HIGHLIGHT-VIDEOS, JUNI-AUKTIONEN 2024
CUNO UND FERDINAND
EIN FASZINIERENDES PORTRÄT VON FERDINAND HODLER
Zum ersten Mal konnten zwei Versionen eines historischen Porträts von Ferdinand Hodler von Cuno Amiet nebeneinander verglichen werden.
A beautiful watch: Patek Philippe ref. 1518
A PIECE OF WATCHMAKING HISTORY
Watch expert Alexander Kostmann presents the Patek Philippe reference 1518 from circa 1950 in our 17 June auction and explains why it is considered a crown jewel for watch collectors.
REITER VOR DER EWIGKEIT
ROMANTISCHE LANDSCHAFT MIT REITERN: MARIANNE VON WEREFKIN
Jara Koller präsentiert eines ihrer Lieblingswerke in der Auktion, eine Landschaft mit Reitern von Marianne von Werefkin.
'ARTEMIS' THE FOREST DWELLER
A 150-million-year-old sprinting herbivore
Christian Link and Yolanda Schicker-Siber present this astonishingly complete and beautiful skeleton of a Dryosaurus, and discuss what it may actually have looked like back in the Jurassic period.
DOROTHY IX: MANOLO VALDÉS
EIN MONUMENTALES MEISTERSTÜCK
Clarisse Doge stellt uns die Technik und Philosophie hinter diesem monumentalen Werk eines der bedeutendsten zeitgenössischen Künstler vor.
EXISTS TO DESTROY, DESTROYS TO EXIST
TWO AUTHENTIC H. R. GIGER 'ALIEN' ARTEFACTS
In the 'Out of This World IV' auction, a vintage 1978 'Alien' hand and a 2017 'Alien' puppet will be offered. Christian Link tells their stories.
A REAL PIECE OF THE MOON
GIANT LUNAR METEORITE
This moon meteorite of over 2 kilos is a rare and fascinating piece of Earth's only natural satellite.
TINY TEETH, BIG BITE
DIPLOCAULUS SKULL
Yolanda Schicker-Siber examines the 250 million-year-old skull of one of the most successful predators of the late Permian period.
LIGHTNING TURNED TO GLASS
FORKED FULGURITE
When lightning strikes sand, it very rarely turns it into glass, in a shape which the ancients called 'Zeus's beard'. Yolanda Schicker-Siber and Christian Link discuss a piece that is extremely rare due to its large size.
STUNNING GEMS
RUBIES, DIAMONDS AND SAPPHIRES
Koller's jewellery specialist discusses some of the highlights in the June auction with Christian Link.