Surrealist Afternoon Tea @ Sotheby’s

February 2, 2013.Reading time less than 1 minute.

Until Tuesday only, the date set for the upcoming Surrealist Art Sale at Sotheby’s, the London auction house is hosting a ‘surrealist afternoon tea’ which I was lucky enough to attend this afternoon. On the menu were earl grey cupcakes iced with dali’s clocks, scones with goats cheese and chilli jam and marshmallow clouds. The […]

The Scream @ Sotheby’s

April 13, 2012.Reading time 2 minutes.

For this weekend only there is a rare opportunity for Londoners to view The Scream at Sotheby’s Auction House on Bond Street. The masterpiece is expected to fetch up to $80m (£50m) when it goes on auction in New York next month, the highest ever pre-sale estimate on a work of art. Today I was […]

The Unknown @ London’s Auction Houses

February 6, 2012.Reading time 1 minute.

I thought I’d take a quick moment to briefly talk about the treasures that can be uncovered on a quick visit to one of London’s reputable and distinguished auction houses. It is little talked about what can be found at such places as many believe that such venues are only open to the wealthy art […]