The art and luxury goods market is gearing up for a busy week marked by a busy auction agenda that will feature major national and international players. Here are the main auctions of the week.
The Italian scene is already active starting June 3 thanks to the Pandolfini auction house, which opens the doors of its online session dedicated entirely toModern and Contemporary Art, a virtual showcase that remains accessible for bidding until next June 12. The following day, June 4, the national offering is enriched by becoming a crossroads of events. In Milan, the historic auction house Il Ponte Casa d’Aste inaugurates its week with the Wristwatches and Collectibles session. On the same day, FarsettiArte ’s event called Jewels reaches its final phase. On the digital front, Finarte is on the move with its online session Easy Collecting - A collection of drawings and watercolors, while Cambi Casa d’Aste ’s timed sale entitled Arredo per la Tavola, a Genovese session dedicated to the pleasures of conviviality and the art of receiving, concludes.
On the same date, a new virtual time sale curated by Maison Bibelot and titled Works on Paper kicks off, whose offerings will remain active online until June 10. The world of digital collecting is further enriched on June 4 thanks to Capitolium Art, which launches the NUMISMATICA Online event. Also on June 4, the prestigious auction house Bolaffi inaugurates its calendar with the live Internet session Memorabilia Musicali. Closing out the June 4 appointments is Pandolfini again, which until June 11 launches its online sale Plaques, medals and bronzes from the collection of Mario Scaglia and other provenances.
Continuing the national sales calendar, June 5 marks the final moment for FarsettiArte’s online session, Watches. Also opening on June 5 is a second timed auction by Maison Bibelot, entitled Light of Tuscany. Masters of the 20th Century. The day of June 5 is also enriched by a live event in Rome, signed Bertolami Fine Art; in fact, at the halls of Palazzo Caetani Lovatelli comes to life THE MILITARY PITTALUGA COLLECTION AND THE AMMIRAGLIO SECHI MEDALS. In parallel, Aste Bolaffi continues its live telematic sessions with the Sport Memorabilia appointment. The weekend then sees Il Ponte Auction House take center stage with an international trip on June 7 and 8 to French soil, where the sale Château de La Verdière - Extraordinary furnishings and works of art from a historic chateau in Provence takes the stage.
On Monday, June 8, the scene is divided between virtual and physical sales: on the one hand, Pananti Casa d’Aste sees the closing of the lots of the online timed session entitled ARRORS AND PAINTINGS FROM THE 16th TO THE 19th SEC; on the other hand, Cambi ’s timed sale in Milan dedicated to a selection of posters and playbills, entitled Vintage Posters and Collectibles, concludes. On the same day on Monday, Finarte inaugurates its live sessions in Rome with the appointment Vini da Collezione. The Piedmontese capital in turn becomes a protagonist thanks to Sant’Agostino Aste, which opens its trio of sales in Turin with the Paintings session.
Pananti ’s second time sale dedicated to contemporary art, AUTHORS FROM THE 19th TO THE 21st SEC, concludes on June 9. The digital day also sees the closing of Wannenes ’ timed auction titled WINE & SPIRITS. On the physical and classically oriented auction front, Capitolium Art opens its in-person session with the appointment ANTIQUE PAINTS AND ANTIQUARIAT Traditional. At the same time, Finarte is active in Milan with Modern and Contemporary Art. On the same date, Pandolfini is present with the live auction focused on 19th-century Paintings. In Turin, Sant’Agostino Auction House continues its in-room appointments by shifting the focus to precious metals with its Jewelry session, while Aste Bolaffi presents its live internet session dedicated to Watches, which continues the following day as well.
The Italian week closes on June 10. Finarte holds Distillati da Collezione in the capital, while in Genoa, in the setting of Castello Mackenzie, Cambi presents the live session Dimore Italiane. Back in Rome, Bertolami Fine Art opens the doors of Palazzo Caetani Lovatelli for the live auction ORIENTAL ART FROM SELECTED EUROPEAN COLLECTIONS. Also on June 10, Capitolium Art continues its traditional in-theater sessions with the much-anticipated 19th CENTURY PAINTING AND SCULPTURE Traditional, ideal for lovers of 19th-century realism and romanticism. Completing St. Augustine Auctions ’ Turin triptych, however, is the session Watches. Aste Bolaffi is launching a live Internet sale focused entirely on collectible Pens. At the same time, Pandolfini enriches the day in Florence with two parallel sessions: the first focusing on Sculptures and objets d’art from the Middle Ages to the nineteenth century and the second dedicated to the enhancement of Renaissance and Baroque frames with the event The art of adorning paintings: frames from the Renaissance to the nineteenth century.
On the international front, the big auction houses show a very rich and articulate calendar. June 4 promises to be a real field day with a large number of global sessions closing and taking place. Notable among these are Sotheby’s deadlines, such as the Hong Kong Finest and Rarest Spirits auction, the London Large Butt from Macallan Distillery sale, and the Paris auction Collection Fred Feinsilber, de Giacometti à Brauner. On the same date, Phillips holds its MODERN & CONTEMPORARY EDITIONS: EVENING SALE session in London. Joining this offering is auction house Bonhams, which on June 4 sees the completion in Hong Kong of two major time catalogs devoted to elite collecting: Wine Icons from Distinguished Private Collections and A Dialogue of Time: Finest and Rarest Spirits. At the same time, Bonhams Silver and Objects of Vertu’s London online auction concludes, while a live session comes to life in London with the Modern & Contemporary Middle Eastern Art auction.
