Auctions of the week: modern, contemporary art and antique books

The art auction and collecting world is gearing up for a busy week in late February and early March 2026. In Italy, the agenda opens on Thursday, February 26, with the event organized by the Viscontea auction house, which is hosting the Milano Decor - Antiques, Fine Art and Carpets auction in Milan. Also in Milan, Finarte offers an unmissable event with auctions dedicated to Renato Casaro’s Il cinema: Locandinee Bo zzettieBozzetti Cinematografici, while in Genoa, Wannenes concludes its auction dedicated to Italian Design and Style. Through Feb. 26, Farsetti Arte is offering its timed auction 19th- and 20th-century Paintings and Drawings. Also on the same day, Cambi opens its session dedicated toAntiques in Genoa, an event that will continue through mid-March. On Feb. 26, Ponte Auction House closes the Antique and Artist’s Books auction while on the same day Bertolami Auction House closes theNumismatic Literature auction. On Feb. 27 the focus shifts back to Milan, where Finarte presents WOW Museo del Fumetto: un nuovo inizio. During the same period, from Feb. 27 to March 10, Colasanti opens online bidding for the Web Only Jewelry and Watches auction, while Maison Bibelot offers the refined collection of jeweled bags in Roberta Balsamo: fantasies of the Orient.

With the arrival of March, the pace of enchantments shows no sign of abating. On March 2, 2026, the spotlight shines on Naples for the NAPOLI800900 appointment signed Blindarte. Pananti continues with the sale of 19th and 20th century antiques and authors active through March 2. Immediately following, with a deadline set for March 3, Pananti shifts the focus to the language of the present with the timed auction of Modern and Contemporary Art.On March 3, Capitolium Art is aiming for the sale of MODERN GRAPHICS, PHOTOGRAPHY AND MULTIPLE AUTHOR’S WORKSHOPS Virtual while Babuino Auction House will continue the following day with the auction of furniture and modern art DIPINTS AND HIGH ANTIQUARIES, 19th CENTURY ART, MODERN ART. Also on March 3, Maison Bibelot opens a sale dedicated to Collectible Graphics while Farsetti Arte presents the timed auction Argenti. Also of note, Gonnelli in Florence will be engaged in an important auction of Books, Autographs and Manuscripts from March 3 to 5. On March 4, Aste Bolaffi holds its event Asta Smart - Modern and Contemporary Art, Finarte in Rome presents the second part of the catalog Napoli 2500: Storia di una città e del suo territorio, while Capitolium Art offers the online auction DESIGN AND DECORATIVE ARTS OF THE 1900s - Murano Glass Online.

On the international front, the panorama is equally rich. Christie’ s concludes Contemporary Edition: New York on Feb. 26 and offers also in New York Post-War to Present. Bonhams also concludes several online sessions on Feb. 26, including Modern & Contemporary Middle Eastern Art, Entertainment Memorabilia, Vintage Posters Onlineand Finnish Design Jewellery while Tajan in Paris offers the Wines &Spirits auction. On the same date Sotheby’s ends Modern Discoveries while Cornette de Saint-Cyr concludes the Chef Michel Tram auction. Dorotheum in Vienna devotes the day of Feb. 26 to an online auction entitled Jewelry and Watches, the Otto and Renée Schenk Collection, and the Jewelry auction. In Augsburg, Germany, Drouot closes bids for Jewelry, Fashion, Watches, Coins, Furniture and Graphics. On Feb. 27 Sotheby’s presents RM Sotheby’s | Miami and concludes in New York Contemporary Discoveries and Private Sales in Paris. On the same day, Christie’s ends its Outsider Art online auction in New York instead. February 28, also Sotheby’s draws global attention with the ModaMiami | Sotheby’s Concierge Auctions event in the United States.

Feb. 28 sees Phillips starring in New York with a major live session of Modern & Contemporary Art. As the week of March begins, Drouot returns on March 2 with Wines and Spirits, while Tajan offers Vintage et Contemporain ’Prêt-à-Porter. On March 3, Phillips launches its Modern & Contemporary Art Online in London. On March 4, Artcurial presents the original Chairs Anatomy: The W. Löffler Collection auction in Paris, on the same day that Sotheby’s holds Modern & Contemporary Evening Auction in London. Finally, on March 4, Piasa is offering the FROM BAUHAUS TO POST-WAR DESIGN and VILLA SANTO SOSPIR auctions in Paris.

Auctions of the week: modern, contemporary art and antique books

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