Is Art Furniture Growing Up?
Some things seem destined to be disliked, and a recent recruit to their ranks is design-art, the limited-edition furniture that sells for vertiginously high prices. nytimes.com |
Versace Sale a Success, Despite Questioned Item
A Sotheby’s auction of items from Gianni Versace’s Italian villa yielded sales of over $10 million, but a painting was withdrawn because of suspicion that it was stolen, Reuters reported. nytimes.com |
For Housing Crisis, the End Probably Isn’t Near
Two auctions, one in Washington and one in Miami, suggest that real estate prices have not bottomed out. nytimes.com |
Old Masters Set Off Intense Bidding
Sales at Christies and' Sotheby's of Old Masters this week in New York were brisk with buyers worried that supplies are drying up. nytimes.com |
J. M. W. Turner’s Last Rome Painting to Be Sold
J. M. W. Turner’s final painting of Rome, a landscape considered one of the artist’s most breathtaking images, is to be sold at Sotheby’s in London on July 7. nytimes.com |