German online auction house Auctionata has announced a new online format for its next photography sale. The event will be held as a “auction show,” a mix of sale and talk show, hosted by actor Kai Wiesinger.The auction titled “Breasts, Bodies & the Bizarre” will feature from the Teutloff Photo + Video Collection, and takes place on August 13, 2016.According to a statement by Auctionata, Wiesinger will converse with experts about works from the collection (with English translations provided). The panel consists of art historians Dr. Andreas Beitin and Dr. Sabine Maria Schmidt, as well as photo artists Yoram Roth and Katharina Bosse. Meanwhile Auctionata’s Nicola Ransom will sell a selection of works in a concurrent live online auction.Rather than discussing in a talk show setting, the panel will move freely between the exhibits while debating the fascination of the human body in the history of art in an “intellectually stimulating and entertaining” manner, as the statement explains.The auction includes works by Nan Goldin, Martin Parr, Huan Zhang, Annie Leibovitz, and Andres Serrano, among others.Click here for more information on the auction.

Sidney Nolan’s “Ned Kelly: Crossing Bridge” 1964 has been announced as one of the highlights of the Sotheby’s Australia “Important Australian Art” sale at the InterContinental Sydney on August 31.The large-scale painting, which was retained by the artist until 1992, will be offered for the first time at auction with an estimate of $800,000-1,000,000.Geoffrey Smith, Chairman of Sotheby’s Australia, said: “If the paintings that Sidney Nolan created in 1964 were the only survivors from his entire career, we would be still left with a remarkable legacy.“This single year represents an astonishing achievement that is extraordinary in its breadth, depth, invention, and quality.”“Ned Kelly: Crossing Bridge” is “a tumultuous composition” that depicts a horse and figure falling from a bridge into the water below.According to Sotheby’s Australia, the dramatic and expressive work epitomizes the artist’s use of fast and aggressive brushwork to represent the landscape.

A Sanskrit eulogy for Queen Victoria, composed in 1897, wouldn’t have been exceptional. After all, India was a British colony and she was the ruler — since ancient times, top authors of the day have composed elaborate eulogies for the rulers. Today, however, it does sound extraordinary. Titled “Srimad Victoria Mahatmyan, The Greatness of the Empress Victoria,” this eulogy by author Raja Sourindro Mohun Tagore, is one of the rare books coming up for auction at StoryLTD’s online sale on August 16 and 17. The Sanskrit ode to Queen Victoria, set to music and accompanied by an English translation, was published to mark the 60th anniversary of her reign. It was published in London by Cassell and Company, Limited. Going by the rarity of the volume, it is likely to be one of the most sought after lots at the auction. It is estimated at $760 - $910 (Rs 50,000 - Rs 60,000). This is the first ever auction of antiquarian books being organized by Saffronart, the parent company of StoryLTD. It features rare books on a spectrum of themes, but not limited to, the British Raj and the subcontinent. Many of these books include lavish color illustrations by travelers to the subcontinent who recorded local subjects, sceneries and events as they witnessed them on their elaborate journeys through this vast colony of the British Empire. The rare books date from 1700s to the early 20th century, and all are non-exportable. It is not a surprise that the most expensive lot on offer is the two-volume book, “Oriental Scenery” by the renowned uncle-nephew team of Thomas and William Daniell, who spent nearly a decade in India (1786-1793) creating drawings, paintings, aquatints, and etchings of the country’s landscape, its people and practices. Upon returning to England, the Daniells started the publication of their exhaustive work in six volumes, titled “Oriental Scenery.” The two volumes on offer at the auction, published in 1812, are estimated at $15,155 - $22,730 (Rs 10 lakh - Rs 15 lakh). The total of 51 lots in the auction cover a wide range of topics and offer an array of glimpses into the way of life in India during the two centuries preceding the country’s birth as a modern nation in 1947.While creating general landscape views of the subcontinent and portraits of the royals were two most popular subjects among the early European travelers, as is evident from the number of books published on these topics, many tenacious scholars created chronicles on the mundane things of life as well­ — the clothes people wore, the temples they worshipped in, the architecture in important regional centers, the scenes at market places, flora and fauna (including a detailed book on the serpents of the Coromandel Coast), the sports people played, and more. The lone book on finance is titled “Indian Currency and Finance” by John Maynard Keynes, published in London in 1913. Interesting is the special chart it has showing “the rate of discount at the Presidency Bank of Bengal.” It is estimated at $1,895 - $2,275 (Rs 1.25 lakh - Rs 1.5 lakh).The views of the British presidency headquarters of Bombay and Calcutta, detailed in quite a few books, throw a light on the earliest shape that these later-day metropolises had. They resemble fishing villages, but the commercial activity at these places, as captured in the drawings and paintings, does point towards their future as the two most important cities of the subcontinent from second half of the 19th century. A rare printed copy is Emily Eden’s important work, titled “Portraits of the Princes and People of Eden.” It is probably one of only a handful of copies published in this form. Through vivid portraits and rich illustrations, Eden skilfully captured the lives of Indian rulers and their families. She came to India accompanying her brother George, Lord Auckland (1784- 1849), who served as Governor-General from 1835-1842. Lord Auckland often received local rulers and their families in his office, giving his sister a chance to document their lives. Top 10 at Antiquarian Books Auction at StoryLTD1. “Oriental Scenery” by Thomas and William Daniell, 1812, $15,155 - $22,730 (Rs 10 lakh - Rs 15 lakh)2. “Portraits of the Princes and People of Eden” by Emily Eden, 1844, $14,395 - $15,155 (Rs 9.5 lakh - Rs 10 lakh)3. “Des Prinzen Waldemar Von Preussen Nach Indien” by Alexander von Humboldt, 1853, $13,640 - $15,155 (Rs 9 lakh - Rs 10 lakh)3. “Views of Calcutta Environs” by Sir Charles D’Oyly Bart, 1848, $13,640 - $15,155 (Rs 9 lakh - Rs 10 lakh)5. “Recollections of India” by Charles Stewart Hardinge, 1847, $12,125 - $12,880 (Rs 8 lakh - Rs 8.5 lakh)6. “Scenery, Costumes and Architecture Chiefly on the Western Side of India” by Captain Robert Melville Grindlay, 1826, $9,095 - $12,125 (Rs 6 lakh - Rs 8 lakh)7. “A Picturesque Voyage to India; by the Way of China” by Thomas and William Daniell, 1810, $7,200 - $7,580 (Rs 4.75 lakh - Rs 5 lakh)8. “Views of India, St. Helena, And Car Nicobar Drawn From Nature and On Stone” by Major John Luard, 1830, $6,065 - $7,580 (Rs 4 lakh - Rs 5 lakh)9. “Oriental Memoirs” by James Forbes, 1813, $5,455 - $6,065 (Rs 3.6 lakh - Rs 4 lakh)10. “An Account of Indian Serpents, Collected on the Coast of Coromandel” by Patrick Russell, 1796, $3,790 - $5,305 (Rs 2.5 lakh - Rs 3.5 lakh)— The Antiquarian Books Auction will be held on storyltd.com on August 16 & 17. The books can be viewed from August 8 through 17 at Saffronart Gallery, Industry Manor, 3rd Floor, Appasaheb Marathe Marg, Prabhadevi, Mumbai. Closed on August 15

Sotheby’s is launching an online destination for video content to be featured on its website and Apple TV channel. The Sotheby’s Museum Network will not only be a digital hub for creative content produced by the world’s leading private and public institutions, but will also be the home for the auction house’s own original programming content such as the 13-part series “The Treasures of Chatsworth.”The network will include major museum such as the Tate, the Metropolitan Museum of Art, and the National Palace Museum in Taiwan, as well as newer institutions founded by private collectors such as the Garage Museum of Art in Moscow. Sotheby’s own series “The Treasures of Chatsworth” is currently in production and will debut this autumn.David Goodman, Executive Vice President, Digital Development & Marketing, said that they are thrilled to be hosting the videos produced by their museum partners around the world. “The Museum Network is a response to a growing global audience that wants to experience the world of art and collecting. The Treasures of Chatsworth is the perfect way to launch our drive into original video content,” he said.Sotheby’s Museum Network launches on August 29, 2016

