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Banksy's Top 10 Auction Results: Love Is in the Bin Leads at £18.6 Million market-auction
Banksy’s auction record showcases a series of politically significant pieces and performances. Leading the list is 'Love Is in the Bin' (2018), which famously self-shredded at…
Swatch-Audemars Piguet launch chaos: tear gas in Paris, brawls in Milan market-auction
On Saturday, the introduction of the limited edition 'Royal Pop' Swatch watches, created in partnership with luxury brand Audemars Piguet, led to disorder in various cities across…
Cambi Casa d’Aste holds Fine Jewellery auction in Milan with coral, diamonds, and designer pieces market-auction
On May 19, Cambi Casa d’Aste will host its Fine Jewellery auction in Milan, featuring two sessions: the first at 10:00 AM (lots 1-167) and the second at 2:30 PM (lots 168-461).…
Finarte Launches Italy's First Photo Week with Four Curated Auctions market-auction
Finarte presents Italy's inaugural Photo Week from May 18 to 20 in Milan, featuring four thematic auctions: 'Icone Italiane', 'Alla scoperta dello Spazio', 'Fotografia…
Galerie Editors Pick Their Dream Artworks from New York Marquee Week Auctions market-auction
Galerie magazine editors curated a wish list of artworks from the New York Marquee Week auctions at Christie's, Phillips, and Sotheby's. Petra Kobayashi chose Kikuo Saito's 2009…
Cowley Abbott Spring Sale Features Renoir, Van Gogh, and Canadian Masters market-auction
Cowley Abbott's major spring sale, Select Masterworks of Indigenous and International Art, will take place at the Globe and Mail Centre in Toronto on Wednesday, May 27, at 7 p.m.…
INVADER's Most-Watched Mosaic Hits eBay as Late Show Ends market-auction
The anonymous French street artist INVADER's mosaic INVADER NY_173, installed on the set of The Late Show with Stephen Colbert in 2015, is now being auctioned as an official alias…
Sotheby's May Auction Nets $433M as Trophy Lots Propel Market market-auction
Sotheby's May evening auctions in New York achieved $433.1 million in sales, a 132.7% increase from the same period last year, despite fewer lots on offer. The sale was dominated…
Rothko's 'Brown and Blacks in Reds' Fetches $86M at Sotheby's market-auction
At Sotheby's, Mark Rothko's 1957 artwork 'Brown and Blacks in Reds' fetched an impressive $86 million, significantly surpassing its 2003 acquisition cost of $6.7 million. The…
Catawiki Online Auctions Offer Art from Old Masters to Street Art market-auction
Catawiki's weekly online auctions, running until May 25, present a curated selection of artworks spanning centuries. Highlights include a panel attributed to Luis de Morales, an…
Artnet Specialists Discuss Market Trends and Key Lots in Current Auctions market-auction
Right now, Artnet Auctions has three sales going on: Post-War and Contemporary Art, which wraps up on May 20, Contemporary Editions ending May 29, and ongoing Private Sales.…
Claudia Cardinale’s Jewelry Collection to Be Auctioned at Christie’s Paris market-auction
Twenty pieces from the personal jewelry collection of late actress Claudia Cardinale will be sold at Christie’s Paris in the “Joaillerie Paris” online sale starting June 16. The…
Nikon Stock Surges 28% on Sale Rumors with EssilorLuxottica market-auction
Nikon's stock price skyrocketed 28% in a week, reaching a five-year high on May 14, 2026, following rumors that its largest shareholder, EssilorLuxottica, is considering acquiring…
Bertolami Fine Art Spring Jewellery Sales Feature Artist-Designed Pieces market-auction
Bertolami Fine Art will hold its Spring Jewellery Sales in Milan on May 18-20, 2026, featuring a dedicated section on artist-designed jewelry. A highlight is lot 4: "Romboide," a…
Rothko Painting Sells for $85.8M at Sotheby's market-auction
Mark Rothko's 'Brown and Blacks in Reds' (1957) sold for $85.8 million including fees at Sotheby's on May 14, 2026, approaching the artist's 2012 auction record. The sale…
Les Nabis Market Structure Emerges market-auction
The market for Les Nabis, a group of Post-Impressionist avant-garde artists active in France in the late 19th and early 20th centuries, is becoming more structured. An article in…
French Eviction Guarantee Applies to Stolen Cultural Property market-auction
A buyer of a cultural good stolen from the French state can invoke the eviction guarantee against the seller. This legal principle protects purchasers who unknowingly acquire…
Joseph Allen Shea prioritizes institutional recognition over market success market-auction
Joseph Allen Shea, co-founder of Galerie Allen in Paris alongside Mel O'Callaghan, stated that he did not open the gallery to make money. Instead, he prioritizes institutional…
Sotheby's $407.5m auction led by Mnuchin's Rothko sets market tone market-auction
Sotheby's evening sale in New York on May 14, 2026, comprising the Robert Mnuchin collection and a contemporary portion, totaled $407.5 million ($433.1m with fees), within…
Wannenes Auction Features 233 Lots of Pocket Watches and Clocks market-auction
Wannenes will hold its "Pocket Watches and Pendulum Clocks" auction on May 19, featuring 233 lots spanning the 18th to 20th centuries. Highlights include Lot 191, a rare…
