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50 stories across Contemporary, New York, London, and Paris. Latest: Bonhams New York Jewels Sale Totals $4.9M with 86% Sold by Lot.
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 8, 2026, Christie's reported that The Exceptional Private Cellar of a Silicon Valley Pioneer achieved $3,230,175 at its 5 June auction at Rockefeller Center in New York, with 100% sold by lot and 132% sold by low estimate.
April 6, 2026, Lempertz, in partnership with Artcurial, will auction Jean-Jacques Rotthier’s African and Oceanic art collection in Paris on September 8, 2026, during Parcours des Mondes.
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.
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.
Bonhams will hold a special auction of more than 300 pieces of movie memorabilia in New York in conjunction with Turner Classic Movies.
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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.
On June 16, 2026, Lempertz reported that its Asian Art auction on June 13 in Cologne realized 2.65 million euros and more than doubled expectations, resulting in a white-glove sale for the first part of the Astamangala Gallery collection.
Bonhams will offer the personal collection of Terence Stamp (1938-2025) for the first time at its Knightsbridge location.
Artcurial held three auctions of Important Watches and Le Temps est Féminin on January 13, 2026 and January 14, 2026 at the Hôtel Hermitage Monte-Carlo. The sales, conducted under auctioneer Stéphane Aubert, achieved a total of €6.5M including fees.
Artcurial held its final auction of the season on December 16 and 17, 2025, dedicated to decorative arts from the 17th to the 19th century. The two sessions offered over 400 lots from several European private collections and achieved €2.9 million with more than 80 percent of lots sold.
On June 14, 2026, Phillips reported that its New York Watch Auction XIV achieved $75.8 million. The result marked five and a half consecutive years of 100%-sold white glove live watch auctions for Phillips New York.
Bonhams presents its London Watches live sale of 143 lots. The auction offers a curated selection of collectable vintage to modern wristwatches by Breguet, Patek Philippe, IWC, Jaeger-LeCoultre, Vacheron Constantin, Piaget, Cartier and Tiffany & Co.
Artcurial held its seventh auction in Marrakech on December 30, 2025, generating €2.2 million in sales before a crowd of 100 in-person attendees, 80 telephone bidders, and 120 registered live online bidders.
On June 12, 2026, Phillips reported results from its auction. Harry Bertoia led the sale.
Lempertz will hold an auction of Central African art on July 1 in Brussels. The top lot is a 19th-century royal Ngongo figure from northern Kasai-Occidental in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, estimated at 120,000 to 150,000 euros.
Bonhams concluded The Classics series in London with six live sales that generated a combined £5,534,325. The auctions spanned Fine Clocks, European Ceramics, Old Master Paintings, Fine Decorative Arts and Antiquities, following an earlier edition in Paris.
On May 31, 2026, Lempertz reported results from its May 20 auction of Silver · Decorative Arts · Important Mortars from the Jena Collection in Cologne.
On May 28, 2026, Lempertz reported results from its Old Masters auction held in Cologne on May 21.
On June 10, 2026, Phillips reported that its jewels sale achieved a 100% sell-through rate by lot. Signed pieces doubled pre-sale estimates.
On June 10, 2026, Phillips announced that David Hockney leads the sale on 26 June in London. The auction house has positioned the artist at the forefront of the upcoming offering.
On May 27, 2026, Lempertz announced the consignment of 70 photographic works from the Margulies Collection of Miami collector Martin Z. Margulies for its spring auction.
Bonhams will hold two parallel spirits auctions in Edinburgh. The online cask auction A Campbeltown Legend: 1995 Springbank - Rare Sherry Cask runs from 22 September to 14 October with bidding starting at £160,000 and estimates of £200,000 to £300,000.
Bonhams will present a dedicated Dog Sale in Edinburgh featuring paintings by Eugène Verboeckhoven, Robert Alexander RSA RSW, John Emms, Arthur Wardle RI, Maud Earl, John Sargent Noble RBA and Morgan Dennis.
Bonhams|Cars will offer a 1960 Ferrari 250 GT Coupé with bespoke Drogo coachwork at The Monaco Sale 'Les Grandes Marques à Monaco'. The car, chassis '1717 GT', carries an estimate of €2,500,000 – 3,000,000 and will headline the auction at Villa La Vigie in Monte Carlo.
Artcurial will offer the Louis Grandchamp des Raux collection at auction on October 24, 2026 at 4pm at Artcurial Beurret Bailly Widmer in Geneva. The sale brings together nearly seventy-five works by forty-four artists spanning Impressionism to Symbolism, the Nabis and the Pont-Aven School.
