Online estimate
Send us a photography and a description and questions, and we will return our point of view. Sumit estimate
Newsletter
News Summary
By Adrian Darmon
RUSSIAN ART MARKET TRENDS Russian art market still very strong, according to Sotheby's Link
RECORD PRICE FOR CLAUDE MONET IN NEW YORK Christie's sale of Impressionist and Modern art on May 6, 2008 in New York totalled over 277 million USD with notably six remarkable record prices, one of 41,48 million USD fetched by a painting by Claude Monet, the second for a sculpture by Alberto Giacometti which went for $27,48 million USD and the third for a sculpture by Auguste Rodin bought for 18,96 million USD, a fourth being recorded for a painting by Joan Miro, which culminated at 17,06 million USD. Link
CHRISTIE'S SALE OF PHOTOGRAPHS BY DIANE ARBUS Link
CHRISTIE'S SALES OF INDIAN AND SOUTHEAST ASIAN ART HIT THE CEILING Christie's sales of Indian and Southeast Asian art totalled almost 22 million USD during two exciting sessions held in New York on March 20th and 21st 2008... Link
THE SALE OF THE MERIEM COLLECTION OF CHINESE SNUFF BOXES Held by Christie's in New York on March 19 2008, the sale of the Meriem collection of Chinese snuff boxes totalled over 4 million USD. Link
CHRISTIE'S SALE OF FINE CHINESE CERAMICS AND WORKS OF ART Christie's sale of fine Chinese ceramics and works of art held in New York on March 19 2008 yielded over 20 million USD, a record total regarding this domain Link
CHRISTIE'S SALE OF CHINESE COSTUMES AND TEXTILES Christie's sale of Chinese costumes and textiles held in New York on March 19 2008 yielded 1,8 million USD. Link
WORLD RECORD AUCTION FOR JAPANESE ART Christie's
sale of Japanese and Korean art held in New York on March 18th 2008
totalled over 20 million USD for 325 lots sold, including a newly
discovered sculpture of the supreme Buddha, which fetched a record
price of $ 14,377,000. Link
QUALITY REIGNS SUPREME Interest in Contemporary Art grew at an unprecedented rate during the first three months of 2008 with records set and broken in every sale. The highest total for a Contemporary auction in Europe was achieved, and headlines and articles scream of multi-million pound prices, impending recession or what the next big thing will be. Beneath the speculation, what is shaping the market and driving sales over the coming year? Link