The art market travels on autopilot. Starting from Italy  (28-29 November) Il Ponte auctioned off the Modern and Contemporary art auction: totaling 5.5 million euros and three world record prices for as many Italian artists: Ennio Morlotti (Collina a Imbersago  201 thousand euros) Bruno Munari (Buccia di Eva 176 thousand) Edgardo Mannucci (Spirale 18.5 thousand). Worth mentioning is the internationally brilliant achievement by Hans Hartung (T1962-E44, 252 thousand).

Great success for the Magnificent Jewels' sale of Il Ponte auction house held at Palazzo Crivelli on 30 November and 1st December.  What immediately jumps to the eye is the total of 3.5 million euros realised by the department. There was a revaluation of 128% on the estimates and 85% of lots sold. "Sparkling", among others, the white classified E marquise-cut diamond weighing 7.45 ct (hammered down at 252.000 euros).

Il Ponte auction house at Palazzo Crivelli enters the auction semester  with the Antique Furnishings and Paintings sale which ends with a turnover exceeding 2 million euros, 80% of lots sold and a  revaluation on reserve prices of 162%. On the notes inspired by the Flemish painting "Concerto all'aperto" (Open-air Concert) dating to the 17th century (€ 163.800), an enthusiastic crescendo for the four auction sessions starting with from the ouverture, featuring two marble busts of Roman Emperors Marco Aurelio (€ 151.200) and Augustus (€ 113.200) by a sculptor of the late 18th - early 19th century.

The first auction of Il Ponte's second semester, dedicated to Antique and Artist's Books closed with a sale result of € 440.000 and 86% of lots sold. Highlighted as top lot of the sale -  unexpectedly,  as it wasn't among the lots reported pre-auction - the booklet of twenty-eight autographed musical scores which had belonged to Carolina Verri and was signed, among others, by Richard Wagner, Gioacchino Rossini, Giuseppe Verdi and Arturo Toscanini. Indeed a true gem in the publishing world, sold for 32.7 thousand euros.

The three sessions dedicated to the Decorative Arts of the 20th Century and Design on 28, 29 and 30 June close the semester of auctions for the Milanese Il Ponte, with rare works, collector's items and winners of illustrious prizes, from Franco Albini , Enzo Mari, Ettore Sottsass, Gaetano Pesce, Pietro Chiesa, Mario Ceroli, Osvaldo Borsani, Gio Ponti, Carlo Scarpa, and many others. The total? Over one million euros.

A diamond is forever, records are meant to be broken. Il Ponte records a record turnover for the Jewelry department, whose auction of 25 and 26 May 2023 totaled over € 5.4 million euros, with 203% revaluation on estimates and 93% of lots sold. Great raises and awards in the Jewelry auction held in Milan by Il Ponte. Starting from the Agrati Collection, which tripled its starting values.

The Modern and Contemporary Art of Il Ponte auction house closes with a turnover of over € 6.1 million, the numbers speak of a 204% revaluation on estimates and 91% of lots sold. Three internationally renowned names illuminate the Palazzo Crivelli auction: Lucio Fontana with the glazed terracotta “Concetto spazio” of 1963-64 (€ 453,600), Mario Schifano with “Cielo per A.” of 1964 (€ 327,600) and again the white marble by Igor Mitoraj entitled “Stella”, year 1981 (€ 302,400).

Back in Italy, great pictorial works and very rare statues make up the auction of Furniture and Old Master Paintings that Il Ponte auction house is scheduled for 28, 29 and 30 March. Starting from the statuary, where the seventeenth-century “Ratto di Proserpina” by the sculptor Giovanni Battista Buzzi known as Viggiù stands out (estimate 25 - 30 thousand) [...] The painting chapter spans over four centuries.

Prestigious volumes and unpublished rarities have launched the first semester of auctions at the Il Ponte auction house. The auction reached a turnover of €490,000, with 90% of lots sold and 120% revaluation on estimates. From fifteenth-century incunabula to precious editions of contemporary literature, the proposal curated by the department is confirmed to be highly appreciated by bibliophiles from all over the world.

Arts of the 20th Century and Jewels dominate the auctions in Italy. Active auction houses reported excellent results in 2022 in various sectors, even niche ones, as long as there is research and quality [...] But, in any sector, what collectors are hunting for is quality. «Growth concerns all sectors» explains Rossella Novarini, director of Il Ponte. «The secret is in intercepting the inclinations of the customer, who has a desire for "fanciful" things and innovative proposals, while drawing on tradition, enhancing what is undervalued.