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50 stories across London, Contemporary, New York, and Modern. Latest: Phillips Sells Madani and Simmons Works for Benefit of Bronx Museum, Exceeding Estimates.
On July 16, 2026, Phillips auctioned works by Tala Madani and Gary Simmons to benefit The Bronx Museum of the Arts, with both lots selling above their high estimates.
Bonhams will present a single-owner ceramics sale featuring an extremely rare Meissen chocolate cup and saucer from the Swan service, estimated at £25,000–35,000.
Bonhams presented its Exceptional Jewels, London sale on June 11, featuring an outstanding selection of period and antique jewellery from six notable single-owner collections.
Artcurial will auction the collection 'Le goût Rothschild en héritage, Un pied-à-terre sur le Champ-de-Mars' on September 22, 2026, in Paris. The sale spans furniture, decorative arts, Old Master paintings, books, and autographs assembled over generations of the Rothschild family.
Bonhams presented its Fine Jewellery, London sale on 8 July, with a David Morris cultured pearl and diamond necklace achieving £40,960 against a £25,000-35,000 estimate. A natural pearl necklace with diamond clasp sold for £39,680, more than tripling its £7,000-10,000 estimate.
Christie's Hong Kong 2026 spring luxury week live auctions achieved a combined total of HKD 958 million (USD 124 million), the auction house announced.
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On June 7, 2026, Lempertz announced that its Evening Sale of Modern and Contemporary Art on June 5 generated more than €10 million, led by a record price for a marble sculpture by Wilhelm Lehmbruck.
On June 30, 2026, Christie's announced its 6th Environmental Impact Report, revealing a 39% reduction in carbon emissions against its 2019 baseline year.
On June 29, 2026, Christie's announced that its Paris jewelry sale achieved €10,505,948, doubling its low estimate and closing the luxury week in the French capital. The sale followed a record-breaking handbags auction, with the two sales together generating a combined total of €16,342,615.
On June 17, 2026, Christie's announced that the original working manuscript of Alcoholics Anonymous, known as "The Big Book," will be the final lot of The Jim Irsay Collection: Icons of History sale, taking place live July 1, 2026 at Christie's Rockefeller Center in New York.
Bonhams will offer Jane Birkin's own Hermès Birkin bag in its Designer Handbags and Fashion sale on 20 July at Bonhams Knightsbridge. The bag, estimated at £15,000–20,000, was originally purchased by the current owners at a 2014 charity auction benefiting Anno's Africa.
Artcurial's prestige auction series, held July 6-8, 2026, at the Hôtel Hermitage Monte-Carlo, achieved a total of €16 million across sales of watches, jewelry, handbags, and sculptures. The auction saw 93% of lots sold.
Bonhams Cornette de Saint Cyr's Paris Fine Watches sale on June 17, 2026, achieved €1,557,458, making it one of the most successful watch auctions held by Bonhams in Paris.
On June 26, 2026, Sotheby's announced that its London June auction series achieved a combined total of £420.5 million. The figure represents the final tally across multiple sales held during the month, encompassing works from various categories.
Bonhams Classics Week achieved a total of £9,799,750 across seven live and four online auctions, with the top lot being Georgios Klontzas's triptych 'The Fall and Redemption of Man (the Spada Triptych)' which sold for £1,863,400, setting a world auction record for the artist.
Bonhams will offer the 1977 Porsche 911S driven by detective Saga Norén in the hit Scandi-noir series 'The Bridge' at its Festival of Speed Sale on July 13 at Goodwood, with proceeds donated to the charity WaterAid by the producers Filmlance International and Nimbus Film.
Bonhams' 'American Stories: Celebrating 250 Years of Independence' sale concluded on June 30 in Massachusetts, achieving $2.4 million and surpassing its pre-sale estimate.
Artcurial will hold the "Iconoclasts – 20 Years of the Urban Department" auction on November 18, 2026, marking the 20th anniversary of its urban art department.
On July 7, 2026, Phillips announced its 230th anniversary year results, achieving a 90% global sell-through rate. The auction house reported that 40% of buyers were first-time clients. Landmark private collections from Ambassador John L. Loeb Jr.
Artcurial will auction the entire private collection of Belgian collector Thierry Dehaeck, estimated at €15–25 million. The sale comprises 60 collector cars, over 100 automobilia items, and a 1953 carousel, assembled over four decades with a focus on rarity, authenticity, and documentation.
Bonhams will auction a rare Émile Gallé 'Rose de France' vase, dating from circa 1903, as a highlight of its Modern Decorative Art & Design sale on December 16 at Bonhams Knightsbridge in London.
Bonhams Knightsbridge will present 'A Feast for the Eyes', an online auction running from October 13 to October 23, 2025, centered on the theme of food. The sale features still life artworks, rare cookbooks, vintage kitchenware, and culinary ephemera.
Bonhams has announced a major sale dedicated to Oscar Wilde's life and works, taking place on February 18, 2026, at Bonhams Knightsbridge, London.
