485,000 work is reminder of a nation's troubled history

The South African artist's beautiful illustration of poverty and apathy in South Africa is available soon

Posted: 24 February 2011
The 'perfect opportunity' to collect Contemporary Art comes to Christie's

First Open, a New York sale, will take place next month and feature a $500,000 work by Stingel

Posted: 24 February 2011
Bomberg's 'bomb store' painting: A look behind the curtain of the theatre of war

This unique piece reminds us that war art isn't just a morale booster - it can reveal the ugly truth

Posted: 23 February 2011
'Historic Georgian table is worth nearly $100,000,' say Bonhams

The unique piece has survived two and a half centuries at its original home in East Sussex

Posted: 23 February 2011
Science could keep Van Gogh's Sunflowers yellow - and protect the value of his art

The innovative x-ray technique discovers why certain paints 'brown', helping preserve valuable works

Posted: 23 February 2011
'This stuff makes you crazy' - great German Romanticist print art is for sale

Philipp Otto Runge's 'beautiful and bodacious' Die Vier Tageszeiten could bring $82,300

Posted: 23 February 2011
An 'etch' you have to scratch: $18,000 Picasso pieces should tempt art investors

Collectors will be 'delighted' by the painter's etchings and much more in the Neapolitan sale

Posted: 22 February 2011
'Orient Express' charges on as $250,000 Jade Screen highlights Asian Art boom

The popularity of Asian Art shows no signs of abating - as the pending Doyle's auction suggests

Posted: 22 February 2011
Classic Manga by great Japanese artist Katsushika Hokusai appears for sale

Pierre Bergé & Associés' auction will include pieces from the creator of the Great Wave off Kanagawa

Posted: 21 February 2011
Peer into this lady's stomach and find a €20,000 Magritte bargain...

René Magritte's art has auctioned for millions - but you don't need millions to buy this piece

Posted: 21 February 2011
Sickert's $97,000 secret art steps out of the shadows, next month

The controversial British artist kept this one quiet - but its appearance is anything but

Posted: 21 February 2011
$24,000 ‘Ship Beautiful’ painting set to make waves at London sale

Bidding could be fierce next month for this rare and classic naval artwork by Odin Rosenvinge

Posted: 20 February 2011
Raysse and Bild follow Warhol in Christie’s near $100m art auction

Whilst Andy Warhol’s great self-portrait drew the crowds, there were six record prices

Posted: 19 February 2011
$80,000 El Anatsui sculpture leads Bonhams' African art sale, next month

The London auction will present views of Africa through the eyes of 60 artists from 15 countries

Posted: 17 February 2011
Andy Warhol's 'rediscovered masterpiece' brings $17.4m at Christie's art auction

The striking self-portrait, exhibited for the first time in 2011, dominated the contemporary art sale

Posted: 17 February 2011
It'll be an honourable fight... Collectors bid for an antique Samurai suit

This striking battle garb could achieve $18,000 at I M Chait's California auction, next month

Posted: 17 February 2011
$150,000 Tiffany Lamp alights Christie's next Decorative Art & Design sale

Showing vibrant orange and red peonies, it will head the New York auction which could bring $1m

Posted: 16 February 2011
Are you an art collector on a budget? This Picasso could be for you...

Picassos often sell for millions or tens of thousands at auction - but they're not all so expensive

Posted: 16 February 2011
'One and only' authenticated photo of Billy the Kid is valued at $400,000

The outlaw they called 'The Kid' is riding into one of the world's largest Wild West trade fairs, in June

Posted: 16 February 2011
Pook & Pook's art sale offers a trove of collectible Eastern delights

A Chinese carved jade brush wash is the highlight of next week's Decorative Arts auction

Posted: 16 February 2011
$1.9m Scottish Colourist painting could awake collectors at Christie's art sale

Samuel John Peploe's The Coffee Pot is expected to add plenty of colour to the May auction in London

Posted: 15 February 2011
Beatrix Potter's guinea pigs scamper all the way to $85,000 in San Francisco

Early illustrations by the beloved children's author quadrupled expectations at Bonhams

Posted: 15 February 2011
Picasso's striking La Dame à la Collerette leads Swann's New York Print sale

A Century of American Prints will also feature works by greats such as Pissaro and Renoir

Posted: 15 February 2011
Egyptian bronze could prove it's the cat's whiskers for $30,000

An ancient Egyptian bronze cat could be among the highlights at Bonhams' April auction

Posted: 13 February 2011
$37m artwork brings home the Bacon at Sotheby’s sizzling sale

A Francis Bacon artwork of Lucian Freud was the top seller at this London auction on Thursday

Posted: 12 February 2011
'Finest collection of needlework in Britain' could bring more than $500,000

The collection of ex-Debenhams Chairman Sir Frederick Richmond goes under the hammer

Posted: 11 February 2011
Monet and Magritte help Sotheby's Impressionist and Modern art sale to $110m

It wasn’t just Picasso’s La Lecture that excited bidders at the auction on Tuesday

