Fraud-Charged Salander Art to Sell at Auction Ahead of Sentence

NEW YORK.- Christie’s International plans to sell Renaissance and 19th-century European sculpture and paintings recovered from what prosecutors called one of the biggest art frauds in New York State history. The auction of artwork from the defunct Salander- O’Reilly Galleries is scheduled for June 9, according to Christie’s. The 130 lots, including works attributed to the Flemish master Peter Paul Rubens and “the studio of El Greco,” is expected to raise more than $2.5 million, Christie’s said. Proceeds will benefit [...]

Princess Diana’s Family Offers Painting by Peter Paul Rubens in $30 million Sale at Christie’s

LONDON.- The family of Princess Diana will auction a painting by Flemish master Peter Paul Rubens as part of a clearout sale valued at $30 million designed to ensure the financial future of the Althorp estate. Earl Spencer, Diana’s brother, is head of the estate, and plans to marry for a third time later this year, according to newspaper reports. Diana, who was married to heir-to-the-throne Prince Charles, was killed in a car crash in Paris in 1997. The highlights [...]