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Belgian art and design took center stage at Christie’s this March with the firm’s sale of the Onzea-Govaerts Collection in Paris. Curated by renowned Belgian designer and tastemaker Axel Vervoordt, the sale totaled an impressive EUR 10 million (USD 11.4 million), including buyer’s premium. This late March event delivered particularly strong r...

Asia Week New York, the annual celebration of Asian art and culture, is just around the corner. Galleries, art dealers, museums, and auction houses across the United States and worldwide will offer opportunities to learn, appreciate, and purchase masterpieces from across the continent. Asia Week New York sales in 2025 will be offered from Bonhams, ...

Chinese Famille Verte Plate, Kangxi period with stunning Butterfly and Flower decoration (Credit Ralph M. Chait Galleries Inc.) New York:   The 15th edition of Asia Week New York which concluded its nine- day run on March 22nd rang up $100,879,195M in combined sales between the twenty-one galleries and five auction houses. At press time, this ...

New York:  The Asia Week New York Association is delighted to announce the participation of  twenty-eight esteemed international galleries and six leading auction houses —Bonhams, Christie’s, Doyle, Heritage Auctions, iGavel, and Sotheby’s–in the 2024 edition of Asia Week New York.  Marking its 15th year in celebrating Asian art and cult...

수집가들이 미술품 구매에 점점 더 신중을 기하고 있으며 미술시장은 침체기에 접어들었다는 분석이 나왔다. 한국미술품감정연구센터(Korea Art Authentication & Appraisal Inc., 이하 KAAAI)가 내놓은 ‘2023년 3분기 미술시장 분석보고서’에 의하면, 10월 5~6일 진행된 소더�...

Collectors are increasingly cautious about purchasing art, and the art market has officially entered a recession, according to an analysis. According to the "Art Market Report, 3Q 2023" released by Korea Art Authentication & Application Inc. (KAAAI), the total sale of Hong Kong auctions conducted by Sotheby's and Phillips from October 5 to 6, 2...

Step into Freddie Mercury’s world at Sotheby's London this September. Music enthusiasts and collectors alike are eagerly anticipating Sotheby’s monumental auction of Mercury’s personal collection. This is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to delve into the public and private realm of a global icon who achieved worldwide fame as the lead vocali...

Global auction sales by three companies, Christie's, Sotheby's, and Phillips, fell more than 10% year-on-year in the first quarter of 2023, a recent report showed. In addition, sales at Korea's two major auction houses (K Auction and Seoul Auction) also shrank by nearly 60 percent during the same period. Some analysts said that the global art marke...

Most cars depreciate over time, sharply losing value as soon as they leave the dealer’s parking lot. However, the price of some models skyrocket over time to incredible heights. These are rare and iconic cars, often from the racing world. Such cars are usually taken from private collections and auctioned off by reputable auction houses, but there...

New York:   Ending their 9-day run on March 24th, the 14th edition of Asia Week New York returned with the energy and exuberance of pre-pandemic years with twenty-six galleries and six auction houses reporting sales that collectively rang up an impressive $132,715,125 in sales. At press time, this figure includes 22 out of 26 galleries reporti...

한국 경매업계에 지각 변동이 일어날 진동이 감지되고 있다. 진원(epicenter)은 글로벌 메이저 경매사 소더비다. 소더비는 한국 선두 경매사 ‘서울옥션’과 인수 협상을 진행하고 있는 가운데 한국 진출을 공식 선언했다. 이 같은 소더비 행보를 놓고, 한국 미술·경매...

There is currently a vibration in the Korean auction industry that will cause major changes. At the epicenter is Sotheby's, a major global auction house. Sotheby's has officially announced its re-entry into Korea amid negotiations with Seoul Auction, Korea's leading auction house. The Korean art and auction industry is paying keen attention to this...

2010년 12월 소더비 뉴욕 경매. 놀라운 소식이 전해졌다. 1천만 달러를 훌쩍 넘는 책이 탄생했다. 북미 대륙에 서식하는 조류 489종 1065마리를 435점 사실화에 담은 ‘북미의 새들’(Birds of America)이 ‘세계에서 가장 비싼 책’이라는 타이틀을 손에 쥐었다. 당시 경매 낙�...

Sotheby's New York auction in December 2010– the surprising news spread. Birds of America, which contains 435 views of 1,065 birds of 489 species living in the United States, had won the title of ‘the world's most expensive book.’ At that time, the auction price was USD 11.5 million. The record was maintained until the first American-printed ...

NEW YORK–When twenty-six international galleries and six auction houses–Bonhams, Christies, Doyle, Heritage, iGavel, and Sotheby’s– open their doors for the 2023 edition of Asia Week New York, from March 16th  through 24th , an abundance of eye-alluring treasures are certain to entice the wide swath of collectors, curators, and connois...