Private Collections Lead Christie’s New York Books and Manuscripts Sales

On December 4 and December 9, Christie’s New York will present three sales offering over 550 lots of important and rare books, manuscripts, and maps from distinguished private collections. The first day of sales begins with part II of The William E. Self Library of important English and American Literature and immediately following is Fine […]

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Three Generations of Wyeths Highlight Christie’s American Art Sale

Prominent private and institutional collections are the source for a stellar line-up of works to be offered at Christie’s sale of Important American Paintings, Drawings, and Sculpture on December 2, 2009 in New York. Lead highlights of the sale include a significant and deeply personal work by the late Andrew Wyeth that has not been […]

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TEFAF Maastricht Art and Antiques Fair to be Held March 12-21, 2010

TEFAF Maastricht, the world’s most influential art and antiques fair, will have a record number of 260 exhibitors from 17 countries when the 23rd edition opens at the MECC (Maastricht Exhibition and Congress Centre) in the southern Netherlands from 12-21 March 2010. The European Fine Art Fair will reinforce its reputation for quality with exhibitors […]

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Outfit Worn by Michael Jackson at Landmark 30th Anniversary Concert for Auction At Bonhams

The hat and shoes worn by Michael Jackson at his famous 2001 Madison Square concert will go on sale at Bonhams 16th December auction of Entertainment Memorabilia in Knightsbridge and are estimated to fetch as much as £12,000.

The Madison square garden concerts took place over two days and finished the night before the 9/11 attacks […]

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Christie’s Exquisite Antiquities and Ancient Jewelry Auction

Christie’s will present two sales of ancient art, Antiquities and Ancient Jewelry in New York, on December 11 featuring over 350 lots showcasing the broad range of works from Predynastic Egypt through to the Roman period.
Highlights of the Antiquities sale include a stunning Roman marble torso of Venus, a Roman marble portrait head of the […]

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