Art & Photography
George Ohr vessel auctions for $47,500 in the US
A large pottery vessel created by George Ohr, the 'Mad Potter of Biloxi', auctions in the US
Japanese Shinjiro hawk auctions for $185,000
Hawk-eyed collectors flocked to Bonhams London, where a Japanese Shinjiro sculpture impressed
Rodin's The Thinker auctions with a 27% increase on estimate
A rare bronze cast of Auguste Rodin's The Thinker auctions for $15.3m at Sotheby's
Childe Hassam painting auctions for $288,000
The East Hampton Elms, a painting by American impressionist Childe Hassam, auctions in the US
Childe Hassam painting auctions on April 25
American artist Childe Hassam's 1920 painting, The East Hampton Elms, is valued at $600,000
'Double-lotus' bowl auctions for $9.5m Kangxi world record
Sotheby's Hong Kong saw the diminutive 'double-lotus' bowl auction beat its estimate by 5.7%
Madonna's Leger painting auctions at Sotheby's on May 7
A '$7m' painting by Fernand Leger will be offered from Madonna's private collection
Meissen tea service auctions with 52% increase on estimate
A rare Meissen tea service auctions at Bonhams London for $183,500
'$3' Chinese bowl auctions for $2.2m at Asia Week
A '$3' Chinese bowl discovered at a garage sale auctions for $2.2m at Sotheby's New York
Edvard Munch print auctions 182% above top estimate
A rare print by the world's most valuable artist at auction, Edvard Munch, brings $1.5m to Sotheby's
Chinese Qianlong vase auctions for $1.4m in Yorkshire, UK
The 18th century Chinese Qianlong vase smashed its estimate, selling with a 6,233% increase
Postman's art collection auctions on March 28
A retired postman is to auction his art collection in order to clear his gambling debts