Platinum Luxury Auctions will auction off a luxury penthouse condominium in Boca Raton, Florida for an estimated $4.2 million. The penthouse is fully furnished and has recently undergone a $4 million renovation. The estate is located directly on the beach in Palm Beach County. It is a 5,100 square foot area with three bedrooms and [...]
For the first time in history, the revered ‘Crouching Nude’ painting created by renowned artist Francis Bacon will be auctioned off for an estimated $15 million. Sotheby’s will host the sale of the 1961 art piece on June 29. The oil painting was first viewed by the world in a 1962 traveling exhibit. At the [...]
The neighborhood that once housed the Rothschild and Onasis families in Paris now features the second most expensive mansion in the world. This property is known as Palais Montmorence and has a retail value of $140 million. The Palais Montmorence is being sold by Daniel Féau for Christie’s Great Estates. It only comes second in [...]
During his short career, Piero Manzoni endeavored to create universal art that expressed the act of simple existence. Created in 1958-59 as part of a collection of Achromes that began in 1957, Achrome was one of Manzoni’s signature ‘colorless’ works that existed in opposition to the monochromes popular at the time. In order to construct [...]
Fancy vivid blue diamonds have always been hard to come by, but this October, Christie’s will feature the largest triangle cut blue diamond ever to hit the auction block. Weighing in at 10.95 carats, the richly hued jewel is paired with a slightly smaller colorless diamond (9.87 carats) in a gold ring setting. In addition, [...]
Jerry Hall, the cover girl of over forty magazines since the launch of her career in the early 70’s, is auctioning off her personal art collection. The collection, which includes several portraits of herself, intimately traces the model’s life, recounting her glamorous career and her retreat to domestic comfort. Highlights from the auction include Andy [...]
With this year being the 75th anniversary of Elvis’ birth, Heritage Auction Galleries is holding the Ultimate Elvis Auction. Among other memorabilia, the auction features Elvis Presley’s beloved white Knabe grand piano. The finely crafted instrument carries the prestige of the Wm. Knabe & Co. name, the same company which provided the piano for Peter [...]
Sotheby’s London will be hosting the summer auction, Evening Sale of Old Master and British Paintings on July 7th. An estimated 57 pieces will be showcased, but Joseph Mallord William Turner’s eye-catching Modern Rome –Campo Vaccino will take center stage, as the most anticipated item for sale. The 1839 landscape painting is considered to be [...]
Celebrating 150 years of beauty, creativity and quality, Macallan is honoring renowned glassmaker and jewelry designer René Lalique by bottling and auctioning off a unique 64-year-old single malt whisky in a specially made decanter. The one-of-a-kind decanter made by Lalique, features the ‘lost wax’ procedure, which has not been used for at least 80 years. The [...]
A once in a lifetime opportunity to own a piece of history has just arrived. On behalf of the Andrew Lloyd Webber Foundation, Christie’s department of Impressionist & Modern Art in London will host an auction featuring 63 of the world’s most famous works of art. Among those, Pablo Picasso’s Blue Period “Portrait of Angel [...]
