As the title suggests, Sotheby’s are featured in all three of Borro Blog’s May 2018 auction calendar highlights.
All the major asset classes are covered, with RM Sotheby’s heading to Monaco for their annual sale of blockbuster cars. This is followed by an Important Watches sale and an Impressionist & Modern Art Day sale.
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RM Sotheby’s – Monaco 2018
May 12th
Monaco, the home of formula one racing, style and high-living will once again see large scale auction houses and classic car punters flood the city for ludicrously priced automobiles, coinciding with the iconic Monaco Grand Prix.
The top lot from RM Sotheby’s last Monaco auction in 2016 was the 1951 Ferrari 340, which sold for a hot €7,280,000 (£6,366,000). RM Sotheby’s will want to emulate 2016’s success with the 1957 Ferrari 250 GT Berlinetta Competizione ‘Tour de France’ as the featured lot, hoping to fetch up to €9 million (£7,870,000).
Sotheby’s – Important Watches
May 13th
Sotheby’s are tipping this auction to be a focus on ‘the very best of what vintage and modern horology has to offer’. The Important Watches auctions always live up to expectations, and this auction certainly won’t fall short.
Number 276 is the standout lot to watch; the exceptionally rare, stainless steel Rolex Chronograph. It comes complete with registers, bracelets and tropical subsidiary dials and is set to go for up to £400,000 when it goes under the hammer.
Sotheby’s – Impressionist & Modern Art Day Sale
May 15th
Sotheby’s are returning to New York for their highly popular Impressionist & Modern Art Day Sale. A host of highly renowned and influential artists such as Max Ernst, Marc Chagall and Francis Picabia are on offer.
However, it is Pablo Picasso who is stealing the limelight once again. Painted on December 5th 1964, the oil based ‘Téte De Femme’ was inspired by Picasso’s sixth and final significant muse, Jacqueline Roque. The work is set to sell for up to $3 million (£2,149,000) on May 15th.
See the full list of dates for the May 2018 auction calendar below:
| Auction | Auction House | Category | Start Date | Location | URL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Prints and Multiples | Bonhams | Fine Art and Antiques | 05/01/18 | London, Knightsbridge | |
| From Earth to Fire | Sotheby's | Fine Art and Antiques | 05/01/18 | London | https://goo.gl/bT6Lut |
| The Collection of Peggy and David Rockefeller: Online Sale | Christie's | Fine Art and Antiques | 05/01/18 | Online | https://goo.gl/jm6gxx |
| Fine Glass and British Ceramics | Bonhams | Fine Art and Antiques | 05/02/18 | London, New Bond Street | |
| Old Master Paintings | Sotheby's | Fine Art and Antiques | 05/02/18 | London | https://goo.gl/646Vg1 |
| Audrey Hepburn:The Personal Collection Part III | Christie's | Memorabillia | 05/02/18 | Online | https://goo.gl/xtJtGR |
| Einstein and Family: Letters and Portraits | Christie's | Memorabillia | 05/02/18 | Online | https://goo.gl/qaVXHZ |
| Collections | Sotheby's | Fine Art and Antiques | 05/03/18 | London | https://goo.gl/K6FXGq |
| Design | Sotheby's | Design | 05/03/18 | Paris | https://goo.gl/ZfpwaJ |
| Bande Dessinée & Illustration | Christie's | Fine Art and Antiques | 05/03/18 | Paris Paris | https://goo.gl/1NxrSw |
| The Collection of Peggy and David Rockefeller: 19th and 20th Century Art, Evening Sale | Christie's | Fine Art and Antiques | 05/08/18 | New York | https://goo.gl/EJEUP3 |
| The Collection of Peggy and David Rockefeller: English & European Furniture, Ceramics and Decorations, Part I | Christie's | Fine Art and Antiques | 05/09/18 | New York | https://goo.gl/SoveVS |
| The Collection of Peggy and David Rockefeller: Art of the Americas, Evening Sale | Christie's | Fine Art and Antiques | 05/09/18 | New York | https://goo.gl/htXBwB |
