Christie’s Prints & Multiples = $8,710,250: The sale was 73% sold by lot with the complete series of ten screenprint Flowers by Andy Warhol from 1970 leading the sale at $852,500. All ten Warhol Campbell’s Soup II screenprints sold above estimates to make $337,500. …
Big Week for Bouvier: Yves Bouvier’s lawyers have filed a complaint in Monaco against Dmitry Rybolovlev in their never-ending battle based upon the recent revelations from Rybolovlev’s lawyer’s cellphone. The move may be more tactical than strategic. Meanwhile, Bouvier has sold the family business to a French shipping and storage firm. Presumably Bouvier remains an owner of the freeports he has built in Luxembourg and Singapore but no details about his other businesses have been revealed in the press. …
Isabella Stewart Gardner’s Townhouse in New York Is On the Market: The New York Post reports the late 19th Century legend’s Murray Hill home is on the market for an affordable $4.2m. …
Malaysia Issues Interpol Notice Seeking Jho Low: Malaysia’s deputy prime minister made remarks in parliament on monday saying the government has sought help from Interpol in finding Jho Low, the formerly very visible art buyer. Low has not been charged with any crime but the Malaysian authorities want to question him.