Effects of Financial Crisis Send Auction Prices Down
Prices for young racehorses declined at Europe’s biggest auctions as the effects of the credit freeze spread into luxury markets. nytimes.com |
An Auction of ‘Nature’s Sculpture’: Rare Dinosaur Skulls
The skull of a Triceratops sold for $242,000 and that of a Tyrannosaurid went for $206,000 at Bonhams & Butterfields in Manhattan. nytimes.com |
China Gains in Tangled Bidding at Iraq Oil Auction
Oil and gas companies were demanding far more for their services than the Iraqis were ready to pay. nytimes.com |
Contemporary Art Auction Reels in $190 Million
The art market party goes on. On Wednesday night at Sotheby's, one could sense a mood of steady determination and alacrity never witnessed until this week in the contemporary art auction scene. nytimes.com |
Manet Self-Portrait Sells at Low End of Estimates at Sotheby’s
Art sales were lackluster at Sotheby’s, with the tone set early when a Manet self-portrait went at the low end of estimates. nytimes.com |