The art and collectibles market is gearing up for a busy week with a packed calendar. The Italian scene opens on March 5 with a particularly dense day. Farsetti Arte continues (until March 12) its time-based auction Argenti, while Maison Bibelot continues its sale (until March 13) dedicated to Collectible Graphics. Bertolami Fine Art presents in Rome the sale of Old Master Paintings from the 14th to the 19th century. At the same time, in Milan, Finarte opens the first round of the auction Abitare la bellezza: le case di Antonio Crivellaro. Gonnelli ’s antiquarian bookstore also concludes its spring cycle on March 5 with sessions devoted to Printed Books from the 16th to the 19th century, while Capitolium Art focuses on 20th-century Design and Decorative Arts, focusing in particular on ceramics (online).
On March 6, Finarte continues with the second part of Abitare la bellezza: the houses of Antonio Crivellaro. On the same day, Maison Bibelot presents the timed, online-only auction Luce di Toscana: Maestri del Novecento. During the same period, Colasanti handles the final stages of the Jewelry and Watches Web Only auction, scheduled to close on March 10. Also on the same day, Bertolami Fine Art returns to Rome with its Smart Auction of Art, Antiques and Design, designed for dynamic collectors. Maison Bibelot offers until March 10 Roberta Balsamo’s refined collection of jewel bags : fantasies of the Orient.
Closing the Italian week is March 11. Pandolfini will be beating the Arcade: Paintings from the 15th to the 18th Century auction in Florence, a classic event for lovers of antique paintings. In Milan, Il Ponte dedicates the day to Argenti. Finally, Cambi concludes its Antiques time sale and Blindarte closes the lots of its Napoli800900 review. Maison Bibelot, on the other hand, ends its online and timed auction Stile fiorentino.
On the international front, on March 5, Christie’s in London presents 20th / 21st Century: London Evening Sale and Modern Visionaries: The Roger and Josette Vanthournout Collection, Amelia Island Auctions, while Dorotheum offers 19th Century Paintings and Watercolours in Vienna.In London, Sotheby’s responds on March 5 with Modern & Modern British Day Auction including Property from the Collection of Erich & Senta Goeritz. Bonhams also takes the field in London on March 5 with 20th and 21st Century Art Evening Sale. On the same day, Phillips is presenting in London the live Modern & Contemporary Art - Evening Sale and the Watches Online Auction: the Geneva Sessions, Spring 2026, active through March 12. From March 5 in Geneva, the auction house Piguet launches its online sale including the orders of knighthood of King Umberto II of Italy.
On March 6, Dorotheum in Vienna offers the Exclusive Gemstones auction and Weapons for hunting, competition and collecting. On March 7, Phillips continues its live session ofModern & Contemporary Art, while Christie’s offers the second part of Spellbound : The Hegewisch Collection Part II. On March 9 Dorotheum presents Furniture in Vienna, Bonhams offers Paintings, furniture and varia in Denmark. On March 10, Tajan instead concludes its timed auction Accessories, Leather goods & Couture Jewellery, Phillips ends its online auction Modern & Contemporary Art: Online Auction, New York, while Bonhams is active in Denmark with Modern Art. On the same day Christie’s is active in London with A Final Chapter: The Last Karuizawa Casks from the Collection of Sukhinder Singh.
The week concludes on March 11 with prestigious appointments in France and Switzerland. Artcurial organizes the Watch Auction in Basel, the Art Suisse sale and the Art International avant 1900 sale. On the same day, the same auction house ends the Mobilier & Object d’Art Online auction. In Paris, Drouot enchants with the auction All the Gold of the Empires - Collection of Monsieur D., a collection of pre-Columbian gold, while auction house Piasa offers Italian Design. Finally, Dorotheum devotes the day to Fashion & Accessories and theCharity Auction of Artworks to benefit the Vienna Animal Welfare Association. Tajan is presenting the Oriental Art & Philhellenism auction in Paris , and Cornette de Saint-Cyr is offering Gerd-Rüdiger Lang’s White Metal Masterpieces Part 1 in the same city.
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