Christie’s to Auction Hanham Court Collection

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Christie’s London heralds Spring with the sale of Hanham Court – A Pastoral Idyll, a charming and eclectic collection to be held at Christie’s South Kensington on Wednesday, 14 April 2010. Immersed in the world of antiques from a young age, Isabel and Julian Bannerman first met in Edinburgh in 1982 and have been collecting […]

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Sotheby’s to Auction over 1,200 Works from the Polaroid Collection

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Sotheby’s New York is to offer Photographs from the Polaroid Collection on June 21st and 22nd, 2010 in New York. The collection of more than 1,200 works provides unique insight into the influence of Polaroid’s revolutionary technology – which all but eliminated the distance between inspiration and realization – on the history of photography.
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Yves Klein’s “Relief éponge” Auctions for $9,149,790 at Christie’s Contemporary Art Sale

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Christie’s London Post-War and Contemporary Art Evening Sale realized £39,149,500 / $61,073,220 / €44,278,085 selling 90% by lot and 96% by value. The sale had a pre-sale estimate of £26,290,000 to £38,260,000.
Francis Outred, Head of Post-War and Contemporary Art, Christie’s Europe: “This evening’s auction not only showed that confidence has returned to the […]

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Limbs for Life Foundation Presents 9th Annual Benefit Gala and Auction

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Every week, more than 3,000 Americans lose a limb. Without insurance or sufficient coverage many of these amputees are unable to afford the expensive prosthetic arms and legs that help make it possible to resume their daily lives.
The Limbs for Life Foundation was created to bring awareness to the plight of these amputees and provide […]

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Sotheby’s Contemporary Art Auction Totals $84.8 Million

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Sotheby’s London Contemporary Art Evening Sale brought the exceptionally strong total of £54,074,450 / $84,761,700 / €61,461,160 – well in excess of pre-sale expectations (Estimate: £32,157,000-44,986,000), establishing the second highest total for a February Sale of Contemporary Art at Sotheby’s. The auction achieved remarkable sell-through rates: 97.9% by lot and 99.4% by value – the […]

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