July 2026 is shaping up to be an exciting time for collectors around the world. Although the summer break is just around the corner, major national and international auction houses have put together a calendar featuring several events. Let’s take a look at them together.
The Italian scene kicks off with the Gonnelli auction house, which—right at the start of our coverage period—is hosting a lengthy online timed auction: the Ancient, Modern, and Contemporary Art auction, running from Tuesday, July 7, through Monday, July 13. As for upcoming auctions and new sessions, on Thursday, July 9, Capitolium Art will conclude its online “20th-Century Design and Decorative Arts” session, while Finarte in Milan has scheduled the live “International Prints and Artist’s Editions” auction. Colasanti Casa d’Aste is also joining the action on July 9 with its “Jewelry and Watches” event, a real-time virtual session dedicated to fine jewelry and collectible timepieces. At the same time, between July 9 and 10, Wannenes will hold its “Italian Design and Style” live auction at its Genoa location. The calendar of timed auctions also features Blindarte during these same days, with the bidding deadlines for lots from four different sessions falling between July 6 and 10: the “Under 1K | Modern and Contemporary Art” auction, the “Under 1K | Art + Contemporary” session, the “Prints and Editions” event, and finally the “19th-Century Drawings, Paintings, and Sculptures” catalog.
The start of the following week once again puts Finarte in the spotlight in Milan with the live auction on Monday, July 13, titled “Summer Jewelry.” The following day, Tuesday, July 14, Capitolium Art presents an auction led by a virtual auctioneer titled “Comics: Graded Comics.” In collaboration with European Grading Company (EGC) Virtual. On the same day , Finarte will hold the web-only auction “Convivium: Summer at the Table,” while Il Ponte Casa d’Aste will present the “Silver” auction, accessible via an online catalog with lots viewable by appointment only. Also on Tuesday, July 14, Cambi Casa d’Aste takes the stage in Milan, presenting the live event “Fine Asian Works of Art.” The Italian auction calendar concludes on Wednesday, July 15, with no fewer than five major auctions coming to a close. Finarte concludes its online timed auction “Candy Candy & Lady Oscar: Original Drawings by the Two Queens of Manga.” On the same day, Wannenes’ web-only auction—which has been open since July 4—titled “Antique and 19th-Century Paintings,” also comes to a close. At the same time, Il Ponte Casa d’Aste is hosting a by-appointment session focused on collectible watches, while the Pananti auction house is holding a live auction in Florence titled “Artists from the 16th to the 21st Century.” Rounding out the schedule for Wednesday, July 15, is Cambi Casa d’Aste, which is hosting “Design Lab” at its Genoa location.
On the international front, the scene comes alive with auctions linking continental Europe, the United Kingdom, and the United States. On July 9 in Paris, Tajan will close its “Books & Prints” timed auction, which has been running since the first of the month. Almost simultaneously, also in the French capital, Drouot Estimation is organizing the “Classico” live auction at the Hôtel Drouot, while Bonhams - Cornette de Saint-Cyr concludes the online auction “Italian Masters: Iconic Wines from European Cellars,” managed by its Paris office on Avenue Hoche. On the same day, the Austrian auction house Dorotheum concludes its Contemporary Art Charity Auction in support of SOS MITMENSCH, an online event linked to the in-person exhibition held in the Ovalhalle of Vienna’s MuseumsQuartier. In the evening, in London, Sotheby’s concludes its “Books, Manuscripts & Music, from Medieval to Modern” auction. The following day, Friday, July 10, the spotlight returns to Paris with Artcurial ’s in-person auction titled “L’œil d’un érudit - Une collection européenne.” On Monday, July 13, attention shifts to Denmark with Bonhams, which presents the “Paintings, Furniture, and Miscellaneous” sale. The following day, Tuesday, July 14, the focus shifts to New York: Sotheby’s concludes its “Contemporary Discoveries” online auction and kicks off the in-person sessions of the “Natural History including Gus Rex” auction.
Wednesday, July 15, marks several key dates for the global market. Christie’s concludes its “Fine & Rare Wines: Featuring The Reserve Cellar and 50th Anniversary Wines Direct From Stag’s Leap Wine Cellars” timed auction in New York, while Sotheby’s responds in the same city with “History of Science & Technology.” Also on Wednesday, July 15, Bonhams concludes two online auctions in London that have been running since July 6 at its Knightsbridge location: the “Travel & Exploration: including the Roger Ward Photography Collection” sale and the “Modern British and Irish Art” auction. The offerings continue in the following days with Christie’s, which on Thursday, July 16, concludes the auction “Contemporary Edition featuring: Behind the Stars, Five Decades of Derriere L’Etoile Studios,” and on Friday, July 17, the monograph “American Beauty: Tom Wesselmann Online.”
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