Auctions

Auctions: Philly foursome who brushed black history

10 Feb 2012

Although Swann Auction Galleries' African American art sale will take place Thursday in New York, at least four of the artists represented in it significantly contributed to Philadelphia's role in shaping American black history: Dox Thrash, Henry Ossawa Tanner, Claude Clark, and David Bustill Bowser.

Vanity Fair Oscar Party Invites Draw $100,000 at Auctions

9 Feb 2012

If your invitation to the Vanity Fair Oscar party hasn’t arrived, there’s still hope.

Elizabeth Taylor auctions raise $183 million

9 Feb 2012

Paintings, jewelry and fashions belonging to the late Elizabeth Taylor have sold for more than $183 million, with all of the more than 1,800 items on offer snapped up, Christie's auction house said Thursday.