Christie’s auctioning Impressionist/Modern works on paper
Christie’s Impressionist/Modern works on paper auction this month will boast exquisite watercolours, gouaches, pastels and drawings.
Artists including Monet, Nolde, Picasso, Matisse and Chagall will be featured in the sale.
In addition there is a solid selection of drawings by the masters of Vienna on sale, including Schiele, Klimt and Kokoschka; and Paris, with this selection featuring big names such as Picasso, Matisse, Chagall and Delaunay. Read more
Christie’s to host online Andy Warhol exhibition
Christie’s auction house in New York is gearing up for an online sale of Andy Warhol works in a bid to offer the iconic pieces up to a wider audience.
It is Christie’s first only-online Warhol sale and will see around 125 pieces go under the hammer. Read more
Christie’s to host Art of the Surreal sale
Christie’s is to host an auction entitled the Art of the Surreal in London on February 6th.
This represents the biggest edition the auction house has ever had and includes the highest number of museum quality and new to the market works ever featured in one single sale in this category by the auction house. Read more
English pottery and Chinese Export Art to go on sale at Christie’s
Christie’s auction house is preparing to hold a sale of English Pottery and Chinese Export Art, which will take place on January 28th at the Rockefeller Plaza.
Over 50 lots of English pottery will be auctioned off in the 10.00 GMT session, including a selection of early English saltglazed stoneware, redware, and creamware collected by William Burton Goodwin in the 1920′s and 30′s. Read more
Chippendale bureau to be highlight of Americana auctions
A Chippendale bureau is touted to be one of the highlights of Christie’s series of Americana auctions.
John Hays, deputy chairman at Christie’s, discovered the piece in an Upper East Side New York townhouse. Read more
‘Important Silver’ set to go under the hammer
A selection of ‘Important Silver’ is set to go under the hammer at Christie’s.
The sale will be held at New York’s Rockerfeller Plaza on January 24th, with lots including rare and historically significant works of American silver. Read more
All that glitters is gold – Christie’s jewellery auction
Christie’s first jewellery auction of the season takes place later this month and will feature a staggering collection of flawless diamonds and natural pearls.
The auction house’s spring auction grossed £188 million in total jewellery sales and saw “unprecedented global participation”. Read more
Christie’s ‘London Sale’
Christie’s recently announced their summer and autumn line ups. Since then, we can now offer you some further details on what their summer line up will include.
Christened the ‘London Sale’ and coinciding with the Olympics, Christie’s is auctioning off a number of items, from stools to buses, all associated in some way with the capital. Read more
Asian art is the order of the week for Sotheby’s and Christie’s
Auction houses Christie’s and Sotheby’s are holding an auction of valuable Asian art as part of their semi-annual Asia Week.
According to Reuters, the sales, which began on Monday, will include bronze Buddha statues, modern art, hanging scrolls as well as a number of carved rhinoceros horns which have been featured on Antiques Roadshow. Read more
