Leonardo da Vinci's 'Mona Lisa' copy fetches over $242K at Paris auctionDating back to around 1600, the copy looks strikingly similar to the original.
12 Nov, 2021, 11.14 AM IST
Modern twist: Pandemic sends luxury lovers online in search of French vintage clothingFashion and online vintage clothing sales more than quadrupled at online auction in France in 2020.
07 Apr, 2021, 06.19 PM IST
Tintin drawing becomes the most-expensive comic book art, sells at $3.1 mnThe 1936 work in Chinese ink, gouache and watercolour was destined as 'The Blue Lotus' cover.
15 Jan, 2021, 05.00 PM IST
A 14-step chunk of Eiffel Tower's spiral staircase goes under the hammer, fetches $328,427The nearly-three-metre-high artefact was part of the original 1889 staircase.
02 Dec, 2020, 05.27 PM IST
Artist Alexander Calder's holiday park sculpture fetches over $5.5 mn at Paris auctionThe free-standing stabile was estimated to be worth between $2.8 mn and $4 mn.
09 Jul, 2020, 05.45 PM IST
Tintin's Hitler skit cover may fetch $395K st Paris auctionIn 'King Ottakar's Sceptre', the Belgian creator Herge was taking a dig at the Nazi leader after his annexation of Austria in 1938.
26 Jun, 2020, 10.54 AM IST
Paris Ritz hotel makes $1.9 mn by auctioning towels, champagne buckets, bathrobesSome 1,500 lots of bed linen to bathrobes and ashtrays were sold to buyers from 25 countries.
24 Jun, 2020, 08.36 AM IST
Historic silver, crystal and ashtrays from Paris Ritz to go under the hammerThe hotel was a favourite of icons like actress Audrey Hepburn, fashion designer Coco Chanel and writer Ernest Hemingway.
22 Jun, 2020, 05.04 PM IST
Drawings by Asterix creator, who passed away from Covid, auctioned to benefit Paris hospitalsThe four original cartoons sold for 390,000 euros.
27 May, 2020, 10.23 AM IST
Rubik's Cube Mona Lisa beats estimate at auction, sells for nearly half a million eurosThe sale of the artwork created a record for the artist.
24 Feb, 2020, 05.37 PM IST
Piece of Eiffel Tower staircase fetches $190K in Paris auctionThe stairs stand 13 foot tall and date from 1889.
28 Nov, 2018, 08.19 PM IST
New Tintin material could sell for $865,000 at auctionThe auction will include items from the personal collection of French pop singer Renaud.
25 Apr, 2016, 09.04 AM IST
Bid & Buy: Three extravagant picks from Artcurial auction in ParisFrom Esperanza diamond to Moonbeam III, Artcurial auction in Paris will exhibit some of the world's most exquisite objects, next month.
14 Jan, 2016, 10.31 AM IST
Lack of government support hurts Indian vintage cars market: Osianama's Neville Tuli"Storage and care during the monsoons is another problem which limits who can own and preserve this automobile heritage," Neville Tuli said.
04 Jan, 2016, 10.15 AM IST
- Sotheby's sees 2008 Paris auction boost but Christie's slumps
Sotheby's France saw a 30 per cent increase in art sales in 2008 despite the financial crisis, becoming the leading auction house on the Pa...
20 Dec, 2008, 03.21 AM IST
- Indian art makes big cut at Paris auction
Artist Subodh Gupta has swung a world record at a sale of Indian modern & contemporary art in Paris by French auction house Artcurial. Art ...
08 Apr, 2008, 10.00 PM IST
- Rare wine auctions titillate tipplers
Rare wine auctions, such as one taking place this weekend in Paris that is expected to rake in a record two million euros (2.8 million doll...
15 Dec, 2007, 10.30 AM IST