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Pollaiolo’s *Battle of the Nudes* up for auction at Christie’s: it is the first signed engraving in the history of Italian art

Pollaiolo’s *Battle of the Nudes* up for auction at Christie’s: it is the first signed engraving in the history of Italian art

On July 7, as part of the “Old Master Prints” auction organized by Christie’s, Antonio del Pollaiolo’s *The Battle of the Nudes* —considered one of the most important and influential prints of the Italian 15th century and created around 1...
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This Week's Auctions: Antiques, Asian Art, and Modern Art

This Week's Auctions: Antiques, Asian Art, and Modern Art

The week of July 2–8 promises to be packed with events, featuring a schedule of auctions dedicated to design, masterpieces of painting, and graphic works. Auctions in Italy The Italian scene kicks off the week on Thursday, July 2, 2026, with severa...
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Sotheby’s London: Joe Lewis and Modigliani Lead the Way in a £393.4 Million Double Auction

Sotheby’s London: Joe Lewis and Modigliani Lead the Way in a £393.4 Million Double Auction

Sotheby’s London achieved total sales of 393.4 million pounds (456 million euros; 520.7 million dollars) in a double evening auction. The figure was recorded on Wednesday, June 24, at the New Bond Street location during two consecutive sessions...
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A very rare amber pendant featuring a portrait of Elizabeth I is up for auction at Sotheby’s London

A very rare amber pendant featuring a portrait of Elizabeth I is up for auction at Sotheby’s London

An extremely rare pendant depicting Queen Elizabeth I will be the highlight of an auction organized by Sotheby’s in London on July 1. Dating from around 1600—the final years of the English monarch’s reign—the jewel is one of the rarest kn...
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This Week's Auctions: Old Master Paintings, Asian Art, and Fine Wines

This Week's Auctions: Old Master Paintings, Asian Art, and Fine Wines

The week of June 18–24, 2026, promises to be particularly busy, with a schedule of auctions featuring fine jewelry, historic design, masterpieces of figurative art, and collectible wines. Auctions in Italy The Italian scene is already heating up at...
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Record-breaking Monet in London: Sotheby's brings Europe's most expensive Monet ever estimated to auction

Record-breaking Monet in London: Sotheby's brings Europe's most expensive Monet ever estimated to auction

Two masterpieces by Claude Monet, created almost 40 years apart, will be among the highlights of theevening auction of modern and contemporary art organized by Sotheby's in London on June 24. The two works symbolically represent the beginning and hig...
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Auctions of the week: manuscripts, design and ancient art

Auctions of the week: manuscripts, design and ancient art

The month of June proves to be a dynamic period for the auction market and for collectors around the world. The week from June 11 to June 17, 2026 highlights a calendar of events in which historic Italian art houses open the dances domestically, imme...
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Sotheby's sells the Lewis Collection, the most valuable private collection ever auctioned in Europe

Sotheby's sells the Lewis Collection, the most valuable private collection ever auctioned in Europe

During the summer of 2026, auction house Sotheby's will unveil the Lewis Collection, a collection of modern artworks in London estimated to total about 200 million pounds, or about 231 million euros. It is the most valuable collection by a single pri...
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Auctions of the week: ancient art, jewelry and numismatics

Auctions of the week: ancient art, jewelry and numismatics

The art and luxury goods market is gearing up for a busy week marked by a busy auction agenda that will feature major national and international players. Here are the main auctions of the week. Auctions in Italy The Italian scene is already active ...
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London, Pre-Raphaelite fairy tales from Albert Zuckerman's collection up for auction at Christie's

London, Pre-Raphaelite fairy tales from Albert Zuckerman's collection up for auction at Christie's

London is gearing up for a major art sale during Christie's Classic Week, which will auction 20 works from Albert Zuckerman's celebrated collection this summer. The collection, amassed, lived in, and loved by the well-known New York literary agent fo...
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A masterpiece by the late Lucian Freud goes up for auction at Sotheby's: estimated £25 million

A masterpiece by the late Lucian Freud goes up for auction at Sotheby's: estimated £25 million

In June, Sotheby's auction house in London will bring to market for the first time one of the most famous and discussed paintings from the late phase of Lucian Freud (Berlin, 1922 - London, 2011): Sleeping by the Lion Carpet. The work, made between 1...
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Auctions of the week: ancient art, antiques and graphics

Auctions of the week: ancient art, antiques and graphics

The art and luxury goods market is gearing up for a busy week marked by a busy auction agenda that will feature major national and international players. Here are the main auctions of the week. Auctions in Italy Opening the dances on the Italian sc...
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Dorotheum, record for a Kashmir sapphire brooch sold for 779,000 euros

Dorotheum, record for a Kashmir sapphire brooch sold for 779,000 euros

The jewelry auction held on May 21, 2026 at Dorotheum recorded a remarkable result for the house, with a Kashmir sapphire brooch selling for 779,000 euros. The jewel, featuring an 18.695-carat deep blue sapphire, was made around 1880 by the Viennese ...
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A private individual wins La Tebaide for 360,000 euros: sold at auction by Pandolfini

A private individual wins La Tebaide for 360,000 euros: sold at auction by Pandolfini

After more than half a century of absence from the market, The Thebaid attributed to Fra Angelico is back in the news, once again gaining attention on the market. The painting, which disappeared from circulation since the 1970s but was always conside...
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Auctions of the week: ancient art, design and antiques

Auctions of the week: ancient art, design and antiques

The art market calendar for the third week of May 2026 is shaping up to be among the most articulate and varied of the entire spring season. Here are the auctions scheduled for the coming days. Auctions in Italy Between May 21 and 27, 2026, the spo...
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World record for Carla Accardi in Contemporary Art auction at Dorothem's

World record for Carla Accardi in Contemporary Art auction at Dorothem's

Great international participation and outstanding results were achieved for the Contemporary Art auction organized by Dorotheum in Vienna on May 20, 2026, an evening that attracted the market's attention mainly thanks to the new world record set by C...
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