Latest News Articles by Alex Capon
Phillips appoint Miety Heiden to head up private sales operation
15 March 2017Continuing the run of ex-Sotheby’s and Christie’s staff joining Phillips, Miety Heiden has been appointed as deputy chairman and head of private sales.
Northamptonshire auctioneer appoints new co-director
15 March 2017Whittlebury saleroom JP Humbert have appointed Francesca Ellis as co-director.
Currency weakness helps London auction fortnight to record figures
14 March 2017The latest series of Impressionist & Modern and Contemporary art auctions in London showed a dramatic improvement on the equivalent sales last year and the overall premium-inclusive total represented a record in terms of sterling.
New York snowstorm hits ‘Asia Week’ auction calendar
13 March 2017A snowstorm expected to hit New York over the next 24 hours has led to changes to ‘Asia Week’ auctions scheduled for this week.
Christie’s to close South Kensington saleroom
08 March 2017Christie’s is proposing to close its auctions in South Kensington.
Patrick van der Vorst buys back Value My Stuff
08 March 2017The founder of Value My Stuff, Patrick van der Vorst, has bought back the online valuation firm after its parent company Auctionata entered administration.
Gustav Klimt landscape sells for £42.5m at Sotheby’s auction - third highest price ever for an artwork sold in Europe
01 March 2017A shimmering floral landscape by Gustav Klimt (1862-1918) was knocked down at £42.5m at Sotheby’s evening sale of Impressionist & Modern art in London on March 1.
Auctionata closes down after failure to find buyer
01 March 2017Online auction house Auctionata is closing down after an attempt to find new investment failed to materialise.
Image gallery: 12 highlights from TEFAF Maastricht 2017
23 February 2017The launch of two annual New York fairs may have given TEFAF roots in another continent but the Maastricht fair remains the ‘mothership’ of the organisation. For most of the 270 dealers exhibiting, the event represents a crucial part of the financial year as they vie to attract collectors and institutions from across the world buy the best items they have to offer. The 30th edition of TEFAF Maastricht opens on March 10 (with an invitation-only preview on the day before) and runs until March 17. Here are 12 highlights from around the stands.
Old Master dispute set for high court
18 February 2017A DISPUTE over a $10m Old Master looks to be heading to the High Court after London dealer Mark Weiss said he would “vigorously” defend a legal claim made against him by Sotheby’s last week.
Provenance of Paul Nash painting sold at auction disputed
17 February 2017The sale of an early 20th century artwork attributed to Paul Nash has been cancelled after recent tests have thrown doubt on its origins.
Bolton saleroom offer convicted faker’s ‘Lowry’ imitations
10 February 2017Three paintings by Shaun Greenhalgh, the faker who was sentenced to four years in prison in 2007, are being offered at Bolton Auction Rooms later this month.
White Cube signs up for TEFAF New York as exhibitor list given modern focus
06 February 2017TEFAF has released the exhibitor list for its second fair in New York which runs at the Park Avenue Armory next May. Among the new galleries signing up is Contemporary art powerhouse White Cube.
Slideshow – seven key lots from New York’s Old Master auction series
31 January 2017The latest series of Old Master auctions in New York posted a total of $52.662m (£41.8m) including premium. With Christie’s moving their main sales in this category to April, this figure was always bound to come in below the $113.3m (£78.14m) for the equivalent series last year. Yet, the auctions performed relatively well overall and provided a decent selection of individual highlights, seven of which are pictured here.
Legal action launched over ‘Parmigianino’
28 January 2017THE issue of alleged ‘fakes’ in the Old Master market could now be heading to court after Sotheby’s launched legal action to recover its losses over the sale of one of the works brought into question.
Christie’s appoints Old Master drawing specialist in New York
19 January 2017Christie’s have appointed Furio Rinaldi as associate specialist in the Old Master Drawings department in New York.
Sotheby’s sues vendor of Italian Old Master as ‘fakes scandal’ reaches court
17 January 2017Sotheby’s is taking legal action to recover its losses over the sale of a ‘fake’ Italian Old Master.
10 highlights at the upcoming Old Master auctions in New York
12 January 2017The main series of Old Master auctions in New York traditionally take place in January. This year Sotheby’s are holding four sales while Christie’s are staging two – a sale of drawings and an auction of prints only – having moved its main paintings sale in this category to the ‘Classic Week’ scheduled for April.
Del Sarto discovery chalks up €3.2m French record
07 January 2017A REDISCOVERED chalk portrait by Andrea d’Angiolo, known as Andrea del Sarto (1486-1530), has set a record for any Old Master drawing sold at auction in France (left).
15th century gold coin found by dog-walkers heads to auction in Cornwall
06 January 2017A rare European gold coin found by a dog-walker on a Cornish beach is to be auctioned in Penzance later this month.