Phillips Sale Totals Less Than Half the Low Estimate
Results at Phillips de Pury & Company on Thursday proved dreary, with about 40 percent of the art unsold and those works that did sell going for a fraction of their estimates. nytimes.com |
Picasso Musketeer Tops Sale by Sotheby’s
In a crisp, 50-minute sale Wednesday, Sotheby’s managed to sell more than $55 million worth of Impressionist and modern art. nytimes.com |
Thoroughbred Sales Drop, an Ominous Sign for an Erratic Industry
Overall revenue at a recent thoroughbred sale was down 26 percent from a year earlier, continuing a decade-long trend of declining profitability for breeders. nytimes.com |
Masterson Blanks the Red Sox
The black Mizuno bat that Pete Rose used for his final hit — record No. 4,256 — is being auctioned by a New York firm that expects it to become one of the most expensive bats ever sold. nytimes.com |
Treasury Auctions Set for This Week
The following tax-exempt fixed-income issues are scheduled for pricing this week. nytimes.com |