| RM Sotheby's: Auburn Spring | RM Sotheby's | Luxury cars | 05/10/18 | Auburn | https://goo.gl/j5m5NJ |
| The Collection of Peggy and David Rockefeller: Fine Art, Day Sale | Christie's | Fine Art and Antiques | 05/10/18 | New York | https://goo.gl/gVEZds |
| The Collection of Peggy and David Rockefeller: English & European Furniture, Ceramics and Decorations, Part II | Christie's | Fine Art and Antiques | 05/10/18 | New York | https://goo.gl/EEsNfu |
| The Collection of Peggy and David Rockefeller: Travel and Americana | Christie's | Fine Art and Antiques | 05/10/18 | New York | https://goo.gl/gmQkZH |
| Picasso Ceramics Online | Christie's | Fine Art and Antiques | 05/10/18 | Online | https://goo.gl/jA3i |
| Modern Edition Online | Christie's | Fine Art and Antiques | 05/10/18 | Online | https://goo.gl/jA3i |
| The Monaco Sale 'Les Grandes Marques à Monaco' | Bonhams | Luxury Cars | 05/11/18 | Monte Carlo | |
| RM Sotheby's: Monaco | RM Sotheby's | Luxury cars | 05/12/18 | Monte Carlo | https://goo.gl/THDHov |
| The Geneva Watch Auction: Seven | Phillips | Jewellery & Watches | 05/12/18 | Geneva | https://goo.gl/Q6upZs |
| Important Watches | Sotheby's | Jewellery & Watches | 05/13/18 | Geneva | https://goo.gl/UB9q1w |
| The Shape of Beauty: Sculpture from the Collection of Howard and Saretta Barnet | Sotheby's | Fine Art and Antiques | 05/14/18 | New York | https://goo.gl/DDrHtC |
| Art of Africa, Oceania, and the Americas | Sotheby's | Fine Art and Antiques | 05/14/18 | New York | https://goo.gl/jA3i |
| Impressionist & Modern Art Evening Sale | Sotheby's | Fine Art and Antiques | 05/14/18 | New York | https://goo.gl/ZYbDCL |
| Rare Watches | Christie's | Jewellery & Watches | 05/14/18 | Geneva | https://goo.gl/buxEsu |
| Magnificent Jewels and Noble Jewels | Sotheby's | Jewellery & Watches | 05/15/18 | Geneva | https://goo.gl/n3ev63 |
| Travel, Atlases, Maps and Natural History Including the Library of Colin and Joan Deacon | Sotheby's | Memorabillia | 05/15/18 | London | https://goo.gl/D8QHs1 |
| Impressionist & Modern Art Day Sale | Sotheby's | Fine Art and Antiques | 05/15/18 | New York | https://goo.gl/Ct3vTw |
| Impressionist and Modern Art Evening Sale | Christie's | Fine Art and Antiques | 05/15/18 | New York | https://goo.gl/SfCez9 |
| Rarity and Refinement: Treasures from a Distinguished East Asian Collection | Christie's | Fine Art and Antiques | 05/15/18 | London | https://goo.gl/Y9LXuJ |
| Chinese Ceramics & Works of Art | Christie's | Fine Art and Antiques | 05/15/18 | London | https://goo.gl/vbdyDE |
| Lalique | Christie's | Fine Art and Antiques | 05/15/18 | London | https://goo.gl/ZAgh8C |
| Fine and Rare Wines | Christie's | Fine Wine | 05/15/18 | Geneva | https://goo.gl/MU5Sdr |
| American Art Online | Christie's | Fine Art and Antiques | 05/15/18 | Online | https://goo.gl/jA3i |
| Important Chinese Art | Sotheby's | Fine Art and Antiques | 05/16/18 | London | https://goo.gl/q5XBCG |
| The Masterpiece Collection | Sotheby's | Fine Art and Antiques | 05/16/18 | London | https://goo.gl/jA3i |
| Finest and Rarest Wines | Sotheby's | Fine Wine | 05/16/18 | London | https://goo.gl/jA3i |
| Raising The Bar: Masterworks from the Collection of Morton and Barbara Mandel | Sotheby's | Fine Art and Antiques | 05/16/18 | New York | https://goo.gl/DSkZgr |
| Contemporary Art Evening Auction | Sotheby's | Fine Art and Antiques | 05/16/18 | New York | https://goo.gl/ya66vC |
| Impressionist and Modern Art Works on Paper | Christie's | Fine Art and Antiques | 05/16/18 | New York | https://goo.gl/SfCez9 |
| Impressionist and Modern Art Day Sale | Christie's | Fine Art and Antiques | 05/16/18 | New York | https://goo.gl/SfCez9 |
| Magnificent Jewels | Christie's | Jewellery & Watches | 05/16/18 | Geneva | https://goo.gl/gzSrH8 |
