Art & Photography
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
$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
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...
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
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
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
Lalanne's Mouton de Pierre 'sheep art' brings $7.5m World Record at Christie's
Franaois-Xavier Lalanne's bronze sheep artwork has become the artist's most valuable at Christie's
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
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
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
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
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
