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The Islander Collection of South America Anonymous Robert A. Siegel, New York [21] $2,426,000 $1,150,000 Mauritius 2d blue (III) British Mauritius: 1847 12 known 1993: Anonymous Mauritian private consortium David Feldman SA, Geneva [22] $2,300,000 $1,680,000 "Champion" letter with two 5-centime Strubels in blue misprint and brown 5-centime Strubel
The modern buyer's premium was introduced at 10% by Christie's and Sotheby's in London in September 1975. [5] Percentages have varied widely, but have risen sharply with time. Early on, Christie's charged 14% in the Netherlands and Belgium, while Sotheby's charged 16% in Switzerland (10% to foreigners), 11% in Monaco and 16% in the Netherlands.
Sotheby's (/ ˈ s ʌ ð ə b i z / SUDH-ə-beez) is a British-founded multinational corporation with headquarters in New York City. It is one of the world's largest brokers of fine and decorative art, jewellery, and collectibles. It has 80 locations in 40 countries, and maintains a significant presence in the UK. [2]
RM Sotheby's is a collector car auction company headquartered in Blenheim, Ontario, Canada, with offices across the United States, Europe, and the Middle East.The company specializes in the sale of classic, vintage, sports, and exotic cars, and is responsible for the sale of seven of the top ten most expensive cars ever sold at auction.
Oil painting by James Henry Beard of Senator Henry Clay Valued at $300,000 to $500,000 Dallas, Texas (2008) How it was acquired: The great-great-great-grandfather of the guest purchased the ...
Designers share the best destinations in the U.S. for antique shopping, like little-known towns in Tennessee. Learn where designers find the best antiques here.
Art valuation, an art-specific subset of financial valuation, is the process of estimating the market value of works of art. As such, it is more of a financial rather than an aesthetic concern, however, subjective views of cultural value play a part as well.
Alongside ValueMyStuff, Van der Vorst also founded St George Valuations in 2011 and is the premium brand of his online antiques business ValueMyStuff. St George Valuations conducts in-person valuation assignments, appraising and cataloguing the contents of country estates, museum collections and/or individual items, from silver spoons to ...