Posted: 11 February 2011
$100,000 William Blake letter meets its 'Last Judgement' at Bonhams

A rare Blake letter detailing his watercolour, The Last Judgement, is set to be an auction star in March

Posted: 10 February 2011
Making the right impression: $40m Picasso artwork crowns London auction

The legendary painter continues his reign as King of the high-end collectible art markets

Posted: 9 February 2011
Classic Canadian artwork Disappearing Quebec reappears at Heffel

A wide variety of Canadian paintings are going up for sale later this month with investment opportunities

Posted: 8 February 2011
Mucha-do about posters: Classic artwork leads a sale at Swann Auction Galleries

Several images featuring actress Sarah Bernhardt created by Alphonse Mucha go on sale today

Posted: 8 February 2011
Stephenson's starts 2011 with a $300,000 auction of art and antiques

A Steinway Model B ebony grand piano and a William Mason Brown painting led the way

Posted: 8 February 2011
Heading for the top: Roman Emperor's $160,000 bust rules at Christie's

The sculpture of Nero and treasures from Ancient Greece and Egypt will delight collectors

Posted: 7 February 2011
In the battle for Egypt, priceless art and antiquities may be a silent victim

As turbulent winds of change blow across north-east Africa, the safety of ancient treasure is at risk

Posted: 5 February 2011
'Shout about your business to 200m+ global collectors - for absolutely free'

Fancy publicising your business to readers across 207 countries? Then why not drop us an email...

Posted: 4 February 2011
$1.6m in a cardboard box ... another valuable Imperial Chinese vase emerges

Duke's will repeat their feat of discovering valuable Asian art following 2010's $1.2m umbrella stand

Posted: 3 February 2011
Early Beatrix Potter illustrations brighten Bonhams' rare books auction

These captivating watercolours were made to go with Potter's Amiable Guinea-Pig poem

Posted: 3 February 2011
Lowry's elusive $4m football painting could score with top collectors

The football season comes to an end in May - but things will kick-off for art collectors

Posted: 3 February 2011
Do try this at home: Picasso proves that art investments are open to all

Christie's next art sale is fast approaching, but million dollar paintings are only the top-end of the market

Posted: 2 February 2011
Ocean Liner memorabilia steams ahead at Swann Auction Galleries

Featuring the Kristin Johnson Collection, there are some excellent posters and photographs on offer

Posted: 2 February 2011
Pete Doherty Blood Painting (PF285)

A self portrait Blood painting by Babyshambles performer Pete Doherty

Posted: 2 February 2011
$240,000 steel work Lagoon by 'Britain’s most celebrated living sculptor' to sell

The extraordinary piece by Sir Anthony Caro will sell alongside striking works by Elisabeth Frink

Posted: 1 February 2011
Thorburn's 'Partridges' soar to £192,000 at 19th century paintings sale

Known for his stunning and very large works, Archibald Thorburn brought a large price at Bonhams

Posted: 29 January 2011
Garth Williams's Little House on the Prairie cover art sells in California

The British-born illustrator captured something of the heartlands of America in these classic works...

Posted: 27 January 2011
Luca Carlevarijs's View of Venice sees its way to a $4m World Record price

The Old Master's work was the star of the $36.6m auction at Christie's New York

Posted: 27 January 2011
Our Top Five... Art pieces from the emerging global markets

The likes of Mahmoud Said and Irma Stern are rivalling Warhol and Picasso on the auction blocks

Posted: 26 January 2011
Poet Keats's love letter could be 'most exciting auction for over 40 years'

An exceptionally rare and moving letter is starring in Bonhams' sale of major papers and portraits

Posted: 26 January 2011
Keno Auctions' Art and Furniture Sale brings $2.6m and a World Record price

The star lots included a classic Winslow Homer painting and an antique chest of drawers

Posted: 25 January 2011
Mysterious flute from Papua New Guinea's depths could bring €15,000

Little is known about Papua New Guinea's Iatmul people - but collectors can find out more in Paris

Posted: 23 January 2011
$200,000 micromosaic of Rome by Cesare Roccheggiani stars in antiques auction

Myers Fine Art will also offer Arabic-styled antique jewellery and a traditional Scottish dirk

Posted: 20 January 2011
$28.6m Picasso leads Sotheby's Impressionist & Modern Art Evening sale

La Lecture ranks high in Picasso's oeuvre - could it be another World Record priced piece for the artist?

