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  • Sotheby’s $304M Modern Evening Auction Confirms the Market Has Found Its Footing
  • Trophy Collections and Luxury Spending Powered Christie’s and Sotheby’s Record Half-Year Results
  • Jackson Pollock work auctions for record US$181m

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observer.com /1 month ago

Sotheby’s $304M Modern Evening Auction Confirms the Market Has Found Its Footing

The auction house closed the sale with a 98 percent sell-through rate and strong results for fresh-to-market works from the Barbier-Müller, Donati and Wingate collections.

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observer.com /10 hours ago

Trophy Collections and Luxury Spending Powered Christie’s and Sotheby’s Record Half-Year Results

Single-owner offerings drove much of this season's growth, accounting for nearly a third of total auction sales value.

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taipeitimes.com /1 month ago

Jackson Pollock work auctions for record US$181m

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observer.com /1 month ago

Phillips’ $115.2 Million Evening Sale Was a Testament to the Power of Pre-Planning and Priority Bidding

Achieving more than double last year’s total, the white-glove Modern & Contemporary Art Evening Sale was led by standout works by Warhol, Monet and Richter.

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observer.com /2 weeks ago

Sotheby’s Lewis Collection Sale Powered a Record £393.4M Night in London

The £296 million result made it the most valuable single-owner sale in London's auction history.

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sail-world.com /1 month ago

Marine Auctions: June Online Auctions

An Auction (or marketing without a price) is one of the best ways to sell high value assets and is basically the only way to maximise market value.

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observer.com /1 month ago

Christie’s $1.1 Billion Night Confirms the Health of the Market’s Upper End

The evening closed with a 97 percent sell-through rate, as deep bidding, prearranged guarantees and irrevocable bids kept the rhythm going over a two-hour marathon session.

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observer.com /1 month ago

Christie’s Wednesday Sales Achieved $162.7 Million as Bonhams’ 20th & 21st Century Evening Sale Topped $22 Million

"It's an exciting start to the week at our new flagship, and we look forward to carrying this energy through the remainder of our sales," Ralph Taylor, Bonhams global head of 20th...

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wineindustryadvisor.com /3 weeks ago

Ornellaia Vendemmia d’Artista: The Charity Auction Raises 300,000 Dollars, Which Will Be Donated to Support the Solomon...

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newswire.com /3 weeks ago

duPont REGISTRY Live Sets All-Time Online Auction Record with $13M Ferrari Enzo

Historic result establishes a new benchmark for digital collector car transactions and validates the future of high-value automotive auctions

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observer.com /2 weeks ago

Christie’s and Phillips Kept London’s June Auctions Moving But Not Flying

Christie’s Zabludowicz sale met expectations, while Phillips’ more globally diverse offerings demonstrated that priority bidding can still secure buyers in this more disciplined ma...

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observer.com /4 weeks ago

New York’s Design Sales Offered a Clearer Picture of What Serious Collectors Want

From French postwar design and American studio craft to ceramics, Tiffany lamps and contemporary collectibles, buyers at Sotheby's and Phillips pursued rarity in all its forms.

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observer.com /2 weeks ago

11 Record-Breaking Auction Lots That Reshaped the Americana Market

Once grounded in furniture, folk art, silver, ceramics, stoneware and samplers, this expansive collecting category's highest prices suggest that American identity itself has become...

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observer.com /1 week ago

In London’s Classics Week Sales, Old Masters Were Back, But Only the Best of the Best

Beyond exceptional trophy objects, the Classics market proved selective and unforgiving: several Old Master works needed the premium to reach low estimates while others failed to s...

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scotsman.com /1 week ago

Sale of £5.9m Landseer sets record as romantic Highland vision holds

Three bidders fought it out for the painting at auction

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wishtv.com /1 week ago

Jim Irsay Collection memorabilia auction sets record with $105 million in sales

The Jim Irsay Collection auction series concluded with a total of $105,266,766 in sales, including the original working manuscript of Alcoholics Anonymous for $2,393,000, and a let...

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weraveyou.com /1 month ago

Members Only rave archive heads to Bonhams with £60K-£80K estimate

Rob Ford's 35-year 'Members Only' archive of UK rave membership cards goes up for Bonhams auction June 15-25 with a £60K-£80K estimate. Members Only rave archive heads to Bonhams w...

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omanobserver.om /1 month ago

Jackson Pollock work sells for $181m

A Jackson Pollock painting sold for a record $181.2 million on Monday at Christie's in New York, leading a blockbuster day at the auction house.With its black drips of paint accent...

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ekathimerini.com /1 month ago

The big sale: Greek art on the rise

A small cork and a scarab rest on the metal “frame” made of lead and steel. Lot 117 “Untitled” (1988), a work by Greek-Italian artist Jannis Kounellis, was sold in May at an auctio...

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observer.com /3 weeks ago

The Lewis and Zabludowicz Collections Anchor London’s June Auctions in the Art Market’s Final Pre-Summer Test

These are the lots worth watching.

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magazine.whisky.auction /2 weeks ago

June 2026 Fine & Rare Wine Auction Results

Take a look at the highlights from the Whisky.Auction June 2026 Fine & Rare Wine auction. The post June 2026 Fine & Rare Wine Auction Results appeared first on Whisky.Aucti...

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nytimes.com /1 month ago

How Art Auctions Choreographed a $2.5 Billion Comeback

After four years of uneven sales, the auction houses engineered a successful season by redefining the expectations of buyers and sellers—and avoiding flops.

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vancouversun.com /1 month ago

E.J. Hughes painting sets a new record price for a B.C. artist

Coastal Boats Near Sidney, B.C., is now the fourth most expensive Canadian work of art sold at auction

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bloodhorse.com /1 month ago

Freedman Extends His Extreme Shopping Spree

The two-day Magic Millions Gold Coast National Yearling Sale (Book 1) grossed more than AU$11.9 million for 212 lots sold at an average price of AU$56,231.

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