“Every now and then you strike gold,” says the general manager of Bonhams Skinner

It’s a new record for a work of art created by a robot, the auction house says

In a subdued market, the season’s most promising auctions are of estates

Christie's acquisition of Gooding & Company has renewed focus on collectible automobiles

The auction house will hold the sale in the historic town of Diriyah, offering Modern and contemporary art as well as handbags, cars and sports memorabilia

New services such as AI-enhanced translation are proving popular, even as human involvement remains crucial

The robotic brainchild of British gallerist Aidan Meller will make her auction debut on Halloween

The 1964 painting was a prominent feature in the artist’s recent travelling retrospective

Mega-dealers and auction houses are shrinking some areas while expanding others

The auction house will hold its first live evening sale in the new Zaha Hadid Architects-designed Henderson Building today

Ria, Naked Portrait (2006-07) depicts an art handler who approached the artist, then in his 80s, to pose for the painting

If it goes for the auction house's estimate, "L'empire des lumières" (1954), from the collection of late interior designer Mica Ertegun, would set an auction record for the Surrealist artist

With the announcement of Riyadh-based managing director Nour Kelani, the firm hopes to deepen ties with the Kingdom's collectors and ambitious cultural projects

Gooding & Company was founded in 2003 by a former Christie’s director

The auction house is expected to relocate its New York operation to 57th Street by the end of 2025

A document sent to investors, and seen by the newspaper, ahead of investment from Abu Dhabi’s wealth fund also reveals a 25% drop in auction sales

Patrick Drahi will remain auction house's majority shareholder in $1bn deal, as ADQ buys shares to "reduce leverage" and support "growth and innovation"

Chabi Nouri, who previously led the watch and jewellery company Piaget, replaces Bruno Vinciguerra

Rival Sotheby’s recently entered a consultation period ahead of redundancies

The complaint, filed on 3 June by a Dallas-based customer, is the latest problem for the auction house following a major cyberattack

Auction house is in “consultation period” ahead of redundancies, sources say

The group RansomHub say they are behind the attack that took down the auction house's website earlier this month

The auction house's global chairman will leave at the end of the month

His death was confirmed by Epiris, the private equity firm that owns the auction house

Despite currency collapse of Nigeria's naira and a weakened South African rand, the category performed better than the overall market

The sale's hammer total fell short of its estimate, but also represented an increase of 24% over the equivalent auction in 2023

The auction giant’s web address currently redirects to a placeholder page where telephone numbers for its various offices are listed

Sotheby’s will sell a rare Monet haystack five years after a similar work broke the artist’s record at auction

More than 200 items spanning 40 years will be sold with part of the sale proceeds going to charity

Strauss & Co’s pop-up selling exhibition of works by Alexis Preller shows commitment to highlighting Africa’s more “neglected” artists abroad