MUNICH, Germany – Hermann Historica’s Autumn Auction on Nov. 3 will offer a selection of rare and outstanding lots of antique arms and armor from all over the world. Bid absentee or live online through LiveAuctioneers.
Popular destination: Swann travel poster auction
NEW YORK – Swann Galleries’ Rare & Important Travel Poster auction on Oct. 15 totaled $634,341 while setting records for seven artists. Absentee and Internet live bidding was available through LiveAuctioneers.
Rare petroliana fired on all cylinders at Morphy’s $3M auction, Oct. 14-15
DENVER, Pa. – Superior-quality gas and oil advertising signs, early gas pumps and globes; and other antique motoring memorabilia performed like Indy 500 champs on October 14-15 at Morphy Auctions’ gallery. The 1,162-lot Automobilia & Petroliana sale – a visual testament to America’s century-long obsession with motorcars – tallied $3 million, with many estimate-defying twists and turns along the way. Absentee and Internet live bidding was facilitated by LiveAuctioneers.
Heuer ‘Skipper’ sails to record £57,420 at Fellows
BIRMINGHAM, UK – A ‘one-of-twenty’ Heuer Skipper watch has sold for £57,420 ($74,831) at Fellows Auctioneers, breaking the house record for the most expensive Heuer to have sold at the company. Absentee and Internet live bidding was available through LiveAuctioneers.
The great divide: male vs. female Chinese artists
NEW YORK — While the most sought-after male artists from China routinely command strong auction prices and enjoy an enviable art market following, their female contemporaries struggle to gain equal footing, even after a century of struggle and protests to promote women’s equality in Asia.