The month of September officially marks the restart of the high-end art and collecting market, with a packed calendar of auctions ranging from design and jewelry to old master paintings, as well as rare books, fine wines, and classic cars. The week of September 10–16, 2026, will feature several leading auction houses, ready to auction off lots both in Italy and abroad.
In Italy, the season kicks off with a wide selection led by design, the visual arts, artists’ books, and art comics. Cambi Casa d’Aste opens the season with its “20th-Century Furniture” auction, scheduled for September 10, 2026, in Genoa. Also on September 10, 2026, Bertolami Fine Art’s timed auction titled “ART AND ARTIST’S BOOKS FROM THE LIBRARY OF MARIO PADOVAN,” which has been running online since July 23, will come to a close. On the same day, September 10, 2026, in Milan, Finarte will conduct a live auction titled “Three Perspectives on Eros: Casotto | Guerra | Baldazzini,” dedicated to erotic illustration. Until September 11, 2026, you can also participate in Finarte’s online timed auction “EASY COLLECTING / Swarovski: Art of Light,” which focuses on crystal objects. For jewelry enthusiasts, Maison Bibelot is offering its “Jewelry and Watches” timed auction, available online from September 4 to 15, 2026, featuring a refined selection of timepieces.
Things really get going with the extensive Milan auction series by Il Ponte Casa d’Aste, featuring Furniture, Paintings, Decorative Objects, Oriental Art, Rugs, and Textiles, with live auction sessions taking place on September 15, 16, 17, 18, and 21, 2026. Also on September 15, 2026, Finarte will offer the web-only sale “EASY COLLECTING / Paintings from a Milanese Collection,” while in Rome, Bertolami Fine Art will host the live auction “FINE WINES. ICONS FROM FRANCE & ITALY” at Palazzo Caetani Lovatelli. On September 15 and 16, 2026, Capitolium Art will also hold its online sale titled “MODERN AND CONTEMPORARY ART Online.” On Wednesday, September 16, 2026, Finarte will host a second event in Milan with the live auction “Collectible Wines.” Finally, rounding out the week’s Italian auction schedule is Pandolfini Casa d’Aste with its online timed auction “MODERN AND CONTEMPORARY ART,” running from September 16 to 25, 2026.
Turning our attention to the international scene, the week features events of global significance. From September 1 to 11, 2026, Bonhams Cornette de Saint Cyr will hold its “Islamic and Indian Art Online” auction online from Paris (Avenue Hoche). From September 2 to 16, 2026, Christie’s will present the “Fine and Rare Wines & Spirits Online: London Edition,” curated by its London office and dedicated to the finest spirits and prestigious labels. In Paris, Tajan will hold its “CLASSIC AUCTION” online from September 7 to 14, 2026.
The Swiss auction house Piguet - Hôtel desVentes will launch a major online sales session on September 8, 2026, running for the entire week: Fine Wines and Silverware – Tableware – Glassware – Porcelain – Art Nouveau – Art Deco, both running through September 21, 2026; Collectibles & Curiosities and Lighting – Works of Art – Clocks – Mirrors – Furniture – Rugs, open through September 22, 2026; Oriental and Far Eastern Art and Paintings and Sculptures, available until September 23, 2026; and finally, the auctions dedicated to luxury goods and jewelry: Luxury Leather Goods and Fashion Accessories, Haute Horlogerie - Watches and Accessories, A Century of Jewelry - Precious Objects - Pocket Watches, Jewelry Under 1,000, and High Jewelry, all available online from September 8 to 24, 2026. Next up is RM Sotheby’s and the automotive sale “The Willy Michiels Collection,” an online auction running from September 8 to 15, 2026, featuring over a century of classic cars and historic motorcycles.
In London, Sotheby’s Original Film Posters timed auction—which began on August 27 and is dedicated to historic movie posters—closes on September 10, 2026. From September 11 to 21, 2026, Bonhams Cornette de Saint Cyr ’s Paris office will host the online auction “Post-war & Contemporary Art.” On September 13, 2026, Bonhams will hold the “Coins” numismatic auction in Denmark, while on September 14, 2026, it will host two auctions: the live “Fine Chinese Ceramics and Works of Art” sale in New York and the “Islamic and Indian Art” sale, also in Denmark. Also from September 14 to 21, the Piasa auction house will hold the online sale LES PRÉCIEUSES: DESIGN BY KÉVIN GERMANIER FOR LA REDOUTE. On September 15, 2026, Christie’s will hold the live auction “Hiroshige: Colors of the Four Seasons | The Alan Medaugh Collection” in New York, a monographic sale dedicated to the woodblock prints of the Japanese master, while Sotheby’s will organize the “Collection Rochas” sale in Paris , “Le bestiaire rêvé,” a collection of art and decorative objects.
Also on September 15, 2026, in Paris, Artcurial will hold the live auction “Maîtres anciens & du XIXe siècle,” an event dedicated to old masters and 19th-century painting. The following day, September 16, 2026, Christie’s will hold its live “South Asian Modern + Contemporary Art” auction in New York, dedicated to modern Asian art. Also on September 16, 2026, Sotheby’s will hold its “Chinese Art” sale in New York, focusing on Oriental artifacts and masterpieces, while in London it will launch the “Prints & Multiples” session, running from September 16 to 23, 2026. On the same day, September 16, 2026, Dorotheum will hold its online auction “19th-Century Paintings and Watercolors” at the Palais Dorotheum in Vienna, centered on 19th-century paintings.
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