Although the art market remained robust this past year, there has been a marked shift in the global landscape. According to the 2016 Art Market Report, produced by Dublin-based economist Clare McAndrew and released under the aegis of the European Fine Art Foundation (TEFAF), there was a 7 percent decline in sales worldwide, from $68.2 billion in 2014 to $63.8 billion in 2015, with much of that decline coming as a result of a contraction in the Chinese economy. Despite the drop, sales in the United States rose 4 percent, to a record $27.3 billion, confirming the nation’s primacy as the global market leader, with a 43 percent share of the market. Sales held steady in the United Kingdom, landing it in second place at 21 percent; this may change, however, as the market responds to the contentious Brexit vote this past June. China came in third at 19 percent, with sales in the Asian nation dropping some 23 percent, from $15.4 billion in 2014 to $11.8 billion last year.Overall, sales at auction accounted for 47 percent of the 2015 art market total, with the remainder coming from private sales by dealers and other agents. Postwar and contemporary works commanding more than $1 million continued to dominate, though they represented less than 1 percent of lots sold. The $1 million–plus segment of the market grew a staggering 400 percent, while the market for works selling for $10 million or more saw growth of more than 1,000 percent. In its August issue, Art+Auction profiled 250 auction houses around the globe, providing information on key personnel and sale locations. (It is important to note that the listings include only salesrooms, not regional offices or representatives.) For this edition, art world insiders also shared their insights into regional market developments and where global commerce may lead us in the months ahead.In the upcoming days, ARTINFO will publish the auction house profiles and stories from Art+Auction’s August issue. Here, we present the magazine’s selection of the top auction houses of North America.To find all our coverage of the 250 Best Auction Houses Worldwide, as well as ARTINFO’s top picks for the best in visual arts, architecture and design, performing arts, lifestyle, and culture and travel, visit our Top Lists page at blouinartinfo.com/toplists.CANADAHeffelVancouver; Toronto; MontrealKey Personnel:David K.J. Heffel (President), Robert C.S. Heffel (Vice President)Established:1978Specialties:Canadian postwar and contemporary artNotable Lots:Lawren Stewart Harris, Mountain and Glacier, 1930, $3,459,784 (est. $752,000–1.1 million), November 26, 2015. Lawren Stewart Harris, Winter landscape, 1916, $2,750,084 (est. $902,000–1.2 million), November 26, 2015. Alex Colville, Harbour, 1975, $1,419,398 (est. $376–526,000), November 26, 2015.Contact:heffel.commail@heffel.com+1 604 732 6505Levis Fine Art Auctions & AppraisalsCalgaryKey Personnel:Doug Levis (Founder and Co-owner), Cheryl Sonley (Co-owner)Established:1992Specialties:Canadian fine artNotable Lots:Emily M. Carr, Old and new forest, undated, $165,352 (est. $56–71,000), November 8, 2015. William Kurelek, The barn dance (The happy Canadian), 1974, $127,772 (est. $68–90,000), November 8, 2015.Contact:levisauctions.commail@levisauctions.com+1 403 541 9099RitchiesTorontoKey Personnel:Kashif Kahn (Managing Director), Cameron Thomas (Art Specialist)Established:1967Specialties:Canadian and international art, decorative arts, jewelry, wineContact:ritchies.cominquire@ritchies.com+1 416 364 1864RM Sotheby’sBlenheim, OntarioKey Personnel:Rob Myers (Chairman, Founder, and Car Specialist), Don Rose (East Coast/Sports & GT Specialist), Jack Boxstrom(Vintage Racing and Sports Car Specialist)Established:1979Specialties:Classic carsNotable Lots:A 1951 Ferrari 340 America Barchetta by Touring, $8,226,400, May 14, 2016. A 1997 Porsche 911 GT1 Evolution, $3,132,360, May 14, 2016. A 1996 Ferrari 275 GTS by Pininfarina, $2,024,960, May 14, 2016.Contact:rmsothebys.comclientservices@rmsothebys.com+1 519 352 4575Waddington’sTorontoKey Personnel:Duncan McLean (President), Linda Rodeck (Senior Canadian Art Specialist, Vice President Fine Art)Established:1850Specialties:Canadian, Inuit, Asian, and international art; contemporary art; decorative arts; jewelry; wineNotable Lots:Joe Talirunili, Joe’s Escape, 1970, $122,592 (est. $15–22,500), November 16, 2015. Jack Bush, Low Blue, 1971, $97,220 (est. $67–90,000), November 23, 2015. Frederick Arthur Verner, Ojibway Camp at Northwest Angle, Lake of the Woods, 1874, $70,706 (est. $19–22,500), November 23, 2015.Contact:waddingtons.cacanadianart@waddingtons.ca+1 416 504 9100Walker’s Fine Art & Estate AuctioneersOttawaKey Personnel:Jeffrey Walker (President, Director of Fine Art), Ingo Hessel (Head of Inuit Art)Established:1937Specialties:Canadian, Inuit, Asian, and international art; works on paper; silver; furniture; decorative artsNotable Lots:Jessie Oonark, Untitled (Scenes of hunting and camp life), 1969, $53,355 (est. $27–30,000), November 18, 2015. Peder Mork Mønsted, Forest pool, 1890, $51,943 (est. $10–13,000), June 2, 2015. Johnny Inukpuk, Mother and child playing string game, 1964, $46,337 (est. $15–20,000), May 2, 2015.Contact:walkersauctions.cominfo@walkersauctions.com+1 613 224 5814UNITED STATESAbell Auction CompanyLos AngelesKey Personnel:Don Schireson (ceo), Howard Zellman (Executive Vice President), Sean Abell (Vice President)Established:1916Specialties:Fine and decorative arts, 20th-century design, antiques, jewelry, silverNotable Lots:Dale Chihuly, chandelier, 2008, $110,000 (est. $100–150,000), February 21, 2016. Thomas Moran, Feudal castle, 1905, $100,500 (est. $90,000–120,000), September 27, 2015. Pablo Picasso, Bull Pitcher, 1955, $50,000 (est. $50–70,000), February 21, 2016.Contact:abell.com+1 323 724 8102Acker Merrall & ConditNew York; Chicago;Hong KongKey Personnel:John Kapon (President and CEO)Established:1820Specialties:WineNotable Lots:Château Latour, 56 magnums from 1947 to 2011, $95,613, June 6, 2016. Petrus, 12 bottles, 1989, $43,225, May 18, 2016. Romanée Conti, one bottle, 2005, $13,585, December 17, 2015.Contact:ackerwines.cominfo@ackerwines.com+1 845 268 6370Altermann Galleries & AuctioneersSanta Fe; ScottsdaleKey Personnel:Richard Altermann (Director), Tony Altermann (Director)Established:1978Specialties:Americana; Western, Native American, and European artNotable Lots:G. Harvey, Evening on the Boulevard, undated, $108,000 (est. $120–140,000), November 15, 2015. Martin Grelle, Hunter’s Morning, undated, $81,600 (est. $40–60,000), August 14, 2015. G. Harvey, Makin’ New Tracks, 1979, $67,200 (est. $45–55,000), November 15, 2015.Contact:altermann.cominfo@altermann.com+1 505 983 1590Aspire AuctionsClevelandKey Personnel:Michael Kondratov (President), Cynthia Maciejewski (Vice President)Established:2002Specialties:Fine and decorative arts, works on paper, art glass and porcelain, design, Asian arts, jewelry, watches and clocks, luxury accessoriesNotable Lots:Henry F. Farny, Untitled, 1895, $138,000(est. $100–200,000), September 3, 2015. Thomas Moran, Stream with Trees, 1901, $79,060 (est. $70–120,000), December 10, 2015. Li Chen, Avalokitesvara, 1999, $77,001 (est. $75,000–125,000), October 29, 2015.Contact:aspireauctions.cominfo@aspireauctions.com+1 216 231 5515Brunk AuctionsAshevilleKey Personnel:Andrew Brunk (President, Auctioneer, Furniture and Folk Art Specialist), Robert Brunk (President Emeritus, Auctioneer), Lauren Brunk (Vice President, Southern Collections Specialist)Established:1983Specialties:Fine art, ceramics, books, jewelry, silver, textiles, furnitureNotable Lots:Childe Hassam, Walking on the Pier, Gloucester Harbor, 1895, $420,000 (est. $300–400,000), September 12, 2015. Renato Guttuso, Coltivazione del limone, 1956, $75,000 (est. $60–90,000), September 12, 2015. Fan Zeng, Figure of a Blissful Elderly Man and His Young Attendant, undated, $70,000 (est. $12–18,000), March 19, 2016.Contact:brunkauctions.cominfo@brunkauctions.com+1 828 254 6846Charlton Hall AuctionsWest Columbia, South CarolinaKey Personnel:Ronald D. Long (President, Senior Auctioneer, and Appraiser)Established:1929Specialties:Fine and decorative arts, jewelry, designNotable Lots:Conrad Wise Chapman, City of Mexico from the Hacienda de los Morales, 1899, $140,000 (est. $50–80,000), December 4, 2015. John James Audubon, Roseate Spoonbill, Pl. CCCXI, undated, $40,000 (est. $40–60,000), December 4, 2015. Percy Wyndham Lewis, Detectives, 1912, $26,000 (est. $10–20,000), April 7, 2016.Contact:charltonhallauctions.cominfo@charltonhallauctions.com+1 803 779 5678Clars Auction GalleryOaklandKey Personnel:Redge Martin (CEO)Established:1972Specialties:Fine and decorative arts, Asian art, tribal art, antiquities, design, antiques, silver and objets de vertu, jewelry and timepieces, automobilesNotable Lots:Edward Redfield, Boothbay garden, undated, $160,000 (est. $150–250,000), November 14, 2015. Maurice Utrillo, Eglise de Chatou, undated, $77,350 (est. $60–90,000), February 21, 2016. Daniel Chester French, Allegorical Maquettes (Architecture, Painting, and Sculpture), circa 1898–99, $48,800 (est. $40–60,000), May 31, 2015.Contact:clars.cominfo@clars.com+1 510 428 0100Coeur d’Alene Art AuctionHayden, IdahoKey Personnel:Mike Overby (Partner), Stuart Johnson (Partner), Peter Stremmel (Partner)Established:1985Specialties:Western and American artNotable Lots:Charles M. Russell, As Cochrane and Pard Leaped into Their Saddles, Cochrane Shot the Indian (1910), $1,089,000, July 25, 2015. Charles M. Russell, A Bronc Twister, $1,033,000, July 25, 2015. Howard A. Terpning, Bad Medicine Crossing (1996), $641,000, July 25, 2015.Contact:cdaartauction.cominfo@cdaartauction.com+1 208 772 9009Cowan’s AuctionsCincinnatiKey Personnel:Wes Cowan (Owner)Established:1995Specialties:Americana, Native American art, Asian art, modern and contemporary art, paintings and prints, design, modern ceramics, decorative arts, jewelry, firearms and militariaNotable Lots:Fairfield Porter, Springtime meadow landscape, undated, $51,000 (est. $3,000–5,000), September 19, 2015. Gustav Muss-Arnolt, Pair of English setters, undated, $32,400 (est. $6,000–8,000), July 24, 2015. Paul Sawyier, Camp Nelson Bridge, Frankfort, KY, undated, $24,000 (est. $15–25,000), February 13, 2016.Contact:cowanauctions.cominfo@cowans.com+1 513 871 1670Dallas Auction GalleryDallasKey Personnel:Scott Shuford (President), Kathi Shuford (Director), Adriane Shuford Crosland (Vice President)Established:2002Specialties:Fine and decorative arts, contemporary art, Western art, Asian art, antiquities, jewelry, antiquesNotable Lots:Gilbert Stewart, Portrait of George Washington, 1798, $1,062,500 (est. $150–250,000), November 4, 2015. Thomas Hart Benton, Cotton loading, 1945, $437,500 (est. $70–90,000), November 4, 2015. Pablo Picasso, Vase deux anses grand oiseau, 1949, $406,250 (est. $250–350,000), November 4, 2015.Contact:dallasauctiongallery.cominfo@dallasauctiongallery.com+1 214 653 3900DoyleNew YorkKey Personnel:Kathleen M. Doyle (Chairman and CEO)Established:1962Specialties:American and European art, Old Master paintings, design, decorative arts, jewelry, watches, photographs, prints and multiplesNotable Lots:James Ensor, Composition with masks and weeping angel, ca. 1930, $545,000 (est. $200–400,000), May 5, 2015. Alice Neel, Untitled (Portrait of Sarah Elizabeth Hewitt, Niece of Lida Moser), 1966, $281,000 (est. $150–300,000), November 10, 2015. Ed Ruscha, Thinking the Same, 1974, $197,000 (est. $60–80,000), May 12, 2015.Contact:doyle.cominfo@doyle.com+1 212 427 2730DuMouchelles Fine Arts Auctioneers & Estate AppraisersDetroitKey Personnel:Joseph DuMouchelle (Auctioneer)Established:1927Specialties:Fine and decorative arts, design, antiques, jewelry, collectiblesNotable Lots:Alberto Pasini, Middle Eastern market scene,1882, $192,000 (est. $30–50,000), August 14, 2015. Manoucher Yektai, Landscape, 1964, $78,000 (est. $30–50,000), September 18, 2015. Montague Dawson, The Regatta, undated, $75,000 (est. $20–40,000), November 13, 2015.Contact:dumouchelle.comadmin@dumouchelles.com+1 313 963 6255Eldred’s Auction GalleryEast Dennis, MassachusettsKey Personnel:Joshua Eldred (President)Specialties:Asian art, Americana, American and European paintings, maritime art, sporting art, antiques, decorative arts, collectiblesNotable Lots:Ralph Cahoon, Balloon Ascent, undated, $45,000 (est. $30–50,000), July 29, 2015. Ralph Cahoon, Cape Cod Railroad, undated, $32,400 (est. $20–30,000), July 29, 2015. Joseph Heard, The British barque Mary Ann Johnston off Liverpool, undated, $20,400 (est. $5,000–10,000), July 29, 2015.Contact:eldreds.cominfo@eldreds.com+1 508 385 3116Fine Art Auctions Miami (FAAM)MiamiKey Personnel:Frederic Thut (Owner and Director)Established:2011Specialties:Latin American, Russian, Impressionist, modern, and contemporary artNotable Lots:Carmelo Arden Quin, Accent Rouge, 1947, $108,000 (est. $30–40,000), December 3, 2015. Juan Melé, Invención 64, 1957, $88,000 (est. $40–50,000), December 3, 2015. Martin Blaszko, Plano Azul–Composicion Madi, 1947, $81,000 (est. $50–60,000), April 30, 2016.Contact:faamiami.cominfo@faamiami.com+1 305 573 4228Freeman’s Auctioneers & AppraisersPhiladelphiaKey Personnel:Samuel M. “Beau” Freeman II (Chairman), Alasdair Nichol (Vice Chairman), Paul Roberts (President)Established:1805Specialties:American art, Pennsylvania Impressionists, European art and Old Masters, Asian art, 20th-century design, American furniture, English and Continental furniture, folk and decorative arts, books and manuscripts, maps, jewelry and watchesNotable Lots:Andrew Wyeth, Winter corn fields, 1942, $1,145,000 (est. $600–800,000), December 6, 2015. Laurence Stephen Lowry, Peel Park, Salford, undated, $425,000 (est. $250–350,000), June 16, 2015. Fu Baoshi, Depicting Tao Yuanming, undated, $413,000 (est. $1,500–2,000), September 12, 2015.Contact:freemansauction.cominfo@freemansauction.com+1 215 563 9275Gaston & Sheehan AuctioneersAustinKey Personnel:Bob Sheehan (Owner), Michelle Sheehan (Owner)Established:1988Specialties:Jewelry and watches, fine art, antiques, gold, silver, collectibles, vehiclesContact:txauction.comauction@txauction.com+1 512 251 3002Gooding & CompanySanta MonicaKey Personnel:David Gooding (President), David Brynan (Senior Specialist), Angus Dykman (Specialist), Justin Gosaynie (Specialist)Established:2003Specialties:AutomobilesNotable Lots:1961 Ferrari 250 GT SWB California Spider, $17,160,000 (est. $15–17 million), March 11, 2016. 1955 Porsche 550 Spyder, $5,335,000 (est. $5–6 million), March 11, 2016. 1966 Ford GT40 Mk I, $3,300,000 (est. $3.2–3.6 million), March 11, 2016.Contact:goodingco.cominfo@goodingco.com+1 310 899 1960Grogan & CompanyBostonKey Personnel:Michael B. Grogan (President and Chief Auctioneer)Established:1987Specialties:Fine art, jewelry, silver, decorative arts, Oriental rugsNotable Lots:Auguste Rodin, Torse féminin assis dit ‘Torse Morhardt,’ Grand Modèle, 1899, $60,000 (est. $40–60,000), September 27, 2015. Edward Henry Potthast, Wading, undated, $40,000 (est. $30–40,000), September 27, 2015. Jack L. Gray, The grand banks, undated, $37,500 (est. $15–25,000), June 21, 2015.Contact:groganco.cominfo@groganco.com+1 617 720 2020Guernsey’sAuctionsNew YorkKey Personnel:Arlan Ettinger (President), Barbara Mintz (Vice President), Susan Jaffe (Director)Established:1975Specialties:Fine and decorative arts, posters, collectiblesNotable Lots:Gold chalice, $437,500, August 5, 2015. The Gene Lewis Emerald, $281,250, August 5, 2015. Gold disk, $137,500, August 5, 2015.Contact:guernseys.comauctions@guernseys.com+1 212 794 2280Hart Davis Hart Wine Co.ChicagoKey Personnel:John H. Hart (Chairman), Paul Hart (ceo), Michael Davis (Vice Chairman)Established:2004Specialties:WineNotable Lots:Twelve bottles of 1982 Château Lafite Rothschild, $33,460 (est. $22–32,000), May 13–14, 2016. Eight bottles of 1986 Montrachet, Domaine de la Romanée-Conti, $31,070 (est. $26–38,000), May 13–14, 2016. Twelve-bottle 2001 Domaine de la Romanée-Conti assortment, $26,290 (est. $22–32,000), May 13–14, 2016.Contact:hdhwine.com+1 312 482 9996Heritage AuctionsDallas; Beverly Hills; New York; San FranciscoKey Personnel:Jim Halperin (Cochairman), Steve Ivy (Cochairman and ceo), Greg Rohan (President), Margaret Barrett (Director, Entertainment & Music Memorabilia)Established:1976Specialties:Coins, collectibles, historical memorabilia, fine and decorative arts, photography, books and manuscripts, jewelry and timepieces, wineNotable Lots:Maxfield Parrish, Jason and His Teacher, 1909, $1,025,000 (est. $1–1.5 million), November 16, 2015. Robert Motherwell, Untitled (Ochre with Black Line), 1972, $965,000 (est. $800,000–1.2 million), October 28, 2015. Willem de Kooning, East Hampton II, 1968, $802,000 (est. $600–800,000), May 2, 2016.Contact:ha.combid@ha.com+1 877 437 4824I.M. ChaitGalleryBeverly HillsKey Personnel:Isadore M. Chait(Founder and Owner)Established:1969Specialties:Asian art and antiquesContact:chait.comchait@chait.com+1 310 285 0182iGavel AuctionsNew Braunfels, TexasKey Personnel:Lark Mason (President)Established:2003Specialties:Fine art, ancient and ethnographic art, Asian art, automobiles, books and manuscripts, clocks and watches, photography, prints, stamps, coins and medalsContact:igavelauctions.comoffice@igavelauctions.com+1 212 289 5588Jackson Hole Art AuctionJackson, WyomingKey Personnel:Maryvonne Leshe (Partner), Roxanne Hofmann (Partner), Gerald Peters (Partner)Established:2007Specialties:American art, Western artNotable Lots:Albert Bierstadt, Wind River Country Wyoming, 1860, $800,000 (est. $1–2 million), September 19, 2015. Howard A. Terpning, Good Medicine, undated, $228,150 (est. $100–150,000), September 19, 2015. Martin Grelle, Whitewater Passage, 2015, $157,950 (est. $60–90,000), September 19, 2015.Contact:jacksonholeartauction.comcoordinator@jacksonholeartauction.com+1 866 549 9278Jackson’s  AuctionsCedar Falls, IowaKey Personnel:James Jackson (President and CEO)Established:1969Specialties:Old Masters; American, European, Russian, and Asian art; religious art; decorative arts and antiques; art glass and porcelain; militaria; toys; ephemera; jewelry; coinsNotable Lots:Grant Wood, Vegetable garden, Moret, 1924, $62,500 (est. $30–50,000), June 16, 2015. Marvin Cone, From Iowa, 1940, $55,000 (est. $25–35,000), November 17, 2015. Le Pho, Woman and child in garden-relaxation, undated, $40,000 (est. $10–15,000), June 16, 2015.Contact:jacksonsauction.cominfo@jacksonsauction.com+1 319 277 2256James D. Julia, Inc.Fairfield, MaineKey Personnel:James D. Julia (President)Established:1960Specialties:Firearms, fine art, Asian art, antiques, lamps, glass, jewelryNotable Lots:Carl Rungius, Big Horn Sheep, undated, $225,150 (est. $125–175,000), August 26, 2015. Wilhelm Kuhnert, Der Menschen Frosser (The Man Eater), undated, $165,900 (est. $150–200,000), August 26, 2015. Hans Hofmann, Abstract in colors, 1942, $94,800 (est. $100–150,000), February 3, 2016.Contact:jamesdjulia.cominfo@jamesdjulia.com+1 207 453 7125John Moran Auctioneers, Inc.Monrovia, CaliforniaKey Personnel:John Moran (President, Principal Auctioneer), Jeffrey Moran (Senior Vice President, Director, and Auctioneer), Maranda Moran (Antique and Decorative Art Specialist)Established:1969Specialties:American and European art, rugs, furniture, silver, porcelain, glass, 20th-century designNotable Lots:Franz Bischoff, Sand Dunes and Pines, Monterey Coast, Calif., undated, $180,000 (est. $80–120,000), March 22, 2016. Cyrus Edwin Dallin, On the Warpath, 1914, $54,000 (est. $15–20,000), October 20, 2015. Clyde Aspevig, In the Mist, 2009, $50,400 (est. $20–30,000), March 22, 2016.Contact:johnmoran.cominfo@johnmoran.com+1 626 793 1833Julien’s AuctionsLos AngelesKey Personnel:Darren Julien (Founder, President, and ceo), Martin J. Nolan (Executive Director)Established:2003Specialties:Entertainment and music memorabilia, fine artNotable Lots:Banksy, Donkey Documents, 2007, $250,000 (est. $400–600,000), September 30, 2015. Banksy, Happy choppers, 2002, $140,800 (est. $100–150,000), April 30, 2016. Space Invader, One space, 2005, $50,000 (est. $35–45,000), April 30, 2016.Contact:juliensauctions.cominfo@juliensauctions.com+1 310 836 1818Kaminski AuctionsBeverly, MassachusettsEstablished:1989Specialties:Fine and decorative arts, contemporary art, tribalart, Asian art and antiques, design, antiques, jewelry, luxury items, books and ephemera, wine and spirits, militaria, coins, classic carsNotable Lots: D. Howard Hitchcock, Roadside View of Hamerly, Hawaii, 1899, $40,000 (est. $2,500–4,500), November 28, 2015. Bridget Riley, Abstract, 1964, $31,000 (est. $2,000–3,000), November 28, 2015. Constantin Kluge, Pont Neuf, undated, $21,000 (est. $8,000–12,000), April 24, 2016.Contact:kaminskiauctions.cominfo@kaminskiauctions.com+1 978 927 2223Keno AuctionsNew YorkKey Personnel:Leigh Keno (Founder and Owner), Jack O’Brien (Senior Specialist)Established:2009Specialties:American art, European art, furniture, decorative arts, jewelryNotable Lots:Ruth Asawa, Untitled S.621, 1973, $965,000 (est. $150–250,000), January 24, 2016. Alexander Calder, Pig’s Tail, 1968, $365,000 (est. $50–100,000), January 24, 2016. Alexander Calder, Spotted Orb and Pyramids, 1956, $78,750 (est. $20–40,000), January 24, 2016.Contact:kenoauctions.cominfo@kenoauctions.com+1 212 734 2381Kestenbaum & CompanyNew YorkKey Personnel:Daniel E. Kestenbaum (Founder and Director)Specialties:Books and manuscripts, Judaica, fine artNotable Lots:Moritz Daniel Oppenheim, Freitag Abend, 1867, $380,000 (est. $300–500,000), December 16, 2015. Isidor Kaufmann, Portrait of a Hassidic Rabbi, undated, $210,000 (est. $180–220,000), December 16, 2105. The Dutch School, The Portuguese Synagogue, Amsterdam, 1700, $26,000 (est. $20–25,000), December 16, 2015.Contact:kestenbaum.netinfo@kestenbaum.net+1 212 366 1197Lark Mason AssociatesNew YorkKey Personnel:Lark Mason (Founder)Established:2003Specialties:Fine and decorative arts, Asian artContact:larkmasonassociates.comoffice@larkmasonassociates.com+1 212 289 5524Leslie Hindman AuctioneersChicago; Denver; Milwaukee; St. Louis; Palm BeachKey Personnel:Leslie Hindman (President and Founder)Established:1982Specialties:Fine art, Western art, Asian art, design, furniture, decorative arts, silver, books and manuscripts, jewelry, timepieces, luxury accessories, coutureNotable Lots:Alexander Calder, The long brass tail on black and red, 1956, $845,000 (est. $600–800,000), September 24, 2015. James Abbott McNeill Whistler, Parasol; red note, 1884, $572,500 (est. $200–400,000), September 25, 2015. Bernard Buffet, La Tour Eiffel, 1955, $365,000 (est. $200–300,000), December 14, 2015.Contact:lesliehindman.com+1 312 280 1212Lewis & MaeseHoustonKey Personnel:Alice Krueser (Founder and Director)Specialties:Fine art, antiques, designer furnitureNotable Lots:Ed Ruscha, Sin, 1970, $22,000 (est. $20–25,000), April 16, 2016. Dale Chihuly, Glory Blue Pheasant Macchia Set with Meadow Green Lip Wraps, 2002, $3,500 (est. $2,000–5,000), June 1, 2016. Luis Jiménez, Plane, Train, Automobile, 1976, $2,000 (est. $2,250–3,250), June 1, 2016.Contact:lmauctionco.comoffice@lmauctionco.com+1 713 869 1335Los Angeles Modern AuctionsVan Nuys, CaliforniaKey Personnel:Peter Loughrey (Director of Modern Design and Fine Art), Shannon Loughrey (Managing Director), Zoe Weinberg (Fine Art Specialist)Established:1992Specialties:Modern art, prints, furniture, design, decorative artsNotable Lots:Richard Prince, Bedtime Story, 1988, $1,585,000 (est. $1–2 million), February 21, 2016. John McCracken,Five Paintings III, 1974, $275,000 (est. $90,000–120,000), October 11, 2015. Nabil Nahas, NN-19, 1987, $150,000 (est. $30–50,000), February 2, 2016.Contact:lamodern.com+1 323 904 1950Mecum AuctionsWalworth, WisconsinKey Personnel:Dana Mecum (President)Established:1988Specialties:AutomobilesNotable Lots:1967 Shelby 427 Cobra Roadster, $1.1 million (est. $1.1–1.3 million), May 20, 2016. 1964 Shelby 289 Cobra Roadster, $1 million (est. $800,000–1 million), May 20, 2016. 1965 Shelby GT350 Fastback, $500,000 (est. $350–450,000), May 20, 2016.Contact:mecum.cominfo@mecum.com+1 262 275 5050Michaan’s AuctionsAlameda, CaliforniaKey Personnel:Allen Michaan (President), Scott Bradley (Vice President and COO), Rhonda Harness (Jewelry Department Director), Harry Huang (Asian Art Department Specialist), Elizabeth Dalton (Furniture and Decorative Arts Specialist)Established:2002Specialties:Asian art, fine art, jewelry and timepieces, coins, stamps, furniture, decorative artsNotable Lots:Fu Baoshi, Wandering Poet, 1943, $323,000 (est. $200–300,000), December 14, 2015. Wang Qi, Zhong Kui, the Demon Queller. Arhat Ajita sitting upon a cliff ledge. A beauty gazing at her reflection as a tiger. A bearded man with his arms in an embracing gesture toward a crane flying above, 1933, $118,000 (est. $100–120,000), December 14, 2015. Lin Fengmian, Boats at Shore, undated, $88,500 (est. $30–40,000), June 22, 2015.Contact:michaans.cominfo@michaans.com+1 510 740 0220Neal Auction CompanyNew OrleansKey Personnel:John R. Neal (Chairman), Neal Alford (President), Rachel Weathers (Vice President Paintings, Prints & Photography)Established:1983Specialties:Furniture, silver, porcelain, paintings, prints, sculptures, jewelry, Oriental carpets,decorative artsNotable Lots:Belter center table, 1850–60, $57,950 (est. $20–40,000), February 19–21, 2016. Ricard Clague, Streetcar Tracks, undated, $177,625, November 22, 2015. Andreas Molinary, North Shore, Lake Pontchartrain (Fisherman’s Cabin), 1884, $261,500 (est. $60–90,000), September 13, 2015.Contact:nealauction.comclientservices@nealauction.com+1 504 899 5329New Orleans Auction GalleriesNew OrleansKey Personnel:Susan Sarofim (ceo), Ashton Thomas (President and Auctioneer), Felicia Yao (Asian Art), Thomas Halverson (American Furniture and Decorative Arts), Tessa Steinkamp (Director of Auctions and Auctioneer)Specialties:Continental and American paintings, English furniture, decorative arts, works on paper, photography, sculpture, silver, Asian art, books and manuscriptsNotable Lots:William Henry Buck, Bayou Scene: Probably the Footbridge at Indian Bayou in the Atchafalaya River Basin, 1880, $231,250 (est. $175–250,000), March 12, 2016. Sam Szafran, Atelier aux Feuillages, 1969, $200,000 (est. $100–125,000), December 4, 2015. Gustave Loiseau, Le Port de Dieppe, 1926, $193,750 (est. $150–250,000), March 12, 2016.Contact:neworleansauction.cominfo@neworleansauction.com+1 504 566 1849Northeast AuctionsPortsmouth, New HampshireKey Personnel:Ronald Bourgeault (Owner, Appraiser, and Auctioneer), Rebecca J. Davis (Ceramics, Glass, and Silver Specialist), Monica Reuss (Fine Art, Marine and China Trade Decorative Arts Specialist)Established:1987Specialties:American fine art, decorative arts, rugs and carpets, photographyNotable Lots:Andrew Wyeth, The Peavey, 1965, $156,000 (est. $80,000–120,000), August 14, 2105. American School, China trade view of the Praya Grande at Macao, undated, $132,000 (est. $60–90,000), August 14, 2015. Paul Revere, The bloody massacre perpetrated in King Street, Boston on March 5th, 1770, by a party of the 29th reg’t., undated, $120,000 (est. $100–140,000), October 31, 2015.Contact:northeastauctions.comcontact@northeastauctions.com+1 603 433 8400Paddle8New York; Los Angeles; LondonKey Personnel:Alexander Gilkes (Cofounder), Aditya Julka (Cofounder), Osman Khan (Cofounder), Dominique Sacchi (Senior Specialist, Jewelry and Watches), Stefany Morris (Head of Fine Arts), Joslin van Arsdale (Photography Specialist)Established:2011Specialties:Photography, paintings, prints, sculpture, drawings, furniture, jewelry, watchesContact:paddle8.comauctions@paddle8.com+1 212 343 1142Pook & Pook Auctioneers Inc.Downingtown, PennsylvaniaKey Personnel:Ronald Pook (Founder, Appraiser, and Auctioneer), Debra Pook (President), James Pook (Vice President), Jamie Shearer (Vice President), Deirdre Magarelli Pook (Vice President)Established:1984Specialties:American art, coins, medals, decorative artsNotable Lots: Wilhelm Schimmel, Lion, undated, $57,600 (est. $30–50,000), October 3, 2015. Harold Weston, Dusk, undated, $28,800 (est. $2,000–3,000), October 3, 2015. Asher Brown Durand, Landscape with a gentleman on horseback, 1868, $7,800 (est. $2,000–3,000), October 3, 2015.Contact:pookandpook.cominfo@pookandpook.com+1 610 269 4040Profiles in HistoryCalabasas, CaliforniaKey Personnel:Joseph Maddalena (President and CEO)Established:1985Specialties:Entertainment, music, and historical memorabiliaNotable Lots:Original screen-used Rebel Blockade Runner filming miniature from Star Wars: Episode I–A New Hope, $450,000 (est. $200–400,000), September 28, 2015. George Reeves Superman costume ensemble, $216,000 (est. $100–150,000), September 28, 2015. Harrison Ford signature screen-used Indiana Jones bullwhip, $204,000 (est. $100–150,000), September 28, 2015.Contact:profilesinhistory.cominfo@profilesinhistory.com+1 310 859 7701Rago ARTS and Auction CenterLambertville, New JerseyKey Personnel:David Rago (Partner and Co-Director), Suzanne Perrault (Partner and Co-Director), Miriam Tucker (Managing Partner), Jad Attal (Specialist, 20th-Century Decorative Art and Design Department), Sarah Churn (Director, Jewelry Department), Jerry Cohen (Specialist, Arts and Crafts Movement Furniture)Established:1988Specialties:Modern design, ceramics, contemporary art, Asian art, jewelry, silver, coinsNotable Lots:Terence Harold Robsjohn-Gibbings, Mesa Coffee Table, undated, $162,500 (est. $30–50,000), October 18, 2015. Fu Baoshi, Untitled, undated, $156,250 (est. $20–30,000), September 11, 2015. Andy Warhol, Muhammad Ali, 1978, $112,500 (est. $80,000–120,000), November 5, 2015.Contact:ragoarts.cominfo@ragoarts.com+1 609 397 9374RoGallery.comNew YorkKey Personnel:Robert Rogal (Director)Established:1975Specialties:Modern and contemporary art, prints, photography, posters, tribal art, antiquities, jewelry, furniture, banknotes, stampsNotable Lots:Alexander Calder, Zebra tapestry, 1975, $15,000 (est. $12–15,000), June 24, 2015. Bert Stern, Marilyn Monroe: the last sitting portfolio 3, 1962, $10,000 (est. $15–20,000), June 24, 2015. Victor Vasarely, Kettes, 1988, $9,500 (est. $14–16,000), November 18, 2015.Contact:rogallery.comart@rogallery.com+1 718 937 0901Santa Fe ArtAuctionSanta FeKey Personnel:Adam H. Veil(Executive Director),Jenna M. Kloeppel(Auction Coordinator)Specialties:Western artNotable Lots:Robert Henri, Portrait of Po Tse (Water Eagle), undated, $2,200,000  (est. $2.3–3 million), November 14, 2015. Albert Bierstadt, Mountain Scene, undated, $450,000(est. $700,000–1.2 million), November 14, 2015. John Marin, Road to Santa Fe, 1929, $150,000 (est. $125–175,000), November 14, 2015.Contact:santafeartauction.comcurator@santafeartauction.com+1 505 954 5858ScottsdaleArtAuctionScottsdale, ArizonaKey Personnel:Mike Frost (Partner), Jack A. Morris Jr.(Partner), Brad Richardson (Partner)Established: 2005Specialties:Western, wildlife, and sporting artNotable Lots:Martin Grelle, Warrior’s Prayer, 2003, $222,300, April 2, 2016. Allan Houser, Ready to Dance, 1988, $87,750, April 2, 2016. Carl Runguis, 6 Portraits, $315,900 (est. $150–250,000), April 2, 2016.Contact:scottsdaleartauction.cominfo@scottsdaleartauction.com+1 480 945 0225Shannon’sFine Art AuctioneersMilford, ConnecticutKey Personnel:Gene Shannon (Owner), Sandra Germain (Co-owner)Established:1997Specialties:American and European art; 19th- and early 20th-century paintings, watercolors, drawings, bronzes, and printsNotable Lots:Wayne Thiebaud, Eyebrow Pencil, 1964, $420,000(est. $200–300,000), October 29, 2015. Joan Miró, Femme, Oiseau, Etoiles, 1942, $264,000 (est. $125–175,000), October 29, 2015. Charles Webster Hawthorne, Women and figures under white umbrella. Man carrying two cheeses, undated, $66,000 (est. $1,000–2,000), April 28, 2016.Contact:shannons.cominfo@shannons.com+1 203 877 1711ShapiroAuctionsNew YorkKey Personnel:Gene Shapiro (President), Alexandra Dubodel (Vice President and Specialist), Katerina Blackwood (Specialist)Established: 2007Specialties:Fine and decorative arts, Russian art, icons, books, militariaNotable Lots:Camille Pissarro, Travailleurs des champs, Pontoise, 1880, $905,000 (est. $700–900,000), May 16, 2015. Marc Chagall, Les Amoureux, undated, $845,000 (est. $700–850,000), December 12, 2015. Anto Carte, Le cirque, 1926, $395,000 (est. $200–225,000), May 16, 2015.Contact:shapiroauctions.cominfo@shapiroauctions.com+1 212 717 7500Simpson GalleriesHouston, TexasKey Personnel:Ray Simpson (Owner)Established:1962Specialties:Fine art and antiquesNotable Lots:Louis Comfort Tiffany, European Flower Market, undated, $21,000 (est. $10–15,000), November 7, 2015. Richard MacDonald, Study for Rose, 2005, $12,000 (est. $4,000–6,000), March 5, 2016. Lynn Bogue Hunt, Woodcock, undated, $6,000 (est. $2,000–4,000), November 7, 2015.Contact:simpsongalleries.commail@simpsongalleries.com+1 713 524 6751SkinnerBoston; Marlborough, MassachusettsKey Personnel:Karen Keane (Partner, ceo), Stephen Fletcher (Partner, Executive Vice President, Director of Americana), Chris Barber (Deputy Director of American Furniture and Decorative Arts), Devon Eastland (Director of Books and Manuscripts), Judith Dowling (Director of Asian Works of Art), Joel Bohy (Specialist, Historic Arms and Militaria)Established:1971Specialties:Fine and decorative arts, American antiques, Asian art, jewelry, modern design, wine, textilesNotable Lots:Agnes Martin, Blue Flower, 1962, $1,539,000 (est. $1.5–2 million), May 29, 2015. Thomas Moran, Coast of Monterey, 1912, $723,000 (est. $250–350,000), May 29, 2015. Florine Stettheimer, Floral Still Life, undated, $375,000(est. $75,000–100,000), January 22, 2016.Contact:skinnerinc.com+1 617 350 5400Sloans & KenyonChevy Chase, MarylandKey Personnel:Stephanie Kenyon (Owner)Established:2003Specialties:Fine and decorative arts, English and Continental furniture, antiques, Americana, books and manuscripts, Asian art, arms and armor, jewelryNotable Lots:Everett B D Fabrino Julio, Goats along the bayou, 1877, $70,000 (est. $5,000–7,000), September 19, 2015. Jehangir Sabavala, Boats in harbor, 1952, $65,000 (est. $30–50,000), February 13, 2016. Jessie Wilcox Smith, The pink bonnet, undated, $52,500 (est. $15–25,000), September 19, 2015.Contact:sloansandkenyon.cominfo@sloansandkenyon.com+1 301 634 2330Slotin Folk ArtBuford, GeorgiaSpecialties:Folk artNotable Lots:Bill Traylor, Chicken Stealing, 1939, $96,000 (est. $55–75,000), November 14, 2015. Calvin Black, Evonne possum trot doll, undated, $72,000 (est. $25–40,000),April 30, 2016. Elijah Pierce, Guardian Angel in the garden, 1966, $30,000 (est. $5,000–8,000), April 30, 2016.Contact:slotinfolkart.comauction@slotinfolkart.com+1 770 532 1115Sotheby’sNew York; London; Hong Kong; Geneva; Milan; Paris; Zurich; DohaKey Personnel:Tad Smith (President and ceo)Established:1744Specialties:19th-century European paintings, 20th-century design, African and Oceanic art, prints, photography, stamps, watches, jewelry, fine wineNotable Lots:Cy Twombly, Untitled (New York City), 1968, $70,530,000 (est. $70–80 million), November 11, 2015. Pablo Picasso, La Gommeuse, 1901, $67,450,000 (est. $60 million), November 5, 2015. Amedeo Modigliani, Paulette Jourdain, 1919, $42,810,000 (est. $25–35 million), November 4, 2015.Contact:sothebys.com+1 212 606 7000Susanin’sChicagoKey Personnel:Sean Susanin(President)Specialties:Fine and decorative arts, Asian art, antiques, jewelry,silver, collectiblesNotable Lots:Elisabeth Frink, BirdMan IV, undated, $50,000 (est. $15–20,000), March 19, 2016. Benjamin Constant, Arab city gate, undated, $40,000 (est. $4,000–6,000), March 19, 2016. Anne Truitt, Blue Field, 1967, $18,000 (est. $10–12,000), September 20, 2015.Contact:susanins.cominfo@susanins.com+1 312 832 9800Swann Auction GalleriesNew YorkKey Personnel:George S. Lowry (Chairman), Nicholas D. Lowry (Director, Posters), Todd Weyman (Director, American Art), Christine von der Linn (Specialist, Art, Press, and Illustrated Books)Established:1941Specialties:Books, autographs, maps and atlases, photography and photo books, prints, drawings, vintage posters, African-American fine art, illustration artNotable Lots:Norman Lewis, Untitled, 1958, $965,000 (est. $250–350,000), December 15, 2015. Egon Schiele, Schlafender Mann, 1910, $905,000 (est. $200–300,000), September 24, 2015. Faith Ringgold, Maya’s Quilt of Life, 1989, $461,000 (est. $150–250,000), September 15, 2015.Contact:swanngalleries.comswann@swanngalleries.com+1 212 254 4710Treadway Toomey AuctionsCincinnati; ChicagoKey Personnel:John Toomey (Co-owner, Arts and Crafts Specialist), Don Treadway (Co-owner, Arts and Crafts Specialist), Joe Stanfield (Fine Art Specialist), Lisanne Dickson (Modern Design Specialist)Established:1987Specialties:20th-century design, fine art, and decorative artsNotable Lots:Harry Bertoia, Untitled (Constructural Sculpture), 1950, $109,500 (est. $70–90,000), September 12, 2015. Tiffany Studios, Peony table lamp, base #443, undated, $79,300 (est. $55–75,000), December 5, 2015. Albert Smith, Southern Scene at Night, 1930, $64,050 (est. $10–15,000), December 5, 2015.Contact:treadwaygallery.cominfo@treadwaygallery.com+1 513 321 6742Weschler’sWashington, D.C.Key Personnel:William P. Weschler Jr. (Chairman), Thomas M. Weschler (President), Leigh Snitiker (Specialist, American and European Furniture and Decorations and 20th-Century Decorative Arts)Established:1890Specialties:American and European furniture, decorative arts, jewelry, coins, watches, Asian art, paintings, printsNotable Lots:Thomas Downing, Grid Ten, 1970, $55,000 (est. $20–30,000), December 4, 2015. Krishen Khanna, Hyderabad, undated, $50,000 (est. $30–50,000), September 18, 2015. Peter Paul Rubens, Portrait of an old woman, undated, $27,000 (est. $10–15,000). March 18, 2016.Contact:weschlers.cominfo@weschlers.com+1 202 628 1281Worldwide AuctioneersAuburn, IndianaKey Personnel:Rod Egan (Cofounder and Chief Auctioneer), John Kruse (Cofounder and Auctioneer), Charlie Kuhn (Motorcar Specialist), Mike McCullough (Muscle Car Specialist)Specialties:AutomobilesNotable Lots:1967 Shelby 427 Cobra CSX3337, $1,375,000, April 23, 2016. 1965 Shelby 289 Cobra CSX2495, $957,000, April 23, 2016. 1938 Mercedes-Benz 540K Cabriolet B, $836,000, April 23, 2016.Contact:worldwide-auctioneers.com+1 260 925 6789WrightChicago; New YorkKey Personnel:Richard Wright (President), Michael Jefferson (Senior Vice President), Brent Lewis (Director, New York), Megan Whippen (Senior Specialist, New York)Established:2000Specialties:DesignNotable Lots:Enrico Castellani, Superficie bianca, 1965, $917,000 (est. $600–800,000), October 20, 2015. Ruth Asawa, Untitled (S.386, Hanging, Five-Lobed, Multi-Layered, Interlocking Continuous Form Within a Form with Two Interior Spheres), 1965, $905,000 (est. $700–900,000), September 24, 2015. Jean Royère, floor lamp, 1960, $191,000 (est. $30–50,000), November 19, 2015.Contact:wright20.cominfo@wright20.com+1 312 563 0020Zachys Wine AuctionsNew YorkKey Personnel:Don Zacharia (Owner), Jeff Zacharia (President), Andrew McMurray (Vice President)Established:1994Specialties:Fine wineNotable Lots:Twelve bottles Château Petrus 1982, $44,100, May 19–20, 2016. One methuselah La Tâche Domaine de la Romanée-Conti 1985, $31,850, May 19–20, 2016. Six magnums Château Haut-Brion 1989, $26,950, May 19–20, 2016.Contact:zachys.comauction@zachys.com+1 914 448 3026

