Tonight’s Contemporary Sale – WOW!
I do not know if there are words to describe the action that took place this evening … prices were just — off the chart! Francis Bacon made $142.4M; Christopher Wool made $26.5M; Jeff Koons hit $58.4M; Basquiat … $29.3M; … More…
Asian Buyers Splurge $65.5 Million in London Art Auctions
Asian Buyers Splurge $65.5 Million in London Art Auctions. More Chinese artwork hit the auction block … this time in London. The three main salerooms offered more than 1,100 works and more than 1/3 of the items did not sell; … More…
Rolex Daytona Sells for Record $1.1 Million at Auction
Rolex Daytona Sells for Record $1.1 Million at a Geneva Action. This sale included 50 Rolex Daytona chronographs and all sold. Top price was $1.1M for a 1969 Paul Newman model and the entire sale brought in $13.2M … 4 … More…
Bidders Cry Foul Over Auction of Banksy Painting
Bidders Cry Foul Over Auction of Banksy Painting – In my November 1st post I did say it would be interesting to see if the high bidder actually paid for the work — he did not! Then the frenzy began to … More…
