Editor’s picks | | | Two very different subjects appear on this 2,500-year-old Attic black-figured amphora (a two-handled Greek jar). On one side is the hero Herakles, in fierce battle with the three-headed, triple-bodied monster Geryon; and on the other is Dionysos, the god of wine and merriment, carrying a drinking vessel and surrounded by satyrs View Lot Estimate: £200,000-300,000 3 July, London | | | | The American painter N.C. Wyeth provided illustrations for a 1911 edition of Robert Louis Stevenson’s Treasure Island, which was reissued 70 years later. This copy of the 1981 edition has a watercolour on the half-title page by the artist Andrew Wyeth, the illustrator’s son, which he painted as a gift to a family friend View Lot Estimate: $6,000-8,000 until 27 June, Online | | | | Cuvée Charles III was created by Château Smith Haut Lafitte to celebrate the visit of King Charles III and Queen Camilla to the winery in September 2023. Six bottles of this unique, secret blend of red Bordeaux are being auctioned (in three lots of two), with the proceeds of the sale going to The King’s Trust Group charity View Lot Estimate: £4,000-12,000 until 20 June, Online | | | | In this waterside landscape by the 18th-century German artist Jacob Philipp Hackert, a crowd has gathered to watch dancers outside a customs house, with boats moored nearby. The painter shows his skill at depicting contrasting sources of illumination: the cold, clear moonlight on the still water, and the raging flames of the fire View Lot Estimate: £40,000-60,000 3 July, London | | | Browse Auctions | |