The following Q&A appeared in Art+Auction’s August issue, which profiles the world’s top auction houses of 2016. ARTINFO will be publishing the articles from this issue over the next few days. Click here to see related stories from the issue. To find all our coverage of the 250 Best Auction Houses Worldwide, as well as ARTINFO’s top picks for the best in visual arts, architecture and design, performing arts, lifestyle, and culture and travel, visit our Top Lists page at blouinartinfo.com/toplists.Sotheby’sHeadquarters: New YorkDavid BennettChairman, SwitzerlandWorldwide Chairman, Jewelry DivisionDuring his 40-plus years at Sotheby’s, Bennett has been instrumental in several record-breaking auctions. His tenure has seen the highest price paid per carat for any gemstone or jewel, achieved when the Blue Moon of Josephine, a 12.03-carat fancy vivid blue diamond, sold for $48.6 million in November 2015. The Graff Pink, a 24.78-carat fancy intense pink diamond, fetched $46.2 million in November 2010, a record at the time. Art+Auction talked with the Geneva-based Bennett about his sterling record.Your $175 million sale on May 17 in Geneva surpassed all previous records. Given jewelry’s recent success, what are house expectations for the category in the future?It was a wonderful moment to break our own record, which had been set in the same Geneva salesroom a year earlier. To achieve a total of $175 million for our jewelry sale alone, in a single day, was astonishing. Our spring results in Geneva offered proof, if it was needed, that the demand is as strong as it’s ever been for the right material. We hope to build on this tremendous success and continue to source the finest gemstones and jewels to meet the exacting standards of today’s—and tomorrow’s—collectors.How do the auctions in Geneva compare with jewelry auctions in other cities? In what ways does your strategy there differ from sales held elsewhere?Since the 1990s, Geneva has consolidated its reputation as the world’s greatest center for jewelry auctions. Of course, we also hold very important jewelry sales in New York, Hong Kong, and London, and each of these selling centers has different characteristics. For example, last year we sold a spectacular white diamond weighing 100.2 carats in New York. [It realized $22.1 million.] Somehow, its emerald cut felt like the right fit for New York. There can be a host of strategic reasons for the way we curate our sales, and one factor that stands out for Geneva is its geographic location, which offers convenience for our clients, who come from all over the world.Has the collector base for the jewelry category changed in recent years?What’s really striking is that this category is truly global. Each year we see more countries represented in our auctions—more than 70 last year just for our Geneva sales. In 2015 we noted that there was very strong participation from emerging markets. Almost one-third of the bidders in Geneva, for example, were from Russia, Asia, and the Middle East. And this has continued into 2016: for our spring sale in Geneva, fully a quarter of participants were from Asia.Have you noticed new or renewed collector interest in specific stones lately? How are the shifts in collector tastes and modes of buying reflected in your sales?We are seeing a continued strong demand for colored diamonds, in particular pink and blue diamonds, which are the rarest in an already rare category. The Unique Pink diamond that sold in May and a stunning fancy vivid blue diamond weighing 7.32 carats that sold for more than $17 million—each went for more than $2 million per carat. We have been very excited to see more and more participants registering to bid online in our sales. In May, we recorded a 41 percent increase compared with the equivalent sale last year. We also set a new record for an online purchase in a live auction at Sotheby’s, when a pair of important, pear-shaped fancy blue and fancy orangey pink diamond earrings sold for $6 million.

The following Q&A appeared in Art+Auction’s August issue, which profiles the world’s top auction houses of 2016. ARTINFO will be publishing the articles from this issue over the next few days. Click here to see related stories from the issue. To find all our coverage of the 250 Best Auction Houses Worldwide, as well as ARTINFO’s top picks for the best in visual arts, architecture and design, performing arts, lifestyle, and culture and travel, visit our Top Lists page at blouinartinfo.com/toplists.Heritage AuctionsHeadquarters: DallasGreg RohanPresidentAt the age of eight, Rohan started collecting coins as well as buying them for resale to his schoolmates; two years later, the precocious boy was buying and selling coins from a dealer’s table at trade shows in his hometown of Seattle. In 1987 Rohan joined Dallas-based Heritage Auctions as executive vice president. As a partner and president, he has been involved in the sale of many of the rarest items and most important collections tendered by the firm. To date, he has handled more than $1 billion in rare coins, collectibles, and art. Art+Auction talked with Rohan about the growing category of vintage luxe.The secondary market for vintage luxury goods—especially Hermès bags and Rolex watches—has grown exponentially in the United States and elsewhere in recent years. Why is that?The country has gone through a nostalgia renaissance of sorts; just look at the reintroduction of the 1970s muscle cars and TV shows such as Hawaii Five-0. Likewise, there is a strong demand for top-brand purses and watches of vintage design in excellent condition that you can wear to the office or to a black-tie gala.Is there substantial savings in buying vintage?A lot of designs haven’t really changed over the years, especially with regard to Hermès Birkin and Kelly bags and many models of Rolex watches. A purse or watch made 25 years ago may look very similar to its present-day counterpart and may be available in excellent condition for a fraction of today’s price. Beyond money, there is a major savings in terms of time. Some items, like exotic-skin Hermès purses and those with gold and diamond hardware, are very hard to find at the Hermès boutiques. Most often, acquiring one involves placing a special order, then waiting one to three years for delivery, with no guarantee that the purse will even be made. Today’s luxury buyer understands that and is often willing to pay a premium, sometimes a very large premium, to be able to buy something very rare and very beautiful and get it immediately.Heritage has embarked on several retail partnerships lately, including one with Barneys New York. How did those come about, and have they proved profitable?Barneys wanted to be able to offer Hermès purses, so we assembled a special collection just for them. We started with a boutique in the flagship store on Madison Avenue and then expanded to the Beverly Hills store, then to other, smaller Barneys stores. The boutiques in New York and Beverly Hills were successful; the smaller stores, not so much. We discontinued the Barneys boutiques at the end of 2015 and have recently developed a relationship with the high-end online fashion retailer Moda Operandi, which will be offering Heritage-branded trunk shows of top-quality Hermès purses four times a year. In June we also launched our own online trunk shows, which run for 30 days, each bag having a “buy it now” option. We think the trunk show provides an ideal opportunity for new collectors and fashion-forward clients to own the handbag of their dreams while remaining in control of their budget.

The following Q&A appeared in Art+Auction’s summer issue, which profiles the world’s top auction houses of 2016. ARTINFO will be publishing the articles from this issue over the next few days. Click here to see related stories from the issue. To find all our coverage of the 250 Best Auction Houses Worldwide, as well as Blouin Artinfo’s top picks for the best in visual arts, architecture and design, performing arts, lifestyle, and culture and travel, visit our Top Lists page at blouinartinfo.com/toplists.InvaluableHeadquarters: BostonRob WeisbergCEOSince joining Invaluable in 2012, Weisberg has overseen the company as it sweeps through the auction industry, bringing international houses large and small onto its online platform. With next-generation technology, Invaluable is driving an evolution in the traditional model.How is Invaluable’s model different from those of other online auction entities? We unified a historically fragmented market with the launch of our “Buy Now” offering this past March. The feature gives galleries and dealers the opportunity to join our existing auction house partners to offer their one-of-a-kind merchandise for immediate purchase in the Invaluable marketplace. We are vastly increasing the supply of merchandise available online—including both primary- and secondary-market works—making it easier to connect buyers with the things they love. In addition, we have built the fastest, most secure and stable live auction platform in the industry, processing more live auction bids than any other marketplace. Our partners benefit from our proprietary high-speed broker architecture, which is based on similar technology that is used by many of the world’s largest trading exchanges. Our live video streaming platform, which complements our transactional system, is the most advanced video broadcast solution currently available in the auction industry; it allows us to support hundreds of thousands of viewers at once. Invaluable was selected by eBay as its exclusive partner for live auctions due in no small part to the quality of our technology platform.What current trends does Invaluable see in the industry overall?We are seeing the largest migration in the history of the art world. Auction houses, galleries, and dealers are all moving to sell online. Top-tier auction houses are coming to Invaluable as a partner to extend their reach and engage with new audiences, which is vitally important to reach the next generation of buyers. We recently conducted a survey of attitudes toward art among members of the U.S. general population, which showed that millennials are discovering art through social media channels like Instagram and Pinterest, and that they prefer to purchase art online. As millennials age, and their income continues to rise, we can anticipate that they will continue to purchase the things they love online and through their mobile devices, so the benefits of a robust digital strategy will continue to grow. The survey results also showed that millennials see the long-term value in purchasing art, and believe that buying art is a good investment. To me, this spotlights a tremendous growth opportunity to reach new segments of buyers. We are seeing strong growth in the mobile space and more young collectors coming online to purchase art. We know that technology will continue to play a critical role in engaging and connecting this generation to the art world.How is this year shaping up compared to last year, which saw 60 percent growth?This year got off to an incredible start. After a record year in 2015, during which we grew the number of new buyers on Invaluable by 67 percent and welcomed 575 auction houses to the marketplace, we had real momentum. We currently work with nearly half of the top 250 auction houses in the world, and we’ve added 20 more since the beginning of this year, which makes me very proud of my team’s efforts and bodes well for the future. Before announcing our new “Buy Now” initiative, we kicked off 2016 with the launch of our new payment platform to make it easier for buyers to make purchases.More and more collectors are using mobile devices to search for and purchase art. What sorts of mobile technology are you developing to reach these collectors?The iPad is replacing the paddle at auction houses around the world. It’s exciting that Invaluable is in a unique position to introduce a younger, tech-savvy consumer to the art and auction industry. Currently, more than 40 percent of all traffic to Invaluable is coming through mobile devices, and we expect this number will continue to rise significantly this year. The Invaluable app for iPad and iPhone features exclusive “swipe to bid” technology, which provides our users with an easy, reliable way to place bids in real time during live auction sales. Our app also allows users to bid in a live auction within the app while simultaneously browsing other auctions, which many users appreciate. In addition, our app supports the ability for bidders to participate in timed online-only auctions, and it offers a recommendation engine to help users more easily find lots of interest. Users can utilize the app to create a new account, leave absentee bids on auction lots in advance of the live auction, and manage their auction registrations, absentee bids, and watched lots.How do you see the relationship between online marketplaces and brick-and-mortar houses evolving?It’s becoming more and more important for auction houses, galleries, and dealers to establish a strong digital footprint, both online and mobile. According to the Hiscox report, 92 percent of online art buyers expect to buy more or the same amount of art online in the next 12 months, which we love to see, and further proves how important it is for brick-and-mortar auction houses to have an online presence.

The following Q&A appeared in Art+Auction’s August issue, which profiles the world’s top auction houses of 2016. ARTINFO will be publishing the articles from this issue over the next few days. Click here to see related stories from the issue. To find all our coverage of the 250 Best Auction Houses Worldwide, as well as ARTINFO’s top picks for the best in visual arts, architecture and design, performing arts, lifestyle, and culture and travel, visit our Top Lists page at blouinartinfo.com/toplists.Swann Auction GalleriesHeadquarters: New YorkNigel FreemanDirector of the African-American Fine Art DepartmentA pioneer in the African-American fine art category, Freeman established the first—and to date the only—department of its kind in the industry at Swann in 2006. Freeman, who earned his MFA from Columbia University in 1991, has led several notable sales, among them the Art Collection of Maya Angelou in September 2015, and he has hammered in artist records for such luminaries as John Biggers, Elizabeth Catlett, Norman Lewis, and Sam Gilliam.What led to the decision to establish an African-American fine art department at Swann?When we launched a decade ago, there was not much of a secondary market for works by African-American artists in the United States—beyond a small group of galleries and dealers—although their contributions to the canon had been recognized in Europe for quite some time. Their works had found favor among European arts institutions, and many of the best-known artists were expats who sought to practice their craft in more welcoming and inclusive environments. We had been getting more and more consignments from Europe, and the time seemed right to establish a dedicated category here in the United States. Since our first sale in 2007, we have regularly handled 19th-century artists such as Henry Ossawa Tanner and Edward Mitchell Bannister alongside contemporary artists like Faith Ringgold and Carrie Mae Weems. Our focus has been on elevating the value and stature of works by significant African-American fine artists.Are there particular artists or genres of African-American fine art that have experienced record growth in recent years?The most significant growth for us has been in postwar abstract painting. We have seen incredible interest and surging prices for two leading figures of their respective generations, Norman Lewis and Sam Gilliam. Both received incredible levels of new critical and media attention in the past year, culminating with Lewis’s appearance on the front page of the New York Times. In addition to Gilliam and Lewis, there has been significant interest in abstract artists Frank Bowling, Melvin Edwards, Jack Whitten, and William T. Williams, who are all experiencing a popular and critical resurgence. The figurative artist  Barkley Hendricks must also be mentioned. He is another leading painter from the 1970s, whose work continues to perform exceptionally well this season.Can you tell us about the collectors for the category?Ten years ago, collectors who were focused on acquiring African-American art primarily supported the category. Now we also have buyers of specific artists and subcategories across the spectrum of 20th-century art. The result is an extensive network of private and institutional clients across the nation and abroad. The collector base has considerably broadened with the rising value of postwar African-American abstraction, particularly the second generation of abstract artists active in the 1970s.

