Browsing: Auction

It was the night when the records fell – 23 of them in total – when all pre-auction estimates were smashed, and quite possibly the market…

One auction, over 40 records. The Geneva Watch Auction: XXIII, held at Hotel President on May 9 and 10, achieved an unprecedented sale total of 74.8…

Patek Philippe Ref. 2523 “South America” world-time wristwatch fetched a world record $10.2 millionPhillipsThe partnership between Phillips and senior consultants Aurel Bacs and Livia Russo continues…

Heritage’s $7.6 million “Trading Card Games and Manga Signature®” auction result reinforced the market momentum for collectibles from the Pokémon franchise. Courtesy Heritage Auctions / HA.com…

An 11th-century astrolabe revealing Islamic, Jewish, and Christian Astronomy. Credit: Nuncius / Brill / CC BY 4.0 A 17th-century brass astrolabe sold for more than 2…

Two world classic motorcycle auction records broken at the International Classic MotorCycle Show John McGuinness MBE and Dean Harrison meet, greet and chat to fans Barry…

Last Thursday (March 12), I found myself in the ritzy confines of Christie’s auction house in Rockefeller Plaza in New York City. My assignment? To provide…

The last of Christie’s four auctions of the Jim Irsay Collection has closed, setting 28 new world record prices, most notably the largest memorabilia auction in…

Fans pack Christie’s galleries | Sale room awash in applause | Christie’s has now sold the top three guitars of all time The auctioneer and Deputy Chairman,…

Alexi Rosenfeld/Getty images A solid-gold toilet You may remember this splashy, irreverent work of art by Italian artist Maurizio Cattelan when it debuted at New York’s…