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Christie’s to sell Cranach portrait after US museum and Jewish heirs make agreement over restitution
30 August 2024A portrait by Lucas Cranach the Elder (1472-1553) and his workshop which has been in an American museum since the 1960s will be offered at Christie’s New York in January following an agreement between the institution and the heirs of a Jewish collector.
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Babe Ruth’s ‘called shot’ New York Yankees jersey sets record for any sporting collectable
28 August 2024The 1932 World Series jersey sold at Heritage Auctions for $24.1m, setting a new high for any piece of sporting memorabilia
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Gun from Louis XIII’s famous cabinet sets a record for a wheellock firearm at auction
28 August 2024Result reflects quality and provenance of the remarkable weapon from a renowned collection
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George Jones generates majolica animal magic
27 August 2024The 14in (35cm) high giraffe and stag centrepiece, designed at the peak of the majolica boom c.1875, is considered the most coveted of all George Jones models.
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Ancient intaglio ring sparks bidding battle and sells at four times estimate
23 August 2024An ancient Greek ring with a provenance that included Prince Stanislas Poniatowski, William Beckford and a Seagram heiress sold for $30,000 (£23,000) at an auction in the US.
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Old Master flies to over 60 times estimate after 45 minute bidding battle
22 August 2024Following a contest involving hundreds of bidding increments, an early Netherlandish panel painting of ‘The Adoration of the Magi’ hammered for $332,000 (£256,000) at an auction in upstate New York this month.
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Hats off to Indiana Jones after famous fedora makes $500,000
21 August 2024The famous hat was one of many props from blockbuster films to appear at Propstore’s August auction
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Michael Jackson’s artwork pulled from Las Vegas sale at last minute
12 August 2024A US auction house that was forced to halt the sale of a collection of drawings by King of Pop Michael Jackson (1958- 2009) at the last minute has said it fully intends to sell the works at a later date.
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The Hobbit stands tall for new auction high
12 August 2024Spotlight on copy sold in superb Strutz collection – plus a look at other recent results for the Tolkien classic
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Pink Frankenstein shines in Strutz sale part one
12 August 2024William Strutz’s library built within his home in Bismarck, North Dakota, consisted of some 15,000 books, which the attorney began assembling while in college in the late 1950s
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Orpen portrait of muse and lover brings serious interest in New Jersey auction
05 August 2024The love affair between painter Sir William Orpen (1878-1931) and Evelyn St. George has always been a subject of great public interest.
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Buyer chooses Choisy-le-Roi
05 August 2024Following the Franco-Prussian War, when Alsace-Lorraine was annexed by Germany, workers at the Sarreguemines factory rejected German nationality and brought important technical skills and artistry to Choisy-le-Roi.
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Pressing concerns: Novelty swan-form iron attracts bidding battle in US auction
05 August 2024The swan-form sad iron is a favourite of iron collectors and has been much reproduced.
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Dress code of a dynasty
05 August 2024The colours and designs of Qing dynasty robes were designed to convey rank and entitlement.
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Norwegian dragon style swoops in
05 August 2024Spectacular gold dressing table set was made in the Arts & Crafts form inspired by Norse motifs
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Cactus vase pricked out in Denver
05 August 2024The latest sale of Fine & Decorative Arts at Morphy’s (20% buyer’s premium) in Denver, Pennsylvania featured many good examples of Amphora and Zsolnay.
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Glaze treasured on sale days
05 August 2024The pale blue hue known as clair-de-lune is one of the most treasured Qing monochrome glazes, and was reserved exclusively for imperial porcelains.
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Huntsmen vase rides to over 40 times estimate
05 August 2024This unusual famille rose ‘cong’ form vase is finely painted with scenes of huntsmen, two with camels and two on horses.
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Rago Wright buys Poster Auctions International and expands further into collectables market
01 August 2024US auction firm Rago Wright has bought Poster Auctions International and at the same time launched a new auction house focusing on pop culture collectables.
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Lafayette’s gift to George Washington: Important visual record of the Bastille comes to auction
30 July 2024A sketch of the Bastille executed only weeks after it fell during the French Revolution has emerged at auction in the US.
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