Although the art market remained robust this past year, there has been a marked shift in the global landscape. According to the 2016 Art Market Report, produced by Dublin-based economist Clare McAndrew and released under the aegis of the European Fine Art Foundation (TEFAF), there was a 7 percent decline in sales worldwide, from $68.2 billion in 2014 to $63.8 billion in 2015, with much of that decline coming as a result of a contraction in the Chinese economy. Despite the drop, sales in the United States rose 4 percent, to a record $27.3 billion, confirming the nation’s primacy as the global market leader, with a 43 percent share of the market. Sales held steady in the United Kingdom, landing it in second place at 21 percent; this may change, however, as the market responds to the contentious Brexit vote this past June. China came in third at 19 percent, with sales in the Asian nation dropping some 23 percent, from $15.4 billion in 2014 to $11.8 billion last year.Overall, sales at auction accounted for 47 percent of the 2015 art market total, with the remainder coming from private sales by dealers and other agents. Postwar and contemporary works commanding more than $1 million continued to dominate, though they represented less than 1 percent of lots sold. The $1 million–plus segment of the market grew a staggering 400 percent, while the market for works selling for $10 million or more saw growth of more than 1,000 percent. In its August issue, Art+Auction profiled 250 auction houses around the globe, providing information on key personnel and sale locations. (It is important to note that the listings include only salesrooms, not regional offices or representatives.) For this edition, art world insiders also shared their insights into regional market developments and where global commerce may lead us in the months ahead.In the upcoming days, ARTINFO will publish the auction house profiles and stories from Art+Auction’s August issue. Here, we present the magazine’s selection of the top auction houses of Europe.To find all our coverage of the 250 Best Auction Houses Worldwide, as well as ARTINFO’s top picks for the best in visual arts, architecture and design, performing arts, lifestyle, and culture and travel, visit our Top Lists page at blouinartinfo.com/toplists.EUROPEAustriaDorotheumViennaKey Personnel:Martin Böhm (Managing Director, Executive Officer), Lucas Tinzl (Managing Director, Executive Officer)Established:1707Specialties:Old Master and 19th-century paintings, modern and contemporary art, antiques, silver, Art Nouveau, jewelry, clocksNotable Lots:Hans Memling, The Nativity, undated, $1,365,500 (est. $1.4–2 million),April 19, 2016. Enrico Castellani, Superficie, 1960, $1,089,099 (est. $508–734,000), June 10, 2015. Peter Paul Rubens, The Judgment of Paris, undated, $988,546 (est. $455–682,000), April 19, 2016.Contact:dorotheum.comkundendienst@dorotheum.at+43 1 515 60 0Galerie HassfurtherViennaKey Personnel:Wolfdietrich Hassfurther (Owner and Auctioneer)Specialties:Old Masters; modern and contemporary artNotable Lots:Alfons Walde, Tiroler Bergdorf–Auracher Kirchl, 1931, $394,488 (est. $164–274,000), May 28, 2015. Alfons Walde, Bauernsonntag, 1936, $273,950 (est. $110–219,000), May 28, 2015. Alfons Walde, Einsamer Berghof, 1935, $246,555 (est. $110–219,000), May 28, 2015.Contact:hassfurther.athassfurther@aon.at+43 1 533 41 74Im KinskyViennaKey Personnel:Michael Kovacek (ceo), Ernst Ploil (ceo), Kareen M. Schmid (Old Masters Specialist), Astrid Pfeiffer (Contemporary Art Specialist), Monika Schweighofer (19th-Century Paintings Specialist),Claudia Mörth-Gasser (Impressionist and Modern Art Specialist),Roswitha Holly (Antiques, Art Nouveau, and Design Specialist)Established:1992Specialties:Old Master and 19th-century paintings; Impressionist, modern, and contemporary art; Art Nouveau, design, antiquesNotable Lots:Jan Brueghel the Younger, Blumenstrauss in einer skulptierten Vase, 1630, $2,363,970 (est. $563,000–1.1 million), June 16, 2015.Albin Egger-Lienz, Drei Schnitter, 1921, $499,939 (est. $266–532,000), November 24, 2015. Alfons Walde, Tiroler Bergdorf (Auracher Kirchl), 1944, $425,480 (est. $266–532,000), November 24, 2015.Contact:imkinsky.comoffice@imkinsky.com+43 1 532 42 00BelgiumBernaertsAntwerpKey Personnel:Peter Bernaerts (Co-owner)Established:1974Specialties:Art, antiques, design, works on paper, comicsNotable lots:Emile Claus, Après la traversée, 1899, $202,932, June 15, 2015. Lee Ufan, From Point (in Paris)/no° 770119, 1977, $165,780 (est. $166–199,000), March 14, 2016. Frits Van den Berghe, De kleine Eva, 1905, $110,520 (est. $111–166,000), March 14, 2016.Contact:bernaerts.beinfo@bernaerts.be+32 3 248 19 21Brussels Art AuctionsSablonKey Personnel:Philip Serck (General Manager, Auctioneer), Isabel Maenaut (Partner), Eric La Pipe (Partner)Established:2009Specialties:Fine art and antiquesContact:ba-auctions.cominfo@ba-auctions.com+32 2 511 53 24Campo & CampoAntwerpKey Personnel:Guy Campo (Manager and Expert), Carla Janssens (Assistant Manager)Established:1897Specialties:19th- and 20th-century art, contemporary art, works on paper, decorative artsNotable Lots:Arthur Luiz Piza, Composition, $41,295 (est. $5,600–9,000), April 19, 2016. Georges Collignon, Composition, $38,447 (est. $2,000–4,500), April 19, 2016. Gustave de Smet, Summer in Latem, $35,847 (est. $28–39,500), April 19, 2016.Contact:campocampo.beguy@campocampo.be+32 3 218 47 77De VuystLokerenKey Personnel:Pascale Philips (Auctioneer), Guy De Vuyst (Auctioneer), Tom De Vuyst (Auctioneer)Established:1962Specialties:Old Masters, modern and contemporary art, photographyNotable Lots:Léon Spilliaert, Zelfportret, 3 November, 1908, $816,434, October 24, 2015. Victor Vasarely, Emotta-2, 1983, $313,658 (est. $246–336,000), May 21, 2016. Fernando Botero, Woman with Umbrella, 2006, $289,553 (est. $264–286,500), October 24, 2015.Contact:de-vuyst.cominfo@de-vuyst.com+32 9 348 54 40Hotel de Ventes HortaBrusselsKey Personnel:Dominique de Villegas (Director)Specialties:Art, antiques, jewels, stamps, medals, books, musical instruments, wineNotable Lots:Emile Claus, Pont à Londres, 1918, $405,270 (est. $160–277,000), November 16, 2015. Fernand Léger, Les deux amoureux, 1955, $149,310 (est. $43–64,000), November 16, 2015. Georges Jouve, Composition, undated, $62,198 (est. $2,000–2,400), January 18, 2016.Contact:horta.beinfo@horta.be+32 2 741 60 60Hotel de Ventes VanderkindereBrusselsSpecialties:Fine art, Asian art, silver, antiques, jewelry, watches, vintage fashion and haute coutureNotable Lots:Eugène Boudin, Chemin animé, bord de rivière, 1887, $55,394 (est. $40–51,000), October 13, 2015. Albéric Collin, Héron, undated, $46,811 (est. $14–18,000), September 15, 2015. Fortunato Galli, Arbiter Elegantiarum (Quo Vadis), 1905, $45,700 (est. $16–20,000), October 13, 2015.Contact:vanderkindere.cominfo@vanderkindere.com+32 2 344 54 46Jean Elsen & ses FilsBrussels Key Personnel:Jean Elsen (Managing Director)Specialties:Coins and rare booksNotable Lots:A group of 10 ducats struck by the master of the mint, J.C. Richthausen, in Vienna in 1656, $99,945 (est. $17,000), June 11, 2016. A coin depicting the bust of Charlemagne, dated from a.d. 812–814, $26,652 (est. $5,700), June 11, 2016. A dollar coin depicting King Philip ii of Spain, struck after 1586, $26,652 (est. $20,000), June 11, 2016.Contact:elsen.eunumismatique@elsen.be+32 2 734 63 56Louiza AuktionBrusselsKey Personnel:Claire Rotharmel (Auctioneer and Company Manager)Specialties:19th- and 20th-century paintings and sculpture, design, comics, photographyNotable Lots:Richard Orlinski, Wild Kong, undated, $840,344 (est. $681–738,000), June 20, 2015. Joan Miró, Tête, 1970, $105,686 (est. $132–165,000), October 31, 2015. Diego Giacometti, Table berceau, première version, $84,034 (est. $68–91,000), June 20, 2015.Contact:louizaauktion.cominfo@louizaauktion.com+32 2 503 66 45Czech RepublicGalerie ArcimboldoPragueKey Personnel:Oldřich Hejtmánek (Director)Established:2009Specialties:Asian art and antiquesNotable Lots:Jiang Zhao, Portrait of an old man, 1940, $204,510 (est. $68,000), May 31, 2015. Qi Baishi, Blossoming plum branch and two peaches, 1946, $200,500 (est. $48,000), May 31, 2015. Qi Baishi, Morning glories, 1956, $144,360 (est. $60,000), May 31, 2015.Contact:arcimboldo.czinfo@arcimboldo.cz+420 603 811 873Vltavin Auction HallPragueKey Personnel:Bohuslav Hybrant (Head of Auction), Robert Hédervári (Modern and Contemporary Art)Established:1991Specialties:Modern and contemporary art, sculpture, works on paper, printsContact:auctions-art.czinfo@galerie-vltavin.cz+420 224 930 340DenmarkBruun Rasmussen AuctioneersCopenhagenKey Personnel:Jesper Bruun Rasmussen (Auction Director and Chairman), Jakob Dupont (Managing Director), Frederik Bruun Rasmussen (Director, International Valuation and Sales), Alexa Bruun Rasmussen (Director, Branding and Valuer of Antique Silver)Established:1948Specialties:Modern art, works on paper, photography, books, stamps, silver, design, wineNotable Lots:Pierre Soulages, Peinture, 1963, $680,400 (est. $454,000), September 15, 2015. Vilhelm Hammershoi, Landscape from Kongevejen near Gentofte, north of Copenhagen, Summer, 1892, $625,270 (est. $218–291,000), March 1, 2016. Le Corbusier, Les dés sont jetés, d’après le carton de le Corbusier, 1960, $314,580 (est. $105–120,000), June 2, 2015.Contact:bruun-rasmussen.dkbredgade@bruun-rasmussen.dk+45 8818 1111FinlandHagelstam & Co.TehtaankatuKey Personnel:Mia Okko-Koskinen (ceo), Mikaela Larma (coo), Mikael Schnitt (Chief Specialist)Established:1979Specialties:Russian art, photography, antiques, maritime items, collectibles, jewelry, designNotable Lots:Akseli Valdemar, Winter forest, 1900, $142,454 (est. $66,000), May 28, 2015. Eero Jarnefelt, Forest girl, undated, $137,400 (est. $88,000), December 12, 2015. Ivan Konstantinovich Aivazovsky, Ship in calm water at dusk, undated, $76,944 (est. $55,000), December 12, 2015.Contacts:hagelstam.fihagelstam@hagelstam.fi+358 9 6877 990FranceAderParisKey Personnel:David Nordmann (Auctioneer), Rémi Ader (Auctioneer)Established:1692Specialties:Old Masters, modern and contemporary art, photography, Asian art, African art, books and manuscripts, design, wineNotable Lots:Pierre Bonnard, Scène de famille, 1893, $284,663 (est. $64–86,000), November 13, 2015. Edouard Vuillard, Paysages et intérieurs, 1899, $179,7111 (est. $110–131,400), May 28, 2015. Emilio Terry, aluminum dessert console table, 1928, $152,880 (est. $87,000–131,000), December 3, 2015.Contact:www.ader-paris.frcontact@ader-paris.fr+33 1 53 40 77 10AguttesNeuilly sur Seine; Lyon; Paris; DeauvilleKey Personnel:Claude Aguttes (President), Charlotte Reynier (Managing Director, Neuilly, Lyon)Specialties:Old Masters, modern and contemporary art, Asian and ethnographic art, photography, design, antiques, vintage cars, numismatics, silver, jewelry, watches, musical instruments, wineNotable Lots:Sanyu, Fleurs dans un vase portant une inscription, undated, $4,558,992 (est. $1.7–2 million), June 2, 2015. Sanyu, Académie de dos, sur tabouret, 1931, $1,690,344 (est. $2.2–2.8 million), October 26, 2015. Zao Wou-Ki, 27.4.69, 1969, $585,141 (est. $382–492,000), June 1, 2015.Contact:www.aguttes.comaguttes@aguttes.com+33 1 47 45 55 55ArtcurialParis; MonacoKey Personnel:Nicolas Orlowski (Chairman and ceo), François Tajan (Deputy Chairman and Auctioneer), Fabien Naudan (Vice Chairman), Francis Briest (Chairman of Supervisory Board and Strategy), Matthieu Lamoure (General Manager of Artcurial Motorcars)Established:2002Specialties:Modern and contemporary art and design, Old Masters, Orientalist paintings, books and manuscripts, classic cars, arms and armor, Asian art, wine and spiritsNotable Lots:Zao Wou-Ki, 14.05.62, 1962, $1,746,469 (est. $1.5–2.6 million), December 7, 2015. Jean Prouvé, unique Trapèze “Table Centrale,” 1956, $1,424,543 (est. $552–772,000), October 27, 2015. Pablo Picasso, Verre et pichet, 1944, $1,159,104 (est. $760,000–1.1 million), December 7, 2015.Contact:artcurial.com+33 1 42 99 20 20Audap & MirabaudParisKey Personnel:Pierre Emmanuel Audap (Cofounder and Auctioneer), Fabien Mirabaud (Auctioneer)Established:2010Specialties:Old Masters, modern art, Asian art, works on paper, antiques, decorative arts, books, jewelry, wine and spiritsNotable Lots:Pierre-Auguste Renoir, Jeune femme au chapeau et visage d’enfant, undated, $244,111 (est. $114–170,000), June 17, 2015. Edgar Degas, Femme nue assise, s’essuyant le cou, undated, $82,884 (est. $85,000–113,500), June 17, 2015. Jean-Baptiste-Camille Corot, Normandie: allée sous-bois, 1840, $60,176 (est. $23–28,000), June 17, 2015.Contact:audap-mirabaud.comcontact@audap-mirabaud.com+33 1 53 30 90 30Beaussant LefevreParisKey Personnel:Eric Beaussant (Auctioneer), Pierre-Yves Lefèvre (Auctioneer)Established:1990Specialties:Furniture, fine art, paintings, photographs, jewelryNotable Lots:Fernand Léger, Le vase jaune dans le paysage, 1948, $336,877 (est. $272–326,000), December 18, 2015. Maurice Denis, Perros-Guirec, Jésus chez Marthe et Marie, 1917, $136,561 (est. $90,000–113,000), June 10, 2015. Etienne Jeaurat, Les citrons de Javotte, undated, $132,144 (est. $28–39,000), December 9, 2015.Contact:beaussant-lefevre.comcontact@beaussant-lefevre.com+33 1 47 70 40 00Binoche et GiquelloParisKey Personnel:Jean-Claude Binoche (Auctioneer), Alexandre Giquello (Auctioneer)Specialties:Fine art, antiques, furniture, African art, Oceanic art, pre-Columbian art, booksNotable Lots:Auguste Rodin, Le Baiser, 1885/1927, $1,958,950 (est. $1.7–2.2 million), February 16, 2016. Auguste Rodin, L’Éternel Printemps, 1884/1935–45, $615,670 (est. $336–448,000), February 16, 2016. Paul Iribe, Fauteuil nautile, circa 1914, $201,492 (est. $112–134,000), February 16, 2016.Contact:binocheetgiquello.cominfo@betg.fr+33 1 47 42 78 01Blanchet et AssociesParisKey Personnel:Pierre Blanchet (Cofounder), France Lenain (Cofounder), Aurore Pommery (Partner)Established:2002Specialties:Old Masters, modern and contemporary art, mountain paintings, Asian art, antiques, jewelry, books and manuscriptsNotable Lots:Claude Monet, Paysage, environs du Havre, 1878, $360,340 (est. $212–318,000), November 27, 2015. Pietro Bellotti, La Piazza del Popolo à Rome, undated, $84,354 (est. $13–16,000), January 26, 2016. Bernard Buffet, Maisons au bord de la route, 1981, $66,730 (est. $53–63,500), November 27, 2015.Contact:blanchet-associes.comblanchet.auction@wanadoo.fr+33 1 53 34 14 44Boisgirard–AntoniniParis; NiceKey Personnel:Isabelle Boisgirard (Cofounder and Auctioneer), Pierre-Dominique Antonini (Cofounder and Auctioneer)Established:2012Specialties:Fine art, Asian art, antiques, jewelry, design, numismatics, booksNotable Lots:Gustave Courbet, Femme au hamac, tenant son enfant, 1842–43, $89,946 (est. $33–55,000), August 9, 2015. Jacques Majorelle, Jeune noire alanguie, 1952, $58,136 (est. $20–22,000), August 9, 2015. Chae Sung-Pil, Origine (130906), 2013, $45,674 (est. $46–57,000), April 6, 2016.Contact:paris.boisgirard-antonini.comboisgirard@club-internet.fr+33 1 47 70 81 36Camard & AssociesParisKey Personnel:Jean-Marcel Camard (President), Marceline Camard (General Manager), Jean-Pierre Camard (President of the Super-visory Board, Modern Paintings and Sculptures Specialist), Florence Camard (Posters Specialist)Established:2002Specialties:Modern and contemporary art, 20th-century decorative arts and design, fashion, posters, printsContact:camardetassocies.cominfoventes@camardetassocies.com+33 1 42 46 35 74Chayette & ChevalParisKey Personnel:Hervé Chayette (Cofounder and Auctioneer), Hubert-Patrick Cheval (Cofounder and Auctioneer), Charlotte van Gaver (Auctioneer)Specialties:Paintings, antiques, jewelry, clocks, vehicles, collectiblesNotable Lots:Demétre Chiparus, Hoop Dancer, 1927, $23,689 (est. $6,600–8,800), October 23, 2015. José Cruz Herrera, Portrait d’une musicienne et de son ami, undated, $21,274 (est. $21–27,000), November 23, 2015. Ferdinand Barbedienne, Les quatre nymphes, undated, $20,934 (est. $6,600–7,700), October 23, 2015.Contact:chayette-cheval.comsvv.chayettecheval@wanadoo.fr+33 1 47 70 56 26Christophe Joron-DeremParisKey Personnel:Christophe Joron-Derem (Founder)Established:2002Specialties:Paintings, works on paper, sculpture, furniture, jewelry, booksNotable Lots:Maurice Denis, Temps gris sur l’île (recto)/Etude de tête pour le Portrait de Madame Ranson au chat (verso), 1894, $179,005 (est. $85,000–127,000), November 27, 2015. François-Xavier Lalanne, Esturgeon, 1973, $81,639 (est. $56–67,000), March 11, 2016. Roger de la Fresnaye, Nature morte à l’équerre sur disque noir, 1913, $63,552 (est. $64–85,000), November 27, 2015.Contact:joron-derem.comcontact@joron-derem.fr+33 1 40 20 02 82Cornette  de Saint CyrParisKey Personnel:Pierre Cornette de Saint Cyr (Auctioneer), Arnaud Cornette de Saint Cyr (Auctioneer), Bertrand Cornette de Saint Cyr (Auctioneer), Stéphane Corréard (Contemporary Art Specialist), Hubert Felbacq (Fashion Design, Furniture, Decorative Arts, and Old Masters Specialist), Charlotte de la Boulaye (Modern Art Specialist)Established:1973Specialties:Modern and contemporary art; African, Oceanic, and Asian art; design; furniture; jewelry and watches; booksNotable Lots:Jean-Michel Basquiat, Cannon (Act 1), 1981, $682,559 (est. $550–660,000), December 12, 2015. Serge Poliakoff, Composition abstraite, 1966–67, $356,698 (est. $309–386,000), October 27, 2015. Jilali Gharbaoui, Eclosion, 1968, $322,502 (est. $259–287,000), October 27, 2015.Contact:cornettedesaintcyr.frinfo@cornette-saintcyr.com+33 1 47 27 11 24Delorme & Collin du BocageParisKey Personnel:Olivier Collin du Bocage (Auctioneer), Clara Emporer (20th-Century and Contemporary Fashion Specialist), Julien Remaut (Paintings, Drawings, Jewelry, Archaeology, and Militaria Specialist)Established:2002Specialties:Old Masters, modern and contemporary art, street art, works on paper, photography, archaeology, silver, jewelry, decorative arts, books, numismaticsNotable Lots:Ilya Repin, Jeune séminariste songeur, 1876, $129,942 (est. $88,000–132,000), December 9, 2015. Horace Vernet, Le roi Louis-Philippe et ses fils sortant du chateau Versailles, le 10 juin 1837, jour de l’inauguration des Galeries historiques dédiées à toutes les gloires de la France, 1846, $120,374 (est. $68–91,000), June 19, 2015. Jan and Joël Martel, Pie, 1926, $43,476 (est. $4,300–6,500), May 27, 2015.Contact:collindubocage.cominfo@collindubocage.com+33 1 58 18 39 05Eric Pillon EncheresVersaillesKey Personnel:Eric Pillon (Auctioneer)Specialties:Impressionist, modern, and contemporary paintings and sculpture; furniture; jewelry; wineNotable Lots:Bernard Buffet, Vase de lys et aux ombelles, 1996, $76,944 (est. $77–88,000), December 13, 2015. Auguste Rodin, Lion qui pleure, or Garde Bien, 1881, $48,629 (est. $55–66,000), March 13, 2016. Maurice de Vlaminck, La sortie de village, undated, $38,472 (est. $44–49,000), December 13, 2015.Contact:pillon-encheres.compillon-encheres@wanadoo.fr+33 1 39 02 40 40Fraysse et AssociesParisKey Personnel:Vincent Fraysse (Auctioneer), Gaël Biard (Auctioneer), Valérie Maudieu (Auctioneer)Specialties:Old Masters, modern and contemporary art, drawings, sculpture, tapestries, ceramics, militaria, numismatics, objets de vertu, tribal art, manuscripts, jewelry, wineNotable Lots:Hans Hartung, Peinture Nº10 «T 47.10», 1947, $1,443,825 (est. $267–374,000), November 18, 2015. Willem Claesz Heda, Nature Morte au rohmer, nautile et gobelet en argent, 1642, $962,550 (est. $214–321,000), November 18, 2015. Rembrandt Bugatti, Rhinocéros de Java, 1907, $594,648 (est. $165–275,000), December 10, 2015.Contact:fraysse.netcontact@fraysse.net+33 1 53 45 92 10Gros & DelettrezParisKey Personnel:Henri Gros (Auctioneer), Georges Delettrez (Auctioneer), Charles-Edouard Delettrez (Specialist in Modern and Contemporary Paintings and Design)Established:1993Specialties:Drawings, paintings, Orientalist and Islamic art, furniture, silverware, numismatics, jewelry, watches, fashionNotable Lots:Edgar Degas, Tête de jeune garçon italien, 1856–57, $190,781 (est. $170–227,000), June 19, 2015. Albert Marquet, La Plage des Sables d’Olonne, undated, $148,258 (est. $40–51,000), April 8, 2016. Alexandre Roubtzoff, Portrait de Moubekara à Kairouan, 1914, $122,452 (est. $53–64,000), November 20, 2015.Contact:gros-delettrez.comcontact@gros-delettrez.com+33 1 47 70 83 04Kahn-DumoussetParisKey Personnel:David Kahn (Auctioneer), Patrick Dumousset (Auctioneer)Established:2007Specialties:Paintings, jewelry, ceramics, sculpture, vintage posters, antique toys, silver, sports memorabilia, photographyNotable Lots:Auguste Rodin, Baiser, 1886–98/1914, $209,741 (est. $166–221,000), July 10, 2015. Maurice de Vlaminck, Coteau, Maisons et Arbres, circa 1912, $75,759 (est. $45–56,000), June 30, 2015. Edouard Vuillard, Madame Hessel somnolant, circa 1911, $60,161 (est. $28–33,000), June 30, 2015.Contact:kahn-dumousset.comcontact@kahn-dumousset.com+33 1 47 70 82 66Leclere–Maison de ventesMarseille; ParisKey Personnel:Damien Leclère (Auctioneer), Delphine Orts (Auctioneer)Established:2006Specialties:Old Masters, 19th-century and modern art, postwar and contemporary art, sculpture, photography, Asian art, designNotable Lots:Auguste Rodin, Eternel Printemps, 1911, $143,411 (est. $112–168,000), June 24, 2015. Andy Warhol, Monkey (Toy Painting), 1983, $116,004 (est. $110–133,000), October 26, 2015. Merry-Joseph Blondel, Alceste et Admète, 1828, $108,660 (est. $9,000–11,300), April 18, 2016.Contact:leclere-mdv.comcontact@leclere-mdv.com+33 4 91 50 00 00Marc LabarbeToulouseKey Personnel:Marc Labarbe (Auctioneer)Established:1995Specialties:Old Masters, modern art, Asian art, antiquities, automobilia, design, wine and spiritsContact:marclabarbe.comlabarbe.encheres@gmail.com+33 5 61 23 58 78Marc-Arthur KohnParisKey Personnel:Marc-Arthur Kohn (Owner), Nathalie Henriette (Auctioneer)Established:1974Specialties:Modern and contemporary art, furniture, decorative arts, collectibles, watches, jewelry, wineNotable Lots:Jean-Michel Folon, Fontaine aux oiseaux, 1994, $239,118 (est. $239–272,000),May 27, 2015. César, Ginette, 1958, $226,860 (est. $284–318,000), October 21, 2015. Alessandro Algardi, Bustes aux armes des Comtes de Ventimiglia di Geraci: Christ Salvator Mundi, Saint Joseph, Saint André, Saint Matthieu, Saint Simon, Saint Thomas, Saint Jacques Majeur, Saint Jacques Mineur, Saint Philippe, undated, $162,765 (est. $163–217,000), December 7, 2015.Contact:kohn.frauction@kohn.fr+33 1 44 18 73 00Millon Paris; BrusselsKey Personnel:Alexandre Millon (President)Established:1882Specialties:Modern and contemporary art, Old Master drawings, Asian art, tribal art, antiquities, design, decorative arts, antiques, jewelry, collectibles, books and autographs, stamps, posters, militaria, numismatics, wine, musical instrumentsNotable Lots:Gustave Caillebotte, L’allée de la villa des Fleurs, Trouville, 1882, $809,248 (est. $128–160,000), November 20, 2015. Abbés Saladi, L’offrande, 1990, $525,299, June 3, 2015. Henry Moret, Bretonne à la haie, chemin creux à Riec, Finistère, 1899, $251,462 (est. $112–168,000), March 23, 2016.Contact:millon.comcontact@millon.com+33 1 48 00 99 44OsenatParis; FontainebleauKey Personnel:Jean-Pierre Osenat (President, Auctioneer)Established:1815Specialties:Empire, 19th-, and 20th-century art; automobiles; furniture; jewelry; wineNotable Lots:Franz Xaver Winterhalter, L’Impératrice Eugénie entourée de ses dames d’honneur, undated, $132,624 (est. $55–66,000), March 6, 2016. Franz Xaver Winterhalter, L’Empereur Napoléon iii. L’impératrice Eugénie, undated, $78,469 (est. $66–88,000), March 6, 2016. Edgar Degas, Napoléon iii et les maréchaux: Canrobert, Niel, Bazaine, et Mac-Mahon, undated, $59,681 (est. $28–33,000), March 6, 2016.Contact:osenat.frcontact@osenat.com+33 1 64 22 27 62PiasaParisKey Personnel:Alain Cadiou (Chairman and ceo), Frédéric Chambre (Associate Vice Chairman, ceo), Henri-Pierre Teissèdre (Director and Auctioneer)Established:1996Specialties:Old Masters, modern and contemporary art, Asian art, photography, 20th-century design, furniture, books and manuscripts, jewelry, wine and spiritsNotable Lots:Camille Claudel, L’implorante, 1905, $291,048 (est. $225–338,000), June 3, 2015. César, Le sein, 1966, $239,388 (est. $113–169,000), June 3, 2015. Roberto Giulio Rida, commodes, $215,123 (est. $32–40,000), April 6, 2016.Contact:piasa.frcontact@piasa.fr+33 1 53 34 10 10Pierre Berge & AssociesParis; BrusselsKey Personnel:Pierre Bergé (President), Antoine Godeau (Vice President and Auctioneer)Established:2001Specialties:Old Masters, Asian art, Belgian art, modern and contemporary art, prints, photography, tribal art, antiquities, Judaica, antiques, jewelry and watches, books and manuscriptsNotable Lots:Richard Serra, Sans titre, 1985, $407,513 (est. $325–434,000), December 17, 2015. Henri Matisse, Paysage du midi, 1919, $322,414 (est. $163–217,000), December 17, 2015. Fernand Léger, Statuette de femme et plante, 1949, $274,498 (est. $112–168,000), June 24, 2015.Contact:pba-auctions.com+33 1 49 49 90 00RossiniParisKey Personnel:Olivier Nuzzo-Revol (ceo and Auctioneer), Pascale Marchandet (Impressionist, Old Master, and 20th-Century Art Specialist)Specialties:Modern art, tribal art, jewelry, objets de vertu, antiques, fashion, luxury items, stamps, numismatics, booksNotable Lots:Giovan Battista Ruoppolo, Nature morte aux cédérats, oranges, asperges, et artichauts, undated, $889,040 (est. $33–44,500), June 5, 2015. Eugène Boudin, Le port de Trouville, 1893, $93,280 (est. $46–80,000), April 5, 2016. Eugène Delacroix, Les quatre saisons, 1821, $54,603 (est. $57–91,000), April 5, 2016.Contact:rossini.frcontact@rossini.fr+33 1 53 34 55 00TajanParisKey Personnel:Rodica Seward (Owner and Chairman), Nicolas de Moustier (General Manager)Established:1994Specialties:Old Masters and 19th-century art, Impressionist and modern art, postwar and contemporary art, Asian art, drawings, photographs, design, antiques, jewelry, watches, fashion and luxury items, comics, books and manuscripts, wine and spiritsNotable Lots:Fernand Léger, Une fleur et une figure, 1950, $734,461 (est. $655,000–1.1 million), December 8, 2015. Henri Julien Felix Rousseau, Lion dévorant un boa, undated, $450,365 (est. $382–546,000), December 8, 2015. Andy Warhol,Portrait of Wayne Gretzky,1983, $422,217(est. $382–546,000), December 8, 2015.Contact:tajan.com+33 1 53 30 30 30Thierry de MaigretParisKey Personnel:Thierry de Maigret (Auctioneer)Specialties:Fine and decorative arts, Asian art, antiques, jewelry and watches, fashion and textiles, wine and spirits, militariaNotable Lots:Josef Síma, Orphée (noir), 1958, $112,040 (est. $73–78,000), June 24, 2015. Olivier Debré, Sans titre, 1960, $95,480 (est. $27–54,000), December 16, 2015. Pablo Picasso, Tête de faune (recto) and Fleur (verso), 1947, $61,622 (est. $34–56,000), June 24, 2015.Contact:thierrydemaigret.comcontact@thierrydemaigret.com+33 1 44 83 95 20Versailles Encheres Perrin-Royere-LajeunesseVersaillesKey Personnel:Olivier Perrin (Cofounder and Owner), Philippe Royère (Cofounder and Owner), Antoine Lajeunesse (Cofounder and Owner)Established:1983Specialties:Old Masters; 19th-century, Impressionist, modern, and contemporary art; jewelry and watches; antiques; booksNotable Lots:Maria Helena Vieira da Silva, Eclaircie, 1961, $509,961 (est. $333–388,000), July 5, 2015. Otto Piene, Kleine Feuerblume, 1963, $434,800 (est. $220–330,000), December 13, 2015. Antoni Tàpies, Peinture No XLVIII, 1957, $329,606 (est. $220–330,000), December 13, 2015.Contact:versaillesencheres.auction.frcontact@versaillesencheres.com+33 1 39 50 69 82Vincent WaplerParisKey Personnel:Vincent Wapler (Auctioneer)Specialties:Old Masters, modern and contemporary art, Asian art, antiques, jewelry, collectiblesNotable Lots:From the Continental School, Le gladiateur ou le guerrier Borghèse (avec bouclier), undated, $21,734 (est. $22–27,000), December 18, 2015. Marcel Damboise, Nu d’Alain adolescent, 1944, $16,537 (est. $9,100–11,400), April 8, 2016. Marcel Damboise, Femme se tenant les seins, 1939, $13,685 (est. $6,800–9,100), April 8, 2016.Contact:wapler-auction.frwaplerauction@gmail.com+33 1 42 78 57 10GermanyAuctionataBerlin; New YorkKey Personnel:Alexander Zacke (ceo), Susanne Zacke (Chief Marketplace Officer)Established:2012Specialties:Fine and decorative arts, Asian art, antiques, collectibles, jewelry, clocks and watches, wine, luxury, classic carsNotable Lots:Claude Monet, L’enfant à la Tasse, 1868, $542,834 (est. $291,000), June 24, 2015. Fernando Botero, Naturaleza muerta, 1964, $362,950 (est. $89,000), June 19, 2015. Paul Klee, Côte de Provence 5, 1927, $290,744 (est. $233,000), June 24, 2015.Contact:auctionata.cominfo@auctionata.com+49 30 98 32 02 22Auktionshaus Michael ZellerLindauKey Personnel:Michael Zeller (General Manager)Established:1893Specialties:Fine and decorative arts, antiques, silver, jewelry, toys, arms, sculptureNotable Lots:Vitaly Gavrilovich Tikhov, Badende Frauen in einer Russischen Banya, undated, $18,564 (est. $3,200), December 3, 2015. Edward Cucuel, Zwei junge Damen unter Baumen am Seeufer an einem sonnigen Tag, undated, $16,380 (est. $13,000), December 3, 2015. Elisabeth Alida Haanen, Junge hübsche Marktfrau verkauft Heringe und Maroni, 1840, $12,073 (est. $12,000), September 24, 2015.Contact:zeller.deart@zeller.de+49 83 82 9 30 20Galerie BassengeBerlinKey Personnel:David Bassenge (Director), Klaus Spermann (Head of Modern and Contemporary Art), Jennifer Augustyniak (Head of Photography and Photobooks), Markus Brandis (Head of Books and Autographs)Established:1963Specialties:Books and manuscripts, prints, photography, maps, works on paper, Old Masters, modern and contemporary artNotable Lots:Friedrich Olivier, Studienblatt mit vier welken Blättern, 1816, $370,906 (est. $98,000–131,000), May 29, 2015. Marwan Kassab Bachi, Marionette, 1979, $164,176 (est. $19,000), November 28, 2015. Tsuguharu Foujita,Les Chats, 1928, $121,808 (est. $74,000), November 28, 2015.Contact:bassenge.cominfo@bassenge.com+49 30 893 80 29 0Gorny & MoschMunichKey Personnel:Dieter Gorny (Managing Director), Hans-Christoph von Mosch (Managing Director), Sybille Ostendorf (Auction Management), Emilie Chevalier (Auction Management), Georg Morawietz (Ancient Coins and Antiquities)Established:1978Specialties:Coins, antiquitiesContact:gmcoinart.deinfo@gmcoinart.de+49 89 24 22 643 0GrisebachBerlinKey Personnel:Bernd Schultz (Cofounder and Managing Director), Micaela Kapitzky (Partner and Managing Director), Anna Ahrens (19th-Century Art Specialist), Nina Barbe (Modern Art Specialist), Anne Ganteführer-Trier (Contemporary Art Specialist)Established:1986Specialties:19th-century art, modern and contemporary art, photographyNotable Lots:Max Beckmann, Bildnis eines jungen Mädchens (nicht Vollendet), 1939, $1,299,848 (est. $1.1–1.6 million), November 26, 2015. Emil Nolde, Helles Sonnenblumenbild, 1936, $1,108,850 (est. $1.1–1.6 million), November 26, 2015. Max Liebermann, Die grosse Seestrasse in Wannsee mit Spaziergängern, 1926, $943,318 (est. $371–477,000), November 26, 2015.Contact:grisebach.comauktionen@grisebach.com+49 30 885 915 0Hampel Fine Art AuctionsMunichKey Personnel:Holger Hampel (Executive Partner), Vitus Graupner (Executive Partner), Rieke Kreitz (Auctioneer), Christoph Buehlmeyer (Auctioneer)Specialties:Old Masters, 19th- and 20th-century art, Russian art, Asian art, antiques, decorative arts, jewelryNotable Lots:Piero di Cosimo, Madonna and Child with the Infant John the Baptist, undated, $828,675 (est. $552–884,000), July 1, 2015. Alberto Burri, Composizione, 1950, $726,635 (est. $391–503,000), September 24, 2015. René Magritte, Sugar Bowl with Fruit and Books, 1923, $458,339 (est. $335–559,000), September 24, 2015.Contact:hampel-auctions.comoffice@hampel-auctions.com+49 89 28 804 0Hartung & HartungMunichKey Personnel:Felix J. Hartung (Auctioneer), Katharina Hartung (Auctioneer)Established:1972Specialties:Rare books and manuscripts, autographs, atlases and maps, illustrated books, Old Master drawings and prints, graphic artContact:hartung-hartung.deauctions@hartung-hartung.com+49 89 284034Hermann HistoricaMunichKey Personnel:Franz Hermann (Director), Wolfgang Hermann (Director), Robert Stark (Antiquities Specialist), Robert Weis (Head of Department, Antique Arms), Holger Richter (Militaria Specialist)Established:1982Specialties:Arms and armor, firearms, antiquities, historical objects, militaria, hunting collectiblesNotable Lots:A pair of silver-mounted flintlock pistols by Ivan Permiak, St. Petersburg, circa 1770, $89,756, April 25–26, 2016. Georg Baron von Krauchenberg’s presentation sabre in commemoration of 50 years of military service, Hanover, 1843, $58,341, April 25–26, 2016. Prince Heinrich of Prussia’s presentation saber with Damascus blade from the German Patriotic Relief Association of Philadelphia, 1902, $47,121, April 25–26, 2016.Contact:hermann-historica.decontact@hermann-historica.com+49 89 54726490J.A. StargardtBerlinKey Personnel:Wolfgang Mecklenburg (Managing Director)Established:1830Specialties:Manuscripts and autographsContact:stargardt.deinfo@stargardt.de+49 30 882 25 42Jeschke van VlietBerlinKey Personnel:Hans-Joachim Jeschke (Managing Director)Established:1990Specialties:Books and manuscripts, prints, photography, modern and contemporary art, antiquesNotable Lots:Tô Ngọc Vân, Vietnamesische Boote am Ufer, 1935, $22,926 (est. $1,300), March 11, 2016. Willem de Kooning, O.T., 1970, $14,539 (est. $8,900), March 11, 2016. Theodor Karner, Gardehusar, undated, $11,972 (est. $5,400), December 4, 2015.Contact:jvv-berlin.deinfo@jvv-berlin.de+49 30 22 66 77 00Karl & FaberMunichKey Personnel:Rupert Keim (Managing Partner), Julia Macke (Director of Contemporary Art), Peter Prange (Director of 19th-Century Art), Heike Birkenmaier (Director of Old Masters)Established:1923Specialties:Old Masters, 19th-century art, modern and contemporary artNotable Lots:Franz von Stuck, Die Sinnlichkeit, 1897, $583,291 (est. $129–193,000), November 13, 2015. Gabriele Münter, Abendwolken, 1909, $530,595 (est. $305–370,000), December 4, 2015. Max Pechstein, Kornfelder am frühen Morgen, 1921, $312,915 (est. $272–381,000), December 4, 2015.Contact:karlundfaber.deinfo@karlundfaber.de+49 89 22 18 65Ketterer KunstMunichKey Personnel:Robert Ketterer (Owner and ceo), Gudrun Ketterer (Auctioneer)Established:1954Specialties:19th-century, modern, postwar, and contemporary art; rare booksNotable Lots:Günther Uecker, Hommage à Paul Scheerbart, undated, $2,109,938 (est. $338–450,000), June 11, 2015. Lucio Fontana, Concetto spaziale, Attesa, 1960, $1,687,950 (est. $900,000–1.4 million), June 11, 2015. Max Pechstein, Bildnis Charlotte Cuhrt, 1910, $928,373 (est. $450–563,000), June 13, 2015.Contact:kettererkunst.cominfomuenchen@kettererkunst.de+49 89 552 440Kunst & AuktionshausHerrCologneKey Personnel:Jürgen Schops (Director), Thomas Turowski (Director)Established:1982Specialties:Fine and decorative arts, Asian art, design, jewelryNotable Lots:Demétre Chiparus, Vedette, undated, $30,545 (est. $13,000), May 30, 2015. Demétre Chiparus, Yambo, undated, $28,750 (est. $28,000), November 21, 2015. Alexander Calder, jute wall hanging, 1975, $16,504 (est. $13,000), November 21, 2015.Contact:herr-auktionen.dekunst@herr-auktionen.de+49 221 25 45 48LempertzCologne; Berlin; BrusselsKey Personnel:Henrick Hanstein (ceo), Takuro Ito (Managing Director)Established:1845Specialties:Old Masters, modern and contemporary art, Asian art, African and Oceanic art, photography, decorative arts, jewelry and watchesNotable Lots:Pieter Brueghel the Younger, The Peasant Wedding Feast, undated, $1,242,427 (est. $1.1–1.4 million), May 21, 2016. Friedrich Nerly, The Piazzetta di San Marco by Moonlight, 1849, $562,266 (est. $317–340,000), May 21, 2016. Andrea di Bonaiuto, The Virgin and Child with Angel and Saints, undated, $519,483 (est. $150–172,000), November 14, 2015.Contact:lempertz.cominfo@lempertz.com+49 221 925729 0Nagel AuktionenStuttgartKey Personnel:Uwe Jourdan (ceo and Auctioneer), Rudolf Pressler (Procurator and Acquisitions), Andreas Hellig (Auctioneer)Established:1922Specialties:Fine art, Asian art, ethnographic art, antiques, rugs and carpetsNotable Lots:Zhang Yu, Pavillon unter kahlen Bäumen, undated, $277,219 (est. $116–173,000), May 6, 2016. Qiu Ying, Dame mit Dienerin und Hündchen, undated, $271,444 (est. $92,000–139,000), May 6, 2016. Shitao, Stilleben mit Gemüse, undated, $231,016 (est. $115173,000), May 6, 2016.Contact:auction.decontact@auction.de+49 711 6 49 69 0NeumeisterMunichKey Personnel:Katrin Stoll (Owner and Managing Director), Rainer Schuster (Head of Old Masters and Antiques), Gudrun Müller (Head of Modern and Contemporary Art)Established:1958Specialties:Old Masters; modern, postwar, and contemporary art; antiques; decorative arts; jewelryNotable Lots:Andrea Appiani, Auguste Amalie de Beauharnais, Vizekönigin von Italien, mit ihren Töchtern Josephine und Eugenie, 1809, $263,496 (est. $38–44,000), October 29, 2015. Otto Dix, Der Krieg (Radierwerk vi), 1924, $169,472 (est. $106–159,000), November 28, 2015. Carl Spitzweg, Berglandschaft mit Liebespaar (Jäger und Mädchen), undated, $145,158 (est. $112–134,000), September 23, 2015.Contact:neumeister.cominfo@neumeister.com+49 89 23 17 10 0QuittenbaumMunichKey Personnel:Askan Quittenbaum (Managing Director), Ellen Piper (African Art Expert), Arthur Floss (Modern Design Expert), Pierre Brossard (Art Nouveau and Art Deco Expert), Faridah Younès (20th-Century Decorative Arts Expert)Established:1998Specialties:Art Nouveau, Art Deco, modern art, African art, design, Murano glassNotable Lots:Alfons Walde,Carnival in Tirol, 1934, $135,036 (est. $62–73,000), June 11, 2015. Emile Gallé, La Giroflée des Murailles vase, 1900, $122,291 (est. $85–96,000), November 17, 2015. Karl Schmidt-Rottluff, artist’s postcard, Female nude reclining sideways, 1911, $58,364 (est. $17–22,000), December 9, 2015.Contact:quittenbaum.deinfo@quittenbaum.de+49 89 27 37 02 12 5Rippon Boswell & Co.WiesbadenKey Personnel:Detlef Maltzahn (Owner and Managing Director), Ulrich Schneider (Art Historian and Auctioneer)Established:1884Specialties:Carpets and textilesNotable Lots:Large Medallion Suzani, Central Asia, southwest Uzbekistan, early 19th century, $81,178, March 12, 2016. Large Medallion Suzani, Central Asia, southwest Uzbekistan, 18th century, $77,119, March 12, 2016. Ura Tube Suzani, Central Asia, northeast Uzbekistan, early 19th century, $67,649, March 12, 2016.Contact:rippon-boswell-wiesbaden.deinfo@rippon-boswell-wiesbaden.de+49 611 33 44 30Ruef KunstauktionenMunichEstablished1844Specialties:Old Master paintings, 19th- and 20th-century paintings, furniture, sculpture, silver, porcelain, decorative arts, jewelryContact:ruef-auktion.deinfo@ruef-auktion.de+49 89 5427970Schloss AhldenBerlinKey Personnel:Florian Seidel (Auctioneer)Established:1975Specialties:Porcelain, silver, objets de vertu, Art Nouveau, Art Deco, fine art, antiquesContact:schloss-ahlden.deauctions@schloss-ahlden.de+49 5164 80100Van HamCologneKey Personnel:Markus Eisenbeis (Director), Robert van den Valentyn (Modern and Contemporary Art), Reinhard Singer (Fine Art), Christoph Bouillon (Works of Art and Asian Art)Established:1959Specialties:Old Masters, modern and contemporary art, works on paper, photography, jewelry, Art Nouveau, Art DecoNotable Lots:Heinz Mack, Dynamic Structures in Black, 1962, $424,612 (est. $89,000), June 2, 2015. Gabriele Münter, Bauernhaus bei Regen, 1914, $319,110 (est. $266,000), November 25, 2015. Gerhard Richter, Untitled, 2008, $261,188 (est. $45,400), June 20, 2015.Contact:van-ham.cominfo@van-ham.com+49 221 92 58 62 0Irelandde Veres Art AuctionsDublinKey PersonnelJohn de Vere White (Managing Director), Rory Guthrie (Director and Auctioneer), Aisling Tóth (Associate Director)Established:1982Specialties:Irish art, decorative artsNotable Lots:Jack Butler Yeats, Man in a Train Thinking, 1927, $233,684 (est. $212–319,000), December 1, 2015. Roderic O’Connor, Nature morte–Flowers on a Table, 1910, $88,416 (est. $66–99,000), March 7, 2016. William John Leech, The Housekeeper, undated, $77,364 (est. $33–55,000), March 7, 2016.Contact:deveres.ieinfo@deveres.ie+353 1 676 8300James Adam & SonsDublinKey Personnel:Brian Coyle (Chairman), James O’Halloran (Managing Director), Ronan Flanagan (Fine Art Department), Claire-Laurence Mestrallet (Fine Jewelry and Watches)Established:1887Specialties:Irish art, furniture, decorative arts, jewelry and watchesNotable Lots:Paul Henry, A Connemara Village, 1934, $132,996 (est. $78,000–112,000), March 23, 2016. Jack Butler Yeats, Man Reading, 1945, $102,820 (est. $67,000–101,000), March 23, 2016. Jack Butler Yeats, Roundstone, Connemara, 1916, $63,040 (est. $27–38,000), May 27, 2015.Contact:adams.ieinfo@adams.ie+353 1 676 0261Mealy’sCastlecomerKey Personnel:George Mealy Sr. (Managing Director)Established:1934Specialties:Fine art, antiques, interiorsContact:mealys.ieinfo@mealys.ie+353 56 440 0942Morgan O’DriscollDublin; Skibbereen, County Cork; LondonKey Personnel:Morgan O’Driscoll (Director)Established:1994Specialties:Irish and international artNotable Lots:Jack Butler Yeats, Business, 1949, $227,871 (est. $217–326,000), December 7, 2015. Paul Henry, Killary Bay, Connemara, 1924, $105,255 (est. $87,000–130,000), December 7, 2015. Michael Flatley, Colorado Springs, undated, $47,296 (est. $34–56,000), April 25, 2016.Contact:morganodriscoll.cominfo@morganodriscoll.com+353 1 6650425Whyte’sDublinKey Personnel:Ian Whyte (Managing Director), Stuart Purcell (Head of Collectibles)Established:1783Specialties:Fine art, collectibles and memorabilia, medals and militaria, coins and banknotesNotable Lots:William Orpen, Gladys Cooper, undated, $191,432 (est. $88,000–131,000), May 25, 2015. John Lavery, A Bacchante, 1910, $147,676 (est. $66–87,500), May 25, 2015. Seán Keating, illustration for The Playboy of the Western World—frontispiece, 1923, $73,157 (est. $39–51,000), September 28, 2015.Contact:whytes.ieinfo@whytes.ie+353 1 676 2888ItalyAste BoettoGenoaKey Personnel:Sergio Montefusco (Design and Decorative Arts Expert), Marco Canepa (Modern and Contemporary Art Expert), Marco Capozzi (Antiques), Maura Parodi (Photography)Specialties:Old Masters, 19th-century art, modern and contemporary art, Asian art, photography, design, antiques, jewelryNotable Lots:Fausto Melotti, Schematica, 1973, $218,860 (est. $219–274,000), November 3, 2015. Luca Cambiaso, Maddalena, undated, $174,452 (est. $96,000–101,000), September 28, 2015. From the Emilian School, Adorazione dei Magi, undated, $171,120 (est. $3,900–4,300), February 22, 2016.Contact:asteboetto.itasteboetto@asteboetto.it+39 4944 45253BlindarteNaples; MilanEstablished:1979Specialties:Old Masters, 19th-century art, modern and contemporary art, antiques, jewelry and watchesNotable Lots:Piero Dorazio, Long distance ii, 1984, $224,895 (est. $127–169,000), November 29, 2015. Domenico Gargiulo, Mosè fa scaturire l’acqua dalla rupe (a) and Adorazione del Vitello d’oro (b), undated, $168,413 (est. $106–159,000), November 29, 2015. Pier Paolo Calzolari, Senza titolo, 1970, $167,740 (est. $88,000–131,000), May 28, 2015.Contact:blindarte.cominfo@blindarte.com+39 81 2395261Cambi Casa d’AsteGenoa; MilanKey Personnel:Marcello Cambi (Cofounder), Matteo Cambi (Cofounder and Antique Furniture Specialist), Sebastian Cambi (Cofounder and 19th- and 20th-Century Paintings Specialist), Giulio Cambi (Modern and Contemporary Art Specialist), Dario Mottola (Oriental Art Specialist), Piermaria Scagliola (Design Specialist)Established:1998Specialties:Fine and decorative arts, Asian art, marine art and boats, design, antiques, jewelry, watchesNotable Lots:A table by Giò Ponti, 1930, $421,096 (est. $33–43,000), December 18, 2015. A table by Lucio Fontana, 1952, $129,046 (est. $65–87,000), December 18, 2015. A chandelier with diffuser and copper by Max Ingrand, 1965, $115,462 (est. $16–22,000), December 18, 2015.Contact:cambiaste.cominfo@cambiaste.com+39 10 8395029Capitolium ArtBresciaKey Personnel:George and Gherardo Rusconi (Co-owners)Established:1988Specialities:Old Masters, 19th-century art, modern and contemporary art, Asian and Islamic art, design, photography, jewelry and watchesNotable Lots:Georges Mathieu, Serments infinis, 1987, $65,500, November 17, 2015. Turi Simeti, Four ovals in blu, 1994, $40,000, March 16, 2016. Fabio Mauri, Lead–students, 1992, $37,750, March 16, 2016.Contact:capitoliumart.itinfo@capitoliumart.it+39 030 207 2256FarsettiPratoKey Personnel:Franco Farsetti (Executive Director), Frediano Farsetti (Director of Sales), Stefano Farsetti (Old Master Paintings), Sonia Farsetti (19th-Century Paintings)Established:1955Specialties:Old Masters, 19th-century art, modern and contemporary art, antiques, jewelry and silverNotable Lots:Alberto Savinio, Monumento ai giocattoli, 1930, $646,112 (est. $583–794,000), November 28, 2015. Alberto Savinio, Les dioscures, 1929, $635,520 (est. $212–318,000), November 28, 2015. Alberto Burri, Cretto bianco, 1974, $455,456 (est. $371–530,000), November 28, 2015.Contact:farsettiarte.itinfo@farsettiarte.it+39 0574 572400FinarteMilanKey Personnel:Giancarlo Meschi (Chairman), Camilla Prini (Head of Modern and Contemporary Art), Roberto Mutti (Head of Photography)Established:1959Specialties:Old Masters, 19th-century art, modern and contemporary art, photographyNotable Lots:Enrico Castellani, Senzo titolo (Superficie blu), 1961, $389,935 (est. $322–376,000), November 11, 2015. Giorgio de Chirico, Piazza d’Italia, undated, $286,811 (est. $247–279,000), November 11, 2015. Mario Schifano, Pittura, 1959, $99,901 (est. $65–86,000), November 11, 2015.Contact:finarte.itinfo@finarte.it+39 02 36569100Il Ponte Casa d’AsteMilanKey Personnel:Stefano Redaelli (ceo), Rossella Novarini (Director), Freddy Battino (Modern and Contemporary Art), Stefano Poli (20th-Century Decorative Arts), Eleonora Mazzeo (Oriental Art)Established:1974Specialties:Fine and decorative arts, Asian art, Art Deco, design, antiques, jewelry, watches, books, fashion, carpets and textilesNotable Lots:Eduardo Chillida, Tres i, 1952, $451,440 (est. $90,000–169,000), June 10, 2015. Josef Albers, Homage to the Square: Arid Land, 1957, $305,156 (est. $195–260,000), December 16, 2015. Igor Mitoraj, Eros ii, undated, $217,000 (est. $49–60,000), December 16, 2015.Contact:ponteonline.cominfo@ponteonline.com+39 02 863141Meeting ArtVercelliKey Personnel:Marco Laurini (Modern and Contemporary Art, 19th-Century Paintings and Drawings), Elisa Fanny Sacchetti (Modern and Contemporary Art), Luca Sapienza (Jewelry), Carola Casazza (Jewelry and Timepieces), Luciano Da Re (Oriental Rugs)Specialties:Fine and decorative arts, Asian art, antiques, jewelry, watches, rugsNotable Lots:Jean-Paul Riopelle, Des nefs d’or, 1968, $207,328, January 16, 2016. Alberto Biasi, Dinamica visiva, 1961, $130,944, January 16, 2016. Victor Vasarely, Sin-tuz, 1973, $106,904 (est. $101–113,000), June 13, 2015.Contact:meetingart.itinfo@meetingart.it+39 0161 2291Porro & Co.  Art ConsultingMilanKey Personnel:Kimiko Bossi (Owner), Umberto Savoia (General Manager)Established:2002Specialties:Fine art, design, glass, jewelryNotable Lots:Wifredo Lam, Composizione, 1959, $203,819 (est. $49–55,000), May 28, 2015. Turi Simeti, 12 ovali bianchi, 1965, $135,879 (est. $110–131,000), May 28, 2015. Atanasio Soldati, Composizione, 1936, $47,558 (est. $11–13,000), May 28, 2015.Contact:porroartconsulting.itinfo@porroartconsulting.it+39 02 72 094708WannenesGenoaKey Personnel:Guido Wannenes (ceo), Guido Vitali (Modern and Contemporary Art Specialist), Alessandra Pieroni (Asian Art Department Director), Gilberto Baracco (Decorative Arts and 20th-Century Design Department Director)Established:2001Specialties:Fine and decorative arts, Asian art, Russian art, design, ceramics and glass, jewelry, antiques, carpets and textilesNotable Lots:Luca Giordano, Vocazione dei Santi Pietro e Andrea, undated, $289,004 (est. $64–85,000), December 2, 2015. Ventura di Moro, Santa Caterina d’Alessandria. Santa Margherita d’Antiochia. San Giuliano. San Nicola di Bari e nelle cuspidi l’Annunciasione, undated, $262,731 (est. $159–212,000), December 2, 2015. Andrea Locatelli, Veduta con il Tevere e Castel Sant’Angelo, undated, $164,454 (est. $44–66,000), March 3, 2016.Contact:wannenesgroup.cominfo@wannenesgroup.com+39 010 2530097NetherlandsArt Europe AuctionsAmsterdamKey Personnel:Peter Paul Guthman (Managing Director), Eveline Brouwers (Decorative Arts Specialist), Catrin Simons (Management Assistant and Photography Specialist), Sophie Verhoeff (Fine Art Specialist)Specialties:Fine and decorative arts, photography, design, jewelryNotable Lots:Daan van Golden, Study A.G., undated, $308,355, June 12, 2016. Karel Appel, The Owls–De Uilen, 1948, $244,875, June 12, 2016. Corneille, Cat Fish, undated, $76,844, June 12, 2016.Contact:arteuropeauctions.cominfo@arteuropeauctions.com+31 085 876 9977Arts & Antiques Group (AAG)AmsterdamEstablished:1997Specialties:Fine art, Indonesian art, antiques, collectibles, wineNotable Lots:Zhang Enli, Pendant Lamp, 2006, $67,913 (est. $91,000–136,000), April 18, 2016. Liu Jianhua, Colour Ceramic Series–Potted Landscape, 2001, $39,616 (est. $17–23,000), April 18, 2016. Lodewyjk Johannes Kleijn, Activity on the ice, undated, $22,548 (est. $9,000–13,500), June 15, 2015.Contact:veilinghuisaag.cominfo@aagauctioneers.com+31 20 301 2950NorwayBlomqvistOsloKey Personnel:Anna Thorud Hammer (ceo and General Manager), Agnes Beathe Steen Fosse (ceo of Online Auctions), Elisabeth Vik Forsberg (Fine Art and Edvard Munch Specialist), Tor Henrik Fjelldal (Fine Art, Antiques, and Modern Design Specialist)Established:1870Specialties:Edvard Munch, modern art, antiques, design, silver, porcelain and glass, jewelry and watches, wineNotable Lots:Christian Krohg,Et hjørne av mitt atelier, 1884, $120,330(est. $60–67,000), May 12, 2015. Andy Warhol, The Scream (After Munch), 1984, $104,890 (est. $99,000–123,000), October 13, 2015. Edvard Munch, Birch Trees and Man Carrying Twigs, 1881, $57,915 (est. $26–32,000), May 12, 2015.Contact:blomqvist.nopost@blomqvist.no+47 22 70 87 70Grev Wedels Plass AuksjonerOsloKey Personnel:Hans Richard ElgheimEstablished:1992Specialties:Norwegian art,Edvard MunchNotable Lots:Edvard Munch, Mot skogen I, 1897, $334,370 (est. $231–346,000), December 9, 2015. Edvard Munch, Brosjen, Eva Mudocci, 1903, $288,250 (est. $173–231,000), December 9, 2015. Ludvig Karsten, Fra Gilleleje, 1916, $188,400 (est. $88,000–113,000), June 1, 2015.Contact:gwpa.nopost@gwpa.no+47 22 86 21 86PolandDom Aukcyjny OstoyaWarsawEstablished:1990Specialties:Fine art, photography, antiques, silver, bronze, militaria, medalsContact:aukcjeostoya.plaukcje@ostoya.pl+48 22 839 24 06PortugalVeritasLisbonKey Personnel:Igor Olho-Azul (Owner)Specialties:Antiques, modern and contemporary art, design, silver, jewelry, pens and watches, booksNotable Lots:Anselm Kiefer, Schechina, 1999, $679,396, May 28, 2015. Helena Almeida, Untitled, 2010, $47,265 (est. $43–75,000), November 12, 2015. Joan Hernández Pijuan, Blanc ornamental, 2004, $43,262 (est. $29–40,000), April 12, 2016.Contact:veritasleiloes.cominfo@veritasleiloes.com+351 21 794 8000RussiaGelos Auction HouseMoscow; St. Petersburg; KievKey Personnel:Sergei Koronevsky (Head Auctioneer)Established:1988Specialties:Coins and medals, militaria, stamps, books, fine and decorative arts, Orthodox icons, antiques, jewelry, wineContact:gelos.ruinfo@gelos.ru+7 495 945 44 10Kabinet AuktionMoscowEstablished:2006Specialties:Russian art, numismatics, militaria, books, maps, engravings, antiques, silver, decorative arts, FabergéContact:kabinet-auktion.comauktion@kabinet.com.ru+7 499 238 14 69VladeyMoscowKey Personnel:Vladimir Ovcharenko (Founder, Owner, and Auctioneer)Established:2013Specialties:Russian contemporary artNotable Lots:Oscar Rabin, Ferris Wheel, 1977, $61,874 (est. $45–56,000), April 26, 2016. Ivan Chuikov, Untitled, 1976–88, $47,249 (est. $39–45,000), April 26, 2016. Valery Koshlyakov, City. Ruins. Night, 2000, $46,124 (est. $34–39,000), April 26, 2016.Contact:vladey.netda@vladey.net+7 495 228 13 32SpainAnsorenaMadridKey Personnel:Jaime Mato G. Ansorena (Managing Director), Elena Mato G. Ansorena (Jewelry Specialist), Paloma Díaz de Aguilar Rois (Auction Manager and Antique Paintings Specialist), Cristina Mato G. Ansorena (Manager; 19th- and 20th-Century Painting and Contemporary Art Specialist)Established:1845Specialties:Fine and decorative arts, antiques, jewelryContact:ansorena.comgaleria@ansorena.com+34 915 215278Duran Arte y SubastasMadridEstablished:1969Specialties:Spanish and international art, decorative arts, antiques, jewelry, books and manuscriptsNotable Lots:Juan Arzeo, Retrato de la familia, 1824, $204,174 (est. $17,000), October 21, 2015. Sebastiano del Piombo, Cristo con la cruz a cuestas, undated, $184,773 (est. $13,000), May 27, 2015. Juan Arzeo, Retrato de la familia Azcárraga, 1827, $127,773 (est. $11,000), October 21, 2015.Contact:duran-subastas.comduran@duran-subastas.com+34 91 577 60 91Subastas SegreMadridKey Personnel:Mercedes de Miguel (Director), José Luis Requena (Old Masters and 19th-Century Paintings Specialist), Marta Cuadros (Contemporary Art Specialist)Established:2001Specialties:Fine and decorative arts, antiques, jewelry and watches, sculpture, decorative arts, watches, and vintage itemsContact:subastassegre.esinfo@subastassegre.es+34 915 15 95 84SwedenBukowskisStockholm; HelsinkiKey Personnel:Anna-Karin Laurell (ceo), Carl Barkman (Head Specialist), Anna Persson (Head of Art Department), Lena Rydén (Modern Art Specialist), Lena Nytén (Photography and Contemporary Art Specialist)Established:1870Specialties:Modern and contemporary art, Swedish art, decorative arts, antiques, design, collectibles, fashion, jewelryNotable Lots:Anders Zorn, Kapprodd (‘Boat Race’), 1886, $1,569,956 (est. $918,000–1.1 million), December 1, 2015. Lena Cronqvist, Trolovningen, 1975, $1,370,609 (est. $1.2–1.4 million), May 18, 2016. Hilding Linnqvist, Fågeltorget–Chinon, 1921, $969,657 (est. $301–361,000), October 20, 2015.Contact:bukowskis.cominfo@bukowskis.com+46 8 614 08 00Stockholms AuktionsverkStockholmKey Personnel:Niclas Forsman (ceo), Fredrik Fellbom (Prints Specialist), Marc Maurie (Old Masters, Sculpture, and Russian Art Specialist), Pierre Olbers Saint Bellies (Swedish Painting and Sculpture Specialist)Established:1674Specialties:Swedish paintings, Russian art, sculpture, prints, modern and contemporary art, ceramics, antiques, design, fashionNotable Lots:Ivan Aguéli, Gotländskt landskap, 1892, $676,590 (est. $297–356,000), June 2, 2015. Carl Kylberg, Près de la Mer, undated, $517,720 (est. $301–361,000), October 20, 2015. Isaac Grünewald, Sommarutsikt från Saltsjöbaden, 1942, $136,252 (est. $62–74,000), April 19, 2016.Contact:auktionsverket.cominfo@auktionsverket.se+46 8 453 67 50Uppsala AuktionskammareUppsalaKey Personnel:Magnus Bexhed (ceo), Cronje van Walleghem (Vice Executive Director and Senior Specialist), Rikard Klev (Head Specialist), Julia Unge-Sörling (Specialist), Fredrik Blidberg (Specialist), Oscar Silfverhielm (Specialist)Established:1731Specialties:Old Masters, Swedish art, Russian art, modern and contemporary art, photography, prints, maps, books, furniture, design, Chinese antiques, decorative arts, jewelryNotable Lots:Andy Warhol, Flowers, 1984, $299,260 (est. $288–345,000), December 1, 2015. Lin Fengmian, Farewell My Concubine, $105,892 (est. $69–92,000), December 1, 2015. Andrei Nikolaevich Schilder, A sunlit meadow, 1913, $101,388 (est. $48–72,000), June 9, 2015.Contact:uppsalaauktion.semail@uppsalaauktion.se+46 18 12 12 22SwitzerlandAntiquorumGeneva; New York;Hong KongKey Personnel:Evan Zimmermann (President and ceo), Julien Schaerer (Managing Director and Watch Expert, Geneva), Etienne Lemenager (Director and Watch Expert, Geneva), Saori Omura (Director of Watch Department, New York)Established:1974Specialties:Modern and vintage timepiecesNotable Lots:Patek Philippe Ref. 5013, platinum, circa 1992, $471,750 (est. $350–550,000), April 20, 2016. Patek Philippe Ref. 5075, Birds of Paradise, enamel dial, white platinum,set of four, 2001, $487,427 (est. $193–257,000), March 19, 2016. Richard Mille Tourbillon RM 027, 2011, $441,750 (est. $360–460,000), September 9, 2015.Contact:antiquorum.comgeneva@antiquorum.com+41 22 909 28 50Beurret & Bailly AuktionenBaselKey Personnel:Nicolas Beurret (Founder), Emmanuel Bailly (Founder)Established:2011Specialties:Old Masters, modern and contemporary artNotable Lots:Cuno Amiet, Akt, 1913, $397,596 (est. $327–436,000), June 20, 2015. Hans Purrmann, Blick auf die Boboli-Gärten, 1943, $225,304 (est. $109–163,500), June 20, 2015. Turi Simeti, Un ovale bianco, 1968, $198,798 (est. $65–87,000), June 20, 2015.Contact:beurret-bailly.cominfo@beurret-bailly.com+41 61 312 32 00DobiaschofskyBernKey Personnel:Marius J. Heer (Owner and General Manager), Thomas Jarek (Paintings), Camille Ledermann (Old Master Prints, Antiques, and Furniture), Christoph Zehnder (Modern Prints and Posters)Established:1923Specialties:Swiss art, international paintings, prints, posters, antiques, jewelryNotable Lots:Piet Mondrian, Haystacks iii, undated, $370,204 (est. $98,000), May 11, 2016. Master of Borgo alla Collina, Der Heilige Dominikus, undated, $223,552 (est. $65,400), May 6, 2015. Serge Poliakoff, Composition Abstraite, undated, $121,345 (est. $59,000), May 11, 2016.Contact:dobiaschofsky.cominfo@dobiaschofsky.com+41 31 560 10 60Fischer AuktionenLucerneKey Personnel:Kuno Fischer (Director and Auctioneer), Trude Fischer (Old Master and 19th-Century Paintings Expert), Stefan Mäder (Antique Arms and Armor Department Head and Expert)Established:1907Specialties:Modern and contemporary art, Old Masters, 19th-century art, Swiss art, works on paper, photography, furniture, decorative arts, designNotable Lots:Albert Anker, Das Bad in Crêt, 1888, $2,172,000 (est. $2.2–3.3 million), June 17, 2015. Fernand Léger, Paysage, 1936, $325,800 (est. $326–543,000), June 17, 2015. Giovanni Rosa, Bacchanale, undated, $73,848 (est. $20–27,000), June 17, 2015.Contact:fischerauktionen.chinfo@fischerauktionen.ch+41 41 418 10 10GalartisLausanneSpecialties:Old Masters, Swiss art, contemporary art, antiquities, photography, jewelry, watches, antiques, wineNotable Lots:Félix Vallotton, Baigneuse retirant sa chemise, 1917, $319,320 (est. $319–426,000), June 6, 2015. Edouard Vuillard, Madame Vuillard cousant, undated, $239,490 (est. $106–160,000), June 6, 2015. Félix Vallotton, Quatre torses, 1918, $170,595(est. $70–90,000), December 5, 2015.Contact:galartis.chcontact@galartis.ch+41 21 695 25 25Galerie KornfeldBernKey Personnel:Eberhard W. Kornfeld (Director), Christine E. Stauffer (Director), Bernhard U. Bischoff (Director)Established:1864Specialties:Modern art, Old Master prints and drawingsNotable Lots:Ferdinand Hodler, Genfersee mit Jura, 1908, $1,852,830 (est. $1.6 million), June 19, 2015. Franz Marc, Pferde auf der Weide I, 1910, $1,046,304 (est. $490,500), June 19, 2015. Alberto Giacometti, Atelierecke, Stuhl, und kleiner Ofen, 1940, $457,758 (est. $54,500), June 19, 2015.Contact:kornfeld.chgalerie@kornfeld.ch+41 31 381 46 73Galerie WidmerSt. Gallen; ZurichKey Personnel:Markus Schöb (Director)Established:1977Specialties:Swiss and international artNotable Lots:Giorgio Morandi, Natura Morta, 1949, $479,451, April 29, 2016. Félix Vallotton, Une ruine sur la Loire, 1923, $425,166 (est. $354–506,000), October 30, 2015. Otto Piene, Spiräen und Türkenbund, 1934, $202,460 (est. $101–182,000), October 30, 2015.Contact:galeriewidmer.cominfo@galeriewidmer.com+41 71 227 68 68Germann AuctionsZurichEstablished:1972Specialties:Modern and contemporary art, watercolors, drawings, sculpture, prints, posters, photographsNotable Lots:Félix Vallotton, Femme couchée, 1905, $140,296 (est. $108–162,000), June 8, 2015. Friedensreich Hundertwasser, Haus in Rosa Leuchtfarben (Wien, Obere Donaustrasse 12), 1952, $98,240 (est. $59–98,000), November 23, 2015. Salvador Dalí, El artista y Maruja Mallo en el café de Oriente (recto) and Estudio (verso), 1923, $85,504 (est. $49–79,000), November 23, 2015.Contact:germannauktionen.chart@germannauktionen.ch+41 44 251 83 58Hotel des Ventes GeneveGenevaKey Personnel:Bernard Piguet (Director and Auctioneer), Claire Piguet (Director and Books and Manuscripts Specialist), Adeline Bisch Balerna (Painting, Graphic Arts, and Sculpture Specialist)Established:1978Specialties:Swiss art, Russian art, modern and contemporary art, silver, furniture, carpets, books and manuscripts, jewelry and watches, haute coutureNotable Lots:Matthias Stomer, Le Christ chassant les marchands du Temple, undated, $404,760 (est. $152–202,000), March 7, 2016. Henri le Sidaner, Les Arbres de la rive, Quimperlé, 1923, $322,320 (est. $107–161,000), June 15, 2015. Auguste Rodin, Mort d’Adonis, undated, $250,175 (est. $60–80,000), December 7, 2015.Contact:hoteldesventes.chinfo@hoteldesventes.ch+41 22 320 11 77Koller AuktionenZurich; GenevaKey Personnel:Cyril Koller (ceo), Pierre Koller (Founder), Silke Stahlschmidt (Postwar and Contemporary Specialist), Christian Stutz (Swiss Art Specialist), Franz-Carl Diegelmann (Old Master Prints and Drawings Specialist)Established:1958Specialties:Old Masters, Impressionist and modern art, postwar and contemporary art, Swiss art, Asian art, photography, books and autographs, design, decorative arts, antiques, jewelry, watches, fashion and luxury goods, wineNotable Lots:Albert Anker, Das Winzerfest, 1865, $4,175,062 (est. $3.5–5 million), December 4, 2015. Albert Anker, Girl with a Basket in the Woods (Erdbeerimareili), 1872, $1,636,207 (est. $1.3–1.8 million), December 4, 2015. Osias Beert, Stilleben mit Blüten in einem Flechtkorb und Blümenstrauss in einer Porzellanvase auf einer Tischplatte mit Insekten, undated, $486,218 (est. $405–506,000), March 17, 2016.Contact:kollerauktionen.choffice@kollerauctions.com+41 44 445 63 63Nomos AGZurichKey Personnel:Alan S. Walker (Director and Senior Numismatist), Yves Gunzenreiner (Director and Numismatist), Victor England (Partner), Eric McFadden (Partner)Established:1972Specialties:Coins and medalsNotable Lots:Thraco-Macedonian tribes silver octadrachm, 485–470 b.c.,$72,160 (est. $77,000), October 9, 2015. Greco-Bactrian Kingdom Eucratides i gold stater, 170–145 b.c., $48,460 (est. $50,000), May 22, 2016. Constantine i solidus, 307/310–337, $34,326 (est. $20,000), May 22, 2016.Contact:nomosag.cominfo@nomosag.com+41 44 250 51 80Schuler AuktionenZurichKey Personnel:Philippe Schuler (Founder), Elisabeth Zürcher (Prints and Swiss Paintings Specialist), Munkhchimeg E. Mogi (Design Specialist), Franziska Mathis-Bashar (Glass and Ceramics Specialist)Established:1984Specialties:Swiss and international art, Asian art, icons, decorative arts, jewelry, clocks and watches, design, antiquesNotable Lots:Orazio Gentileschi, Annunciazione, 1600, $657,874 (est. $202–304,000), March 16, 2016. Cuno Amiet, Lueg, 1941, $103,280 (est. $41–72,000), September 14, 2015. Václav Spála, Stilleben mit Pfingstrosen, Schwertlilien, und Margeriten, im Hintergrund ein Fluss, 1932, $50,606 (est. $28–38,500), March 16, 2016.Contact:schulerauktionen.chinfo@schulerauktionen.ch+41 43 399 70 10StukerBernKey Personnel:Peter Vögele (Owner), Beatrice Stettler (Director), Cornelia Hess (Painting and Works on Paper Specialist)Established:1938Specialties:Swiss and international art, Asian art, engravings, silver, furniture, design, jewelry, watchesNotable Lots:Albert Anker, Tête de jeune fille avec fond rouge, 1898, $1,924,020 (est. $748–855,000), May 20, 2015. Cuno Amiet, Der Garten des Künstlers auf der Oschwand, 1950, $98,680 (est. $79–99,000), November 19, 2015. Jan Frans van Dael, Stilleben mit Rosen, undated, $96,201 (est. $32–43,000), May 20, 2015.Contact:galeriestuker.chinfo@galeriestuker.ch+41 31 350 80 00United KingdomBonhamsLondon; New York;Los Angeles; San Francisco; Hong Kong; Paris; SydneyKey Personnel:Matthew Girling (Global ceo), India Philips (Head of Impressionist and Modern Art), Madeleine Perridge (Head of Antiquities), Matthew Bradbury (Head of 20th-Century British & Irish Art)Established:1793Specialties:Fine art, antiques, books, jewelry, collectibles, wine and spirits, motorcarsNotable Lots:Wang Hui, Album of Landscapes, undated, $4,638,840, May 31, 2015. Frank Auerbach, E.O.W. on her blue Eiderdown v, 1963, $2,975,310 (est. $1.5–2.2 million), February 11, 2016. Kazuo Shiraga, Untitled (Red Fan), 1965, $2,241,133 (est. $2.2–2.9  million), February 11, 2016.Contact:bonhams.cominfo@bonhams.com+44 20 7447 7447Christie’sLondon; New York; Paris; Geneva; Milan; Amsterdam; Dubai; Zurich; Hong Kong; Shanghai; MumbaiKey Personnel:Patricia Barbizet (ceo), Rachel Hidderly (Senior Director, 20th-Century British Art), Dina Amin (Senior Director, Senior Specialist Postwar and Contemporary Art)Established:1766Specialties:Fine and decorative arts, photographs, jewelry, collectibles, wineNotable Lots:Pablo Picasso, Les femmes d’Alger (Version ‘O’), 1955, $179,365,000 (est. $140 million), May 11, 2015. Amedeo Modigliani, Nu couché, 1917, $170,405,000 (est. $120 million), November 9, 2015. Alberto Giacometti, L’homme au doigt, 1947, $141,285,000 (est. $130 million), May 11, 2015.Contact:christies.cominfo@christies.com+44 20 7839 9060CoysLondonKey Personnel:Chris Routledge (ceo), Guy Newton (Director)Established:1919Specialties:AutomobilesNotable Lots:1956 Mercedes-Benz 300SL ‘Gullwing,’ $1,435,230, July 11, 2015. 1970 Ferrari 365 GTB/4Daytona, $1,187,960, July 11, 2015. 2006 Porsche Carrera GT, $938,250, September 6, 2015.Contact:coys.co.uk+44 208 614 7888Dreweatts & Bloomsbury AuctionsLondon; NewburyKey Personnel:Will Richards (Deputy Chairman), Timothy Bolton (Head of Western Manuscripts and Miniatures), James Nicholson (Head of Jewelry, Silver, and Watches)Established:1759Specialties:Fine and decorative arts, antiques, books and maps, collectibles, jewelry, silver, watches, clocks, wine and spiritsNotable Lots:Rodney Graham, Inverted Drip Painting #25, 2008, $126,510 (est. $110–141,000), June 30, 2015. Julie Mehretu, Untitled, 2006, $97,315 (est. $79,000–110,000), June 30, 2015. Eva Rothschild, Meta, 2004, $68,121 (est. $55–71,000), June 30, 2015.Contact:dreweatts.cominfo@bloomsburyauctions.com+44 20 7495 9494Ewbank’sWoking, SurreyKey Personnel:Chris Ewbank (Founder), Andrew Ewbank (Partner, Auctioneer, and Valuer)Established:1990Specialties:Fine and decorative arts, Asian art, antiques, design, silver, jewelry and watches, clocks, books and maps, memorabilia, militariaNotable Lots:Willy Eisenschitz, Village in the Gard Provence, undated, $16,782 (est. $7,000–14,000), February 25, 2016. Philip Wilson Steer, Misty evening near Knaresborough, 1897, $11,911 (est. $5,000–8,000), June 18, 2015. David Shepherd, Leopard in the grass, undated, $11,188 (est. $3,000–4,000), February 25, 2016.Contact:ewbankauctions.co.ukantiques@ewbankauctions.co.uk+44 14 8322 3101Lyon & TurnbullEdinburghKey Personnel:Campbell Armour (Director, Fine Antiques Specialist), Gavin Strang (Managing Director), John Mackie (Director, Decorative Arts and Design Specialist), Simon Vickers (Head of Rare Books and Works on Paper), Charlotte Riordan (Fine Paintings, Sculpture, and Scottish Art Specialist)Established:1826Specialties:Scottish paintings, British and European paintings, Asian art, contemporary art and design, jewelry, silver, antiques, booksNotable Lots:Samuel John Peploe, Still life with tulips on a black background, undated, $293,199 (est. $121–182,000), December 10, 2015. Carl Milles, Solglitter (Naiad riding a dolphin), 1917, $224,118 (est. $57–85,000), April 6, 2016. George Leslie Hunter, Still Life: Books and a Pear and Tulips in a Vase, undated, $206,552 (est. $123–184,000), June 4, 2015.Contact:lyonandturnbull.cominfo@lyonandturnbull.com+44 131 557 8844MacDougall’s Fine Art AuctionsLondonKey Personnel:William MacDougall (Director), Catherine MacDougall (Director and Russian Art Specialist), Charles Ross (Auctioneer), Catherine Marshall(Senior Specialist)Established:2004Specialties:Russian artNotable Lots:Alexander Deineka, Behind the Curtain, 1933, $5,287,802 (est. $3.1–4.6 million), October 12, 2015. Ivan Ivanovich Shishkin, Autumn on Krestovsky Island, 1892, $1,068,696 (est. $919,000–1.4 million), June 3, 2015. Konstantin Maksimov, Lotuses, 1956, $590,356 (est. $153–230,000), October 12, 2015.Contact:macdougallauction.cominfo@macdougallauction.com+44 20 7389 8160PhillipsNew York; London; Geneva; Hong KongKey Personnel:Edward Dolman (Chairman and ceo), Jean-Paul Engelen (Worldwide Head of Contemporary Art), Vanessa Hallett (Senior Director and Worldwide Head of Photographs), Nazgol Jahan (Worldwide Director of Jewels)Established:1796Specialties:20th-century and contemporary art, design, jewels, photography, watchesNotable Lots:Willem de Kooning, Untitled xxviii, 1977, $11,365,000 (est. $10–15 million), November 8, 2015. Mark Tansey, Hedge, 2011, $5,653,000 (est. $3.5–4.5 million), May 14, 2105. Le Corbusier, Femme rouge et pelote verte, 1932, $4,645,000 (est. $4–6 million), November 8, 2015.Contact:phillips.com+1 212 940 1300Ross’s Auctioneers & ValuersBelfastKey Personnel:Daniel Clarke (Director and Auctioneer)Established:1988Specialties:Irish art, jewelry, antiquesNotable Lots:Colin Davidson, Jermyn Street, London, undated, $29,768(est. $25–28,000), May 13, 2015. James Humbert Craig, Mending nets near Cushendun, Co. Antrim Coast, undated, $26,571 (est. $25–31,000), May 2, 2016. Basil Blackshaw, Hyper, undated, $14,223 (est. $5,700–8,500), April 13, 2016.Contact:rosss.cominfo@rosss.com+44 28 9032 5448SwordersStansted Mountfitchet, EssexKey Personnel:Guy Schooling (Managing Director), John Black (Director of Decorative Art), Richard Harrison (Director of Asian Art and Numismatics)Established:1782Specialties:Fine and decorative arts, Asian art, antiques, design, collectibles, silver, coins, jewelry and watches, luxury goods, wine, booksNotable Lots:Eric Ravilious, The James and the Foremost Prince, 1934, $121,281 (est. $57–86,000), April 12, 2016. Irving Penn, Gingko Leaves (New York 1990), 1990, $93,415 (est. $31–46,000), October 13, 2015. Cedric Morris, Easter Bouquet, 1934, $69,915 (est. $27–43,000), April 12, 2016.Contact:sworder.co.ukauctions@sworder.co.uk+44 1279 817778Woolley & WallisSalisburyKey Personnel:John Axford (Deputy Chairman, Director in Charge of Asian Art), Jonathan Edwards (Associate Director, Head of Jewelry), Clare Durham, (Associate Director, Head of European Ceramics), Will Hobbs (Associate Director, Head of Tribal Art)Established:1884Specialties:Fine art and antiques, Asian art, tribal art, European ceramics, design, jewelry, silver, arms and armor, medals and coins, militariaNotable Lots:Paul Nash, Whiteleaf orchard, 1921, $104,203 (est. $31–46,000), June 3, 2015. Jack Vettriano, Ties that bind, 1995, $71,308 (est. $30–45,500), December 9, 2015. Richard Karlovich Zommer, At prayer, undated, $63,722 (est. $30–45,500), December 9, 2015.Contact:woolleyandwallis.co.ukenquiries@woolleyandwallis.co.uk+44 17 2242 4500

