This year’s concentration of auction events focuses almost entirely on today’s December 18 and tomorrow’s Friday, December 19, with some online queues that will see us through to Christmas Eve. Here is the guide to navigate through the closing lots, starting with the Italian squares and then moving on to the big international halls.
Today, Dec. 18, will be the crucial day to close the year with a targeted purchase. In Florence, Pandolfini is holding high the banner of Asian art with the eagerly awaited sale of Oriental Art, a now classic appointment for the Tuscan maison that brings fine porcelain and jade to the catalog. In Milan, Finarte is offering a decidedly pop catalog that is perfect for the Christmas season: I Maestri del Fumetto. The auction will disperse original plates and illustrations ranging from the great Italian classics to international signatures, offering ideal cues for high-profile cultural gifts.
In Rome, Bolaffi House is present with Rare Books and Autographs. Also in the city Bertolami Fine Art, has chosen Dec. 18 to celebrate wine excellence. Their Fine Wine Auction promises to uncork Italian and French bottles, a Master Selection designed for the most discerning wineries. But that’s not all: the Roman house also keeps active time sales channels that bypass Christmas. Bibliophiles will be able to follow the Books, Rarities and Curiosities of the 1900s auction until Dec. 29, while until Dec. 30 it will be possible to bid on the works of Corrado Cagli.
Cambi Auction House is also playing its last cards with a strategy focused on timed auctions, ideal for those who prefer to manage their bidding remotely. Tomorrow, Dec. 18, bidding closes for the selection of 19th-20th Century Paintings, while on Friday, Dec. 19, the curtain will come down on two very rich catalogs: Silverware, Icons and Art Objects and the sale dedicated toAntiques.
Finally, Il Ponte’s Dec. 18 and 19 activities are worth mentioning, and it is also looking beyond the Alps at this time. The Milanese house, closes its 2025 with Decorative Arts of the 1900s and Design right on the heels of the holidays.
Crossing national borders, the agenda becomes even busier, with Dec. 18 confirming itself as the queen date abroad as well.
Let’s start with Sotheby’s, which in New York tomorrow will hammer out an auction with a nostalgic and glamorous flavor: Swinging on a Star: The Collection of Bing & Kathryn Crosby. It is an event that will disperse memorabilia and items that belonged to the Hollywood legend. On the other hand, across the pond, Sotheby’s Paris office will close its Arcade sale on Friday, December 19, dedicated to more affordable but impeccably tasteful works of art and collectibles.
Vienna is perhaps the most active city this pre-Christmas week thanks to Dorotheum. The Austrian house is planning a marathon of auctions at the Palais Dorotheum. Today, Dec. 18, double dates with Jewelry and Old Master Paintings, for those looking for pure classicism. On Friday, Dec. 19, it will be the turn ofAntiques and Carpets, while the most tenacious collectors can follow through to Monday , Dec. 22, the Furniture and Stamps sales, which will close out the maison’s calendar year for good. In London and online, Bonhams are closing (today, Dec. 18) two digital catalogues-Fine Books and Manuscripts, which includes a section of Americana, and the auction of Chinese Paintings and Hardstone Seals-confirming the strong global interest in paper and Asian collecting even under the holidays.
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