LONDON / The Auction Room, the new online auction house, is delighted to announce the inaugural auction of Middle Eastern Contemporary Art which will take place online on September 19, 2013 at 7pm London time. The auction will be on exhibition at 27 and 28 Cork Street, Mayfair, September 17-19, 2013.
Sep 11, 2013PARIS / On June 3rd, 2013, MILLON Auction House and the Expert Lucien ARCACHE wil present some 300 lots of 'ORIENT ARTS AND ORIENTALISM'. Amongst the iconic lots of this auction are an oil painting on canvas by Arthur von Ferraris, two portraits by José Cruz Herrera, a Kashan tile from the beginning of the 13th century, and a two Iznik panel from c.1580.
May 30, 2013LONDON / On 28th February 2013, Sotheby’s London will present for auction a superb private collection of Fine Travel and Plate Books comprising some of the most magnificent illustrated travel books on the grandest scale together with watercolours and manuscripts - some of which are unique and contain previously unpublished material - the 142 lots are expected to raise in excess of £1.5 million.
Feb 15, 2013DOHA / On 14th -15th September, 2012 Sotheby's staged an exhibition in Doha, Qatar at Katara Gallery, Building 22, Katara Cultural Village, of select highlights from the company’s forthcoming London biannual ‘Arts of the Islamic World’ auction on October 3rd 2012. The exhibition featured 40 masterworks of fine craftsmanship and traditions unique to Muslim culture, which span the Islamic world and ages.
Sep 22, 2012LONDON / In a dramatic bidding battle at Sotheby’s London saleroom (on Tuesday night 19th June 2012), a new benchmark was set when Joan Miró’s 1927 modern masterpiece Peinture (Étoile Bleue) sold for £23,561,250 / $36,946,396 / €29,260,764, exceeding the pre-sale estimate of £15-20 m / US$ 23.7 - 31.6 m / € 18.4 -24.5 m and shattering the previous record for the artist at auction.
Jun 20, 2012SOTHEBY’S LONDON / The Auction 'Arts of the Islamic World' featuring distinguished Islamic works of art including magnificent examples of weaponry; rare and important manuscripts; fine ceramic wares; jewellery and fine tapestries and rugs will take place today (on 25th April, 2012). The auction comprises 290 lots and is expected to realise £7 – 10 million. The sale will also feature an exceptional selection of ceramics from 'Part Two of the Harvey B. Plotnick Collection'.
Apr 25, 2012LONDON - Sotheby’s / A sale of a private collection of Ottoman art, 'An Eye for Opulence: Art of the Ottoman Empire', is taking place today (April 24, 2012), during ‘Turkish and Islamic Week: Classical to Contemporary’.
Apr 24, 2012INtheFRAME, an arts organisation in Dubai presents the works of the 14 Iraqi artists at the exhibition and auction: 'The Iraqi Art Project' at Showcase Gallery on January 14, 2012.
Jan 04, 2012DUBAI / The new sale format to be introduced to Christie’s Middle East sales this October on October 25th and 26th will comprise 46 lots in part I and 155 lots in part II and is expected to realize between $6.5 and $9million.
Oct 14, 2011On October 17,2011 Ayyam Auctions will present 'Art and Antiques of the Islamic World: The Ottoman Levant Between the Eighteenth and Nineteenth Centuries'. As the inaugural event of a new series of public sales, this forthcoming auction will offer over 50 lots of masterworks with a special emphasis on artefacts from the Ottoman Empire. The first of its kind to be held in the United Arab Emirates, this forthcoming auction is expected to add a new component to Dubai’s competitive art market.
Oct 10, 2011DOHA / Sotheby’s presented its landmark calligraphic auction which will take place at the Ritz-Carlton hotel, Doha on the 16 December.
Dec 14, 2010The Auctions House Seboek holds an auction of Islamic Art. Some of the artefacts on December 11, 2010.
Dec 11, 2010
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