Bidding Adieu to a Treasured American Heirloom (New York Times)
A medal created for George Washington, and given to Marquis de Lafayette, is for sale at Sotheby’s.Read full story
Paintings
Nolan works fetch more than $700k (ABC via Yahoo!7 News)
Four Sidney Nolan paintings from the Art Gallery of New South Wales (AGNSW) have fetched more than $700,000 in Sydney, far exceeding auction house Sotheby’s previous expectations of $340,000 to $470,000.Read full story
London eyes record Russia art auctions (AFP via Yahoo! News)
London’s auction houses hope to smash new records this week as a treasure trove of Russian art goes under the hammer here starting Monday.Read full story
Chinese artist sets sales record (AP via Yahoo! News)
A set of 14 gunpowder paintings by Chinese artist Cai Guo-Qiang sold for $9.5 million at an auction in Hong Kong, breaking records for the artist and for Chinese contemporary art, Christie’s auction house said Monday.Read full story
SYDNEY FINE JEWELLERY SALE
AuctionPublicity.com – Monday 3 December 2007 at 6pm – The Sydney December Fine Jewellery sale is arguably the best collection Bonhams & Goodman has had the pleasure of offering. It is an exceptional auction of over 270 lots of antique and contemporary jewellery from three estates and private vendors. The collection includes many good and … Read more