On June 8, 2026, Phillips reported that its evening sale and online auction delivered strong results. The auctions established new records for Andy Warhol, Salvador Dalí, Tracey Emin and Damien Hirst, among others.
Bonhams will offer highlights from the estate of singer, songwriter and actress Marianne Faithfull in The Evening of the Day: The Estate of Marianne Faithfull, part of its Sound & Cinema auction.
Sotheby's Contemporary Day Auction will feature a group of works donated through the Artists for Kettle’s Yard campaign. The donations support the Jim and Helen Ede Fund Endowment Campaign for Kettle’s Yard ahead of its 70th anniversary in 2027.
The original dye transfer print artwork for the inside cover of David Bowie's Aladdin Sane album leads Bonhams' The Mona Lisa of Pop: The Duffy Archive sale at Bonhams New Bond Street in London. The top lot carries an estimate of £250,000-300,000.
Bonhams Knightsbridge is to host The Art of Luxury: Hermès, its first sale dedicated to the craftsmanship of Hermès. The auction features luxurious items from the Maison including bags, homeware, jewellery, and timepieces.
A violin crafted for and belonging to Albert Einstein sold for $516,500 at Bonhams New York's Extraordinary Books and Manuscripts auction.
On May 31, 2026, Phillips reported the sale of an exceptionally rare Patek Philippe Ref. 2499 First Series in pink gold. The watch surpassed HK$80 million / US$10.2 million.
Bonhams achieved a new world auction record for a bottle of Japanese whisky at its Legendary Japanese Whisky sale in Hong Kong. A unique Yamazaki 50 Year Old created exclusively for Club Natsume sold for HK$8,250,000, nearly doubling its high estimate of HK$4,200,000.
On June 4, 2026, Kelly Akashi's bronze sculpture Undergrowth (Headlands), 2026, is featured in the Headlands Art Center Benefit Auction 2026. The 24 × 14 × 14.5 inch work was created by the 2019 Headlands Artist in Residence.
On June 4, 2026, Phillips announced a sale on June 24 featuring AMERICA 250, a selection of works commemorating the United States’ 250th anniversary.
Bonhams Cornette de Saint Cyr hosted The Art of Luxury sale in Paris on 26 May 2026. The 200-lot live auction offered Hermès furniture from a private collection along with handbags from Hermès, Chanel and Louis Vuitton.
Artcurial achieved the highest auction results of 2025 for Mohamed Melehi, Hassan El Glaoui, Jacques Majorelle, Alexandre Roubtzoff, José Cruz Herrera, Chaïbia, Aboudia, Otto Pilny, Céline Lepage and Pascale Marthine Tayou.
Bonhams|Cars has signed a multi-year agreement with WeatherTech Raceway Laguna Seca to host its Monterey Car Week sale, extending an existing 15-year partnership.
On June 3, 2026, Phillips reported that the most important Danish art collection in private hands achieved a white-glove result across its New York live auctions. Sixteen works from the collection were acquired by globally renowned institutions. New artist records were set for P. S.
Bonhams 20th and 21st Century Art Evening sale at New Bond Street in London includes a 15-foot bronze sculpture by Sarah Lucas titled Gold Cup Maradona.
Bonhams presents Diane Keaton: The Architecture of an Icon in partnership with The Fine Art Group. The collection of fine art, interiors, fashion, personal objects and memorabilia will be offered in four sales across New York and Los Angeles this June.
On May 27, 2026, Dorotheum announced a live auction of Imperial Court Memorabilia & Historical Objects with live bidding. The sale takes place at Palais Dorotheum, Dorotheergasse 17, 1010 Vienna. Dr.
Artcurial, in partnership with Lempertz, will present the African and Oceanic art collection assembled by Belgian collector Jean-Jacques Rotthier from the 1970s in Paris on 8 September during Parcours des Mondes.
Artcurial holds an auction of nearly 160 chairs from Werner Löffler's personal collection on March 4, 2026. The sale spans more than forty years of acquisitions and features historical pieces, prototypes, experimental models and iconic designs from ancient civilizations through the modern era.
Artcurial will hold an antiquities auction on May 12, 2026, presenting the second part of the Christian Levett collection of ancient arms and armor from the former Mougins Museum of Classical Art.
Artcurial will conduct five auctions at the Hôtel Hermitage Monte-Carlo from July 4 to 8, 2026. The sales open July 6 with Le Temps est Féminin, featuring ladies’ watches including a diamond-set Rolex Cellini Octagon Ref. 4650 and a Piaget Ref.
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