The following Q&A appeared in Art+Auction’s August issue, which profiles the world’s top auction houses of 2016. ARTINFO will be publishing the articles from this issue over the next few days. Click here to see related stories from the issue. To find all our coverage of the 250 Best Auction Houses Worldwide, as well as ARTINFO’s top picks for the best in visual arts, architecture and design, performing arts, lifestyle, and culture and travel, visit our Top Lists page at blouinartinfo.com/toplists.Christie’sHeadquarters: London & New YorkSusan KlomanInternational Head of African and Oceanic ArtThe specialist, who oversees sales in Paris and New York, has played a key role in bringing some high-profile collections and individual pieces to auction in recent years, including a Kota from Gabon previously owned by none other than William Rubin, the legendary Museum of Modern Art curator. Prior to joining Christie’s in 2008, the New York–based Kloman served as head of the department of African and Oceanic art at Sotheby’s and worked as an independent consultant in the field.How does the market for tribal art—African and Oceanic art in particular—compare with those of other categories?Even though African and Oceanic art may seem a bit of an exotic category to some, the market for such works is not exotic in any way. Over the years, the market for tribal art has been very much in line with what we have observed in the other categories—for fine art, for paintings. We continue to see high demand for top-quality works of art, particularly rare and exquisite pieces with excellent provenance.Is there a difference in the market and the clientele for tribal works between New York and Paris?Paris is our primary market, based on the historical nature of the market. We hold twice-yearly sales there—in June and December—in the category. In Paris there is a high level of connoisseurship and far greater depth of interest in African art particularly, and as a consequence, more volume in all price ranges. In New York, the market is a bit more focused on the high end. Whereas years ago we would have sales with 200 lots, today we rarely have more than 100 as it becomes a bit too much for the market to digest. Such adjustments have been happening across categories as people seem to have a lot less time.Christie’s has been a leading proponent of cross-marketing in recent years. How has that influenced your sales?Our auctions have become far more collaborative efforts at the house. This past May, for instance, we held a tightly curated sale in New York titled Evolution of Form: African & Oceanic Art at the Genesis of Modernism, with 11 works that covered the canon and were chosen for their influence on artists from Pablo Picasso to Jean-Michel Basquiat and even to Georg Baselitz. We wanted to highlight the fact that this conversation is still very relevant today. I worked with my colleagues Sara Friedlander, Brett Gorvy, and Jessica Fertig to assemble a sale that would fit within the context of the more contemporary works they were offering at around the same time. Seven of the lots sold, including an important Baule female figure from Ivory Coast that has been attributed to the “Rockefeller Master,” a carver responsible for a marvelous piece in the Metropolitan Museum of Art. It sold for $2.4 million. If we were measuring success by who was in the audience, I can easily say that every single buyer was a crossover client with strong interests in other categories. And two of those buyers were new to the category.

