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Salcedo Auctions breaks a number of records in recent auction

This year's “The Well-Appointed Life” could very well be one of its most successful events yet based on record results. Salcedo Auctions has announced the results of its annual "The Well-Appointed Life" auction held on September 17, wherein the late National Artist Vicente Manansala’s “Vendors” (1978) led the art auction…

Leon Gallery unveils its “magnificent” September surprise

By Alex Y. Vergara Simply dubbed as “The Magnificent September Auction 2020,” Leon Gallery’s upcoming big event scheduled on September 19, 2 p.m., with previews from September 12 to 18, 9 a.m. to 7 p.m., is noteworthy for a number of reasons. For one, says gallery director Jaime Ponce de…

The fine things you can accomplish with the gavel&block ‘benefit’ auction

By Jose Paolo S. dela Cruz The pieces are displayed, the initial bidding prices are set, and the bidders battle it out until one emerges as the victorious owner of a coveted piece – such is the story of an auction. And while auctions are definitely fun to watch, they…