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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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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George Washington Letter for Christie’s Auction

Christie’s New York will offer a highly important George Washington letter to his trusted nephew Bushrod Washington, in the sale of Fine Printed Books and Manuscripts including Americana on December 4 (estimate: $1.5-2.5 million).
The revealing, four-page letter has never been publicly exhibited and has remained in the possession of English descendants of Bushrod Washington for […]

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Exceptional Dogon Statue for Sotheby’s Paris Auction

Sotheby’s December 3 sale in Paris reflects a successful encounter between several African art enthusiasts – two collectors, a journalist and a scientist – united by the fate of an exceptional Dogon figure (Plateau of Bandiagara, Mali) that had been split into two for nearly 50 years on either side of the Atlantic.
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Yves Saint Laurent and Pierre Bergé Part II Auction Achieves $ 13,449,358

The four-day sale of the Collection of Yves Saint Laurent and Pierre Bergé, part II, at Theatre Marigny in Paris offered by Christie’s in association with Pierre Bergé & Associates auctioneers, realized in total € 8,990,213 / £ 7,978,814 / $ 13,449,358. A remarkable 98% of lots sold, and the sale was 98% sold by […]

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Yves Saint Laurent and Pierre Bergé Part II Auction Achieves $ 13,449,358

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