| Contemporary Art Day Sale | Sotheby's | Fine Art and Antiques | 05/17/18 | New York | https://goo.gl/jA3i |
| Photographs | Sotheby's | Fine Art and Antiques | 05/17/18 | London | https://goo.gl/JQPoZA |
| Post-War and Contemporary Art Evening Sale | Christie's | Fine Art and Antiques | 05/17/18 | New York | https://goo.gl/SfCez9 |
| African & Oceanic Art | Christie's | Fine Art and Antiques | 05/17/18 | New York | https://goo.gl/5jNfMS |
| A Sale of Ferrari in association withFerrari Owners' Club GB | Silverstone | Luxury Cars | 05/18/18 | Silverstone Circuit | https://goo.gl/WH8gos |
| Fine & Rare Wine and Whisky | Bonhams | Fine Wine | 05/18/18 | Hong Kong, Admiralty | |
| St George Street Sale: Chinese Art | Sotheby's | Fine Art and Antiques | 05/18/18 | London | https://goo.gl/ojWcCp |
| Photographs Online | Sotheby's | Fine Art and Antiques | 05/18/18 | Online | https://goo.gl/fY5ycC |
| Post-War and Contemporary Art Morning Session | Christie's | Fine Art and Antiques | 05/18/18 | London | https://goo.gl/s3x1wG |
| Post-War and Contemporary Art Afternoon Session | Christie's | Fine Art and Antiques | 05/18/18 | New York | https://goo.gl/SfCez9 |
| May Sale 2018 | Silverstone | Luxury Cars | 05/19/18 | Silverstone Circuit | https://goo.gl/hzFU3a |
| Brooklands Motor Museum 19th May 2018 Sale | Historics | Luxury Cars | 05/19/18 | Brooklands Motor Museum | https://goo.gl/ASRGNe |
| Finest & Rarest Wines | Sotheby's | Fine Wine | 05/19/18 | New York | https://goo.gl/jA3i |
| Historic Coins and Medals | Featuring Magnificent Morgan Silver Dollars from the Collection of Ralph and Lois Stone | Sotheby's | Coins | 05/21/18 | New York | https://goo.gl/Y8RMR3 |
| Exquisite Eye: Chinese Paintings Online | Christie's | Fine Art and Antiques | 05/21/18 | New York | https://goo.gl/SfCez9 |
| The Sporting Sale | Bonhams | Memorabillia | 05/22/18 | Edinburgh | |
| Watches and Wristwatches | Bonhams | Fine Art and Antiques | 05/22/18 | London, Knightsbridge | |
| Fine Autograph Music: the Property of Helmut Nanz and Family | Sotheby's | Memorabillia | 05/22/18 | London | https://goo.gl/JKZ4bp |
| Musical Manuscripts | Sotheby's | Memorabillia | 05/22/18 | London | https://goo.gl/qXaS1M |
| Master Paintings | Sotheby's | Fine Art and Antiques | 05/22/18 | New York | https://goo.gl/jA3i |
| European Art | Sotheby's | Fine Art and Antiques | 05/22/18 | New York | https://goo.gl/jA3i |
| American Art | Christie's | Fine Art and Antiques | 05/22/18 | Online | https://goo.gl/jA3i |
| Design | Christie's | Fine Art and Antiques | 05/22/18 | New York | https://goo.gl/k2zVey |
| Contemporary Art Asia: New York Edition | Christie's | Fine Art and Antiques | 05/22/18 | New York | https://goo.gl/H9jDfN |
| Contemporary Art Asia: Hong Kong Edition | Christie's | Fine Art and Antiques | 05/22/18 | Hong Kong | https://goo.gl/jA3i |
| Stephen Shore: Vintage Photographs | Christie's | Fine Art and Antiques | 05/22/18 | Online | https://goo.gl/jA3i |
| Jewelry | Bonhams | Jewellery & Watches | 05/23/18 | London, New Bond Street | |
| Antique Arms and Armor | Bonhams | Fine Art and Antiques | 05/23/18 | London, Knightsbridge | |
| American Art | Sotheby's | Fine Art and Antiques | 05/23/18 | New York | https://goo.gl/jA3i |
| Thomas Molesworth: Designing the American West | The Ruth and Jake Bloom Collection | Sotheby's | Fine Art and Antiques | 05/23/18 | New York | https://goo.gl/o3UeRo |
| Latin American Art | Christie's | Fine Art and Antiques | 05/23/18 | Online | https://goo.gl/jA3i |
| The Collector: European Furniture, Works of Art & Ceramics | Christie's | Fine Art and Antiques | 05/23/18 | New York | https://goo.gl/ZnRwNy |
| The Collector: English Furniture, Clocks & Works of Art | Christie's | Fine Art and Antiques | 05/23/18 | London | https://goo.gl/DZd1kk |
