| CORRECTED: Art records tumble at Christie's HK auction (Reuters via Yahoo! News) A work by Chinese artist Zeng Fanzhi sold for $9.66 million on Saturday, a new auction record for an Asian contemporary artwork, at auctioneer Christie's first evening sale of such art in Hong Kong. us.rd.yahoo.com |
Wine Auctions Become a Buyer’s Market If you love older, hard-to-find wines and have some spending money, now is a great time to investigate what’s available at auctions. nytimes.com |
Even Humble Collectibles Drive Fierce Bidding At sales in London of ordinary 20th-century posters and commonplace furniture, buyers ignored the recession. nytimes.com |
Degas Pastel Is Highlight of a Tepid Christie’s Sale While some works fetched strong prices at a sale of Impressionist and modern art, there were also expensive failures. One Degas pastel brought $10.7 million. nytimes.com |
Lehman Memories Sold Off Piece by Piece at Auction The oversized corporate sign of Lehman Brothers’ London headquarters sold on Wednesday for $66,355. nytimes.com |