The following Q&A appeared in Art+Auction’s August issue, which profiles the world’s top auction houses of 2016. ARTINFO will be publishing the articles from this issue over the next few days. Click here to see related stories from the issue. To find all our coverage of the 250 Best Auction Houses Worldwide, as well as ARTINFO’s top picks for the best in visual arts, architecture and design, performing arts, lifestyle, and culture and travel, visit our Top Lists page at blouinartinfo.com/toplists.AUCTIONATA & PADDLE8Headquarters: Berlin & New YorkAlexander ZackeCEO & Cofounder of AuctionataAlexander GilkesChairman, cofounder, and CIO of Paddle8 and AuctionataIn 2011, Alexander Gilkes cofounded the New York online auction house Paddle8 with partners Aditya Julka and Osman Khan. The following year, Alexander Zacke launched Auctionata, a Berlin-based online enterprise, with his wife, Susanne, and Georg Untersalmberger. In May of this year, Gilkes and Zacke announced they had joined forces to become a major player in the auction house industry, with Zacke serving as chief executive officer of the merged entity and Gilkes as chief innovation officer.Tell us about the new partnership and how it will give you an edge in a traditionally competitive industry.Zacke: Partnerships will be the key to success in our very competitive and increasingly global and digital business. Almost every company will eventually come to a point when joining forces with a partner will enable it to operate, innovate, and expand at a much lower cost than it could on its own. The market participants who accept this reality and find and maintain the right partnerships will have a much better chance of growing than those who try to serve their market on their own. I strongly believe that this will also apply to the online auction industry. Auctionata and Paddle8 have brought together two very complementary firms in terms of categories, sales formats, and geographies. Consequently, we are dedicated to growing our business, and the global midmarket as a whole, by offering our 800,000 users the most immersive and innovative online collecting experience. The merger will certainly have an influence on the market dynamics and the competition among its players. Our joint effort will be centered on innovations and the development of new technologies, products, and sales formats. At the same time, we will also focus on finding the best organizational architecture. Over the course of the next 12 months, we plan to explore and discuss several options, while both companies continue individually under their original brand names. However, our operations in New York have already been integrated, as have Auctionata’s in the U.K. (including ValueMyStuff) and Paddle8’s European operations in London.How has the recent rise of auction aggregators changed the online sales landscape?Gilkes: Auction aggregators have enabled collectors to comfortably purchase from a variety of sources and auctioneers to increase their reach without large investments in technology. Online sales have increased due to the improved accessibility, and the aggregators have become very popular among investors as well as collectors. However, the sustainability of the aggregators’ revenue and business models is yet to be confirmed. Moreover, I expect to see consolidation in that field within the next couple of years.With the globalization of the auction industry, have Auctionata and Paddle8 developed specific strategies for different countries or regions in terms of staging sales and gathering consignments?Zacke: Yes, we adapt our services to a certain extent. In terms of consignment, we offer a personalized service through our local representatives. So although we centralize many of our operations for the sake of efficiency, we still reach out to consignors to tailor our services to their needs. The same applies to our sales. While our live-streaming auction concept is generally designed for a global audience, we broadcast particular live-stream auctions at times when the interested target group is most active. We adapt the design, the language, and the content of the sale to the preferences of the respective audience.Gilkes: At Paddle8, we have become increasingly mindful of the need to localize our auctions to the language and timing of key target geographies, such as China. That said, our benefit auctions will, for the most part, conclude with a live event in the host country, thus enabling the local collecting demographic to participate in the auction in the concluding hours. The benefit auctions have allowed Paddle8 to build a global awareness and collector base.How is your online market and clientele evolving?Zacke:  Auctionata has seen an increasing interest in vintage luxury goods from collectors in China. While their demand for Asian art persists, they have also become more interested in collecting watches, jewelry, vintage fashion, and wine.Gilkes: Furthermore, and as has been witnessed by Paddle8, there is a new generation of collectors clamoring for access to art, design, and collectibles. The most active online buyers tend to be those with geographic separation from great sources of art and design. Some of our most active collectors are based in the Middle East, the Caribbean, and the more remote regions in the United States.

