Bored rich people are shopping online for $500 000 bracelets

James Tarmy|Published

Since the beginning of March, Sotheby?s has run four online sales.

A McKinsey exec built a 1,000-piece art collection. Now he’s selling

James Tarmy|Published

Kito de Boer had been working at McKinsey for seven years when he moved to Delhi in 1992 to open up the company?s India office.

An artist born in 1933 finds his hottest market in 2020

James Tarmy|Published

In the spring of 2022, the Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden in Washington, D. C. , will hold a retrospective of the abstract artist Sam Gilliam.

The top 10 art exhibitions to see in 2020

James Tarmy|Published

The remarkable thing about major museum shows is that they can transcend the objects themselves to become global cultural phenomena.

A century’s worth of incredible wealth went through the Cartier empire

James Tarmy|Published

By the time the final chunk of the Cartier jewellery empire was sold off in the 1970s, its founding family was almost entirely dispersed.

Eco-Friendly mansions can hold hidden bargains for home buyers

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Dani Mouawad purchased a 1. 55-acre piece of property in Chapel Hill, then spent months constructing a ?sustainable, natural, health-promoting? house.

Here's how a $1,000 bill could sell for $3m at auction

James Tarmy|Published

In 1891, the U. S. Treasury printed some $1,000 bills, around 1,500 of them.

Rich baby boomers don’t want to ever leave their master suites

James Tarmy|Published

Ten years ago, interior designer Rela Gleason faced a conundrum as she began to build her own house in Napa Valley, Calif.

One single set of Rockefeller Porcelain sells for $1. 8 Million

James Tarmy|Published

A day sale of David Rockefeller estate furniture, ceramics, and decorations started slowly last week.

GALLERY: David Rockefeller’s estate sale may hit $1bn

James Tarmy|Published

David Rockefeller kept a $90 million Picasso nude in his living room, wedged between windows that overlooked East 65th Street.

Michael Jackson’s Neverland Ranch train is going under the hammer

James Tarmy|Published

Michael Jackson?s Neverland Ranch sat on the market for almost 3 years without a buyer.

How Tommy Hilfiger plays the art market

James Tarmy|Published

Designer Tommy Hilfiger has about 50 artworks spread across his homes - and he’s selling five major works later this month.

Portrait prices and the gender gap

James Tarmy|Published

A preponderance of women-on-canvas could have contributed to a culture in which female portraits are more accepted and are thus valued more than their male equivalents. ...

Why the well-heeled are turning to auctions

James Tarmy|Published

After losing patience with traditional real-estate brokers, home-owners are taking a risk and putting their properties up for auction.

Watch VideoLiving the robber baron lifestyle

James Tarmy|Published

By the time Bob Williamson bought a 5 000-acre plantation in 2008, he’d been a meth addict, a diagnosed sociopath, and an armed bank robber.

Watch VideoHave R476m? Live like a cowboy

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After expanding a ranch to more than 30 000 acres, former entrepreneur Robert Burch is putting the property on the market for $35m.

The $4 coin worth $60 000

James Tarmy|Published

America’s Stella coin was minted in a limited run of two versions. Its face value was four dollars. Today, the coins are worth much more.

Watch VideoThe high life in Miami

James Tarmy|Published

In 2012, Miami-based architect Kobi Karp transitioned from designing luxury resorts to designing private, standalone mansions.

The pope’s $2. 2m cabinet

James Tarmy|Published

Paintings regularly sell for millions of dollars at auction. It's rare, in contrast, that a piece of furniture exceeds $500 000.

Appreciating the art of investment

James Tarmy|Published

When buying art, the balance between “important” and “fun to own” is a tenuous but crucial consideration to keep in mind, writes James Tarmy.

Record blue diamond goes on auction

James Tarmy|Published

The largest fancy vivid blue diamond ever offered at auction is set to go on sale on May 18 at Christie’s in Geneva.

Billionaire Koch brother to sell wine stash

James Tarmy|Published

William Koch has been acquiring wine for almost 40 years - and 20 000 bottles from his cellar are set for auction in May.

Having your portrait painted is trendy again

James Tarmy|Published

A portrait can be an exercise in vanity, or an opportunity to be a part of the artistic process.

Artist’s market takes off - 40 years too late

James Tarmy|Published

American artist Sam Gilliam has been almost entirely neglected by the art market until fairly recently.