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24 Sep

Christie’s New York To Present An Extraordinary Line-up Of Three Evening Sales This Coming November

CHRISTIE’S NEW YORK TO PRESENT AN EXTRAORDINARY LINE-UP OF THREE EVENING SALES THIS COMING NOVEMBER

NOVEMBER 5: A DEDICATED EVENING SALE OF THE MODERN AGE: PROPERTY FROM THE HILLMAN FAMILY COLLECTION AND THE COLLECTION OF ALICE LAWRENCE

NOVEMBER 6: IMPRESSIONIST AND MODERN ART EVENING SALE TO FEATURE EXTRAORDINARY WORKS BY MATISSE, CEZANNE, KANDINSKY, […]

24 Sep

Christie’s Important Chinese Snuff Bottles From The J&J Collection, Part V Results

CHRISTIE’S
Important Chinese Snuff Bottles from the J&J Collection, Part V
Fine Chinese Ceramics and Works of Art
Masterworks of Ancient and Imperial China
 
New York - Wednesday, September 17, 2008
Sale nos: 2026, 2027, 2238 - Top Ten
[All sold prices include buyer’s premium]
 

Sold:

$19,342,550

£10,808,907

€13,607,135

Lots Sold: 354

Lots Offered: 560

Sold by Lot: 63%

Sold by $: 65%

Exchange Rate: […]

22 Sep

Recent Discoveries and Important Works Lead Christie’s Fall Americana Sale

RECENT DISCOVERIES AND IMPORTANT WORKS LEAD CHRISTIE’S FALL AMERICANA SALE
Important American Furniture, Folk Art, Maritime Art and Prints

New York - On September 25, Christie’s New York will hold the sale of Important American Furniture, Folk Art, Maritime Art and Prints. A magnificent high chest that descended in Philadelphia’s Biddle-Drinker family and […]

22 Sep

The Italian Sale: London Pays Tribute To 20th Century Italian Art

THE ITALIAN SALE
London pays tribute to 20th Century Italian Art
London - On 20 October, Christie’s will present the 7th edition of The Italian Sale in its historical salerooms in London. This annual auction will offer an exceptional selection of twentieth century Italian Art by the most renowned and internationally sought-after artists including Alberto […]

19 Sep

The Ponahalo Diamonds And 20th Century Jewels Highlight Christie’s New York October Sale

THE PONAHALO DIAMONDS AND 20TH CENTURY JEWELS HIGHLIGHT CHRISTIE’S NEW YORK OCTOBER SALE
Jewels: The New York Sale
Superb 20th Century Jewels from an American Collection
15 October 2008
New York - Christie’s October 15 Jewels: The New York Sale will dazzle and delight with an array of
diamonds, colored diamonds and gems, and a collection of signed jewels, Superb […]

12 Sep

Christie’s Contemporary Design Sale - New York Sept. 8, 2008

Christie’s
Contemporary Design
New York - Monday, September 8, 2008
Sale no: 2119 - Sale summary
[All sold prices include buyer’s premium]
 

Sold:

$1,161,500

£662,632

€823,701

Lots Sold:  21

Lots Offered: 30

Sold by Lot: 70%

Sold by $: 83%

Exchange Rate: £ = $1.75  /  € = $1.41

 
 
 

Lot

Description

 
Estimate ($)
 

Purchase Price

 
Buyer

27

Ron Arad, ‘D’ A Mirror-Polished StainlessSteel Sofa, designed 1995 
200,000-300,000
$206,500£117,805
€146,485
US

6
 

Ron Arad, ‘Paved with Good […]

12 Sep

Lucian Freud’s Rarely-Seen Portrait Of Francis Bacon To Be Offered At Christie’s London Auction Of Postwar And Contemporary Art in October 2008

LUCIAN FREUD’S RARELY-SEEN PORTRAIT OF FRANCIS BACON TO BE OFFERED AT CHRISTIE’S LONDON AUCTION OF POSTWAR AND CONTEMPORARY ART IN OCTOBER 2008
 
‘I would wish my portraits to be of the people, not like them. Not having a look of the sitter, being them. I didn’t want to get just a likeness like a […]

05 Sep

A Series Of Three Major Photographs Auctions Offered At Christie’s New York This October

A SERIES OF THREE MAJOR PHOTOGRAPHS AUCTIONS OFFERED AT CHRISTIE’S NEW YORK THIS OCTOBER
 
CHRISTIE’S HOLDS SALE DEDICATED TO WORKS BY WILLIAM EGGLESTON CHRISTIE’S HOLDS FIRST OF ITS KIND CONTEMPORARY PHOTOGRAPHS SALE
 
PHOTOGRAPHS
October 13 & 14, 2008
 
New York - Christie’s is pleased to announce three important sales during its Photographs Week at Rockefeller Center this […]

26 Aug

Christie’s Offers The Finest Collection Of 20th Century Avant-Garde Fashion In Private Hands

CHRISTIE’S OFFERS THE FINEST COLLECTION OF 20TH CENTURY AVANT-GARDE FASHION IN PRIVATE HANDS
RESURRECTION: Avant-Garde Fashion
30 October 2008
 
London/ New York - Christie’s is pleased to announce the auction of Resurrection: Avant-Garde Fashion, the finest collection of 20th Century fashion in private hands, will be sold in London at the South Kensington saleroom on October […]

26 Aug

The Spectacular Arts Of Ancient And Imperial China At Christie’s New York

THE SPECTACULAR ARTS OF ANCIENT AND IMPERIAL CHINA AT CHRISTIE’S NEW YORK
Important Chinese Snuff Bottles from the J&J Collection, Part V
Fine Chinese Ceramics and Works of Art
Masterworks of Ancient and Imperial China
17 September 2008
 
New York- On September 17, Christie’s New York will start its spectacular trilogy of Chinese Art sales with the single-owner […]

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