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Uppsala auktionskammare. Uppsala Auktionskammare was founded in 1731 and is the third oldest auction house in the world after Stockholms Auktionsverk and before Sotheby's.It is also the third largest auction house in Sweden and organizes international quality auctions with Dutch & Flemish Old Masters, Russian, and Chinese art.
The Dorotheum (German pronunciation: [ˌdoːʀoˈteːʊm] ⓘ) is one of the world's oldest auction houses and is the largest auction house of art items in Continental Europe. [1] Established by Emperor Joseph I in 1707, it has its headquarters in Vienna on the Dorotheergasse and branches in other European countries. [ 2 ]
In 2002, Antiquorum set the all-time world record for a wristwatch at auction, selling a unique 1939 platinum Patek Philippe World Time Ref. 1415 for US$4,026,524 (SFr. 6,603,500) - more than double the previous world record. [4] On October 16, 2008, Antiquorum sold a gold Longines wristwatch once owned by Albert Einstein for US$596,000 in New ...
As more paintings by old masters and applied arts were auctioned, a branch was opened in Cologne in 1902, which was initially located at Domhof 6 in the house of the Archbishop's Diocesan Museum. In 1908 Lempertz was the first European auction house to start auctioning East Asian art. [3] In 1918 the Math.
Beijing Hanhai (Chinese: 北京翰海; pinyin: Běijīng Hànhǎi), officially the Beijing Hanhai Auction Co., Ltd, is an auction house located in Beijing.Established in 1994, after the Chinese government began allowing the auction of relics, it grew under the management of Qin Gong to become one of the country's largest auction houses by 2003.
[1] [2] [3] It is particularly known for its sale of Chinese calligraphy and ink paintings. [4] [5] First founded in May 1993 by Chen Dongsheng, [6] China Guardian is China's oldest art-auction firm. [5] [7] China Guardian was a leader of the Chinese art auction market until the emergence of Beijing Poly International Auction Co Ltd in the mid ...
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MacDougall's is a privately owned international auction house based in London, England. Founded in 2004, it is one of Britain's youngest, but fastest growing auction houses. [ 1 ] With around 20 million pounds per year in auction sales, MacDougall's is now the 5th or 6th largest auction house in Britain, and consistently one of the three ...