Sales of the ancient Chinese sculptures and jade carvings are expected to collectively fetch nearly $10m in September

Ching will be based in Hong Kong and starts the new role on Wednesday

Despite the underwhelming result, the sale notched new auction records for Barkley Hendricks and Alma Thomas

While a handful of lots—including new records for Diane Arbus and Simone Leigh—created a buzz in saleroom, bids felt reined in amid economic uncertainty

The auction house’s bottom line benefitted from the strong performance of works from the collections of S.I. Newhouse and Paul G. Allen

Proceeds from prints that were first published in the bestselling coffee table book will go toward the singer’s Malawi non-profit

Demand for ultra contemporary works may have eased but there is little sign of a sales slump, say the New York firms

'El Gran Espectaculo (The Nile)' and 'Now’s the Time' are estimated to sell for $45m at Christie’s and $30m at Sotheby’s, respectively

The paintings and drawings are estimated to fetch more than $8m at Christie’s New York in May

Plus, dramatic scenes from the Iliad and a delicate Modigliani head

Results from the recent auction season, where young, “red-chip” artists surpassed expectations, while big names of Modern art went unsold, point to a shift in how collectors think

The year-long grant will support three graduate students researching Nazi-confiscated cultural artefacts between 1933 and 1945

A group of paintings and works on paper from the collection of Alan and Dorothy Press is estimated to fetch more than $50m across multiple sales in New York this spring

The diamond and ruby bracelet is part of an auction of the jewellery collection of Dwight D. Eisenhower’s granddaughter

Two sales featuring work from Gerald Fineberg’s collection will take place in May in New York

Report also highlights how Asian, Millennial and Gen X buyers are changing the demographic of the market

Last year, the late Microsoft co-founder’s art collection brought in a record $1.6bn over two auctions

Plus, a painting by an overlooked Surrealist woman artist, and a postcard by M.F. Husain, made for a friend over tea and kebabs

Two-part sale spanning Impressionism to the ultra-contemporary had few headline lots—but Brexit is not to blame, auction house specialists maintain

A previous group of 11 works from Newhouse's collection brought in $216.2m across two Christie's sales in 2019

Coming up for auction on 28 February for £1m-£2m, the painting has been hidden in a private collection for 120 years

The white-glove sale brought in nearly $1.4m (with fees) across 64 lots, including rare portraits and works by Andy Warhol

Paintings by Remedios Varo, Leonora Carrington and Dorothea Tanning among the 25 works to be sold in London

As the panel was looted in Paris, the magistrates claimed jurisdiction of the French courts over the High Court in London

The British artist is among those who have donated millions of pounds’ worth of art to charities—perhaps we could all take a leaf out of her book?

Auction house kicked off its year-long restitution programme in Paris last week which aims to educate collectors and buyers

Despite works the collection of film producer Jacqui Eli Safra that were enticingly offered with no reserves, the auction house’s two marquee sales fell short of expectations

Painting might be older than catalogued thanks to one particular detail

Don't be fooled by the higher-than-ever sale figures—the market is softening

Christie's will offer Scillionian Beachscape alongside a late garden scene by Freud, both of which were once in the collection of renowned patron Simon Sainsbury