Latest News Articles by Alex Capon
Yongzheng cups triple in value and lifts Sotheby’s Chinese art auction
08 November 2017A pair of small but exquisite famille-rose decorated Yongzheng porcelain cups led Sotheby’s sale of Chinese art in London earlier today when they were knocked down at £1.6m. Offered as a single lot, the price was over three times the amount they had fetched at auction 13 years ago.
Record for Edward Hopper print at Swann auction in New York
08 November 2017New York saleroom Swann Galleries set a record price for an etching by Edward Hopper (1882-1967) at its latest prints sale when a copy of 'The Lonely House' was knocked down at $260,000.
Great War troops painting could be a new dawn at auction for Nevinson
06 November 2017'A Dawn', a 1914 picture by CRW Nevinson (1889-1946) in his trademark Vorticist style has been consigned to Sotheby's from a private source.
Higher totals at Asian art auctions lift Sotheby’s results
03 November 2017Released today, Sotheby’s third-quarter results indicated a significant improvement thanks largely to a boost from the latest series of Asian art auctions.
Purchasing Powers – dealer offers archive of John F. Kennedy speeches for sale at £375,000
03 November 2017One of the largest collections of original John F. Kennedy documents remaining in private hands is being offered for sale by a London book dealer.
Gloucestershire auction offers Laura Knight landscape and furniture from Georgian mansion
03 November 2017Paintings by Dame Laura Knight (1877-1970) appear fairly regularly at auction, most commonly her views of Staithes and Cornwall as well as figurative works.
Will wartime scene herald a new dawn for Nevinson prices?
31 October 2017Sotheby’s are hoping that an important wartime scene by CRW Nevinson (1889-1946) will set a major auction record for the artist next month.
Sotheby’s to offer Hammershøi painting in Imps & Mods auction in New York
23 October 2017Is demand for the great Dane becoming more international? Works by the Danish painter Vilhelm Hammershøi (1864-1916) typically feature in 19th century European art sales but Sotheby’s have selected an Impressionist & Modern Art evening auction in New York for its latest offering.
They said what?! The week (16-22 October) in quotes from the art and antiques world
22 October 2017In our weekend series, Antiques Trade Gazette brings you a selection of quotes from dealers, auctioneers, collectors and others. This week, an auctioneer speaks about a bomb alert at his saleroom and a dealer explains why he’s upbeat about the upcoming Winter Olympia fair.
Sidney Barnsley oak settee draws strong bidding and sells at £33,000 in Somerset
18 October 2017A large Arts & Crafts oak settee by Sidney Barnsley was among the star lots sold at Lawrences’ latest sale in Crewkerne.
Sketch for Delacroix’s seminal painting ‘Liberty Leading the People’ offered at auction
18 October 2017Auction house Christie’s is expecting a sketch for Eugène Delacroix’s (1798-1863) great painting ‘Liberty Leading the People’ to fetch up to £1m when offered in December.
Pick of the Week: The two sides of Alberto Giacometti
16 October 2017A double-sided drawing by Alberto Giacometti of his classic elongated head and figure designs has been sold at auction in Cambridge for £130,000.
Leonardo result will be Old Master record
16 October 2017Leonardo da Vinci’s Salvator Mundi will more than double the Old Master auction record when it is offered at Christie’s New York next month.
WATCH: Alberto Giacometti drawing takes £130,000 at Cambridge auction
12 October 2017A double-sided sketch by Alberto Giacometti (1901-66) has posted one of the highest prices ever for a 20th century drawing sold at a UK regional saleroom. It sold at Cheffins of Cambridge today for £130,000.
WATCH: Sheffield auctioneer sells “fantastic piece of engineering” as model train bid to £13,400
12 October 2017An extraordinarily detailed steam engine built by a modelmaker over many years has sold at auction for £13,400.
Dramatic auction result for portrait of leading 1920s Hollywood couple
11 October 2017A double portrait of the two early 20th century Hollywood stars Pola Negri and Rudolph Valentino drew an appropriately dramatic competition at Bonhams in London.
John Constable view of The Thames emerges at Oxford auction
11 October 2017Oxford saleroom Mallams will offer a John Constable (1776-1837) landscape drawing on October 18. It will be estimated at £12,000-15,000.
Christie’s to offer Leonardo da Vinci’s ‘Salvator Mundi’ in New York with $100m estimate
10 October 2017Christie’s will offer Leonardo da Vinci’s ‘Salvator Mundi’ at a New York auction next month. It will carry an estimate 'in the region of' $100m.
Auction in support of Gainsborough
09 October 2017Leading UK artists have donated works for an auction raising funds to establish a national centre for the artist Thomas Gainsborough.
Mixed night for Francis Bacon at Christie’s
06 October 2017Two works from Francis Bacon’s (1909-1992) famous ‘Popes’ series met with contrasting fates at Christie’s latest post-war and contemporary art evening auction.