4 h. ago Picasso painting not seen for 80 years unveiled by Paris auction house

Portrait of Dora Maar completed in Paris during war had been in private collection since being bought in 1944Europe live – latest updatesA newly discovered painting by Pablo Picasso of the French photographer and painter Dora Maar completed during the German occupation of Paris that has not been seen for 80 years, has been unveiled.The work, Bust of a Woman in a Flowery Hat (Dora Maar), was finished towards the end of the couple’s turbulent nine-year relationship and shows Maar in a softer, more colourful light than Picasso’s previous portraits of his then lover. Continue reading...

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7 d. ago Sotheby’s losses more than double to $248m as art market slumps

Auction house also takes hit from hefty severance costs, despite its headcount only dropping by 24 employeesLosses at Sotheby’s auction house more than doubled last year, as the company owned by billionaire Patrick Drahi suffered from a continued slump in the art market and high severance costs.Filings from its parent company, Bidfair Luxembourg, showed losses widened significantly to $248m (£184m) over the 12 months to 2024, after losses of $106m a year earlier. Continue reading...

Economics

8 d. ago ‘The Conjuring’ house in Rhode Island to be auctioned off on Halloween

Popular horror franchise was inspired by the antique farmhouse, where paranormal events allegedly occurred in the 1970s

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8 d. ago Infamous Rhode Island home from The Conjuring to be auctioned off on Halloween

Popular horror franchise was inspired by the antique farmhouse, where paranormal events allegedly occurred in the 1970s

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1 week ago Antiques Road Trip descends into bitter clash as expert abandons co

Antiques Road Trip descended into bitter clash on Sunday afternoon's episode as an expert abandoned co-star during a heated row that saw them split up at the auction house

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2 w. ago As house prices continue to rise, should you buy property using a modern auction?

It’s becoming more popular - but you must be aware of the risks and pitfalls before you start

Economics

3 w. ago A look into the Bleak House auction items Guillermo del Toro had the hardest time letting go of

Guillermo del Toro has made his mark in horror and built a hefty memorabilia collection along the way

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3 w. ago The secrets of lost luggage auctions: I bought four bags for £100. What would I find inside?

Unclaimed suitcases were once destined for landfill. Now people are ‘suitcase gambling’ – bidding for bags and their unknown contents, and diving deep into strangers’ livesA yellow suitcase draws me in like a beacon. It is stacked on a dark shelf at the back of Greasby’s auction house in Tooting, south London, and looks brand new, with a hard exterior and wheels that Richard Stacey, a Greasby’s regular who is dressed in shorts, a plaid shirt and a cream bucket hat, tells me to test. So I test them – and they work. If I was just buying a bag, that is all I would need to know. But this isn’t just a bag: the zip is locked and when I lift it, it is heavy. This yellow suitcase is filled with a stranger’s lost belongings. And I won’t find out what is inside unless I submit a winning bid.I write down the lot number, 281, and my bid of £70 on a form, along with four other bids – for a larger black bag that is filled to the brim; a sensible blue suitcase with a compass in the handle that I e...

Economics

last month A killer buy? One bedroom bungalow goes up for auction for £150,000

Auction House London is putting the run-down red-bricked home on Meadow Way, Aylesbury, in Buckinghamshire, under the hammer next month.

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