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After 18 months of intense negotiations, the New York philanthropist Shelby White has ceded 10 classical antiquities from her private collection that Italy contends were looted from its soil, the Italian culture minister confirmed this week… Read full story
Jan. 15 (Bloomberg) — A Francis Bacon painting is estimated to fetch at least 25 million pounds ($49 million) in a Feb. 6 sale, the most expensive artwork ever offered at a London auction, Christie’s International said. The artist’s “Triptych 1974-77” of figures on a beach is being sold… Read full story
Ten posh possessions worthy of your year-end dough. […] For those who prefer paintings over Porsches, look to online auctions at Sotheby’s. This Feb. 8, you’ll be able to place a bid–via the Internet–on Henri Fantin-Latour’s 1863 work “Fleurs Dans Un Vase De Porcelain,” along with several other modern and impressionist paintings. The minimum bid … Read more
One of the largest collections of dog collars to ever be seen at auction – including those belonging to the Duke and Duchess of Windsor – will go on sale at Bonhams in New York on Tuesday 12 February 2008. The collars form part of Bonhams 26th annual Dog Sale, which features over 250 lots … Read more
Jan. 16 (Bloomberg) — Christie’s International Chief Executive Officer Edward Dolman said the company’s February auctions in London are valued at 38 percent more than last year’s, indicating continuing growth in art sales. London-based Christie’s sales of impressionist and contemporary art have a top estimate of 285.5 million pounds… Read more at Bloomberg By Linda … Read more