Also on June 4, the spotlight shines on the Parisian halls of Avenue Hoche: here the Bonhams Cornette de Saint-Cyr’s signature live sale of avant-garde art, entitled Post-War & Contemporary Art including the Cluzel Collection, is staged. On the same date, also in Paris, auction house Tajan launches a timed sale devoted entirely to luxury, the JEWELLERY & WATCHES auction. Also making the French capital an absolute nerve center for contemporary art on this day is Artcurial, which offers two live auctions at its historic venue: at 2 p.m. the session Art Contemporain de 1950 à nos jours kicks off, followed at 5 p.m. by the afternoon event Twenty One Contemporary. The Paris digital scene gains further depth thanks to Piasa, which just June 4 inaugurates the online-only appointment entitled Man Ray: The Editions.
The next day, June 5, promises to be just as crucial, seeing the entry onto the scene of Austria’s Dorotheum, which inaugurates its appointments from Vienna’s prestigious Palais Dorotheum with the all-digital auction Glass and Porcelain. In Paris, online bidding is enriched by the Vietnamese Art Online web session run by Bonhams Cornette de Saint-Cyr until June 10, which is joined by a second session by the same house active until June 12 and dedicated to Asian Art Online. Also at the European level, the French physical scene lights up with the Sotheby ’s Laurent Ponsot Ex-Cellar | Haute Couture Burgundy | Never-Released Large Formats sale and the Drouot Estimations signature live afternoon event, A FRENCH COLLECTION, hosted in the historic Salle 9 at Hôtel Drouot.
Also on June 5, Sotheby’ s closes its Finest Whisky | Featuring An Exclusive Macallan & Selected Casks online session in London, while Christie’ s wraps up its London Jewels web auction and beats New York’s The Exceptional Private Cellar of a Silicon Valley Pioneer live session. On the Bonhams front, two more sessions close on June 5: the Sydney-based Australian sale The John Laws CBE Collection: Fine Interiors and the Hong Kong-based Asian Modern & Contemporary Art Online Sale.
The international weekend then sees a wide geographic diversification. On Saturday, June 6, the focus shifts to the United States for Sotheby’s spectacular Napa Valley Auction, while in northern Europe Bonhams closes out its lifestyle-themed Dine in Style Summer online auction in Sweden. On Sunday, June 7, the same auction house sees the attention of Northern European collectors converge on four rich online catalogs: in Denmark the Coins auction concludes, while between Sweden and Finland the Post-War Design sessions, the luminary monograph Paavo Tynell: The Elegance of Light, and the jewelry anthology Högberg Jewellery will end.
Monday, June 8, opens with a strong transatlantic and European thrust, putting the French capital in the spotlight. In Paris, Tajan holds the ASIAN ARTS live session. In Vienna, Dorotheum continues its digital programming from the Palais with its long-awaited online catalog focused entirely on Design. On the same day, the auction house Piguet enters the final phase of its online marathon that began in late May: indeed, on June 8, the bids for the Numismatique - Phaléristique - Arts de l’antiquité - Grands vins session and for the Argenterie - Arts de la table - Verrerie - Porcelaine - Art Nouveau - Art Deco selection come to a close.
The following day, on June 9, the Avenue Hoche venue in Paris returns to prominence thanks to the live Asian Art session wrought by Bonhams Cornette de Saint-Cyr. Also in Paris, Tajan opens the doors of its halls for the FURNITURE & WORKS OF ART live auction. In the same city, the Parisian offering is further enhanced by Artcurial, which summons collectors for its Art d’Asie live session. At the same time, Dorotheum is holding its in-room auction with Live Bidding entitled Imperial House and Vintage Objects in Vienna. On the same day, Sotheby’s beats the Tableaux 1400-1900 session in Paris, while Christie’ s presents the Magnificent Jewels featuring the Azure Blue auction in New York. On the same day Piguet sees the final allocation of two other rich telematic catalogs: the Varia session and theLuminaires - Objets d’Art - Pendules - Miroirs - Mobilier - Tapis section.
Closing out the week, June 10 sees the city of Paris take center stage thanks to a concentration of elite sessions led by auction house Piasa. The house presents its afternoon appointments with the live auction Félicien Rops: The Theater of Desire, followed in the evening by the Modern Art and Surrealism event. Also in the French capital, Artcurial presents the live catalog Bibliothèque Denys Comar - Part 1. On the same day Dorotheum focuses on print and graphic works by putting two separate online catalogs online in Vienna: the morning session Autographs, Manuscripts, Documents and the afternoon appointment focusing on Editions.
On the same day, Piguet ’s auction house finishes its last two online sessions: the Livres et manuscrits catalog and the Tableaux et sculptures sale. Simultaneously, Christie’s opens its doors to three major simultaneous live sessions: in Paris, Art d’Asie comes to life, while the New York halls host both the Design session and the A Treasured History: The Stream Family Collection sale. In parallel, the New York square confirms itself as the beating heart of the global market thanks to two other not-to-be-missed events: on the one hand, Sotheby’s responds with Of Form and Color: Art and Design from the Emmanuel de Bayser Collection, while Phillips holds the live session THE NEW YORK JEWELS AUCTION.
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