A rare Chinese vase dating from the 18th century has sold for nearly £1.5 million ($1.8 million) at auction.The gilded blue artifact was initially valued at £150,000 ($186,000), according to Dreweatts, the English auction house ...
A near three-century-old instrument lauded as a Leonardo da Vinci of violins could fetch as much as 10 million euros ($10.6 million) when it is auctioned next month, the French house overseeing the sale said.Crafted in ...
A showcase of portraits of queens who have ruled Britain will feature in a month-long program of exhibitions, events and auctions celebrating Queen Elisabeth II’s Platinum Jubilee .The London exhibition of portraits loaned from country ...
Auction houses Christie’s, Sotheby’s and Bonhams have canceled sales of Russian art in London in June, part of the art market’s response to Western sanctions on Russia as punishment for its invasion of Ukraine.The auction ...
One of the most valuable blue diamonds to ever feature at an auction could sell for more than $48 million, according to Sotheby’s.Named “The De Beers Cullinan Blue,” it is the biggest vivid blue diamond to ...
A 555.55-carat black diamond that is truly from out of this world has been unveiled by auction house Sotheby’s Dubai.The rare gem, which Sotheby’s has dubbed “The Enigma,” is believed to have come from outer ...
Wikipedia co-founder Jimmy Wales is auctioning off a non-fungible token NFT. of the first edit ever made on the site.Wales typed the words “Hello, World!” after launching Wikipedia on January 15, 2001, and the moment has ...
A painting by Mexican artist Frida Kahlo has sold at Sotheby’s auction house in New York for a record $34.9m (£25m). It is the highest price paid at auction for a Latin American artwork. The ...
The childhood home of late Beatles guitarist George Harrison is set to be auctioned off.Harrison, the youngest of four children, moved with his family to 25 Upton Green in the Speke area of Liverpool, England ...
The Banksy painting that partially self-destructed at auction three years ago has sold once more, for a staggering £18.5 million ($25.4 million).The new auction for “Love is in the Bin” took place at Sotheby’s Contemporary ...