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Insights on Auction Sales: A Million Dollar NBA Card, 1973 Trans Am

WorthPoint

million the same card brought in 2021, it’s still a solid leap from the $468,000 seen in 2016. Still, the fossil was remarkably well-preserved, with about 80–85% original material and professionally restored details. The second highest card in the auction was a 1955 Topps Roberto Clemente rookie, graded PSA 9 , which fetched $732,000.

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The Story Behind an Epic Lincoln Collection

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Money, management, and misunderstandings became too much, and the museum ended the partnership in 2021. Other museums, collectors, and history buffs all eagerly anticipated the sale since it was the first time in decades that some materials would be available outside museum exhibits and private collections.

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Antiques Road Trip USA: Hawaii

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This historically significant Pearl Harbor USS Arizona Life Ring sold for $84,000 in 2021. Some vintage Hawaiian shirt material was super thin to keep cool and comfortable, but as a result, some of these tops don’t always stand the test of time. Hawaii is home to the US Pacific Fleet, the world’s largest naval command.

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Saudi Arabia helps cultural businesses reach global audiences

The Art Newspaper

Founded in 2021, the Cultural Development Fund seeks to “enrich Saudi Arabia’s cultural landscape”. The collection features works crafted from locally sourced, sustainable materials, reimagined through a contemporary lens–including palm weaving, beadwork and leatherwork.

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Strategic or speculative? Once again, art investment funds are on the rise

The Art Newspaper

Between 2001 and 2021, Hoffman oversaw nine art investment funds, running for five- to ten-year terms and on average achieving a 15% compound annualised return on its blue-chip funds, he says. “I Access to primary market works is easier in a tough market, as once protective galleries “want to sell to anybody”, Hoffman says.

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A Hobby with Teeth: Collecting Decorative Hair Combs

WorthPoint

Hair combs made from precious materials and by prominent companies will likely always hold value, and prices reflect that. Hair combs eventually became more detailed and were crafted from natural materials, including coral , gemstones , horn, ivory, jet, pearls, and precious metals, and often decorated with intricate patterns.

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Artistic Mediums of 2025: Where Touch and Technique Meet

Invaluable

Both collectors and curators are sharpening their eye for the material and physical aspects of both emerging and established talents. DappRadar reports that since 2021 the market for these digitally born creations has plummeted by 93%. Soon, though, the NFT art market crashed. Sold for $75,000 USD via Ahlers & Ogletree Inc.