A Recycled Pavilion, to Shelter Furniture, Friends or Ferraris
On Saturday, the gabled pavilion designed by the Japanese architect Shigeru Ban for Artek, a Finnish furniture manufacturer, will be auctioned at Sotheby’s for an estimated $800,000 to $1.2 million. nytimes.com |
Christie’s Is Sued After Francis Bacon Painting Fails to Sell
The painting’s owners say that the auction house offered and then reneged on a $40 million guarantee to sell a 1964 Francis Bacon painting in November. nytimes.com |
Paintings Attributed to Hitler Are Sold
Thirteen paintings said to have been made by Hitler were sold on Thursday for a total of about $143,000 at an auction in Shropshire in Britain, Reuters reported. nytimes.com |
Notable Sales at the Auctions
A look at the sales of five cars of special note that were profiled in a preview of the Arizona vintage car auctions. nytimes.com |
After 17 Years, a Glimpse of a Lunar Purchase
New NASA photographs of the moon show a 1970s-era Soviet rover that an American space enthusiast bought at auction for $68,500. nytimes.com |