New York's spring auctions ended on a record high as Christie's contemporary art sale netted US$495 million - the highest total in the history of art auctions. Artists' records fell rapidly on...
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An anonymous Asian gourmet has paid US$36,750 at a New York auction to have dinner for four with top chef Ferran Adria.
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Bidders looking for a pair of mended underwear worn by a former emperor came away disappointed from an auction of Austrian imperial memorabilia. But a lock of his hair went under the hammer for...
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The much- anticipated Sotheby’s elBullicellar auction in Hong Kong on April 3, sold to benefit the elBulli foundation made HK$14.1 Million, with 82 per cent of items making more than their pre-...
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Aficionados of 20th century Chinese art were out in force yesterday, spending HK$202 million on a variety of works sourced from around the globe at a Hong Kong auction.
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There may be no such thing as a free lunch, but the price paid yesterday for four people to enjoy a meal with star Spanish chef Ferran Adria was steep: HK$220,000. The offer was part of the...
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China Guardian Auctions, a mainland auction house specialising in Chinese artwork, will hold a two-day Spring Auction Sale Series of ceramics, painting and calligraphy including Hong Kong ink...
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A special sale will showcase Hong Kong ink paintings and put local artists in touch with mainland collectors. The sale, part of China Guardian's spring auction at the Island Shangri-La tomorrow,...
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After the high values achieved in recent New York Asian art auctions, the art world’s eyes focus to Sotheby’s Hong Kong, with Chinese selling art, jewellery and wine this week.
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When billionaire US collector William Koch concluded the vintage wines he bought at auction were counterfeit, he made a federal court case out of it, that has so far cost both sides a total of US$...
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A traditionalist might argue that wine is too difficult to price and of too uncertain a provenance to be a sound investment. In fact, one asset manager, who refused to be named, implied that the...
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A wine expert given a rare glimpse inside former chief secretary Henry Tang Ying-yen's wine cellar is remaining tight-lipped about its location.
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