| Modern Sporting Guns, Rifles & Vintage Firearms | Bonhams | Fine Art and Antiques | 05/24/18 | London, New Bond Street | |
| Fine and Rare Wines | Bonhams | Fine Wine | 05/24/18 | London, New Bond Street | |
| Modern Sporting Guns, Rifles & Vintage Firearms | Bonhams | Fine Art and Antiques | 05/24/18 | London, Knightsbridge | |
| 19th Century European Paintings | Sotheby's | Fine Art and Antiques | 05/24/18 | London | https://goo.gl/bZzWyW |
| Livres et Manuscrits | Sotheby's | Memorabillia | 05/24/18 | Paris | https://goo.gl/4k7iin |
| Important Design | Sotheby's | Fine Art and Antiques | 05/24/18 | New York | https://goo.gl/jA3i |
| Important Watches | Sotheby's | Jewellery & Watches | 05/24/18 | New York | https://goo.gl/TiWN3X |
| The Collector: Silver &19th Century Furniture, Sculpture & Works of Art | Christie's | Fine Art and Antiques | 05/24/18 | London | https://goo.gl/fkwy9b |
| Christie's Watches Online | Christie's | Jewellery & Watches | 05/24/18 | London | https://goo.gl/6nRQJg |
| Fine & Rare Wines: Direct from the Cellars of the Historic Comte Georges de Vogüé | Christie's | Fine Wine | 05/25/18 | Online | https://goo.gl/jA3i |
| Asian 20th Century & Contemporary Art (Evening Sale) | Christie's | Fine Art and Antiques | 05/26/18 | Hong Kong | https://goo.gl/xFQDEe |
| Fine & Rare Wines Featuring Wines Direct from Masseto and a Guinaudeau Family Collection of Château Lafleur and Estate Wines | Christie's | Fine Wine | 05/26/18 | Hong Kong | https://goo.gl/Y2xodJ |
| Rare Jewels & Jadeite | Bonhams | Jewellery & Watches | 05/27/18 | Hong Kong, Admiralty | |
| Asian 20th Century Art (Day Sale) | Christie's | Fine Art and Antiques | 05/27/18 | Hong Kong | https://goo.gl/f38736 |
| Chinese Contemporary Ink | Christie's | Fine Art and Antiques | 05/28/18 | Hong Kong | https://goo.gl/FafxtK |
| Fine Chinese Classical Paintings and Calligraphy | Christie's | Fine Art and Antiques | 05/28/18 | Hong Kong | https://goo.gl/cVJK59 |
| Important Watches and Private Collections | Christie's | Fine Art and Antiques | 05/28/18 | Hong Kong | https://goo.gl/q1xtCz |
| Fine Chinese Modern Paintings | Christie's | Fine Art and Antiques | 05/29/18 | Hong Kong | https://goo.gl/W3mZRb |
| Hong Kong Magnificent Jewels | Christie's | Jewellery & Watches | 05/29/18 | Hong Kong | https://goo.gl/iZpJwt |
| Livres rares et Manuscrits | Christie's | Fine Art and Antiques | 05/29/18 | Hong Kong | https://goo.gl/rY4Cve |
| Handbags Online | Christie's | Handbags | 05/29/18 | Paris Paris | https://goo.gl/XrN2PU |
| Wassenaar Zoo | Bonhams | Fine Art and Antiques | 05/30/18 | London, New Bond Street | |
| Important Chinese Ceramics and Works of Art | Christie's | Fine Art and Antiques | 05/30/18 | Online | https://goo.gl/jA3i |
| Handbags & Accessories | Christie's | Handbags | 05/30/18 | Hong Kong | https://goo.gl/ZhWaod |
| Contemplating The Divine | Christie's | Fine Art and Antiques | 05/30/18 | Hong Kong | https://goo.gl/frSwer |
| Leisurely Delights of a Transient Life | Christie's | Fine Art and Antiques | 05/30/18 | Hong Kong | https://goo.gl/XpkmUA |
| Celestial Immortals - The Taber Family Tianqiuping from Philbrook Museum of Art | Christie's | Fine Art and Antiques | 05/30/18 | Hong Kong | https://goo.gl/oxFdFo |
| The Three Rarities - Imperial Qianlong Ceramics From An Important Private Collection | Christie's | Fine Art and Antiques | 05/30/18 | Hong Kong | https://goo.gl/3fhwnD |
| The Nitta Maitreya | Christie's | Fine Art and Antiques | 05/30/18 | Hong Kong | https://goo.gl/M4tsz4 |
| Scholarly Art from the Collection of Mr and Mrs Gerard Hawthorn | Sotheby's | Fine Art and Antiques | 05/31/18 | Hong Kong | https://goo.gl/jA3i |
| Chinese Art | Sotheby's | Fine Art and Antiques | 05/31/18 | Hong Kong | https://goo.gl/jA3i |
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