The following Q&A appeared in Art+Auction’s August issue, which profiles the world’s top auction houses of 2016. ARTINFO will be publishing the articles from this issue over the next few days. Click here to see related stories from the issue. To find all our coverage of the 250 Best Auction Houses Worldwide, as well as ARTINFO’s top picks for the best in visual arts, architecture and design, performing arts, lifestyle, and culture and travel, visit our Top Lists page at blouinartinfo.com/toplists.PHILLIPSHeadquarters: New York and LondonEdward Dolman Chairman & CEOBar none, Dolman is the most seasoned auction expert among the top-tier executives at any of the houses, thanks in part to 27 years at Christie’s, 11 of them as chief executive officer. Dolman took up his dual role as chairman and CEO at Phillips in July 2014, following a brief stint in the Middle East as acting CEO of the Qatar Museums Authority. Backed by the deep pockets of the Mercury Group, the private holding company that owns the house, Phillips is ramping up its ambitious operation and aggressively pursuing noted industry specialists to guarantee its success.Phillips has been quite vigorous in recruiting talent from its competitors. You’ve hired Cheyenne Westphal, the admired London-based contemporary art specialist who recently left Sotheby’s, and Robert Manley, a rainmaker in the postwar and contemporary field, who left Christie’s last year. Is that campaign continuing?We’ve managed to recruit some really exceptional people and will continue to announce new hires as they arrive in the next few months, once their non-competes are finished. We’ve taken people from Christie’s, Sotheby’s, Bonhams, and elsewhere, and once we’ve finished our recruitments, we’ll have a powerful team of specialists and top-quality spaces in London, New York, Hong Kong, and Geneva. To me, frankly, the most important hires I’ve made were the ones that didn’t get much attention, mainly the management team led by Lisa King, who was COO of Christie’s for many years.Phillips specializes in contemporary art, photography, design, jewelry, and more recently, watches. Are you contemplating more categories to add to that mix?We are looking at potential opportunities elsewhere in what we call the contemporary luxury lifestyle space. I personally relish not being stretched too thin across many categories, so as to focus on the ones you mention and particularly on contemporary art. Certainly our entry into the watch market has been beyond my expectations, because now we effectively lead the market. We hired the right people, and they delivered for us. We want to do the same in other categories, especially jewelry, where we have not performed as effectively as Christie’s or Sotheby’s. We see a huge opportunity there.In the contemporary art category, what price point range are you focusing on?We are specifically looking at the market from $500,000 to $15 million or $20 million, and we’d like to concentrate on that bandwidth. I feel very confident of our strategy, which allows us to focus on—and put marketing dollars on—works of art that might get lost at our competitors. It’s a good strategy for us because it allows us to differentiate our approach from that of our main competition.Is Phillips planning to expand its reach within the United States?We will be opening more regional offices, especially in the United States. Los Angeles, San Francisco, Seattle, Chicago, and Miami demand your presence in terms of the art world. These are huge centers of art holdings and even dwarf those of other countries, especially in contemporary art.How do you view the contemporary art market right now?I still think we’re on a steady upward trajectory for major and important postwar and contemporary works of art. Broadly speaking, average prices overall will continue to increase. I see nothing, frankly, that will stop it. The global phenomenon of contemporary art collecting is here to stay, in my opinion, and that appetite gets greater all the time.During this past spring’s auction season, both Christie’s and Sotheby’s cinched in their guarantees, while Phillips seemed to back a larger number of artworks. Might you tell us why?We feel very comfortable putting out guarantees between $1.5 million and $2 million, and I suspect that if you added up the Christie’s guarantees and Sotheby’s guarantees and our guarantees, they would still be substantially ahead of us. We chose to spread our investments on lots and at levels they’re not focusing on, and we’re pretty aggressive at putting our money behind our valuations. Guarantees are not going to go away; our consignors demand it, and it makes the marketplace competitive.In an earlier interview with Art+Auction, you mentioned that your goal was to eventually grab 10 percent of market share in the postwar and contemporary category. Is that still on the table?Yes, we have a business plan that relies on hitting what I think is a very realistic sales target over the next two to three years, based on the scale of the postwar and contemporary art market. Our target requires us to get a relatively small amount of that market, which will turn us into a significantly profitable company because of the lower cost basis that we have. We are really focusing our resources on particular markets, recruiting the best talent we can, and looking for the best spaces we can in order to seriously compete and prevail in that marketplace. I’m convinced that’s the right strategy, and to date, I think we’re on track.

The following Q&A appeared in Art+Auction’s August issue, which profiles the world’s top auction houses of 2016. ARTINFO will be publishing the articles from this issue over the next few days. Click here to see related stories from the issue. To find all our coverage of the 250 Best Auction Houses Worldwide, as well as ARTINFO’s top picks for the best in visual arts, architecture and design, performing arts, lifestyle, and culture and travel, visit our Top Lists page at blouinartinfo.com/toplists.BonhamsHeadquarters: LondonMatthew GirlingGlobal CEOFounded in 1793, Bonhams is one of the four surviving Georgian auction houses. Girling joined the company as a jewelry specialist in 1988, hammered down the first sale at their flagship New York space in 2008, and took the helm as global CEO last year. To oversee the expansion of the firm’s North American operations, this summer Girling moved to New York, where he spoke to Art+Auction about the company’s recent past and future plans.How has Bonhams evolved since you joined the company?When I started, it was a family-owned operation with a very passionate and engaged staff, but only two salesrooms, in Knightsbridge and Chelsea. About a decade later the family sold to our current owners, and since 2000 we have seen transformative international growth. If you had described to me in 1999 the Bonhams of today—that it would be in the biggest art markets in America, with a salesroom on Madison Avenue, two salesrooms in California, and offices across the United States; that it would have offices across Europe; and that it would have a major salesroom at Pacific Place in Hong Kong—I would not have believed it. I would defy anybody to find another auction business that has changed over the past 16 years in the way that Bonhams has.The California locations have allowed Bonhams to become the dominant West Coast brand. How do you see that operation fitting into the North American strategy going forward?The 2002 acquisition of Butterfields provided us a springboard to come into America. And we’re very proud of what we do in California, of the tradition that is there, but if you’re going to grow your business in the United States, you’ve got to do it where the action is. And that means being here in New York. So most of our sales at a premium level will take place here, with obvious exceptions, like California art and Western paintings. But there’s a lot of activity in California at a lower price level—in jewelry sales, for example. Our fine jewelry sales with the big hammer happen here on Madison Avenue, and we have a very good setup for the jewelry under $10,000 at our California operation. To some extent that’s the model we have had in the U.K., where Knightsbridge is more of a collectors’ market, while Bond Street offers more affordable works. It’s a model that we understand.Will this model allow you to remain engaged with the sort of material that Christie’s and Sotheby’s have been moving away from in recent years—I’m thinking below $20,000?If you look at the volumes of lots we’ve sold below, say, $5,000 over the past 10 years, we have moved away from the low-value end as well. At the other end, we sell quite a number of lots over $1 million, and that segment has been growing steadily. We compete for them and they’re lovely to have, but it would be stupid to get too fixated on those. When I look at where our revenues come from, I can see where we can grow our business most effectively, and that falls in a bracket ranging from $10,000 right through to $500,000 and up to $1 million. Within that range, I would contest that not only do we do just as good a job as those companies you talk about, we can do a better one.Where do you see the greatest potential for growth moving forward?Clare McAndrew’s most recent TEFAF report values the global art market at $63 billion, with more than 60 percent of that happening in the U.S. and the U.K. and 40 percent of it happening in the U.S. Similarly, if you simply look at the size of the market in terms of categories, modern, Impressionist, and contemporary dominate. So if we can add a relatively small percentage of the market share in the U.S. in those categories it will be quite transformative.And how do online sales fit into your strategy?This spring, Bonhams had its first online-only sale—put together by our watch department. We’ve been careful in our approach: We’ve looked at others and I hope we’ve learned from the good things and the bad things that they’ve done. For many people, buying online is associated with buying things cheaply and buying things that potentially aren’t exactly what they say they are. But that’s not what is at the heart of the auction offering. The heart of the auction offering is buying something beautiful that is actually quite expensive. That’s a very fundamental difference. So I think we have to look on it being complementary to the live auction business, where we have this investment in the history, in trust, and in the brand.

Sotheby’s Australia is poised to set a new auction record for the late Australian artist Howard Arkley when it offers the artist’s “Mod Style” 1992 during its August 31 Important Australian Art sale in Sydney.  The synthetic polymer paint on canvas is being offered with an estimate of AU$400,000-500,000, positioning it to break Arkley’s current auction record of AU$463,600, which was set by Bonhams in 2014 with “A Large House with Fence” 1998.According to Geoffrey Smith, Chairman of Sotheby’s Australia, “Mod Style” is a work of great rarity and enduring appeal that represents a defining moment in the development and history of 20th century Australian art. “Arkley’s paintings, with their thick, furred black outlines and flat planes of day-glo colour function as a screen for the projection of nostalgia or satire, nationalism or formalism, according to the viewer’s conceptual and aesthetic inclination,” said Smith.Executed in Arkely’s distinctive airbrush style, “Mod Style” 1992 is of only 10 major paintings from the artist’s seminal 1992 exhibition “Howard Arkley: Mix n Match: A series of Suburban Interiors” at Tolarno Galleries in Melbourne. According to the artist’s estate, the composition was based on an interior from the US decorator book “The Instant Decorator” by Frances Joslin Gold (New York: Clarkson N.Potter Inc., 1976), as were almost all the works in the exhibition.

When: “The Scottish Contemporary Art Auction” of paintings on August 14, 2016 at McTear's Auctioneers in GlasgowWhat: A collection of contemporary paintings created by artists such as Peter Howson, Alberto Morrocco, Gordon K Mitchell, John Cunningham, John Bellany, Graham McKean, Spencer Hodge, Liz Milburn, Elizabeth Frink, Alexander Millar, Philip Reeves,  James Fullarton, Frank Colclough, and a host of other top artists. The highlights of the selection include:- A John Bellany watercolor-on-paper titled “Green Eyes.” The painting is 36 cm x 26 cm in size. Mounted, framed, and under glass. The painting is signed by the artist. (Estimate: £800 - £1200)- Two paintings by Jamie O'dea: “The Sands of Time” and “Stretch.” Both were painted using oil on board. Signed by the artist, the paintings are 27 cm x 18 cm and 17 cm x 24.5 cm respectively. (Estimate: £100 - £200)- An Ally Thompson painting titled “Sunlit Suburbi,” made using pastels on paper. Signed by the artist; it's size is 53.5 cm x 73.5 cm. Mounted, framed, and under glass. (Estimate: £200 - £400)Click on the slideshow for sneak peek of the auction.