Art deco and modernist flats across UK hit the market market-auction
Several art deco and modernist flats in England and Scotland are currently for sale, showcasing distinctive architectural styles from the 1920s to mid-century. In Glasgow, the…
S.I. Newhouse Collection Could Top $1 Billion at Christie's Marquee Week Auction market-auction
Christie's is presenting works from the collection of late publishing titan S.I. Newhouse, who transformed Condé Nast, during its Marquee Week auction. The sale total is…
Rothko's $85.7M Leads Sotheby's Mnuchin Sale market-auction
Sotheby's launched New York's May auction season with a highly successful sale featuring pieces from Robert Mnuchin's collection. The highlight was Mark Rothko's 'Brown and Blacks…
LVMH Sells Marc Jacobs to WHP Global in $1B Deal market-auction
On Thursday, it was announced that WHP Global has purchased the Marc Jacobs brand from LVMH for approximately $1 billion. As part of this arrangement, G-III Apparel Group will…
Christie's Enlists Nicole Kidman to Sell S.I. Newhouse's $100 Million Brancusi market-auction
Christie's has released a promotional film featuring actress Nicole Kidman to promote the auction of Constantin Brancusi's bronze sculpture Danaïde (1913) from the collection of…
Frieze New York Opens with Strong Sales, Hirshhorn Adds 312 Works, Getty Boosts Black Visual Arts Archive market-auction
The 15th edition of Frieze New York at The Shed commenced with impressive sales, featuring several transactions exceeding seven figures. White Cube successfully sold two…
Marian Goodman and Robert Mnuchin Collections Head to Auction market-auction
This May, Sotheby's and Christie's will auction the private collections of legendary dealers Marian Goodman and Robert Mnuchin, who both died recently. Mnuchin's collection at…
Cambi Casa d’Aste’s Fine Art Selection Returns with 130 Lots of Old Masters market-auction
On May 20 in Milan, Cambi Casa d’Aste will hold the second edition of Fine Art Selection, an auction dedicated to Old Master works spanning the Middle Ages to Neoclassicism. The…
Auction Market Shows Mixed Signals in 2025 market-auction
The auction market is showing signs of recovery in 2025, but fragility remains. London auctions in March saw mid-double-digit percentage growth for Christie’s, Sotheby’s, and…
Wannenes Milan Auction Features Rare Sèvres Porcelain Fireplace Garniture market-auction
Wannenes will hold an auction titled 'Maioliche e Porcellane europee' on May 20 in Milan, with lot viewing from May 17 to 19. The highlight is a rare Sèvres polychrome porcelain…
Sherman Family Foundation Fund Fuels Museum Acquisitions at Frieze New York market-auction
During the Frieze New York art fair, the Sherman Family Foundation launched a new fund aimed at benefiting emerging artists and galleries. This initiative, backed by Baltimore…
Michael Kors Lists Fire Island Beach House for $6.3 Million market-auction
Michael Kors, the renowned fashion designer, has put his oceanfront estate on Fire Island's Water Island enclave up for sale at $6.3 million. He and his husband, Lance Le Pere,…
Rago/Wright Spring Sales Feature Sam Gilliam, Amoako Boafo, and Modern Masters market-auction
Rago/Wright has two major spring auctions set for May 14, 2026. The first event is called 'Pure Edge: American Geometric Abstraction,' featuring 19 artworks from the Museo de Arte…
Tefaf New York 2026: Tiffany window, Egyptian goddess bust, Cecily Brown, and John Kacere on offer market-auction
The 2026 Tefaf New York will showcase a Tiffany Studios leaded window valued at $1.25 million, created around 1915 by Agnes Northrop, the sole independent female designer at…
First Hyperliquid ETF THYP Debuts on Nasdaq with $1.8M Day One Volume market-auction
On May 12, the first-ever Hyperliquid ETF, named the 21Shares Hyperliquid ETF (Nasdaq: THYP), began trading, allowing U.S. investors to access HYPE directly along with staking…
Gibert aims to double second-hand book sales by 2029 market-auction
French bookstore chain Gibert plans to double its second-hand book sales by 2029, betting on a market that outperforms new book sales. The used book market is highly competitive…
Three Auction Houses Aim for $2.6 Billion in Spring Sales market-auction
Christie’s, Sotheby’s and Phillips are targeting over $2.6 billion in art sales during a two-week spring auction season starting May 13, 2026. This figure is well below the $3.2…
Online art auctions adopt gaming mechanics and secret bidding formats market-auction
Digital infrastructure has transformed art auctions into real-time competitive interfaces, with instant bids, countdowns, and global streaming. In 2025, online sales accounted for…
Mnuchin Collection sale at Sotheby's expected to fetch €110 million market-auction
On May 14, Sotheby's will auction 11 works from the Mnuchin Collection, valued at €110 million. The collection was assembled by Robert Mnuchin (1933-2025), a former Goldman Sachs…
AI-powered biotech METiS TechBio debuts on Hong Kong stock exchange market-auction
METiS TechBio, a Hong Kong-listed biotech firm using AI to produce nano-rockets for drug delivery, made its stock market debut. The drug design start-up's CEO compared the company…

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