Marie Antoinette’s Candelabras, the Duke and Duchess of Windsor’s Sofa, and Other Finery From the Hôtel Lambert Are Headed to Auction

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Marie Antoinette’s Candelabras, the Duke and Duchess of Windsor’s Sofa, and Other Finery From the Hôtel Lambert Are Headed to Auction

Luxury objets d'art from the storied palace are currently on a world tour.

By Vittoria Benzine, Aug 22, 2022

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‘They Are Thieves of Time’: Dismayed Paleontologists Speak Out Against the Booming Market for Dinosaur Skeletons

“If an oligarch buys a dinosaur skeleton and puts it in the foyer of one of his mansions, then it is effectively lost to science,” one expert said.

By Artnet News, Aug 22, 2022

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Sotheby’s First Auction in Singapore in 15 Years Hopes to Exceed $10 Million—and Reignite Interest in Southeast Asian Art

The auctioneer began offering the category in Singapore way back in 1996.

By Vivienne Chow, Aug 18, 2022

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Joan Didion’s Art Collection Is Headed to a Tiny Upstate New York Auction House, With Works by Ed Ruscha, Jennifer Bartlett, and Others

The late author's desk is also on offer.

By Sarah Cascone, Aug 12, 2022

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Andy Warhol Made Some Very Unusual Paintings When He Was in Art School. Now His Family May Be Trying to Bring Them to Auction

Warhol made the works while studying at the Carnegie Institute in the 1940s.

By Eileen Kinsella, Aug 11, 2022

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Michael Jordan’s Game-Worn Chicago Bulls Jersey From His Final NBA Championship Run Could Fetch $5 Million at Sotheby’s

Jordan wore the jersey during the Chicago Bulls's "last dance" run at a title, which resulted in a win over the Utah Jazz.

By Artnet News, Aug 10, 2022

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Auction Veteran Simon de Pury Explains the Bold Business Model for His Latest Auction, Designed to Benefit Artists Above All

The auction presents works exclusively by women artists made in the past three years.

By Eileen Kinsella, Aug 9, 2022

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Pew! Pew! Han Solo’s Original ‘Blaster’ Gun From ‘Star Wars’ Is Heading to Auction, With an Ewok-Sized Low Estimate of $300,000

The prop DL-44 Heavy Blaster Pistol is estimated to go for up to half a million—but could fetch much more.

By Caroline Goldstein, Jul 28, 2022

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Sotheby’s Will Host an Auction in Singapore for the First Time in 15 Years as the Art Business Seeks to Cultivate New Asian Clientele

The global art market is hustling to diversify its activities in Asia.

By Vivienne Chow, Jul 21, 2022

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One of the First of Its Kind, Phillips’s Generative Art Sale Fails to, Ahem, Generate Strong Sales, Dampened in Part by June’s Crypto Crash

The art historical, highly curated sale failed to soar, and many works did not find buyers.

By Anna Sansom, Jul 21, 2022

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Sotheby’s Will Shoot for the Moon with a Multimillion-Dollar Sale of Buzz Aldrin’s Personal Belongings Later This Month

Included in the sale is the broken circuit breaker that almost doomed Apollo 11—and the pen Aldrin used to fix it.

By Artnet News, Jul 19, 2022

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A Vampire-Hunting Kit Purportedly From the 19th Century Sells for $20,000 in the U.K., Exploding Its Meager $2,400 Estimate

The hunting kit went to a collector in the U.K.

By Sarah Cascone, Jul 15, 2022

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Phillips Announces a Record $746 Million in Auction and Private Sales for First Half of 2022, Another Sign of the Peaking Art Market

The auction house also revealed the opening of its first Los Angeles outpost.

By Eileen Kinsella, Jul 15, 2022

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Sotheby’s Sold a Jean Prouvé Table for $1.6 Million Last Month—But Didn’t Mention It Might Contain Asbestos

An eagle-eyed antique dealer realized there was more to the "Granipoli concrete" table than met the eye.

By Sarah Cascone, Jul 14, 2022

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Christie’s Reports Total Sales Hit $4.1 Billion in the First Half of 2022, Its Best Performance Since 2015

Still, clouds were gathering on the horizon with respect to Asian buyers and NFT sales.

By Eileen Kinsella, Jul 12, 2022