Jaime Ponce de León: León Gallery’s ‘Las Buyeras’ has unassailable provenance
For Jaime Ponce de León, the man behind León Auctions, questions about the authenticity of a work offered for auction must be addressed firmly and formally.
For Jaime Ponce de León, the man behind León Auctions, questions about the authenticity of a work offered for auction must be addressed firmly and formally.
Heritage Auctions says the original pen and ink cover of “The Dark Knight Returns” No. 2 drawn by artist and writer Frank Miller has sold for $478,000 at auction.
Leon Gallery’s “Spectacular Midyear Auction” brought in spectacular results; a sell-out sale sent avid collectors snapping up choice and select artworks. Impressive were the leaps that led to their final hammer prices. As expected, the José Honorato Lozano watercolors yielded up to 10 times their opening bids.
Salcedo Auctions inaugurates its Private View exhibition program with “Celia Molano: Enchanted Ornaments” until June 31 at its newly opened annex at Three Salcedo Place.
Auction comes from the Latin word auctio, meaning, “increase.” This is from the book “From Manet to Manhattan” by Peter Watson, which narrates the rise of the modern art market.
Who’d have thought that I would be able to outbid the prettily photogenic and affluent Ongpin sisters (Lisa O. Periquet and Joanna O. Duarte) in a silent auction organized by cause-oriented, mainly Spanish-speaking peninsulare and criollo women? Not my indio mother, that’s for certain!
Celebrate the holidays in Salcedo Auctions-style with paintings, objets d’art, rare vintage wines and timepieces as the country’s first and only auction house announces its forthcoming Connoisseur Collection on Nov. 24, 2 p.m., at Three Salcedo Place, 121 Tordesillas St., Salcedo Village, Makati City.
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