Issue 01 · 11 Nov 2026 · Covers 12 October to 11 November 2026
The record went to Paris, by phone, to Asia
Thirty-four sales above $400,000 in thirty days. Two buyers are on the record. The biggest prices came with the least pre-arranged support, and the most pre-arranged sales made the least noise.
Sales in this issue
Fine artClaude Monet, IrisSotheby's Paris · 22 Oct 2026 · Buyer: Anonymous€50M ($56.02M)
Wassily Kandinsky, Das bunte Leben (1907)Christie's London · 14 Oct 2026 · Buyer: Anonymous£31.56M ($41.87M)Fine artPiet Mondrian, Composition III (Komposition No. XIII) (1920)Christie's London · 14 Oct 2026 · Buyer: Anonymous£25.23M ($33.48M)Fine artFrancis Bacon, Figure in Movement (1978)Christie's London · 14 Oct 2026 · Buyer: Anonymous£17.18M ($22.8M)CarsFerrari, F50 (1997)Other Las Vegas · 31 Oct 2026 · Buyer: Anonymous$18.7MCarsFerrari, Daytona SP3 (2025)Other Las Vegas · 31 Oct 2026 · Buyer: Anonymous$18.54MJewelryBulgari, The Bulgari Pink, 24.00-carat fancy intense pink diamond ring (1950s)Christie's Geneva · 10 Nov 2026 · Buyer: AnonymousCHF 12.09M ($14.73M)Fine artClaude Monet, Bord des falaises à PourvilleChristie's Paris · 22 Oct 2026 · Buyer: Anonymous€12.79M ($14.33M)Fine artWillem de Kooning, Untitled (1977)Sotheby's London · 15 Oct 2026 · Buyer: Anonymous£9.8M ($12.98M)Fine artPiet Mondrian, Composition A, with Double Line and Yellow (1935)Christie's London · 14 Oct 2026 · Buyer: Anonymous£9.71M ($12.88M)Fine artJoan Miró, Peinture (Les amants, Adam et Eve) (1925)Christie's London · 14 Oct 2026 · Buyer: Anonymous£8.56M ($11.36M)Fine artClaude Monet, Saule pleureur (L'Arbre de feu) (1918-19)Sotheby's Paris · 22 Oct 2026 · Buyer: Anonymous€9.7M ($10.87M)WatchesF.P. Journe, Chronomètre à Résonance 'Régence', platinumPhillips Geneva · 7 Nov 2026 · Buyer: AnonymousCHF 8.68M ($10.6M)Fine artLiubov Popova, Painterly Architectonic (1918)Christie's London · 14 Oct 2026 · Buyer: Beaumont Nathan£7.64M ($10.14M)Fine artFrantišek Kupka, Espace non-descriptif (1914-22)Sotheby's Paris · 23 Oct 2026 · Buyer: Anonymous€9M ($10.07M)CarsFerrari, 499P Modificata (2024)Christie's Geneva · 8 Nov 2026 · Buyer: AnonymousCHF 8.22M ($10.04M)Fine artAlberto Giacometti, Tête crâne (1934)Sotheby's Paris · 23 Oct 2026 · Buyer: Anonymous€8.7M ($9.74M)Fine artGerhard Richter, Abstraktes Bild (1992)Sotheby's London · 15 Oct 2026 · Buyer: Anonymous£6.7M ($8.88M)Fine artGerhard Richter, Mathis (1983)Phillips London · 15 Oct 2026 · Buyer: Anonymous£5.84M ($7.73M)WatchesPatek Philippe, Ref. 1436 split-seconds chronograph, stainless steel (1945)Phillips Geneva · 7 Nov 2026 · Buyer: AnonymousCHF 6.27M ($7.65M)Fine artLucio Fontana, Concetto spaziale, Mezzogiorno in Piazza S. Marco (1961)Christie's Paris · 22 Oct 2026 · Buyer: Anonymous€6.82M ($7.64M)Fine artHurvin Anderson, Last House (2013)Christie's London · 14 Oct 2026 · Buyer: Anonymous£5.7M ($7.56M)WatchesF.P. Journe, Chronomètre à Résonance 'Tokyo Boutique', titaniumPhillips Geneva · 7 Nov 2026 · Buyer: AnonymousCHF 6.15M ($7.51M)Fine artAmedeo Modigliani, Minoutcha (1916-17)Christie's Paris · 22 Oct 2026 · Buyer: Anonymous€6.21M ($6.95M)Fine artBridget Riley, Streak 2 (1979)Christie's London · 14 Oct 2026 · Buyer: Anonymous£5.21M ($6.92M)Fine artPierre-Auguste Renoir, Jeunes filles au bord de la merChristie's Paris · 22 Oct 2026 · Buyer: Anonymous€5.84M ($6.54M)WatchesF.P. Journe, Vagabondage III, diamond-set platinumPhillips Geneva · 7 Nov 2026 · Buyer: AnonymousCHF 5.06M ($6.18M)WatchesF.P. Journe, Chronomètre à Résonance 'Pre-Production' No. 022/99R, platinumPhillips Geneva · 7 Nov 2026 · Buyer: Shawn MehtaCHF 4.94M ($6.03M)WatchesCartier, Portico Mystery Clock No. 4Phillips Geneva · 7 Nov 2026 · Buyer: AnonymousCHF 4.82M ($5.88M)Fine artMark Rothko, UntitledSotheby's London · 15 Oct 2026 · Buyer: Anonymous£3.8M ($5.03M)Fine artAlfred Sisley, Un VergerChristie's Paris · 22 Oct 2026 · Buyer: Anonymous€3.7M ($4.15M)WatchesF.P. Journe, Vagabondage, pink gold (top lot of a matching trilogy)Christie's Geneva · 9 Nov 2026 · Buyer: AnonymousCHF 2.54M ($3.1M)WatchesPatek Philippe, Ref. 3970 perpetual calendar chronograph, yellow gold, first numbered example (1986)Sotheby's Geneva · 8 Nov 2026 · Buyer: AnonymousCHF 2.05M ($2.5M)DesignEugène Printz, DeskSotheby's Paris · 6 Nov 2026 · Buyer: Anonymous€358k ($400k)
Wassily Kandinsky, Das bunte Leben (1907)Christie's London · 14 Oct 2026 · Buyer: Anonymous£31.56M ($41.87M)Fine artPiet Mondrian, Composition III (Komposition No. XIII) (1920)Christie's London · 14 Oct 2026 · Buyer: Anonymous£25.23M ($33.48M)Fine artFrancis Bacon, Figure in Movement (1978)Christie's London · 14 Oct 2026 · Buyer: Anonymous£17.18M ($22.8M)CarsFerrari, F50 (1997)Other Las Vegas · 31 Oct 2026 · Buyer: Anonymous$18.7MCarsFerrari, Daytona SP3 (2025)Other Las Vegas · 31 Oct 2026 · Buyer: Anonymous$18.54MJewelryBulgari, The Bulgari Pink, 24.00-carat fancy intense pink diamond ring (1950s)Christie's Geneva · 10 Nov 2026 · Buyer: AnonymousCHF 12.09M ($14.73M)Fine artClaude Monet, Bord des falaises à PourvilleChristie's Paris · 22 Oct 2026 · Buyer: Anonymous€12.79M ($14.33M)Fine artWillem de Kooning, Untitled (1977)Sotheby's London · 15 Oct 2026 · Buyer: Anonymous£9.8M ($12.98M)Fine artPiet Mondrian, Composition A, with Double Line and Yellow (1935)Christie's London · 14 Oct 2026 · Buyer: Anonymous£9.71M ($12.88M)Fine artJoan Miró, Peinture (Les amants, Adam et Eve) (1925)Christie's London · 14 Oct 2026 · Buyer: Anonymous£8.56M ($11.36M)Fine artClaude Monet, Saule pleureur (L'Arbre