Posted: 18 January 2011
Chinese antiques of hope, death and heaven lead the way in New Orleans

The multi-estate auction includes two extraordinary early burial pieces and a beautiful jade figure

Posted: 18 January 2011
Hardy's evocative oil A Hunting Morning stars at Gray's auction

Horses and views of Venice are among the classic impressionist works going under the hammer

Posted: 18 January 2011
Clars continues its 2010 success into the New Year, led by fine Chinese art

Paintings, sculptures and antiques appeared alongside a Patek Philippe Moonphase watch

Posted: 17 January 2011
Mickey Mouse scurries alongside Dracula and King Kong at Heritage's auction

Heritage Auctions' last sale brought $1.48m led by a classic poster from the Werewolf in London

Posted: 17 January 2011
Banksy's original artwork for Greenpeace campaign makes $122,000

Disney didn't like it, but the street artist's depiction of Jungle Book characters was a hit at Bonhams

Posted: 14 January 2011
Christie's to auction 'largest-ever' Warhol portrait unseen since 1974

It's one of 11 self-portraits produced by Andy Warhol, five of which are in the world's top museums

Posted: 13 January 2011
Henri Matisse's protégé could bring $8.5m in 'surreal' Christie's auction

André Derain is among the auction's highlights, alongside Georges Braque and other artists

Posted: 13 January 2011
Phillips de Pury honours the 'Vienna Workshop' with art, design and jewellery

The Wiener Werkstätte favoured the ideal of total works of art bringing different craftsmen together

Posted: 13 January 2011
When Hopper shot Warhol... Classic prints bring $500,000 at Christie's

Dennis Hopper's Marilyn Monroe and bullet-ridden Chairman Mao raced past expectations in New York

Posted: 12 January 2011
Will Irma Stern score another World Record art price at Bonhams?

Since the $3.7m sale of Bahora Girl last year, South Africa's Stern is the toast of the art world...

Posted: 12 January 2011
Buy Alberto Giacometti, Pablo Picasso and Joan Miro... All in one handy little book

Estimated at €10,000, a publisher's favour among his circle of notable artist friends is for sale in Marseille

Posted: 11 January 2011
Gauguin's $15.5m 'Sunflower' masterpiece leads Christie's impressionist sale

Here's your chance to own an historically important still life painted by Paul Gauguin back in 1901

Posted: 11 January 2011
Halfway between art and a Pin Up... Guy Le Baube auctions in Paris

Critics say his works elevate cheeky pin ups to art status, and now collectors can judge for themselves

Posted: 10 January 2011
Medieval sculpture of 'the might of Christendom' auctions in Paris

Piasa's antiques and curiosities sale is led by a Northern Italian piece from the 12th or 13th century

Posted: 9 January 2011
Siamese twins, an astronaut and a Hitler 'mockery' sell in Connecticut

The autographs of Chang, Eng and astronaut Alan Shepard are on offer with a classic Szyk caricature

Posted: 9 January 2011
Dennis Hopper's Warhol 'Monroe' portrait could bring $60,000 at Christie's

He wasn't just an Easy Rider, but also a shrewd art investor - as Christie's upcoming sale will prove

Posted: 8 January 2011
'Last of the Old Masters' Goya's €16,000 folio appears in Paris auction

A sixth edition portfolio by the Spanish painter is going under the hammer at Kapandji Morhange

Posted: 7 January 2011
Hopper and Warhol 'collaboration' could bring $30,000 with a bullet at Christie's

How would you feel if someone fired two gunshots at your painting? Here's how Andy Warhol reacted...

Posted: 6 January 2011
Legendary pop artist Robert Indiana spreads the 'LOVE' in Florida

This multi-signed leather bound 1966 book by the American artist is going under the hammer in the US

Posted: 6 January 2011
Great collections: the contemporary art collections of Roy Neuberger

One of the first to spot the talent of Jackson Pollock, Neuberger introduced the US to a new range of art

Posted: 5 January 2011
'First Moon artist’ Paul Calle's legacy lives on in the collectors' markets

The artist's recent death will likely renew interest in his artworks - including a legendary space stamp

Posted: 4 January 2011
Magritte and Pissarro impress at Israeli impressionist art auction

The Jerusalem sale also featured paintings by Marc Chagall, and a treasured Israeli classic...

Posted: 4 January 2011
The first American in space appears in oils at Regency Superior's sale

Alan Shepard's portrait leads a sale which also features Apollo 11 and Concorde memorabilia

Posted: 3 January 2011
Bonhams' photography sale gives a fresh look at the Beat Generation

British photographer Harold Chapman lived among artists and poets in the fabled Paris Beat Hotel

Posted: 2 January 2011
Chinese porcelain could bring $1.6m close to Christie's Americana Week

Treasures from the Qianlong period, among other pieces, are going under the hammer in New York

Posted: 1 January 2011
Need a New Year's resolution? How about starting your dream collection....

2011 could well be the perfect time to invest in something you love... Here we show you why and how

Posted: 1 January 2011
Anarchy auctions in the UK: collectible punk art hits London

Get your safety pins at the ready for Toby Mott's new exhibition of historic punk artworks

Posted: 31 August 2010
Andy Warhol's 'Reigning Queen' sells with rare maps at Swann

The pop artist's depiction of Queen Elizabeth II will auction alongside collectible manuscripts in June

Posted: 31 May 2010
Bonhams to auction $600,000 Frank Auerbach painting

Works by Auerbach, once called the most exciting painter since Sir Francis Bacon, will sell in London

Posted: 31 May 2010
Darth Vader's $15,000 helmet strikes back in Philadelphia

Star Wars art is for sale at Freeman's, customised by some of the best-known underground artists

Posted: 31 May 2010