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Euro Auctions was founded in 1998 in Dromore, County Tyrone, by Derek Keys and his brothers. [1] In August 2021, its sale to Canada's Ritchie Bros. Auctioneers for £775 million was announced. [1] The sale was called off in April 2022 due to no realistic prospect of approval by the UK competition watchdog, the Competition and Market Authority ...
This sale tripled the previous record, and introduced a new era in top art sales. Before this, the highest absolute price paid for a painting was £8.1 million (£23.7 million in 2024 currency) paid by the J. Paul Getty Museum for Andrea Mantegna 's Adoration of the Magi at Christie's in London on 18 April 1985. [ 5 ]
Adjusted price (in millions US) Original price (in millions US) Sculpture Image Artist Year Date of sale Seller Buyer Auction house Refs $187.4 $141.3 L'Homme au doigt: Alberto Giacometti: 1947 11 May 2015: Sheldon Solow: Private collection: Christie's, New York [12] $150.4 $104.3 L'Homme qui marche I: Alberto Giacometti: 1961 3 February 2010 ...
This is a list of the most expensive cars sold in public auto auctions through the traditional bidding process.. On May 5, 2022, in a secret auction at the brand's museum in Germany, Mercedes-Benz sold one of just two 1955 300 SLR Uhlenhaut coupes from its extensive collection of historical automobiles—which dates back to the earliest days of the car in the late 19th century.
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In June 1693, John Evelyn mentions a "great auction of pictures (Lord Melfort's) in the Banqueting House, Whitehall", [1] [2] and the practice is frequently referred to by other contemporary and later writers. [1] Normally, an auction catalog, that lists the art works to be sold, is written and made available well before the auction date.
Hermia and Lysander. A Midsummer Night's Dream (1870) Hermia and Lysander is a watercolor painting created in 1870 by British illustrator and miniature portrait painter John Simmons. Based on a scene from Act II, scene II of William Shakespeare's comedy play A Midsummer Night's Dream, it measures 89 by 74 centimetres (35 by 29 in). [1]
Artnet's primary service is online auctions. The Artnet Fine Art and Design Price Database and the Artnet Decorative Art Price Database contain over 10 million auction sale results dating back to 1985 from over 1700 international auction houses. [12] [4] Market value and long-term price developments of artworks can be researched online. [16]