Auctions

Demonstration site. Hammer & Co is a fictional auction house; every lot, estimate, bid, result and provenance chain on this site is invented for the purpose of showing the design. No bid placed here is a real bid and nothing here is offered for sale.

Forthcoming sales

1. 

   HC-2601 Bidding open

   Old Master Paintings & European Works of Art

   Including property from three private collections

   Painting and sculpture from the sixteenth century to the close of the eighteenth, catalogued over four months. Lots close in sequence at two-minute intervals from the stated time; a bid inside the final three minutes extends that lot by three minutes.

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   Bidding opens

   Tuesday, September 1, 2026, 10:00 AM EDT

   Viewing

   August 29, 2026 – September 6, 2026

   Lots

   12 catalogued · 10 still open

   Sessions

   I, II · Online, with viewing at Hammer House

   Aggregate estimate

   $216,600 – 328,800

   Closes in 2d 11:02:05

   The sale & its programme Browse its 12 lots

2. 

   HC-2602 Bidding open

   Fine Jewellery, Watches & Silver

   Period and signed jewels, wristwatches and English silver

   Every coloured stone above one carat is offered with an independent laboratory report, and every watch has had its movement opened and examined by the department.

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   Bidding opens

   Thursday, September 3, 2026, 10:00 AM EDT

   Viewing

   September 2, 2026 – September 9, 2026

   Lots

   9 catalogued · 8 still open

   Sessions

   I · Online, with viewing at Hammer House

   Aggregate estimate

   $131,500 – 194,000

   Closes in 5d 10:02:05

   The sale & its programme Browse its 9 lots

3. 

   HC-2603 Not yet open

   Chinese & Asian Works of Art

   Ceramics, bronzes, jade and works on paper

   A live sale in two sessions, taken from the rostrum with telephone, absentee and online bidding. Lots marked ※ may require an export licence before leaving the United States.

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   The sale sits

   Sunday, September 13, 2026, 2:00 PM EDT

   Viewing

   September 9, 2026 – September 13, 2026

   Lots

   6 catalogued · 6 still open

   Sessions

   I, II · Hammer House, New York

   Aggregate estimate

   $55,200 – 85,800

   Opens in 9d 08:02:05

   The sale & its programme Browse its 6 lots

4. 

   HC-2604 Not yet open

   English & European Furniture, Clocks & Carpets

   Property from country houses and city apartments

   Restoration is normal in furniture of this age. The department reports it plainly and measures it: a replaced foot is described as a replaced foot.

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   Bidding opens

   Friday, September 18, 2026, 3:00 PM EDT

   Viewing

   September 15, 2026 – September 18, 2026

   Lots

   5 catalogued · 5 still open

   Sessions

   I · Online, with viewing at Hammer House

   Aggregate estimate

   $13,100 – 20,400

   Opens in 14d 09:02:05

   The sale & its programme Browse its 5 lots

5. 

   HC-2605 Not yet open

   Rare Books, Manuscripts & Cartography

   Printed books, autograph letters and maps

   Collations are given in full and defects are listed. This department sells at a reduced buyer’s premium of 25 per cent, as is customary in the book trade.

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   The sale sits

   Wednesday, September 30, 2026, 2:00 PM EDT

   Viewing

   September 26, 2026 – September 30, 2026

   Lots

   3 catalogued · 3 still open

   Sessions

   I · Hammer House, New York

   Aggregate estimate

   $5,100 – 8,400

   Opens in 26d 08:02:05

   The sale & its programme Browse its 3 lots

6. 

   HC-2606 Not yet open

   Modern & Contemporary Art

   Evening sale

   An evening sale of forty-two lots. Lots marked λ may attract an artist’s resale right where the sale falls within a jurisdiction that levies one.

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   The sale sits

   Wednesday, October 14, 2026, 7:00 PM EDT

   Viewing

   October 8, 2026 – October 14, 2026

   Lots

   4 catalogued · 4 still open

   Sessions

   I · Hammer House, New York

   Aggregate estimate

   $107,000 – 156,000

   Opens in 40d 13:02:05

   The sale & its programme Browse its 4 lots