Art and design auctions: events in Italy and around the world Oct. 16-20


Between October 16 and 20, 2025, the auction calendar links Milan, Florence and Rome with London, Paris and Vienna. Leading auction houses present catalogs of modern and contemporary art, design, photography, jewelry and antique paintings, offering an international panorama of collecting.

Between October 16 and 2025, leading Italian and international auction houses will be auctioning off a wide selection of works, ranging from modern and contemporary art to design, photography and jewelry. In Milan, Finarte will offer its auction dedicated to Photography on Oct. 16, a well-established event that offers a broad cross-section of Italian and international production. Also in the Lombard capital, lovers of made-in-Italy design and style will be able to attend Wannenes’ enchantment, entitled Design and Italian Style.

The week continues on Friday, Oct. 17, in Florence with Pananti, which will auction a catalog of Authors from the 16th to the 20th century, an opportunity to explore centuries of art history through paintings and drawings by old masters and more recent authors. In Milan, Cambi Auction House closes its timed auction dedicated to Modern Sculptures and Artist Multiples. The period under review concludes Monday, Oct. 20, with two online appointments. Colasanti, from Rome, offers a web-only auction of Modern and Contemporary Art, while Farsetti returns with a selection of Drawings, Sculptures and Old Master Paintings.

Across the border, major international auction houses enliven the market with top-notch events. On October 16, in London, Christie’s is holding two major sales: the Post-War and Contemporary Art Day Sale and the striking Spellbound: The Hegewisch Collection, Part I. On the same day, Bonhams offers a Paris Jewels auction in Paris, while in London it holds its 20th & 21st Century Art Evening Sale. On October 21 and 22, the historic Viennese auction house Dorotheum offers several online auctions, including Furniture, Works of Art, Glass & Porcelain, and 19th Century Paintings. Finally, in Paris, Tajan ’s timed auctions end with Autumn Treasures and Artcurial ’s Fall in Jewellery Online.

On Friday, Oct. 17, the focus shifts back to London, where Christie’s will beat a catalog of Impressionist and Modern Art Day and Works on Paper Sale. In Paris, Bonhams continues with an event dedicated to watches and art of the 20th and 21st centuries, Paris Fine Watches. The weekend comes alive in Paris on Sunday, October 19, with Drouot Estimations ’ online auction dedicated to Watches, Jewelry & Fashion. Finally, the Phillips online auction in London, focusing onModern and Contemporary Art, will also be active throughout the period.

Pictured: Anonymous, Madonna and Child (20th cent.; oil on panel, 99.5 x 67.5 cm) Photo: © Pananti Gallery
Pictured: Anonymous, Madonna and Child (20th century; oil on panel, 99.5 x 67.5 cm) Photo: © Pananti Gallery

Art and design auctions: events in Italy and around the world Oct. 16-20
Art and design auctions: events in Italy and around the world Oct. 16-20


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