After four years of uneven sales, the auction houses engineered a successful season by redefining the expectations of buyers and sellers.
Category: Phillips Auctioneers LLC
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How Art Auctions Choreographed a $2.5 Billion Comeback
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Oysters, Champagne and Billionaires Buying Art
The New York Times – Business:When the European Fine Art Foundation alights in Manhattan, it’s something like a billionaire version of the classic television game show “Supermarket Sweep.”
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Francis Ford Coppola’s F.P. Journe Sells for $11 Million at Auction
Frenzied bidding pushed the polarizing F.P. Journe timepiece into near-record territory despite one dealer calling the design “goofy.”
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Francis Ford Coppola’s F.P. Journe Sells for $11 Million at Auction
Frenzied bidding pushed the polarizing F.P. Journe timepiece into near-record territory despite one dealer calling the design “goofy.”
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These Six Artworks Could Predict the Auction Market
The art market had a summer of closures and consolidations. But major collections, blue-chip art and guarantees have pushed expectations high for the marquee sales.
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25 Watch Brands Donate Special Pieces to a Charity Auction
Biver and Chopard are among the houses participating in TimeForArt, a Dec. 7 benefit for the Swiss Institute, an art institution in New York.
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Auctions in New York Reflect a Dip in the Market
While some risk was offloaded to third-party guarantors at the November series, and sales hit estimates, Sotheby’s saw a loss on a Rothko and seemingly the Fisher Landau collection.
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Will the Art Market Need to Discount Its Masterpieces?
Amid fears that a new war could threaten the world economy, New York’s coming auctions will test a growing consensus that the $60 billion art market is headed toward a down cycle.
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Phillips Adds Geneva to its Jewelry Auction Calendar
The house’s chief executive described the decision to include the city, a key hub for high-profile jewelry sales, as a “statement of strategic intent.”