Bonhams
Auction houses expect this month's New York sales to bring in as much as $1.6bn
The most valuable lot of the week is a record-breaking Magritte with a third-party guarantee, but the most talked-about is a conceptual still life by Maurizio Cattelan
Bonhams will move New York headquarters to historic site on Billionaires' Row
The auction house is expected to relocate its New York operation to 57th Street by the end of 2025
Saatchi Collection sends major Ibrahim Mahama work to auction
Estimated at up to £50,000, a large-scale piece made of coal sacks will go on the block at Bonhams in October
Bonhams appoints former luxury goods head as global chief executive
Chabi Nouri, who previously led the watch and jewellery company Piaget, replaces Bruno Vinciguerra
Bonhams executive Alex Fortescue has died aged 55
His death was confirmed by Epiris, the private equity firm that owns the auction house
Battle of the Henry Moore heads: rare sculptures with estimates of more than £2m go on the block
Sotheby’s is selling an alabaster piece while Bonhams’ early carving is made from ironstone
Late American broadcaster Barbara Walters’s collection nets $5m at Bonhams
All of the proceeds from Walters’s art collection—along with her jewellery and home décor—will go toward charitable causes, according to her estate
Robert Colescott’s 1919 sells for $3.5m at Bonhams during special Armory Week auction
The painting, which featured prominently in a recent Colescott retrospective, hammered slightly below its estimate
New York auction houses' calendars align with Armory Week
Bonhams is offering a Robert Colescott work in a single-lot sale, while Sotheby’s online fashion series includes Princess Diana’s famous black-sheep sweater
N.C. Wyeth painting purchased at a thrift shop for $4 could sell for $250,000 at auction
The painting's whereabouts were unknown for 80 years, but a Facebook post led to its rediscovery
Major Robert Colescott painting coming to auction during Armory Week in New York
"1919" is among Colescott’s most important works, according to Bonhams, and figured prominently in a recent touring retrospective
Fashion designer Paul Smith to sell his Banksy at Bonhams
The 2004 work Congestion Charge has a high estimate of £1.8m in the 29 June auction
Wool you look at that: rare set of François-Xavier Lalanne sheep net $1.3m at Bonhams New York
Buyers flocked to Lalanne’s famous sheep and helped ramp prices up past the auction house's estimates
From a relic from Gabon to a Fauvist beach: our pick of the highlights from June's sales
Plus imposing heads by Giacometti
French actor Alain Delon’s art collection heads to auction
"The Leopard" star’s collection could bring in as much as €5m at Bonhams in Paris
Looted Indian sword fetches record ₤14m at Bonhams
Taken as a trophy from the bedside of the dead Tipu Sultan in 1799 by British troops, the sword’s high estimate was ₤2m
Art Bridges acquires $4.5m Robert Colescott painting at Bonhams auction
The Arkansas-based non-profit was founded by Walmart heiress Alice Walton
Gold rush: collectors snap up California artists’ work at Frieze Los Angeles
Dealers open new outposts and auction house activity intensifies around the growing fair
Bonhams owner floats sale of auction house at $1bn
Epiris private equity group, which owns the auction house, has reportedly approached JP Morgan Chase & Co to advise on the deal
Tracey Emin, Frank Bowling and NFT artists create works in aid of Parkinson's research
Fourth edition of Cure3 selling exhibition trials "a new format of charitable giving in the crypto world"
Bonhams expands again with purchase of leading French auction house Cornette de Saint Cyr
Chief executive says latest acquisition is part of his strategy to stay local while going global
Can Ernie Barnes score again? A sale at Bonhams may hold the answer
After his record-shattering sale at Christies in May and the announcement of gallery representation, can Ernie Barnes hold on to the momentum?
Bonhams continues acquisitions spree with purchase of Danish auction house Bruun Rasmussen
The firm bags a second Scandinavian auction house as sector consolidation continues
Bonhams's big buying spree continue with acquisition of US auction house Skinner
Just two months after buying the Nordic firm Bukowskis, the private-equity-owned auction house is bolstering its presence across the Pond
From Taiwanese white goods entrepreneurs to the Nanking shipwreck cargo: Colin Sheaf on the meteoric growth of the Asian auction world
As the Chinese art specialist steps back at Bonhams, he reflects on 50 years in the auction world as it went from provincial to global
Ruth Bader Ginsburg’s personal library for sale at Bonhams
The sale traces her intellectual development from a law student and avid reader to one of the most recognizable justices on the Supreme Court.
Bonhams buys Nordic auction house Bukowskis
The private-equity-owned auction house's acquisition of the Swedish firm is a first move in its bid to extend its global network
Mucho mucho amor: Celebrity astrologer Walter Mercardo’s estate to be sold at Bonhams
Highlights include a platinum diamond ring and his signature white silk cape
Former Bonhams owner Robert Brooks dies
The ambitious auctioneer started out in car racing before going into art and antiques, eventually retiring to his farm near Exmoor to rear a herd of beef cattle