de feu) (1918-19)Sotheby's Paris · 22 Oct 2026 · Buyer: Anonymous€9.7M ($10.87M)WatchesF.P. Journe, Chronomètre à Résonance 'Régence', platinumPhillips Geneva · 7 Nov 2026 · Buyer: AnonymousCHF 8.68M ($10.6M)Fine artLiubov Popova, Painterly Architectonic (1918)Christie's London · 14 Oct 2026 · Buyer: Beaumont Nathan£7.64M ($10.14M)Fine artFrantišek Kupka, Espace non-descriptif (1914-22)Sotheby's Paris · 23 Oct 2026 · Buyer: Anonymous€9M ($10.07M)CarsFerrari, 499P Modificata (2024)Christie's Geneva · 8 Nov 2026 · Buyer: AnonymousCHF 8.22M ($10.04M)Fine artAlberto Giacometti, Tête crâne (1934)Sotheby's Paris · 23 Oct 2026 · Buyer: Anonymous€8.7M ($9.74M)Fine artGerhard Richter, Abstraktes Bild (1992)Sotheby's London · 15 Oct 2026 · Buyer: Anonymous£6.7M ($8.88M)Fine artGerhard Richter, Mathis (1983)Phillips London · 15 Oct 2026 · Buyer: Anonymous£5.84M ($7.73M)WatchesPatek Philippe, Ref. 1436 split-seconds chronograph, stainless steel (1945)Phillips Geneva · 7 Nov 2026 · Buyer: AnonymousCHF 6.27M ($7.65M)Fine artLucio Fontana, Concetto spaziale, Mezzogiorno in Piazza S. Marco (1961)Christie's Paris · 22 Oct 2026 · Buyer: Anonymous€6.82M ($7.64M)Fine artHurvin Anderson, Last House (2013)Christie's London · 14 Oct 2026 · Buyer: Anonymous£5.7M ($7.56M)WatchesF.P. Journe, Chronomètre à Résonance 'Tokyo Boutique', titaniumPhillips Geneva · 7 Nov 2026 · Buyer: AnonymousCHF 6.15M ($7.51M)Fine artAmedeo Modigliani, Minoutcha (1916-17)Christie's Paris · 22 Oct 2026 · Buyer: Anonymous€6.21M ($6.95M)Fine artBridget Riley, Streak 2 (1979)Christie's London · 14 Oct 2026 · Buyer: Anonymous£5.21M ($6.92M)Fine artPierre-Auguste Renoir, Jeunes filles au bord de la merChristie's Paris · 22 Oct 2026 · Buyer: Anonymous€5.84M ($6.54M)WatchesF.P. Journe, Vagabondage III, diamond-set platinumPhillips Geneva · 7 Nov 2026 · Buyer: AnonymousCHF 5.06M ($6.18M)WatchesF.P. Journe, Chronomètre à Résonance 'Pre-Production' No. 022/99R, platinumPhillips Geneva · 7 Nov 2026 · Buyer: Shawn MehtaCHF 4.94M ($6.03M)WatchesCartier, Portico Mystery Clock No. 4Phillips Geneva · 7 Nov 2026 · Buyer: AnonymousCHF 4.82M ($5.88M)Fine artMark Rothko, UntitledSotheby's London · 15 Oct 2026 · Buyer: Anonymous£3.8M ($5.03M)Fine artAlfred Sisley, Un VergerChristie's Paris · 22 Oct 2026 · Buyer: Anonymous€3.7M ($4.15M)WatchesF.P. Journe, Vagabondage, pink gold (top lot of a matching trilogy)Christie's Geneva · 9 Nov 2026 · Buyer: AnonymousCHF 2.54M ($3.1M)WatchesPatek Philippe, Ref. 3970 perpetual calendar chronograph, yellow gold, first numbered example (1986)Sotheby's Geneva · 8 Nov 2026 · Buyer: AnonymousCHF 2.05M ($2.5M)DesignEugène Printz, DeskSotheby's Paris · 6 Nov 2026 · Buyer: Anonymous€358k ($400k)About
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