For enthusiasts and investors, the week of April 2-8 offers varied opportunities, from precious artist’s volumes to fine militaria and timeless design and fashion pieces.
In our country, the scene is dominated by a series of thematic sales that reflect the rich tradition of local collecting. It starts immediately on April 2, 2026, with Bertolami Fine Art Auction House, which in Rome offers an appointment dedicated to experts in the field with the live sale 377 - MILITARY AND HORSERACY ORDERS, an opportunity to explore history through uniforms and honors.
Cambi Auction House opens its timed sale dedicated to Majolica and Porcelain on April 2 in Genoa, which will remain active for several days allowing collectors of ceramics to compete online, while Capitolium Art Auction House ends its online auction 581 | Ancient Books and Manuscripts. On the same day Viscontea presents in Milan, only through Drouot, the SPRING TIMED AUCTION - Antiques, Carpets, Design And More. On April 7, the focus shifts to Finarte, which presents the online auction Easy Collecting: Paintings, designed for those who want to approach painting collecting with affordable but quality lots. On April 8, also Finarte presents The Fantastic 150 / The first 150 original issues of the Fantastic 4 auction in Milan while Pananti Casa d’Aste ends the timed auction Una collezione Lucchese.
Shifting our gaze beyond the Italian borders, the global market responds with major events. It begins on April 2 in New York with Phillips ’ online auction SEBASTIÃO SALGADO: A LIFE’S VOYAGE. On the same day, in Paris, Artcurial ’s online auction dedicated to the world of luxury, Hermès & Luxury Items Online, begins ( ends April 7). On April 2, Sotheby ’s is also active London with its auction Books, Manuscripts & Objects from Three Important Collections. On April 2Christie’ s concludes its Arts of Asia Online auction in New York, while the London auction Collections: Including Ardbraccan House, Ireland and a Sicilian Palazzo and the auction in Hong Kong Watches Online: Hong Kong Edit continue. In contrast, on April 2 in Paris Hôtel Drouot is offering Gousset Collection Of Watches, Jewelry And Silverware. Russian Art, Icons And Miscellaneous, Antique And Modern Books And Manuscripts, Manuscripts, Autographs, Posters, Antique Postcards And Antique Collectible Cards, while at Joué-lès-Tours the same auction house is offering 20th Century Art. On the same day, Bonhams is active in Denmark with the auction Wine, while the online Modern and Contemporary Japanese and Korean Ceramics auction ends in New York. On April 3, Tajan is offering Vins & Spritueux, which remains open for bidding until April 10. On the same day Christie’s is active with Photographs. Also under the auspices of Bonhams, but in Paris, the Cornette de Saint Cyr location launches the original Choose your Shoes: The Art of dressing your feet sale on April 3 , dedicated to designer footwear. On April 4, Hôtel Drouot presents the Classical Arts auction in Royan while on April 6, the same auction house is active in Uccle (Belgium) with Art Of Glass And Crystal.
On April 7 , Viennese auction house Dorotheum enlivens the market with its session in Vienna: Modern and Contemporary Prints, while Piasa is present in Paris with Design + Art. On the same day in Denmark, Bonhams auction house offers Contemporary art and Modern art and design. Also on April 7, Bonhams instead offers the online auction in Los Angeles Contemporary Classics - A Private Jewelry Collection. On April 8, Dorotheum presents Stars and idols Autographs from the Wirl collection in Vienna , and Tajan closes the session devoted to Asian Arts. On the same day Sotheby’s offers instead in New York the auctions A Survey of Post War Prints by Ten Twentieth Century Masters, Photographs Part II and concludes in the same city Prints Part II. Finally, also on April 8,Christie’s offers in Paris the online auction Henri Matisse : Tracer le lien, oeuvres sur papier de la Fondation Pierre et Tana Matisse.
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| Auctions of the week: militaria, rare books, design and luxury |
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