Sotheby’s attempt at getting Dmitry Rybolovlev’s $380 million lawsuit dismissed seems to have failed.  According to an article in Reuters, Judge Jesse Furman found no showing that New York was “genuinely inconvenient” and Switzerland was “significantly preferable,” saying the New York … More…

Last week an auction featuring guitars and objects owned by David Gilmour, the lead singer and guitarist for Pink Floyd, had an incredible 100% sell-through rate and is going down in the books as the most valuable contemporary musical instrument … More…

On the evening of June 18th, Sotheby’s presented their Modern & Post-War British Art sale in London.  This was a rather small sale and overall, they did ok. Taking the top spot was L.S. Lowry’s A Cricket Match which brought … More…

Vincent van Gogh died on July 29, 1890 from, what many believe, was a self-inflicted gunshot wound.  In 2011, authors Steven Naifeh and Gregory White Smith wrote a book challenging that account of van Gogh’s death, claiming he could not … More…

This past weekend an auction (hosted by Hunt Auctions) took place at Yankee Stadium featuring over 400 sports memorabilia items, including many items from the collection of Babe Ruth’s family. There were some very strong prices and in the end, … More…

Here is a bit more on the – is it or isn’t it a Leonardo debate.  Over the weekend, Dalya Alberge wrote an article that was published in The Guardian stating that Dr. Carmen Bambach (a curator at the Metropolitan … More…

Eileen Kinsella (Artnet News) writes a story of the proposed Nashville show and its quick crash.  Many of the dealers who signed up are out thousands of dollars and sadly, we are part of this mess. Source: Dealers Who Invested … More…