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Collectibles3 August 2026

A New Star Wars Auction Record Set in Dallas

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Antiquities21 July 2026

This Dinosaur Skeleton Set a New Record at Auction

Amedeo Modigliani, Nu Couché (sur le côté gauche), 1917, oil on canvas. Photo © Sotheby's (detail)
Painting22 May 2026

The 12 Most Expensive Paintings Ever Auctioned

The "Important Watches" auction took place at Sotheby's in Hong Kong on April 24. Photo © Sotheby's (detail)
Watches & Timepieces29 April 2026

New Auction Record for Cartier Watch

Auctioneer and vice chairwoman Tash Perrin sells the most expensive instrument ever auctioned, David Gilmour's "Black Strat," for $14,550,000 (including buyer's premium) after 21 minutes. Photo © Christie's (detail)
Memorabilia24 March 2026

Christie’s Breaks 28 World Records With Jim Irsay Collection

Adrien Meyer, global head of private sales and co-chairman for Impressionist and Modern Art, sells Henry Moore's "King and Queen" at Christie's new podium, redesigned by Sir Jony Ive and his team at LoveFrom. Photo © Christie's (detail)
Works of Art6 March 2026

Records for Henry Moore and Dorothea Tanning at London’s March Auctions

Artemisia Gentileschi (1593 Rome – after 1654 Naples), Self-Portrait as Saint Catherine of Alexandria, oil on wood, 32.3 x 24.6 cm. Photo © Christie's (detail)
Painting11 February 2026

Rare Artemisia Gentileschi Self-Portrait Sets Auction Record

Auctioneer Georgina Hilton sells Michelangelo's study of the Libyan Sibyl's foot (recto) and study of a leg with a bent knee (verso) for $27,200,000. Photo © Christie's (detail)
Drawing6 February 2026

Drawings by Rembrandt and Michelangelo Break Auction Records

Claude Monet, 'Carriage on a Snow-Covered Street in Honfleur', c. 1866, Musée d'Orsay, Paris (detail). Photo public domain
Works of Art21 December 2025

Winter in 10 Artworks

A copy of Superman #1 set a new auction record for a comic book in November. Photo © Heritage Auctions/HA.com (detail)
Comics19 December 2025

Superman No. 1 Sets New Comic Auction Record

François-Xavier Lalanne (1927-2008), Hippopotame Bar, unique piece, 1976, copper, nickel silver, stainless steel, brass, lacquered wood, stamped FXL / 76 / URY, 105 x 190 x 68 cm. Photo © Sotheby's (detail)
Design12 December 2025

Iconic Lalanne Hippopotamus Bar Breaks Designer Object Record at Sotheby’s

Rembrandt Harmensz. van Rijn (1606-1669), Arnout Tholinx, Inspector, circa 1656, etching and drypoint on handmade paper, one of four known copies, plate size: 198 x 148 mm, sheet size: 200 x 150 mm. Photo © Christie's (detail)
Prints10 December 2025

Rembrandt Print Sets World Auction Record After 101 Years

On December 2, auctioneer Yü-Ge Wang auctioned Fabergé's Winter Egg at Christie's in London. Photo © Christie's (detail)
Works of Art3 December 2025

Fabergé Winter Egg Sets New Record at Christie's

Frida Kahlo, El sueño (La cama), 1940. Sold at Sotheby's in November 2025 for $54.7 million. Image © Sotheby's
Works of Art2 December 2025

The 15 Most Expensive Female Artists

Guido Reni (1575–1642), David and Goliath, oil on canvas, 227 x 145.5 cm. Photo in the public domain (detail)
Painting1 December 2025

World Record for Guido Reni

Gustav Klimt, Portrait of Elisabeth Lederer, 1914–16. Sold at Sotheby's on 18 November 2025 for $205m ($236.3m with fees). Photo © Sotheby’s (detail)
Works of Art19 November 2025

Klimt Portrait Sets $236.3m Record at Sotheby’s

On 8 and 9 November, Phillips, in collaboration with Bacs & Russo, presented the "Watches: Decade One (2015–2025)" auction in Geneva. Photo © Phillips - Joy Corthesy (detail)
Watches & Timepieces13 November 2025

World Record for a Vintage Patek Philippe Wristwatch

Lubin Baugin (1610 Pithiviers - 1663 Paris), Still Life with Financiers, ca. 1630, signed, oil on wood, 46.5 x 60 cm. Photo © Vichy Enchères - Picture: Studio Sebert (detail)
Painting29 August 2025

Rediscovered Still Life Fetches Record Price at Auction

Television art teacher and artist Bob Ross paints one of his landscapes while his pet crow sits on the easel in his studio with a paintbrush in its beak. (Photo: Acey Harper/Getty Images) (detail)
Painting11 August 2025

Bonhams Sets Auction Record for Bob Ross Painting

PARIS, FRANCE – JULY 3: Jane Birkin's original black leather Hermès Birkin bag is displayed in a transparent glass case at Sotheby's, with a large photographic portrait of the actress in her home in the background. The worn and personalized handbag is the centerpiece of the upcoming "The Original Birkin" auction on July 10. Photographed at Sotheby's on July 3, 2025, in Paris, France. (Photo by Edward Berthelot/Getty Images)(Detail)
Fashion & Vintage11 July 2025

Original Birkin Bag Sets Auction Record

Detail of the most expensive camera ever auctioned, the Leica 0-Series ‘Oscar Barnack’, 1923, No. 105. Photo © Leitz Photographica Auction
Collectibles4 July 2025

The 5 Most Expensive Cameras Ever Auctioned

Ludwig Mies van der Rohe, two MR 20 chairs, Berliner Metallgewerbe Josef Müller or Bamberger Metallwerkstätten, 1920s, chrome-plated tubular steel, black leather. Photo © Bukowskis (detail)
Furniture16 June 2025

12 Groundbreaking Chairs Across Three Centuries

Frans Post, View of Olinda, Brazil, with the Ruins of the Jesuit Church, 1666, signed and dated, oil on oak panel, 58.4 x 88.9 cm. Photo © Sotheby's (detail)
Painting28 May 2025

Saunders Collection Sets Old Master Record Despite Modest Results

Paris: The Ritz luxury hotel facade, place Vendome. France, December 9, 2021. Photo via Getty Images (detail)
Art24 March 2025

10 Things You Didn’t Know About The Ritz Paris

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