Auction Action: Fine Auctions at Christie's, Sotheby's and More

We’re rolling out a new feature here on the blog: Auction Action. Considering that our discerning customers love a good auction, we decided to keep everyone abreast of the best luxury auctions happening at the major auction houses each week. While scouring eBay and 1st Dibs for the next great find is always a fun pastime, nothing beats the thrill of the fine auction (nor the spoils!) Check them out below.

Christie’s:

• Indian and Southeast Asian Art (NY, Rockefeller Plaza) 19 March
• Guinevere: Celebrating 50 Years (London, South Kensington) 19 March
• Masterpieces of Early Tibetan Painting from The Collection of Heidi and Helmut Neumann (NY, Rockefeller Plaza) 19 March
• South Asian Modern + Contemporary Art (NY, Rockefeller Plaza) 20 March
• Japanese and Korean Art (NY, Rockefeller Plaza) 20 March
• Jewellery (London, South Kensington) 20 March
• The Library of a Spanish Bibliophile (London, South Kensington) 20 March
• Old Master, Modern & Contemporary Prints (London, King Street) 20 March
• A Collecting Legacy: Fine Chinese Jade Carvings and Works of Art from the Lizzadro Collection (NY, Rockefeller Plaza) 21 March
• Fine & Rare Wines (London, King Street) March 21
• Modern British and Irish Art (London, South Kensington) 21 March
• Fine Huanghuali Furniture From an Important Private American Collection (NY, Rockefeller Plaza) 21 March
• The Hildegard Schonfeld Collection of Fine Chinese Snuff Bottles (NY, Rockefeller Plaza) 21 March
• Fine Chinese Ceramics and Works of Art (NY, Rockefeller Plaza) 21 -22 March

Sotheby’s:

• Shuimo / Water Ink: Chinese Contemporary Ink Paintings – a Selling Exhibition (New York) 14 – 28 March
• Old Master, Modern & Contemporary Prints (London) 19 March
• Fine Chinese Ceramics & Works of Art (New York) 19-20 March
• Important Ceramics by Pablo Picasso from a Private Collection including Modern and Contemporary Prints (London) 19 March
• The Amaya Collection Modern and Contemporary Indian Art (New York) 19 March
• Indian & Southeast Asian Works of Art (New York) 20 March
• Mark Birley: The Private Collection (London) 21 March
• Fine Classical Chinese Paintings (New York) 21 March
• Collection Barbier-Mueller Art Précolombien (Paris) 22 – 23 March

Bonham’s:

• Fine European Furniture, Decorative Arts & Garden Ornaments  (San Francisco) 18 March
• Indian, Himalayan & Southeast Asian Art  (New York) 18 March
• The Jeanne Zorensky Collection of British Ceramics  (Oxford) 19 March
• British and European Pictures (London, Knightsbridge) 19 March
• Books, Maps, Manuscripts & Historical Photographs  (London, Knightsbridge) 19 March
• Fine Japanese Works of Art (New York) 19 March
• The Delphinium Collection: a private British collection of 18th century Meissen  (London, New Bond Street) 20 March
• British & European Ceramics, Glass & Asian Art  (Chester) 20 March
• The South African Sale, including “A focus on William Kentridge”  (London, New Bond Street) 20 March
• A focus on William Kentridge  (London, New Bond Street) 20 March
• The Xi’an Incident: The Papers of Hyland “Bud” Lyon  (New York) 20 March
• Chinese Paintings and Calligraphy  (New York) 20 March
• The Laverty Collection: Contemporary Australian Art  (Sydney) 24 March
• Period Art & Design  (San Francisco) 24 March