From the archive | £16.2 million Vermeer led patchy sales https://www.theartnewspaper.com/2025/04/11/from-the-archive-%7C-%C2%A3162-million-vermeer-led-patchy-sales?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=mastodon #Artmarket #Auctions
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Billionaire collector Thomas Kaplan to sell Rembrandt drawing of a lion to raise funds for wildlife conservation https://www.theartnewspaper.com/2025/04/10/billionaire-collector-thomas-kaplan-to-sell-rembrandt-drawing-of-a-lion-to-raise-funds-for-wildlife-conservation?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=mastodon #Artmarket #Auctions
Dexy helped me catalog an auction win of outdoor magazines from the 50s and 50s. There was much sniffing.
I would probably eat much more frequently at Chinese buffets if I weighed myself on this scale.
“See? I’m not so bad.”
The guy sitting next to me at today’s auction won this for three bucks. I think he had a little bit of winner’s remorse, but he also loves a bargain so that helped even things out.
I came home empty-handed from today’s auction, but I did well on Thursday night. That haul is still in the garage to reduce its attic-fresh scent a bit.
Fittingly, I was listening to “Paradise by the Dashboard Light” on my drive to this morning’s North Star Auction.
A Skitler seen at tonight’s auction preview.
I wonder if anyone has made a Skump, Skance or Skusk yet?
Poisons and their antidotes, circa early 1940s.
This was the first I’ve heard of Paris Green, and it’s a doozy. https://www.ricentral.com/chariho_times/news/local_news/the-dangers-of-paris-green/article_b708ea20-1240-11eb-b1f0-a754a0cb66ed.html
Found in a small notebook won at this weekend’s North Star Auction.
AFP: Christie’s first AI art auction sees hits… and plenty of misses. “Christie’s first auction of art made by artificial intelligence (AI) ended Wednesday with mixed results, providing scant clues as to the future of the new and controversial medium. Fourteen of the 34 lots put on the block during the 14-day online auction either received no qualifying bids or were sold for less than the […]
https://rbfirehose.com/2025/03/24/afp-christies-first-ai-art-auction-sees-hits-and-plenty-of-misses/
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I got to hang with Frank Bartles and Ed Jaymes for a bit on Saturday.
Engadget: The 560-pound Twitter logo has sold for $34,000. “Twitter may be dead, but the 12-foot tall bird logo from its San Francisco headquarters will live on. The sign — one of two birds that formerly adorned Twitter’s office — has been sold at auction for $34,375. That’s a bit less than $40,000 auctioneers RR House estimated it would fetch, but is nonetheless a pricey piece of […]
https://rbfirehose.com/2025/03/23/engadget-the-560-pound-twitter-logo-has-sold-for-34000/
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I kinda-sorta wanted this 1947 FM 70-10 War Department Field Manual for Mountain Operations at yesterday’s auction, but so did two other guys. Alas.
As a North Dakotan, I’ve always been interested in learning how to operate a mountain.
#auctions #antiques #vintage #mountains #fieldmanual
But good new! It’s available on the Internet Archive so I can still learn how to make an improvised cableway for lowering command reconnaissance vehicles!
5hp with a kill switch because it goes fast. Sold for $725.
New on my blog: https://aspi.blog/2025/03/21/james-and-sons-march-auction-2/A look back at James and Sons' March auction and a large photo gallery.
#photography #auctions #banknotes #CigaretteCards #birds #insects #starlings #bees #ladybirds
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Sotheby’s to Auction Original E.T. Model Used in Steven Spielberg’s 1982 Sci-Fi Classic
#MovieNews #Movies #Auctions #ETTheExtraTerrestrial #StevenSpielberg
The Hollywood Reporter · Sotheby’s to Auction Original E.T. Model Used in Steven Spielberg’s 1982 Sci-Fi Classic
Egypt’s Ambitious Oil and Gas Plans https://www.byteseu.com/814832/ #auctions #economy #Egypt #Energy #exploration #Gas #investment #oil #petrochemicals #Production
Style Notes: The Louvre’s Answer to the Met Gala
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The Hollywood Reporter · Style Notes: The Louvre’s Answer to the Met Gala