June 1: Spring Sales Achieve $1.8B Across Christie's, Sotheby's, and Phillips
New York's May spring auction season has concluded with $1.8 billion across Christie's, Sotheby's, and Phillips.

In this episode:
- Christie's posts $1.1B evening session; Pollock's "Number 7A, 1948" realizes $181M
- Sotheby's finishes at $909M; Rothko's "Brown and Blacks in Red" at $85.8M
- Phillips posts $115M, more than double its 2025 total
- Sotheby's High Jewelry sale achieves $31.4M with 95% sell-through
- 73.11-carat Fancy Vivid Yellow diamond by Glenn Spiro leads June 9th Magnificent Jewels
- Heritage Auctions spring sale features signed Hermes Birkin
- Christie's Paris announces dedicated Hermes handbag auction for June
- Centre Pompidou Hanwha opens in Seoul on June 4th
- John Armleder receives carte blanche at Musee d'Art et d'Histoire, Geneva
- The Market by Bonhams: 2009 Ferrari California ~$34,000 | 2018 Jaguar F-Type ~$20,000 | 1991 Porsche 944 Turbo ~$8,000
- Week ahead: RM Sotheby's Bavaria (Thu-Fri), Sotheby's Magnificent Jewels (June 9)

Links:
- ALT/FNDATA: https://www.altfndata.com
- Sotheby's Magnificent Jewels June 9: https://www.sothebys.com/en/digital-catalogues/magnificent-jewels-3
- Centre Pompidou Hanwha: https://www.artsy.net/article/artsy-editorial-inside-centre-pompidou-hanwha-seouls-newest-museum
- John Armleder at MAH Geneva: https://news.artnet.com/art-world/john-m-armleder-mah-geneva-2776555

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