The week of Dec. 4-10 promises to be a dense one for the art market, offering a range of opportunities from precious wearables to the great masters of ancient painting.
In Milan, Viscontea Casa d’Aste presents MILANO DECOR - Antiques, Fine Art, Carpets & Design (No. 105), an auction that includes oriental art, antique furniture and furnishings, paintings, sculptures and drawings from the antique and 19th century, modern art, carpets, as well as lots of 20th-century decorative art and design. Also in Milan, Wannenes is playing the exclusive luxury card with an auction dedicated to Montres Rares, an event that promises to attract investors and lovers of fine watchmaking to the Lombard capital. In the same hours, but moving to Turin, Sant’Agostino is also focusing on timepieces with its sale of Watches, confirming the Piedmontese capital as one of the liveliest hubs for this market segment. Also under the Mole, Aste Bolaffi inaugurates its two-day event dedicated to economic history with the important sale of Coins and Banknotes, which will continue on Friday, December 5, offering numismatic rarities of great importance.
The day of Dec. 4 also features Rome, where Bertolami Fine Art beats an eclectic auction dedicated to19th- and 20th-century Art, ranging from the masters of the 19th century to contemporary research. For those who prefer modern art, the appointment is instead in Milan with Finarte, which presents the second session of its Modern and Contemporary Art sale, a catalog that also includes the Tout de Suite selection for quick and dynamic adjudications. The web also plays its part in this busy Thursday: in fact, the timed auctions of Pandolfini, which lowers the virtual gavel on its selections of Modern Art and Distilled Collectibles, and Farsetti, which concludes its online sale of Jewelry, close.
On Friday, Dec. 5, the focus remains high, with Farsetti closing its online round dedicated to Watches, while the week picks up pace again on Tuesday, Dec. 9, with Finarte, which returns to the spotlight in Milan with a double event dedicated to glamour: Fashion Vintage and Luxury Fashion, ideal for those looking for iconic fashion pieces. The Italian show closes Wednesday, Dec. 10, with two sales of great refinement: Pandolfini brings to auction in Florence a selection of Ceramics and Majolica, while in Rome Colasanti offers the best of 20th-century Design and Decorative Arts, intercepting the increasingly widespread taste for designer furniture. Auctions Bolaffi instead offers Mopeds, Scooters and Motorcycles. Finally, it should be noted that Wannenes ’ web-only auction dedicated to Antique Paintings also ends on December 10.
Moving our gaze across the border, the international scene is no less impressive. Here, too, the date to mark in red is Thursday, December 4: In London, Christie’s celebrates tradition with A Celebration of Aux Reignots from the cellars of Bouchard Père & Fils, while Bonhams responds with a fine selection of Antiquities. On the same day, Paris lights up with postwar art thanks to Bonhams Cornette de Saint Cyr presenting Post-War & Contemporain. In Vienna, meanwhile, Dorotheum is offering its classic Advent Auction and a sale devoted to 19th-century paintings. Over the weekend, the eyes of the world shift to New York, where Phillips is holding its highly anticipated The New York Watch Auction: XIII, a veritable summit for watch collectors, between December 6 and 7.
The start of the new week again sees the Big Apple take center stage: on Monday, December 8, Phillips and Bonhams compete for carats with their respective New York Jewels and New York Jewels auctions, while in Paris Tajan devotes the afternoon to Arts d’Asie. On December 8, Maison Piguet concludes its online auction dedicated to the numismatic collection of the House of Savoy, at the same time on the same day it also concludes its Silverware - Russian Art Objects and Icons - Tableware - Glassware - Porcelain - Art Nouveau - Art Deco auction. On Tuesday, December 9, French maison Tajan continues its luxury marathon with two consecutive sales of Haute Joaillerie and Montres de Collection, while in London Bonhams explores new markets withModern and Contemporary Art from South Asia. On December 9, Maison Piguet closes its online auction Art Objects, Curiosities and Collectibles, Pendulums, Lamps, Mirrors, Furniture and Carpets. Also on Dec. 9, Maison also closes its online Arts of the Orient and Far East and Islamic Art auctions and Charity Sale for the Friends of OSR Association. The week closes on Wednesday, December 10, in the sign of Parisian elegance, as Tajan beats a sale of Mode et Maroquinerie. On December 10, Piguet concludes its Natural History and Primitive Arts auctions. On the same day Piguet also closes Books and Manuscripts from the 16th to the 20th century, which attracted collectors interested in historical and modern volumes, and Paintings.
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| Auctions of the week: art, design, jewelry, watches and antique manuscripts |
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