Art & Photography
Laverty Collection art auction sets record at Bonhams Australia
The Laverty Collection auction was the most successful contemporary art sale in Australia
Swiss Michel pigeon camera brings $15,000 in Germany
A photography auction has sold a Swiss Michel camera made for a pigeon
Massive huanghuali pedestal table up 354% at Christie's
A rare and massive huanghuali pedestal table brought $9m at Asia Week's close
Martin Brothers bird jar to auction for $38,000 at Bonhams?
A Martin Brothers stoneware bird jar and cover is to auction at Bonhams London on April 17
Tracey Emin neon sign surprises at $88,500 in charity auction
Tracey Emin's custom neon sign upped the ante to support an HIV charity
Mexico demands halt to Sotheby's pre-Columbian auction
51 items of pre-Columbian art in the Barbier-Mueller sale belong to Mexico, experts claim
Francis Bacon Screaming Pope fragment auctions for $41,500
Six canvas fragments from Francis Bacon's Screaming Pope series sold in Surrey, UK
Qianlong white jade plaque up 223% at Christie's
A white jade plaque with the Qianlong emperor's mark fared well in the Lizzadro auction
Mark Birley collection auction totals $5.9m
Sotheby's Mark Birley: the Private Collection auction is led by a Queen of Shamakhan sketch
Swiss Michel pigeon camera rules the roost at $32,000
A German auction will sell an early pigeon camera produced by Michel of Switzerland
Joseon dynasty porcelain jar highlights Korean auction at $1.2m
The massive porcelain jar from Korea's Joseon dynasty has few comparisons
Qianlong emperor's imperial seal makes $3.4m at Sotheby's
The spectacular green jade imperial seal of the Qianlong emperor was up 127% on estimate