Bonhams New York will offer 31 paintings by Reuben Ward Binks (1880-1950), the British artist known for his canine portraits for the British royal family, in its Dogs in Show & Field: The Fine Art Sale on February 15, 2012.
A portrait of Mahatma Gandhi by Clare Leighton, thought to be the only oil portrait for which he sat, leads Bonhams Travel and Exploration sale, running 7-15 July online. The work, never before offered at auction, carries an estimate of £50,000-70,000.
Artcurial will hold its first auction dedicated entirely to ceramics on October 23, 2026, in Paris.
Bonhams will offer the contents of Glyn Cywarch, the Welsh seat of Jasset Ormsby Gore, the 7th Baron Harlech, in a single-owner sale on March 29, 2017, at its New Bond Street saleroom in London.
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Christie's 20th Century Evening Sale in New York achieved $287.4 million, exceeding the pre-sale estimate by 14%. The sale was led by a work from the collection of the late Microsoft co-founder Paul Allen, which sold for $117.2 million.
On July 2, 2026, Phillips announced an exhibition of leading figures of British modernism, featuring rare loans from The Hepworth Wakefield and The Ingram Collection. The exhibition will be open to the public from July 9 to August 7.
On June 29, 2026, Phillips announced that its spring watch auction season achieved a total of over $235 million across all selling locations, doubling the prior year's result and marking a record for the auction house.
On June 26, 2026, Christie's announced that its Handbags Online: The Paris Edit 2026 sale achieved a total of €5,836,666, setting a new world record for an online handbag auction.
On June 29, 2026, Phillips announced its upcoming auction scheduled for July 16, featuring a cross-century selection spanning Impressionism, Early Modernism, Post-War Abstraction, and Contemporary practice.
Christie's has announced a commemorative tribute to the Royal Academy International Exhibition of Chinese Art 1935–36, a landmark event that introduced Chinese art to a Western audience.
Christie's Hong Kong concluded its 2026 spring luxury week live auctions on June 1, 2026, achieving a combined total of HKD 958 million (USD 124 million).
On June 15, 2026, Christie's announced a commemorative exhibition titled 'The Royal Academy of Arts '1935–36 International Exhibition of Chinese Art': A Tribute,' to be held in October 2026 at its Asia Pacific headquarters, The Henderson, in Hong Kong.
On June 26, 2026, Phillips announced strong results for South Asian art and a new world auction record for Andrew Cranston. The announcement cited exceptional demand for works by South Asian artists, as well as a milestone for the contemporary painter.
On June 24, 2026, Lempertz announced results from its jewellery and watches auction held on May 19, 2026, with total proceeds surpassing estimates by €1.2 million.
On June 25, 2026, Phillips announced that its America 250 auction, a dedicated chapter celebrating the country's 250th anniversary, achieved a 100% sell-through rate by lot. The sale was led by Roy Lichtenstein's 'I Love Liberty,' which attracted competitive bidding.
Artcurial will auction a 1959 portrait of Brigitte Bardot by Kees Van Dongen on October 24, 2026, estimated at €800,000–1,200,000.
Bonhams will auction Richard Simmons' personal collection, "Sweat and Soul," in an online sale from July 12-24. The auction features over 100 of his iconic bedazzled tank tops, each estimated at $200-300, along with branded memorabilia, gym equipment, and a portrait by Frank Cummings.
The Bonhams New York Jewels sale achieved a total of US$4.9 million with 86% sold by lot and 97% sold by value. The 259-lot auction included the 'Collection of an International Lady' of 64 pieces that was 99% sold, led by a Fancy Pink 6.22 carat diamond ring that realized US$1.2 million.
On June 22, 2026, Christie's announced that approximately sixty lots from the Graziella Patiño de Ortiz Linares Collection will be offered at auction in Paris on 23 September.
Bonhams will offer thirty original paintings by Bob Ross in collaboration with American Public Television throughout a series of sales beginning this November and through 2026.
Bonhams will hold a special auction of more than 300 pieces of movie memorabilia in New York in conjunction with Turner Classic Movies.
A cast of the death mask of Napoleon Bonaparte sold for £169,250 at Bonhams Book, Map and Manuscript sale in Knightsbridge, London. It exceeded the estimate of £40,000-60,000.
Artcurial's November 25, 2025 auction, conducted under Matthieu Fournier in collaboration with Millon, totaled €21,251,779 including fees, three times the overall estimate. Guido Reni's rediscovered 17th-century painting sold for €12,386,600, setting a world record for the artist at auction.
Christie's will move its Asia-Pacific headquarters to The Henderson, a new landmark in Hong Kong's Central district designed by Zaha Hadid Architects for Henderson Land Development.
Bonhams will offer Cami Kapisinda (At the Mosque Door) by Osman Hamdi Bey in its 19th Century Paintings and British Impressionist Art sale at New Bond Street in London.
On June 17, 2026, Phillips indicated a strategic move to broaden its Modern art offerings. The auction house is responding directly to sustained market demand for works in this sector.
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