December Auction Block

Published on December 9, 2025
  We round out 2025’s auction highlights with a U.S. flag from Doyle and a Picasso vase from Christie’s, each selling for over twice the high estimate; an abstract, beveled-edge painting by Sam Gilliam from Weschler’s and a semi-abstract painting by Walasse Ting from Bonhams; and an 18th-century silver epergne from the Potomack Company.   […]
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