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Reporting on the latest auctions of luxury goods, including watches, handbags, high jewellery and fine art
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9 September, 2024
Classical music
Stradivarius violin could become most expensive music instrument ever sold
‘Joachim-Ma Stradivarius’ – which could fetch up to US$18 million – is named for two famed owners including late Chinese virtuoso Ma Si-Hon.
4 Feb 2025 - 8:40AM
Special Report - Jewellery
High time: it takes savoir faire to make a true haute joaillerie watch
31 Jan 2025 - 2:00PM
Special Report - Jewellery
Why the Paraiba tourmaline is jewellery’s rising star
11 Jan 2025 - 6:00AM
Timepieces
Is now the best time to invest in luxury watches? How to shop second-hand
The luxury watch market is cooling down after the pandemic-fuelled boom, offering an opportunity for collectors to snag coveted timepieces at more affordable prices.
4 Jan 2025 - 11:00AM
Archaeology and palaeontology
Ancient stone tablet engraved with Ten Commandments sells for US$5 million
The high figure was notched despite questions around the slab’s authenticity, with some experts expressing doubts about its origins.
19 Dec 2024 - 4:18AM
History
Rare Roman coin sells for US$2.09 million at Geneva auction
Historic item was minted in 43-42 BC and features a portrait of Brutus, the assassin of Julius Caesar. It was originally priced at US$843,000.
10 Dec 2024 - 4:49AM
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Fame and celebrity
Ruby slippers worn by Judy Garland in The Wizard of Oz sell for US$28 million
The shoes were stolen from a Michigan museum in 2005 and their whereabouts remained a mystery until the FBI recovered them in 2018.
9 Dec 2024 - 3:40PM
Art
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Hong Kong art photography fair cancelled months before its debut
Photofairs Hong Kong, slated for March 2025, scrapped by UK-based organiser because of unspecified ‘logistical constraints’.
3 Dec 2024 - 5:13PM
Formula One (F1)
Ex-Formula 1 chief Ecclestone selling Schumacher Ferrari in £300m car auction
Former Formula 1 boss is said to have world’s greatest collection of motor-racing machines, including cars driven by several world champions.
2 Dec 2024 - 2:11PM
Art
Scott Kahn was down and out. Then fellow artist Matthew Wong bought a work
When Matthew Wong revealed he had bought one of Kahn’s paintings, Hong Kong collectors took an interest. At 78, Kahn has first show in Asia.
1 Dec 2024 - 9:29AM
Hong Kong property
Art houses Christie’s, Sotheby’s show off flashy new Hong Kong showrooms
The auction houses’ glammed up spaces are a reflection of their desire to change the way they conduct business.
24 Nov 2024 - 11:30AM
Art
Duct-taped banana artist says US$6.2 million work a ‘provocation’
‘It invites us to reflect on the value of art’, Maurizio Cattelan says after Chinese entrepreneur buys work for US$6.2 million at auction.
23 Nov 2024 - 12:45PM
Special Report - Jewellery
Bidders set the bar high at Hong Kong’s buoyant autumn auctions
Results highlight the enduring appeal of exceptional pieces by iconic high jewellery maisons such as Cartier, Bulgari and Van Cleef & Arpels.
21 Nov 2024 - 6:00PM
Art
Chinese crypto entrepreneur pays US$6.2 million for banana taped to wall
Sotheby’s confirmed that Justin Sun was the buyer of artist Maurizio Cattelan’s Comedian sculpture at its auction yesterday.
23 Nov 2024 - 12:43PM
Art
Hopes Magritte and Monet masterpieces can shake up stale auction market
Christie’s and Sotheby’s New York auctions this week also include works by Ed Ruscha and Keith Haring and one of Maurizio Cattelan’s bananas.
23 Nov 2024 - 12:44PM
Art
Mark Rothko painting goes for 30% less than in 2015 in Hong Kong sale
Untitled (Yellow and Blue) by Mark Rothko, once owned by fugitive Malaysian financier Jho Low, fetches US$33 million at Sotheby’s auction.
12 Nov 2024 - 10:37AM
Books and literature
Copy of The Little Prince worth US$1.25 million for sale at art fair
For sale in the UAE, the typescript, one of only three known to exist, contains handwritten corrections by author Antoine de Saint-Exupéry.
9 Nov 2024 - 1:15PM
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Art
Humanoid robot’s artwork of Alan Turing sells for US$1.3 million
Portrait by the world’s first ultra-realistic robot artist smashed presale expectations of US$180,000.
8 Nov 2024 - 11:10AM
Hong Kong
Why scientists have a bone to pick with dinosaur fossil in Hong Kong
Hector the Deinonychus highlights how, like works of art, fossils too can be sold to the highest bidder. That has palaeontologists worried.
30 Oct 2024 - 11:20AM
Timepieces
Meet the co-founder and CEO of Jay-Z-backed Wristcheck, Austen Chu
Comedian Kevin Hart also used the marketplace to find the Audemars Piguet Jules Audemars Grande Sonnerie he recently wore on The Late Show With Stephen Colbert
22 Oct 2024 - 11:08AM
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Music
Michael Jackson jacket, Noel Gallagher guitar in music-themed auction
Beatle John Lennon’s first Vox amp, a Michael Jackson jacket, handwritten lyrics and a synthesiser Prince used are among lots in UK auction.
18 Oct 2024 - 5:15PM
Art
Why you should invest in alternative assets – experts share their insights
Rise Art, Cask Trade and Wristcheck founders describe the benefits of betting on secondary luxury investments, while investors seek transparency and meaningful connections.
17 Oct 2024 - 3:12PM
Artificial intelligence
Portrait by robot Ai-Da to sell at auction in art world first
The ‘haunting’ piece depicts Alan Turing, one of the fathers of modern computing, who had warned about the use of artificial intelligence.
17 Oct 2024 - 2:28AM
TV shows and streaming video
US$1.5m plastic replica Iron Throne tops Game of Thrones auction
Replica throne from HBO series among more than 30 lots that sold for in excess of US$100,000 at three-day auction in Dallas, Texas.
14 Oct 2024 - 4:15PM
Hong Kong culture
Editorial
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Auction promotes Hong Kong’s art hub status
The results of a Christie’s sale should be an incentive for the sector to focus on recovery after years of economic malaise.
6 Oct 2024 - 5:00AM
Music
Guitar George Harrison played as a teen could sell for US$1m
Futurama guitar, which Harrison’s mum paid for in instalments and which he played at hundreds of Beatles gigs, could fetch over US$1 million.
5 Oct 2024 - 5:23AM
Hong Kong society
Hong Kong singer Kelly Chen’s Hermes bags bring in over HK$3 million for charity
Part of proceeds from 10 bags will be donated to actress’ Kelly Chen Children Education Fund, founded to help students from low-income families.
3 Oct 2024 - 8:33PM
Hong Kong society
Opinion
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More pandas are great, but let’s also grow Hong Kong as a city of art
While Hong Kong remains one of the world’s leading auction capitals, the worth of having a healthy arts scene must also be recognised.
30 Sep 2024 - 9:15AM
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