Although the art market remained robust this past year, there has been a marked shift in the global landscape. According to the 2016 Art Market Report, produced by Dublin-based economist Clare McAndrew and released under the aegis of the European Fine Art Foundation (TEFAF), there was a 7 percent decline in sales worldwide, from $68.2 billion in 2014 to $63.8 billion in 2015, with much of that decline coming as a result of a contraction in the Chinese economy. Despite the drop, sales in the United States rose 4 percent, to a record $27.3 billion, confirming the nation’s primacy as the global market leader, with a 43 percent share of the market. Sales held steady in the United Kingdom, landing it in second place at 21 percent; this may change, however, as the market responds to the contentious Brexit vote this past June. China came in third at 19 percent, with sales in the Asian nation dropping some 23 percent, from $15.4 billion in 2014 to $11.8 billion last year.Overall, sales at auction accounted for 47 percent of the 2015 art market total, with the remainder coming from private sales by dealers and other agents. Postwar and contemporary works commanding more than $1 million continued to dominate, though they represented less than 1 percent of lots sold. The $1 million–plus segment of the market grew a staggering 400 percent, while the market for works selling for $10 million or more saw growth of more than 1,000 percent. In its August issue, Art+Auction profiled 250 auction houses around the globe, providing information on key personnel and sale locations. (It is important to note that the listings include only salesrooms, not regional offices or representatives.) For this edition, art world insiders also shared their insights into regional market developments and where global commerce may lead us in the months ahead.In the upcoming days, ARTINFO will publish the auction house profiles and stories from Art+Auction’s August issue. Here, we present the magazine’s selection of the top auction houses of Asia and the Pacific.To find all our coverage of the 250 Best Auction Houses Worldwide, as well as ARTINFO’s top picks for the best in visual arts, architecture and design, performing arts, lifestyle, and culture and travel, visit our Top Lists page at blouinartinfo.com/toplists.AustraliaDeutscher and HackettMelbourne; SydneyKey Personnel: Chris Deutscher (Owner and Executive Director, Melbourne), Damian Hackett (Owner and Executive Director, Sydney)Established:2006Specialties:Australian and colonial art, Indigenous Australian and Oceanic art, modern and contemporary artNotable Lots:Colin McCahon, Paul to Hebrews, 1980, $382,272 (est. $319–478,000), May 6, 2015. Jeffrey Smart, The Park, 1960, $327,406 (est. $186–261,000), May 4, 2016. John Olsen, Water Flowing into Lake Eyre, 1992, $291,894 (est. $179–250,000), August 26, 2015.Contact:deutscherandhackett.cominfo@deutscherandhackett.com+61 2 9287 0600Leonard JoelMelbourne; SydneyKey Personnel:John Albrecht (Managing Director and National Head of Collections), Sophie Ullin (Head of Art)Established:1919Specialties:Fine and decorative arts, antiques, design, jewelry, collectibles, luxury goodsNotable Lots:Walter Withers, The Trysting Place, 1891, $61,880 (est. $93,000–139,000), June 23, 2015. Frederick McCubbin, Study for the Rabbit Burrow, 1910, $61,007 (est. $23–31,000), March 22, 2016. Robert Prenzel, Kookaburras Perched on a Leafy Eucalyptus Branch, 1926, $42,042 (est. $23–31,000), May 30, 2015.Contact:leonardjoel.com.auinfo@leonardjoel.com.au+61 3 9826 4333McKenzies AuctioneersClaremontKey Personnel:Peter McKenzie (Director), Elizabeth McKenzie (Director)Established:1988Specialties:Fine and decorative arts, design, antiques, jewelryNotable Lots:William Frederick Longstaff, World War I battlefield panorama depicting the Australian Corps Front, viewed from Villers-Bretonneux August 1918, 1918, $28,978(est. $7,600–12,200), March 22, 2016. Robert Juniper, Landscape, 1974, $7,315 (est. $7,300–11,000), December 1, 2015. William Boissevain, Still Life, 1987, $6,482 (est. $4,600–6,900), March 22, 2016.Contact:mckenziesauctioneers.com.aumgallery@iinet.net.au+61 8 9385 4180Menzies Fine Art Auctioneers & ValuersMelbourne; SydneyKey Personnel:Rodney Menzies (Chairman), Martin Farrah (Managing Director), Justin Turner (CEO)Established:1998Specialties:Australian and international fine art and sculptureNotable Lots:Fernand Léger, China Town, 1943, $1,389,060 (est. $1–1.2 million), June 25, 2015. Andy Warhol, Head After Picasso, 1985, $1,080,380 (est. $1–1.2 mil- lion), June 25, 2015. Jacques Lipchitz, Homme assis à la clarinette II, 1919, $735,210 (est. $840,000–1.1 million), September 24, 2015.Contact:menziesartbrands.comart@menziesartbrands.com+61 2 8344 5404Mossgreen AuctionsArmadale; Sydney; AucklandKey Personnel:Paul Sumner (Cofounder and ceo), Charles Leski (Deputy Chairman)Established:2004Specialties:Fine and decorative arts, jewelry, watches, silver, collectibles, automobiliaNotable Lots:Brett Whiteley, The Arrival—A Glimpse in the Botanical Gardens, 1984, $568,184 (est. $287–430,000), August 30, 2015. Brett Whiteley, At the Bottom of the Park Lavender Bay is a Jacaranda Gardenia Tree, 1984, $437,065 (est. $251–322,000), August 30, 2015. Sidney Nolan, Kelly, 1960, $301,477 (est. $276–327,000), October 18, 2015.Contact:mossgreen.com.aumail@mossgreen.com.au+61 3 9508 8888Shapiro AuctioneersSydneyKey Personnel:Andrew Shapiro (Managing Director), Rohan Hawthorn (General Manager)Established:2001Specialties:Australian and international art, traditional design, 20th-century design, vintage couture, jewelry, silver, decorative artsNotable Lots:Arthur Merric Bloomfield Boyd, Wimmera Landscape with Lake, Cockatoos, and Blackbirds, undated, $66,973 (est. $59–88,000), May 17, 2016. Charles Blackman, Table and Figure, 1973, $54,636 (est. $44–66,000), May 17, 2016. Dale Frank, Steig York Hunt, 2000, $45,823 (est. $33–48,000), May 17, 2016.Contact:shapiro.com.auinfo@shapiro.com.au+61 2 9326 1588Sotheby’s AustraliaMelbourne; SydneyKey Personnel:Geoffrey Smith (Chairman), Sam Cullen (Vice Chairman), Gary Singer (CEO/Director)Established:1973Specialties:Aboriginal art, Australian and international art and design, jewelryNotable Lots:Frederick Ronald Williams, Hillside Landscape No. 1, 1966, $1,348,478 (est. $737–884,000), May 11, 2016. Frederick Ronald Williams, Trees and Hillsides, 1964, $1,228,564 (est. $719–863,000), November 24, 2015. John Brack, Two Running Girls, 1959, $1,213,630 (est. $737–884,000), May 11, 2016.Contact:sothebysaustralia.com.auenquiries@sothebysaustralia.com.au+61 3 9508 9900ChinaBeijingChengXuan AuctionsBeijingKey Personnel:Zuo Jinghua (Managing Director and Chairman), Gao Hong (General Manager), Fan Shenyan (Art Director)Established:2005Specialties:Chinese paintings and calligraphy, modern and contemporary art, ceramics, coins, stampsNotable Lots:Wu Hufan, Scenery of Autumn Mountains, 1943, $2,501,078 (est. $1.9–2.4 million), May 18, 2015. Fu Baoshi, Pavilion in Mountain, undated, $1,467,112 (est. $945,000–1.1 million), November 13, 2015. Huang Binhong, Boating Between Mountains, 1946, $1,204,223 (est. $564–677,000), May 18, 2015.Contact:ichengxuan.cominfo@chengxuan.com+86 10 5887 0808Beijing Council International AuctionBeijingKey Personnel:Dong Guoqiang (President and Chairman)Established:2005Specialties:Chinese paintings and calligraphy, traditional and modern art, ceramics, sculpture, Chinese antiquesContact:www.council.com.cncouncil@council.com.cn+86 10 8440 0975Beijing Hanhai AuctionBeijingKey Personnel:Mishaal Wei (Project Director)Established:1994Specialties:Chinese ceramics, Asian art, decorative arts, rare booksNotable Lots:Zhang Yuhui, Of Its Long Ride, $88,741 (est. $49,000), April 17, 2016. Shi Guoliang, As Contemporary Figures, $70,993 (est. $24,700), April 17, 2016. Huang Yongyu, Brideshead Revisited, $26,545 (est. $23,000), April 17, 2016.Contact:hanhai.nethanhai1994@sina.com+86 10 6318 2926Beijing JiuGe International AuctionBeijing; ShanghaiEstablished:2004Specialties:Chinese paintings, calligraphy, and porcelainContact:jgauc.comoffice@jgauc.com+86 10 5869 2808China GuardianBeijingKey Personnel:Hu Yanyan (Director and President), Wang Hui (Vice President), Guo Tong (Vice President)Established:1993Specialties:Chinese paintings and calligraphy, 20th-century and contemporary Chinese art, furniture, porcelain, rare books, rubbings, manu-scripts, stamps, numismaticsNotable Lots:Pan Tianshou, Eagle, Rock, and Flora, undated, $45,047,338, May 17, 2015. Li Keran, Jinggang Mountain, 1976, $20,391,800 (est. $5.6–7.3 million), May 17, 2015. Zheng Zhong, Thousands Miles of Mountain and Stream, undated, $7,415,200 (est. $1.5–1.9 million), May 17, 2015.Contact:cguardian.commail@cguardian.com+86 10 6518 2315Duo Yun Xuan AuctionsShanghaiKey Personnel:Zhu Junbo (Founding General Manager)Established:1992Specialties:Chinese painting, rare books, porcelain, jade, antiques, coins, stampsContact:www.duoyunxuan.compaimai@duoyunxuan.com+86 21 6122 9066Hosane AuctionShanghaiKey Personnel:Zhao Yong (Chairman)Specialties:Chinese paintings and calligraphy, contemporary art, Chinese ceramics and decorative arts, letters and documents, numismaticsNotable Lots:Yen Wen Liang, Snowy Night, 1947, $212,796 (est. $185–308,000), December 18, 2015. Liu Haisu, Peaches, undated, $195,063 (est. $93,000–123,000), December 18, 2015. Lang Shining, Horses, undated, $194,528 (est. $32–48,000), June 20, 2015.Contact:www.hosane.comhs@hosane.com+86 21 2328 6888Macau Chung Shun International AuctionsMacauKey Personnel:Kou Vai (Chairman), Gordon Kou (Managing Director)Established:2005Specialties:Paintings, Buddhist statues, porcelain, jadeContact:macaucsa.commacaucsa@yahoo.com.hk+86 853 2833 0583Poly International AuctionBeijingKey Personnel:Chen Lingchu (Director)Established:2005Specialties:Chinese antiques, modern and contemporary art, ink, calligraphy, decorative arts, jewelry, stampsNotable Lots:Qi Baishi, Flora and Insects Album, undated, $17,963,001, December 6, 2015. Cui Ruzhou, Landscapes, 2013, $17,276,969, October 5, 2015. Wen Zhengming, Calligraphy, undated, $12,729,235 (est. $5.9–9 million), December 7, 2015.Contact:polypm.com.cnservice@polyauction.com+86 10 6408 3188Rongbaozhai (Shanghai) AuctionShanghaiKey Personnel:Wang Yishan (Vice Chairman and Managing Director),Xu Juan (General Manager, Painting and Calligraphy)Established:1894Specialties:Chinese traditional, modern, and contemporary art; jadeContact:art139.comrbzsh@art139.com+86 21 6586 7799Sungari International Auction Co.BeijingKey Personnel:Liu Ting (President and Chairman)Established:1995Specialties:Chinese paintings, calligraphy, ceramics, decorative artsNotable Lots:Zhang Daqian, Tang Renshi Female Figure, $2,449,260 (est. $1.2–1.9 million), May 16, 2016. Yang Feiyun, White Black Chair, 2005, $292,846 (est. $247–340,000), May 16, 2016. Wang Mingming, Elegance, undated, $156,185 (est. $77,000–123,000), May 16, 2016.Contact:sungari1995.com64156669@sungari1995.com+86 10 6415 6669Tiancheng InternationalHong KongKey Personnel:Wang Jie (Managing Director)Established:2011Specialties:Chinese paintings, jewelry and jadeite, modern and contemporary artNotable Lots:A pair of jadeite and colored diamond earrings, a ring, and a pendant necklace by Alessio Boschi, $3,328,205 (est. $3.4 million–5 million), December 7, 2015. A 10.22-carat natural Burmese Mogok pigeon’s blood ruby and diamond ring, $2,723,077 (est. $2.8–3.9 million), December 7, 2015. A jadeite Laughing Buddha pendant, $2,344,872 (est. $2.5–3.1 million), December 7, 2015.Contact:tianchengauction.cominfo@tianchengauction.com+852 2150 0700Xiling Yinshe Auction Co.HangzhouEstablished:2004Specialties:Chinese painting and calligraphy, manuscripts, rare books, furniture, sculpture, carvings, illustrations and comics, wine, coins and banknotesNotable Lots:Li Keran, Long March, 1978, $12,791,220, July 4, 2015. Claude Monet, The Chapel of Our Lady of Grace at Honfleur, 1864, $3,200,220 (est. $2.3–3.9 million), December 26, 2015. Wu Changshuo, Orchid, Stone, Flowers, and Fruits, 1924, $3,058,770 (est. $1.3–1.9 million), July 4, 2015.Contact:xlysauc.comxlpm@xlysauc.com+86 571 8789 6778IndiaBid & Hammer Fine Art AuctioneersBangalore; New DelhiKey Personnel:Maher Dadha (Founder, Chairman, and Managing Director), Ankush Dadha (Director)Established:2007Specialties:Modern and contemporary Indian art, Company School paintings and drawings, miniatures, jewelry, English and Indian silver, antique swords and daggers, furniture, books and maps, prints and photographs, carpets and rugs, cricket memorabilia, decorative artsContact:bidandhammer.cominfo@bidandhammer.com+91 80 3202 9681Osian’sMumbai; DelhiKey Personnel:Neville Tuli (Founder and Chairman)Established:2000Specialties:Antiquities, modern and contemporary art, photography, books, Indian cinema memorabilia, sports memorabiliaNotable Lots:Tyeb Mehta, Study for Santiniketan, 1984, $180,120 (est. $95,000–142,000), June 19, 2015. Nandalal Bose, Sankaracharya with Disciples, 1947, $125,136 (est. $95,000–142,000), June 19, 2015. Jagdish Swaminathan, a work from the “Bird, Tree, and Mountain” series, 1988, $121,344 (est. $95,000–142,000), June 19, 2015.Contact:osians.com+91 11 2689 0793Pundole’sMumbaiKey Personnel:Khorshed Pundole (Cofounder and Owner), Dadiba Pundole (Cofounder and Owner)Established:2014Specialties:Classical and modern Indian art, fine and decorative artsNotable Lots:Tyeb Mehta, Untitled, 1987, $2,104,409 (est. $1.5–2.3 million), April 21, 2016. Tyeb Mehta, Diagonal, 1972, $1,368,000 (est. $760,000–1.1 million), November 3, 2015. Vasudeo S. Gaitonde, Untitled, 1968, $751,574 (est. $601–902,000), April 21, 2016.Contact:pundoles.com+91 22 2202 0645SaffronartMumbai; New Delhi;New York; LondonKey Personnel:Dinesh Vazirani (Cofounder), Minal Vazirani (Cofounder), Hugo Weihe (ceo)Established:2000Specialties:Modern and contemporary Indian art, antiquities, jewelry, collectiblesNotable Lots:Francis Newton Souza, Man and Woman Laughing,1957, $2,542,840 (est. $2.3–3 million), September 10, 2015. Tyeb Mehta, Untitled (Standing Figure), 1982, $1,738,388 (est. $1.5–2.3 million), September 10, 2015. Sayed Haider Raza,Earth, 1986, $1,217,583 (est. $942,000–1.3 million), June 10, 2015.Contact:saffronart.comauction@saffronart.com+91 22 2436 4113JapanAugur AuctionTokyoKey Personnel:Takashi Yamamoto (Director), Mitsuhiro Kaji (Director), Ryoichi Matsuo (Director)Established:2006Specialties:Contemporary artContact:augur.jpcaa@augur.jp+81 03 5428 2285Est-Ouest AuctionsTokyo; Hong KongKey Personnel:Takashi Seki (President)Established:1984Specialties:Japanese art and antiques, 19th-century decorative arts, postwar and contemporary art, Chinese paintings and antiques, jewelry and watchesNotable Lots:Kazuo Shiraga, Koshi, 1982, $630,036 (est. $361–490,000), November 30, 2015. Jiro Yoshihara, Untitled, 1968, $334,884 (est. $168–258,000), May 23, 2015. Yoshitomo Nara, Give You Water, 1993, $304,440 (est. $361–490,000), May 23, 2015.Contact:est-ouest.co.jpinfo@est-ouest.co.jp+81 3 5791 3131iArt AuctionTokyoKey Personnel:Nobuhiko Ise (Founder)Established:2008Specialties:Japanese traditional and modern art, Chinese art, contemporary art, modern ceramics, Western decorative arts, jewelryContact:ise-art.co.jpinfo@ise-art.co.jp+81 3 6402 5333Mainichi AuctionTokyoKey Personnel:Hiroaki Mochizuki (President and Representative Director), Toshiei Okazawa (Senior Vice President and Managing Director)Established:1973Specialties:Japanese and international art, Japanese crafts, Asian antiques, European decorative arts, jewelry and watchesContact:www.my-auction.co.jp+81 3 3527 7330Mallet JapanTokyoKey Personnel:Tomoaki Takahashi (President)Established:2005SpecialtiesModern and contemporary artNotable Lots:Atsuko Tanaka, Work, 1983, $974,000 (est. $406–568,000), July 3, 2015. Toshimitsu Imai, The Red Sun, 1973, $257,676 (est. $67,000–108,000), September 15, 2015. Atsuko Tanaka, 2000C, 2000, $256,291 (est. $229-275,000), April 21, 2016.Contact:mallet.co.jpart@mallet.co.jp+81 3 5635 1777SBI Art AuctionTokyoEstablished:2011Specialties:Modern and contemporary artNotable Lots:Kazuo Shiraga, Kocho,2003, $136,679, April 23, 2016. Daido Moriyama, Kagerou (Mayfly), $60,857 (est. $25–47,000), April 18, 2015. Hiroshi Sugimoto, Imax Temposan, Osaka, $18,541, October 24, 2015.Contact:sbiartauction.co.jpartauction@sbigroup.co.jp+81 3 3527 6692Shinwa Art AuctionTokyoKey Personnel:Yoichiro Kurata (President and ceo)Established:1989Specialties:Japanese paintings, Impressionist and post-Impressionist paintings, contemporary art, Japanese antiques, ceramics, European decorative arts, jewelry and watches, wineContact:shinwa-art.cominfo@shinwa-art.com+81 3 3520 0066New ZealandArt+ObjectAucklandKey Personnel:Hamish Coney (Cofounder and Director), James Parkinson (Cofounder and Director), Ben Plumbly (Cofounder and Director), Leigh Melville (Director of Art)Established:2007Specialties:Traditional and contemporary art, tribal art, Asian art, photography, design, decorative arts, books, pop culture memorabiliaNotable Lots:Colin McCahon, Rocks in the Sky, Series 2, No. 2: Lagoon Muriwai, 1976, $172,805 (est. $176–217,000), April 7, 2016. Charles Frederick Goldie, Wiripine Ninia–An Arawa Chieftainess, 1922, $170,872 (est. $151–197,000), November 26, 2015. Don Binney, Waiti I, 1964, $98,580 (est. $99,000–131,000), November 26, 2015.Contact:artandobject.co.nzinfo@artandobject.co.nz+64 9 354 4646International Art CentreAucklandKey Personnel:Richard Thomson (Director), Frances Davies (Director)Established:1971Specialties:Traditional, modern, and contemporary New Zealand artNotable Lots:Charles Frederick Goldie, A chieftain of the Arawa Tribe Wharekauri Tahuna aged 102, a noble relic of a noble race, 1941, $802,776 (est. $547–820,000), April 6, 2016. Horace Millichamp Moore-Jones, Simpson and His Donkey, 1915, $280,434 (est. $200–334,000), July 22, 2015. Frances Hodgkins, Monastery Steps, 1934, $213,664 (est. $167–234,000), July 22, 2015.Contact:internationalartcentre.co.nzinfo@internationalartcentre.co.nz+64 9 379 4010Mossgreen-Webb’sAucklandKey Personnel:Paul Sumner (ceo), Andrew Greenough (General Manager), Sophie Coupland (Director of Art)Established:1976Specialties:Fine art; Oceanic, Maori, and indigenous art; Asian art; decorative arts; jewelry and watches; sporting memorabilia; stamps and coins; automobilia; wineNotable Lots:Bill Hammond, House and Garden, 2000, $134,811, April 2015. Michael Smither, Kawaroa Paddling Pool, 1998, $60,000, April 2015. Andrew McLeod, Tree Time, 2005, $46,330, April 2015.Contact:mossgreen-webbs.co.nzmail@mossgreen-webbs.co.nz+64 9 524 6804PhilippinesLeon GalleryMakati CityEstablished:2010Specialties:Philippine art and antiquesNotable Lots:Anita Magsaysay-Ho, Fish Harvest at Dawn, 1979, $1,191,856, June  13, 2015. Anita Magsaysay-Ho, Lavanderas, 1957, $900,514 (est. $113–147,000), September 12, 2015. Anita Magsaysay-Ho, Four Women, 1964, $542,957 (est. $113–147,000), December 5, 2015.Contact:leon-gallery.cominfo@leon-gallery.com+632 856 2781Salcedo AuctionsMakati CityKey Personnel:Karen Kua-Lerma (President)Established:2010Specialties:Philippine traditional, contemporary, and tribal art; design; antiques; decorative arts; jewelry; automobilesNotable Lots:Juan Luna y Novicio, ¿A Do… Va la Nave?, 1885, $907,044 (est. $204–272,000), September 19, 2015. Ang Kiukok, Harvest, 2001, $402,238 (est. $65–71,000), March 12, 2016. Ang Kiukok, White Fish in Blue, 1987, $392,182 (est. $65–71,000), March 12, 2016.Contact:salcedoauctions.cominfo@salcedoauctions.com+632 659 4094Republic of China (Taiwan)Kingsley Art AuctionTaipeiKey Personnel:Cheng Chun-De (Owner)Specialties:Chinese contemporary artNotable Lots:Mi Qiaoming, Still Life with Horse, 2014, $167,702 (est. $124–155,000), May 8, 2016. Chu Teh-Chun, Mar 08 No. 8 2008, 2008, $126,708 (est. $155–186,000), May  8, 2016. Wang Hong-Jun, Live Simply with Great Ambition, 2014, $111,801 (est. $77–93,000), May 8, 2016.Contact:kingsleyauction.comkingsley.auction@hotmail.com+88 62 2719 6555Ravenel International Art GroupTaipei; Hong Kong; Beijing; ShanghaiKey Personnel:Flora Fu (President, Art Department), Eva Tang (Specialist, Wine Department)Established:1999Specialties:Modern and contemporary Asian art, Chinese decorative arts, jewelry and luxury, wineNotable Lots:Zao Wou-Ki, 19.12.66, 1966, $2,606,912 (est. $2.5–2.9 million), June 7, 2015. Zao Wou-Ki, 24.09.99, 1999, $2,127,680 (est. $1.8–2.4 million), December 6, 2015. Walasse Ting, Miss World, 1975, $1,813,504 (est. $708,000–1 million), June 7, 2015.Contact:ravenelart.com+886 2 2708 9868Zhong Cheng AuctionTaipeiEstablished:2006Specialties:Chinese contemporary artNotable Lots:Chu Teh-Chun, Snow Dance, 1986, $1,819,136 (est. $972,000–1.3 million), December 20, 2015. Zao Wou-Ki, 07.08.74–24.08.77, 1974, $982,368 (est. $810,000–1.2 million), June 1, 2015. Chu Teh-Chun, Entre ciel et la terre, 1988, $458,784 (est. $390–486,000), June 1, 2015.Contact:art106.comart@art106.com+886 2 8773 3565Singapore33 AuctionSingaporeKey Personnel:Linda Ma (Owner)Established:2009Specialties:Modern and contemporary Asian artNotable Lots:Xu Beihong, Running Horse, 1943, $261,178 (est. $241–283,000), November 21, 2015. Li Chen, Soaring Dragon, 2010, $199,600 (est. $106–142,000), November 21, 2015. Chen Wen Hsi, Sorting the Day’s Catch, undated, $152,939 (est. $112–150,000), June 21, 2015.Contact:33auction.cominfo@33auction.com+65 67 47 4555Borobudur Fine Art AuctionSingaporeKey Personnel:John Andreas (Owner and ceo)Established:2004Specialties:Asian modern and contemporary artNotable Lots:Affandi, Oxen Carts, 1965, $367,220 (est. $113–188,000), May 9, 2015. Marc Chagall, Le cirque, 1950, $247,873 (est. $166–241,000), May 9, 2015. Affandi, Self-Portrait with Mask, 1972, $172,703 (est. $142–212,000), November 22, 2015.Contact:borobudurauction.comborobudur@singnet.com.sg+65 67 45 6066Larasati AuctioneersSingapore; Jakarta; Hong Kong; AmsterdamKey Personnel:Daniel Komala (ceo)Established:2000Specialties:Indonesian and Asian traditional, modern, and contemporary artNotable Lots:Affandi, Nyeret, 1968, $135,120 (est. $74,000–111,000), April 23, 2016. Chen Wen Hsi, Nine Gibbons at Play, undated, $108,482 (est. $93,000–111,000), July 5, 2015. Nguyen Gia Tri, In the Garden, undated, $99,442 (est. $52,000–67,000), July 5, 2015.Contact:larasati.cominfo@larasati.com+62 21 315 863 6South KoreaK AuctionSeoulEstablished:2005Specialties:Korean and international modern and contemporary art, Korean antiquesNotable Lots:Kim Whanki, 15-XII-72 #305, 1972, $1,879,020 (est. $1.6–2.6 million), March 25, 2016. Kim Whanki, On the Way Back, undated, $1,741,500 (est. $1.5–3.5 million), November 28, 2015. Park Soo-keun, Magnolia, 1964, $1,483,500 (est. $1.4–2.3 million), May 31, 2015.Contact:k-auction.comart@k-auction.com+82 2 3479 8888Seoul AuctionSeoul; Hong KongKey Personnel:Ok-Kyung Lee (ceo)Established:1998Specialties:Korean traditional and contemporary art, international art, jewelry, wine, collectiblesNotable Lots:Louise Bourgeois, Quarantania, 1947, $4,644,000 (est. $3.9–6.5 million), October 4, 2015. Kim Whanki, 19-VII-71 #209, 1971, $3,999,000 (est. $2.6–5.2 million), October 4, 2015. Alexander Calder, Untitled, 1947, $3,354,000 (est. $3.4–4.5 million), November 29, 2015.Contact:seoulauction.cominfo@seoulauction.com+82 2 2075 4422

The following Q&A appeared in Art+Auction’s August issue, which profiles the world’s top auction houses of 2016. ARTINFO will be publishing the articles from this issue over the next few days. Click here to see related stories from the issue. To find all our coverage of the 250 Best Auction Houses Worldwide, as well as ARTINFO’s top picks for the best in visual arts, architecture and design, performing arts, lifestyle, and culture and travel, visit our Top Lists page at blouinartinfo.com/toplists.China GuardianHeadquarters: BeijingHu YanyanManaging Director and CEOHu, with a background in the study of cultural relics and museum management in China, joined China Guardian in 1993. She was instrumental in the creation of its Classical Chinese painting and calligraphy department in 1998, and its contemporary Chinese ink painting department in 2006. Hu spoke with Art+Auction about the Chinese art market, and China Guardian’s top-player status in these two categories.How does China’s art market compare with those of its Asian neighbors?In Asia, Beijing and Hong Kong are the two main centers for art auctions, followed by Shanghai and Tokyo. Having different scales, each auction company has its own particular strengths. Our auctions in Beijing attract almost exclusively Chinese collectors, while our sales in Hong Kong tend to attract buyers from Hong Kong, Taiwan, Singapore, other Asian countries and regions, as well as the Western countries.Has the recent slowdown in the Chinese economy had an impact on your sales results?Despite all the uncertainty in the marketplace, our 2016 spring auctions concluded with a total of rmb2.19 billion ($296.5 million) in sales, an increase of 16.8 percent over last year. Within that figure, we saw strong growth in Classical Chinese painting and calligraphy, which increased by 83 percent. There has been a stable demand for modern calligraphic works and an increasing desire for ancient ones. Among our best-performing lots this past spring was a rare-to-market work by the celebrated Song Dynasty calligrapher Zeng Gong, Jushi in Regular Script, which sold for a category record of rmb207 million ($32 million). Chinese 20th-century art and contemporary art has grown by about 57 percent, year over year, while Buddhist bronze figurines, which are in great demand at the moment, saw the greatest increase, with a healthy 137 percent growth in sales.Has the recent increase in sales been across the board, or are you seeing stratification in the market in terms of lot prices?We have seen a slowing in the market for works carrying midmarket estimates in the range of rmb5 million to rmb10 million ($760,000 to $1.5 million). As an experienced auction company, China Guardian is adjusting its strategy, focusing on strengthening its offerings both at the high end and of lots with estimates of less than rmb5 million. We have also worked to present lots in a more stylish cultural way to increase interest. And we have been offering more works by young painters and calligraphers that have found buyers at rather reasonable prices.

The following Q&A appeared in Art+Auction’s August issue, which profiles the world’s top auction houses of 2016. ARTINFO will be publishing the articles from this issue over the next few days. Click here to see related stories from the issue. To find all our coverage of the 250 Best Auction Houses Worldwide, as well as ARTINFO’s top picks for the best in visual arts, architecture and design, performing arts, lifestyle, and culture and travel, visit our Top Lists page at blouinartinfo.com/toplists.Tiancheng International Auctioneer LimitedHeadquarters: Hong KongStewart YoungDirector of JewelryYoung founded his own jewelry design business in 2000 and became a specialist at Sotheby’s in 2007. In February 2014 he joined Tiancheng International Auctioneer Limited as director of its jewelry department. During his tenure at the house, he has led some of the most important biannual jewelry and jadeite auctions in the region. He spoke to Art+Auction about his category’s burgeoning market.How does China’s art market compare with those of its Asian neighbors?The market in China has been experiencing rapid economic growth in the past 20 years, and collectors here have been aggressively building up their art collections. The Chinese—who are buying across all sales categories—are clearly becoming a powerful force in the worldwide art market and are particularly active in buying the star lots. In other Asian countries such as Japan, collectors are more conservative; they have had a proven record of buying over the years and they are now starting to engage in selling their old collections.Is your clientele primarily from China, or are you attracting international buyers?Most of our buyers are from Hong Kong, China, Taiwan, and Southeast Asia. However, we have begun to attract new collectors from all around the world, especially from Britain, Russia, and the United States. This June we’re delighted to present the Magnificent Jewelry Charity Auction: Kat Florence & Sarah Jessica Parker, in collaboration with the renowned Kat Florence jewelry brand. With a strong clientele in Europe and Southeast Asia, together with our solid expertise in the Asia auction market, we are expecting bidders from around the globe.How has the economic slowdown affected sales at the house?We have noticed a boom in the jewelry auction market, as the category is regarded as a safe investment. It was clear during our recent auctions in Hong Kong that collectors have continued to respond to quality, rarity, and realistic pricing as well as well-curated sales, which speaks to the direction of our auction tactics in the past few years. We achieved a remarkable sold-by-value percentage—85 percent and 87 percent in the June 2015 and December 2015 auctions, respectively—‌showing an outstanding result and reaffirming our leading position in the auction industry. These results show that jewelry is a wearable investment during a weak economy. Nonetheless, we are conscious of adjusting the volume and scale of the sales, as well as works priced to reflect the current market conditions.Where have you seen the most significant growth in the category over the past year?Apart from stones such as rubies, sapphires, emeralds, and diamonds, which jewelry collectors are very familiar with, buyers are now looking into specific gemstones of great rarity and greater investment value. Due to its wide variety of color available and its prestigious royal provenance, spinel has gained greater attention in the recent jewel market. A prime example is the 25.79-carat, color-changing cobalt spinel that fetched $HK1.77 million ($230,000) at our autumn auction in 2015, more than double its presale estimate. Other gemstones such as rubellite and Paraíba, in the tourmaline family, have become more popular in the past five years. Over that period, prices have continued to soar. In the diamond sector, collectors are looking beyond the ordinary treasures. For instance, a 5.21-carat fancy deep-yellow diamond of Zimmi origin fetched $HK4.72 million ($605,000). This season we have a special 6.26-carat unheated alexandrite, which will be one of the most sought-after gems among collectors.

When: Auction of traditional, Modern, and Contemporary art by Larasati Auctioneers, Bali on August 21, 2016What: Larasati presents a range of artworks in different mediums. The highlights of the auction are:- The painting "Penari Bali" by I Nyoman Gunarsa, a watercolor on paper work measuring 74 x 56 cm. Painted in 1993, the artwork is signed on the lower left side. (Estimate: Rp 8,000,000-11,000,000)- An acrylic on canvas painting called "Berenang di Laut" by I Dewa Putu Mokoh, with dimensions of 120 x 80 cm. (Estimate: Rp 18,000,000-22,000,000)- A painting called "Epos Ramayana dalam Sepotong Kain" by artist Ngurah Arya Arnawa, which is an acrylic on canvas work measuring 100 x 70 cm. (Estimate: Rp 6,000,000-8,000,000)Click on the slideshow for a sneak peek of the auction.