MONTBAZON, Loire Valley, France – Rouillac, the French auction house, will deliver a Biometric Art Passport, created by Swiss technology company Artmyn, to the buyer of La Ville de Dieppe,1882, a painting by Claude Monet, to be sold at live auction on June 6 at the Château d’Artigny, near the city of Tours, France, and […]
New York – Lion Heart Autographs, Inc., for more than forty years, one of the world’s premier dealers in rare autographs and manuscripts announced that a rare letter from Alexander Hamilton to James Madison (1790) sold for well over the original estimate at $113,850. The original estimate at auction was $8,000-$10,000. The Lion Heart Auction No. 13 […]
Client databases are an auction house’s major asset, and by using platforms such as Invaluable an auction house is in effect building that company’s database at the expense of its own, Turner says. — From Financial Review
Enter the online auction, a veritable treasure trove of unique objects d’art, furniture, and decor that, if approached with some tact, can yield big design buys at less-than-retail prices. — From Architectural Digest
With the recent launch of an online-only sales format, Freeman’s is increasing its accessibility to new collectors while ensuring that the buying experience for long-term Freeman’s clients remains as seamless as possible. — From Antiques and the Arts
Classic auction houses are shifting to ‘behind closed doors’ sales as they do battle with the coronavirus outbreak. Now a number of companies are offering viewings by appointment only, and bidding either online or via the telephone. — From Honest John