Latest News Articles by Alex Capon
Queen Anne ‘Vigo’ coin sells for £225,000 at Boningtons
17 November 2016Boningtons have sold a rare Queen Anne 'Vigo' gold coin for £225,000. One of Britain's rarest coins, it was knocked down to a buyer in the room and set a house record for the Essex auctioneers.
‘Slowhand’ turns vendor as Eric Clapton sells $19.5m Gerhard Richter at Christie’s
16 November 2016A large abstract painting by Gerhard Richter consigned by musician Eric Clapton was among the highlights of last night’s auction at Christie’s New York.
'Car boot' Chinese vase sells for £50,000 at Salisbury auction
15 November 2016A rare Chinese imperial enamel vase bought for £10 at a car boot sale has been hammered down for £50,000 at Woolley & Wallis’ Asian sale today. It sold on the phone to a Chinese buyer.
Muted performance for Munch as Sotheby’s sale falls below estimate
15 November 2016Edvard Munch’s ‘Girls on the Bridge’ was knocked down at $50m (£40m) and led Sotheby’s evening sale of Impressionist & Modern in New York last night.
Five funky designs drawing serious bidding at Sotheby’s David Bowie auction
15 November 2016The stand-alone design section at Sotheby’s auction of the David Bowie collection followed in much the same vein as the Modern & Contemporary art. High demand for items from the singer’s collection led to a ‘Bowie premium’ with 13 records posted for individual designers and an overall total of £1.11m from 100 lots.
David Bowie collection puts in electric live performance
11 November 2016Sotheby’s sale of David Bowie’s collection got off to a flying start in London last night. The collection was clearly ‘there to be sold’ but the Bowie provenance turned what may otherwise have been a solid sale into a bumper proposition.
Qianlong Emperor’s musket makes £1.65m and leads Sotheby’s Asian art auction in London
10 November 2016The first Chinese firearm with an imperial reign mark ever offered at auction sold at Sotheby’s yesterday for £1.65m.
Chinese brush pot takes £155,000 at Shrewsbury auction
09 November 2016A Chinese cinnabar lacquer brush pot sold for £155,000 at Shrewsbury auctioneers Halls earlier today.
Price of gold jumps after the election of Donald Trump as US President
09 November 2016The price of gold has risen during early trading following the election of Donald Trump as US President.
‘Immense passion and a very distinctive eye’ – Richard Attenborough’s collection comes to auction
08 November 2016A second tranche of Lord and Lady Attenborough’s collection will appear at auction later this month.
Sotheby’s losses increase in third quarter
07 November 2016The difficulties in securing high-value works for sale lay behind a $54.5m loss posted in Sotheby’s latest set of results.
Debate intensifies over ‘Venus’ attribution to Cranach
04 November 2016The Princely Collections of Liechtenstein has released a document to counter claims that 'Venus', a painting attributed to Lucas Cranach the Elder, is a forgery.
Landseer’s Monarch of the Glen reappears at Christie’s after 100 years
03 November 2016Sir Edwin Landseer’s famous painting of a Highlands stag, Monarch of the Glen, will be offered at Christie’s next month with an estimate in the region of £10m.
Ten shots from Sotheby’s viewing of David Bowie’s art collection
02 November 2016Over 400 works from David Bowie’s collection have now gone on view at Sotheby’s in advance of the three-part auction in London on November 10-11.
Ex-Quaritch dealer’s collection comes to auction at Roseberys
01 November 2016A single-owner sale of pictures and books assembled by the late Howard Radclyffe, a former director of London dealers Quaritch, will be offered at Roseberys on November 19.
Sotheby’s buys art analytics firm
28 October 2016Sotheby’s has acquired the The Mei Moses Art Indices, a database and analytics tool for tracking the art market and comparing its performance against other assets.
Ex-Metropolitan Museum curator joins Christie’s as head of Old Master drawings
27 October 2016Christie’s have appointed the former Metropolitan Museum curator Stijn Alsteens as international head of the Old Master drawings department.
Five Chinese rarities from Japan’s Fujita Museum being sold at Christie’s New York
27 October 2016Christie’s New York have announced the sale of more than 30 pieces of Chinese art from Osaka’s Fujita Museum which will be offered at auction next year.
Risky business – seminar launched to address potential threats to buying and selling art
25 October 2016Art Market Minds, the organisers of the annual Art Business Conference, are partnering with law firm K&L Gates to launch a seminar next month focusing on risk management in the art market.
Early sales at TEFAF New York as new fair makes its mark
25 October 2016The organisers of TEFAF New York have reported a steady stream of sales as the inaugural fair appears to have made its mark on the arts scene in the Big Apple. Among the buyers at the busy invitation-only preview event were established collectors, museums and even CNN anchor Anderson Cooper.