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Giving Back Earlier this month, Phillips welcomed nearly 100 guests to support God’s Love We Deliver’s first Arts for Love print series event. This new initiative combines art’s creativity with God’s Love We Deliver’s mission to raise awareness, volunteerism, and much-needed funds to advance the health of our New York Community. This event took place during the Modern & Contemporary Art preview at Phillips New York and featured limited-edition prints for sale by iconic photographer Dawoud Bey and renowned artist Ross Bleckner — with all proceeds benefitting God’s Love We Deliver. A few of these limited-edition prints are now available for purchase online here: https://ow.ly/8RNS50UfbbQ

⌚ The #AlpineEagle 41 XP Time For Art, set to go under the hammer in December 2024 in New York at Phillips. The auction supports the Swiss Institute, a non-profit promoting contemporary art. Channelling the spirit of the iconic #Chopard collection, it comes in #LucentSteel™ with a rare straw marquetry dial and the ultra-thin L.U.C Calibre 96.17-L movement. A culmination of Artistic Crafts and watchmaking expertise. 🥼 Chopard Co-President Karl-Friedrich Scheufele comments on this remarkable project: "TimeForArt is a unique opportunity to put the spotlight on our highly qualified Artisans through a project that supports the vitality of the art world. “ The timepiece features an unprecedented straw marquetry dial, a first for Chopard, where each intricately crafted strand takes the shape of a feather, embodying the collection’s noble identity. These strands, meticulously arranged in varying sizes, thicknesses, and shades, create a stunning ensemble reminiscent of an eagle’s eye view soaring over the skyscrapers of New York City – the iconic location for the upcoming TimeForArt auction taking place on December 7. #FreshFromOurAteliers #TimeForArt2024 #ChopardWatch #SwissMade #LuxuryWatch

TimeForArt Returns: The Only Charity Watch Auction Dedicated to Supporting Contemporary Art Following the resounding success of its 2022 debut, the Swiss Institute’s TimeForArt auction is set to make a dazzling return this December, once again bringing collectors, watch enthusiasts, and art lovers together for a cause that marries the intricate world of watchmaking with contemporary art. Read more: https://ow.ly/Wy9350Uj61W

Coming to auction: the one-of-a-kind Bvlgari Octo Finissimo Chronograph GMT Sketch TimeForArt Edition at Phillips’ New York Watch Auction: XI on December 7 at 3pm EST. All proceeds benefit TimeForArt and the Swiss Institute. Created to celebrate Bvlgari’s 140th anniversary, this unique Octo Finissimo Chronograph GMT Sketch piece reimagines the iconic Octo Finissimo with an illustrated dial, revealing the movement’s back in lieu of the dial. The timepiece features a 43mm satin-polished rose gold case with a slimness of 8.75mm to elegantly house its GMT chronograph complications. The open caseback reveals the original BVL 318 caliber with special marking “esemplare unico 1/1” and the “TimeForArt”logo. Discover more at https://bit.ly/49fda4C #Bvlgari #BvlgariWatches #OctoFinissimo

The 13th and final unique Classic Fusion Takashi Murakami Black Ceramic Rainbow NFT series was sold at Phillips TOKI Watch Auction in Hong Kong for HKD 2'095'500 including the buyer’s premium, offered by Phillips, smashing the original estimate of HKD 450'000 by multiple times. Hublot is proud and honored to be able to make this gesture towards Fond'Action contre le cancer, one of the Switzerland’s leading foundations in cancer research. #Hublot

Phillips’ Modern & Contemporary Art Evening Sale In Hong Kong Realises HK$171 Million/ US$22 Million Yoshitomo Nara’s 'Baby Blue' Leads Auction at HK$45 Million/ US$5.8 Million, With New World Auction Record Set for Li Hei Di TOP TEN LOTS Yoshitomo Nara, 'Baby Blue', 1999 sold for HK$45,220,000. Sanyu, 'Reclining Nude, with Raised Knee II'', 1950/1960s sold for HK$42,800,000. Nicolas Party, 'Mountains', 2023 sold for HK$13,760,000. Pierre Soulages, 'Peinture 202 x 143 cm, 25 septembre 1967', 1967 sold for HK$11,098,000. Yoshitomo Nara, 'Fountain of Life', 2001/2014 sold for HK$10,130,000. Liu Ye, Mondrian, 'Hello', 2002 sold for HK$7,366,000. Yayoi Kusama, 'Watermelon and Fork', 1989 sold for HK$6,985,000. Kazuo Shiraga, 'Yumeuranai', 1999 sold for HK$5,842,000. Wang Guangle, 'Terrazzo 2004.4-6', 2004 sold for HK$4,826,000. Kohei Nawa, 'PixCell-Deer #10', 2008 sold for HK$4,064,000. WORLD AUCTION RECORDS Li Hei Di, 'Orange Swim', 2021 sold for HK$1,206,500.

Hosted by Tania Bryer, ‘The Art of Appreciation’ meets the new generation of artists, dealers and experts shaping the future of London’s art market. Among the features of the episode is HOFA’s recent exhibition, ‘Spaces’, presented in collaboration with PhillipsX. This selection of works from Ana Maria Caballero, Emily Xie, Joseph Klibansky, Krista Kim, Shirin Abedinirad, Sougwen Chung, Random International and Refik Anadol’s Winds of Yawanawa. ‘The Art of Appreciation’ premieres tonight at 22:00 GMT on CNBC. Watch the trailer here: https://ow.ly/yIkV50Ubckr

Phillips' New York Evening Sale of Modern & Contemporary Art Realizes $54 Million, Led By Post-War and Contemporary Masters   Jackson Pollock Leads Auction at $15.3 Million, With New World Auction Records Set for Li Hei Di and Derek Fordjour TOP TEN LOTS  Jackson Pollock, 'Untitled', circa 1948 sold for $15,335,000. Cy Twombly, 'Crimes of Passion I', 1960 sold for $6,110,000. Jeff Koons, 'Two Ball Total Equilibrium Tank (Spalding Dr. J Silver Series)', 1985 sold for $3,569,000. Andy Warhol, 'Self-Portrait', 1981 sold for $3,448,000. Alighiero Boetti, 'Mappa', 1989 sold for $3,085,000. Pablo Picasso, 'Buste d'homme', 1964 sold for $3,085,000. Elizabeth Peyton, 'Kurt (sunglasses)', 1995 sold for $2,359,000. Andy Warhol, 'Shadow', 1978 sold for $2,238,000. Keith Haring, 'Untitled', 1982 sold for $2,238,000. Matthew Wong, 'Untitled', 2017 sold for $1,754,000. AUCTION RECORDS  Li Hei Di, 'Unfolding a flood', 2022 sold for $127,000. Derek Fordjour, 'Twelve Tribes', 2021 sold for $1,143,000.

PERSPECTIVES: An Afternoon with Phillip Lim The lauded designer talks to Phillips about how he collects and what he'd love to own from our Modern & Contemporary Art auctions in New York. Read more: https://ow.ly/MWy850U9r4w

Ellen von Unwerth on How to Take a Sexy Polaroid The Bavarian model-turned-photographer tells the stories behind her most iconic shots — 16 of which will go on auction this month at Phillips. Read more: https://ow.ly/9JPO50U7Ugc