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Ten Amazing Masterpieces with a Modern Twist

We love these Classical and Renaissance styled masterpieces that have been edited with Hollywood’s favorite faces! Thanks Worth1000.com

Sotheby’s and eBay Announce Digital Partnership

The world’s largest online marketplace and the first international auction house have come together to form a new online platform. EBay and Sotheby’s announced today that they will join forces, creating an innovative online marketplace for costumers to discover, browse and buy art, antiques and collectibles.  Bringing Sotheby’s top-notch auctions in real time, right in … Continue reading

July Edition

Ivey-Selkirk Auctioneers – Since the beginning of this year, 77 complaints had been filed against this firm with the Better Business Bureau.  On April 7, the Missouri Attorney General Charles Koester announced that he has obtained a temporary restraining order prohibiting the 187 year old firm from doing any further business.  In another action, Koester … Continue reading

Coverage on the London Impressionist and Modern Sales

As the month came to a close, Sotheby’s and Christie’s held their series of Impressionist and Modern sales in London. With the day sales and works on paper sales being rather… “Ho-hum, nothing to write home about,” we typically turn to the evening sales to gauge the health of the market, but these results could … Continue reading

Coverage on the May 2014 American Sales

Both Sotheby’s and Christie’s unveiled their top American works at the end of May, leading to strong sell through rates and strong realized prices. At Sotheby’s, half of the top ten lots were by Norman Rockwell (in fact, there were 10 Rockwell’s sold in the sale and together they totaled $20M).  After the Prom, painted in … Continue reading