A 1932 oil painting, finished for the iconic cover of Tintin in America beat the previous world record for an unique comic book work set in March 2007 when a drawing by artist Enki Bilal called Bleu Sang (Blue Blood) generated €177,000. Touted as a “museum piece” in Artcurial’s auction booklet, the painting by comic [...]

Christie’s announces that property from the private collection of the Princes of Liechtenstein will be sold in Amsterdam on Tuesday 1 April 2008. Over five centuries of European art history are represented in the 450 lot strong sale of furniture, paintings, clocks, sculpture and tapestry, with estimates ranging from €300 to €300.000. This [...]

Bonhams returns to the royal principality of Monaco on 10 May 2008 for the 19th consecutive year to offer once again a selection of some of the world’s most desirable collectors’ cars. The sale, ‘Les Grandes Marques à Monaco’, is to be held at the Collection de Voitures Anciennes de S.A.S. le Prince de Monaco.
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A nude photo of France’s first lady Carla Bruni-Sarkozy will be auctioned off at a sale next month in New York City, Christie’s auction house has announced.
The picture was taken by photographer Michel Comte in 1993, when Bruni-Sarkozy was one of the world’s top models.
An official at French President Nicolas Sarkozy’s office declined Tuesday to [...]

In Bulgaria, the Ministry of Defense is preparing to auction off a piece of European military history, which has been lying forgotten and half-buried in the ground for decades.
Collectors of vintage military vehicles are already lining up to bid on some of the more than 40 Nazi German tanks, which were once used to protect [...]

The first ever museum presentation of works by the renowned potter Dame Lucie Rie in France will open to the public at the prestigious Musée National de Céramique de Sèvres in Paris from 25 March - 7 April.
A large proportion of the works on view will be offered for sale in future sales of Contemporary [...]

An oil painting on wood by François Morellet heads the roll in the Contemporary Art division at the Ketterer Kunst auctions of Modern Art & Post War to be held in Hamburg on 4 and 5 April 2008.
Pres-sale viewings of selected works are scheduled for the following dates, times and venues:
18-20 March, 11 am-7 pm Ketterer [...]

Grammar books and dictionaries of Southern African languages including, Namaqua-Hottentot, Afrikaans, Xhosa and Zulu dating from the 19th Century are beginning to attract prices ranging from £80 (ZAR1,120) to £300 (ZAR 4,200) in London at Bonhams book sales.
David Park, Head of Books Maps and Manuscripts at Bonhams, the international fine art auction house that has [...]

Bonhams has appointed Pascal Nyborg as its representative in Norway.
Pascal is based in Oslo and is best known for his work as a fine art broker and valuations expert. His art gallery in Oslo, Nyborg Kunst! was established in 1998. The Gallery is located in Drammensveien close to the Russian Embassy and other galleries. [...]

Bulgaria will auction its Bobov Dol thermal power plant in three months, after two previous failed attempts to sell the outdated generator to a strategic investor, the privatisation agency said on Thursday.
Opening bid for the 420-megawatt, coal-fired plant in western Bulgaria is set at 100 million levs ($79.74 million), rising in 500,000 levs increments, the [...]