Billion-dollar transactions help the government pay its bills daily. June 15, 2011 — -- In a top-secret room inside an unmarked building in Washington, D.C., the biggest auctions in the world ...

China plates with scalloped edges, crystal chandeliers, a stainless steel decorative sabre, even the exit sign will be available for purchase when an auction marking the last chapter of the iconic ...

The Auction Room, founded by George Bailey and Lucinda Blythe, is a new online auction platform. Mr. Bailey joined Sotheby’s in 1979 and was appointed chairman of business development for Sotheby’s ...

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There are certain situations where you still wouldn't want to be caught without a paddle. But more than ever, an auction isn't one of them. The tradition of signaling a bid at an art or collectibles ...

Every Friday, Artnet News Pro members get exclusive access to the Back Room, our lively recap funneling only the week’s must-know intel into a nimble read you’ll actually enjoy. This week in the Back ...

In the course of the urban auction year (which isn’t a year, but a short-weight package of some eight months), we entertain a multitude of customers at Parke-Bernet; often, on a Saturday, as many as ...

At his core, Hugh Edmeades is a salesman, albeit a dynamic and entertaining one. He runs fine art and charity auctions, having wielded one of his many gavels on more $2.75 billion in final bids at ...

Simply sign up to the Life & Arts myFT Digest -- delivered directly to your inbox. The art market is often described as the last unregulated financial market in the world. It has remained stubbornly ...

Auctions are open to the general public. Attending an auction to see how it works is a great way of familiarising yourself with the process and a good way of building up the confidence to actually bid ...

There aren't too many stores where you can buy a Victorian-era condom mould, a pair of diamond-encrusted false teeth, an Arthur Streeton painting and an antique dresser. But over the past 110 years, ...