Sotheby’s Reduces Most Fees/ Buy & Sell
In the name of simplicity, buyers will shoulder a 20% premium when hammer is up to and including $6 million. Any portion exceeding $6 million, buyer will be charged an […]
Sotheby’s & Victoria Beckham Introduce Old Master Portraits
Victoria Beckham: Modern Muse Among the Masters Pairing Victoria Beckham (former Spice Girl, wife of David Beckham and current fashion designer) with soon-to-be auctioned Old Master portraits is brilliant marketing […]
The Art Market is Beginning to Turn Around
Edward Hopper’s etching The Lonely House (1923) sold for over $317,000 at Swann’s November 2017 print sale. Other indicators signaling a thumbs up direction include more positive reports from dealers attending […]
Highest $ Auctioned Art in 2014
Chariot (1950) by Alberto Giacometti Painted bronze on wood from an edition of 6 Measuring 57″ height X 26″ X 26″ one of only two painted examples Sold for $90 […]
Nadelman Horse Outperforms Estimates
Elie Nadelman’s bronze horse was described “a visual demonstration of universal beauty” in a blog I wrote in December 2008. Today another version of this distilled beauty sold through Sotheby’s […]
Dominant Auction Houses, Increase Fees
Since mid 2008 both Christie’s and Sotheby’s raised their buyer premium fees to 25% on the first $50,000. 20% is then levied on the amount beyond $50,000 up to $1 […]