Where art thou? From royal silverware to rare watches, what collectors are bidding for nowAs collectors broaden their horizons beyond canvases, Glynda Alves finds that India’s auction houses are witnessing growing demand for item...
09 Aug, 2026, 10.14 AM IST
Shape shifters: Sculptures take center stage in the art worldIndian Modern and Contemporary art sales are soaring, with sculptures emerging as a significant segment. Interest and sales volume have not...
27 Apr, 2025, 12.31 AM IST
Manoj Israni acquires Anish Kapoor sculpture 'Mirror' at record Rs 6.5 crOnline auction house Astaguru’s hosted the ‘Southeast Asian Contemporary Art’ edition on June 24 and 25.
02 Jul, 2018, 09.25 AM IST
After 30 years, Sotheby's to launch India auction with Tyeb Mehta's 'Durga'The sale, to be held in Mumbai in December, is going to take place after three decades.
10 Apr, 2018, 11.54 AM IST
Akbar Padamsee, Jehangir Sabavala rare work up for auction at Christie's annual art saleThe year-ender sale of global auction house Christie’s is set to take place in Mumbai on December 18.
16 Nov, 2016, 10.07 AM IST
Christie's is here again; eyes Rs 100 crore from India auctionWorld's largest arts auction house Christie's is expecting to collect about Rs 100 crore from its third consecutive contemporary India art ...
11 Dec, 2015, 10.34 PM IST
Bidsvilla, Conferro to auction collectibles worth Rs 400 crAimed at art aficionados, the auctioning will be done in three categories on October 13-20. There will also be previews in Mumbai, Delhi an...
04 Oct, 2015, 11.11 AM IST
Bidsvilla inks partnership with Conferro Heritae to auction collectibles worth Rs 400 croreThe first one is a dedicated auction of vintage Indian and international news publications, magazines, cartoons, advertisements etc.
24 Sep, 2015, 11.51 AM IST
Sotheby's to open India office soon, in no hurry to hold auction: Robin Woodhead, CEORobin Woodhead is in no hurry to do an auction in India on the back of rival Christie's successful first sale in the country last month.
31 Jan, 2014, 06.26 PM IST
Recent Christie's art auction may have woken up the dead marketIndia Art Fair founder believes the recent Christie’s auction may have woken up a dead market, others aren’t too sure
25 Jan, 2014, 02.37 AM IST
Indian art market: Last week's record price for a Gaitonde work may revive art as an asset classKiran Nadar, founder of Kiran Nadar Museum of Art, who participated in the Christie’s auction, says the event is potentially a market moodc...
23 Dec, 2013, 05.00 AM IST
Christie’s upcoming auction featuring masterpieces by Rabindranath Tagore, MF Husain may fetch $10 millionGlobal auction house Christie’s has put sale tags on ‘national art treasures’ by six modern Indian artists, that can fetch a couple of cror...
07 Dec, 2013, 04.04 AM IST
India’s nine treasured artists: Can Christie’s create a market for their masterpieces?Christie’s is going by the logic that some of the art collectors here could take to the works of these nine artists motivated by a sense of...
29 Sep, 2013, 07.54 AM IST
Indian client base rose four-fold in last 10 years: Christie'sThe development described by Christie's as a "major milestone" comes 20 years after it set up office in Mumbai in 1994.
17 Jul, 2013, 03.01 PM IST
- Valuation services bring stability, strength in art market
Valuation services revolving around art extended by leading international auction houses inject a degree of stability and strength in the m...
21 Jul, 2009, 10.20 PM IST
- Early artists, heritage art fetch a premium
Recent art auctions have increasingly driven home the growing interest in early artists and 'heritage' paintings. Sotheby's Art House | Wor...
21 Jul, 2008, 08.15 AM IST
- Indian art sale up against odds
The art auction market of late is in a state of flux, throwing up a wide range of operational possibilities by the day. In the process.
06 Jun, 2006, 12.19 AM IST