Maine Antique Digest

APRIL 30, 2024

When Dan Morean of Morean Auctions, Brimfield, Massachusetts, closed his online auction February 25, a Perone Beer cone-top quart can had sold for $58,710 (includes buyer’s premium) after 51 bids. According to Morean, that’s an auction record for a beer can. The Morean Auctions’ description called it “A Grail can

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Artnet News

APRIL 19, 2024

The post A Floral Still Life by Florine Stettheimer Shatters Her Auction Record appeared first on Artnet News. The paintings is just one of 10 Stettheimer works that have come to market.

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Artnet News

MAY 21, 2024

The post This Newly Restored Quentin Metsys Painting Is Poised to Shatter His Auction Record appeared first on Artnet News. The painting went off the radar for centuries and has now been restored to its earlier glory.

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Auction Central News

SEPTEMBER 26, 2024

CHICAGO – A new world auction record for a work by Gertrude Abercrombie was set at Freeman’s Hindman in its September 25 Post War and Contemporary Art sale. Titled The Magician and dating to 1956, the oil on Masonite featured the mysterious Surrealist imagery for which Abercrombie (1909-1977) is known.

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Artnet News

MARCH 11, 2024

The post This $5 Million Civil War-Era Stamp Could Smash an Auction Record appeared first on Artnet News. The rare piece will be offered in a sale of Pimco founder William H. Gross's renowned philatelic collection.

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Maine Antique Digest

MARCH 11, 2025

Sothebys and Christies, New York City Photos courtesy Sothebys and Christies After the sale of the Danner memorial window for $12,480,000 (see sidebar) during Sothebys evening auction of modern art on November 18, which set a new auction record for Tiffany Studios, more than $20 million was spent in December on three

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Maine Antique Digest

NOVEMBER 18, 2024

Brunk Auctions, Asheville, North Carolina Photos courtesy Brunk Auctions Record-breaking rainstorms followed by Hurricane Helene forced the delay of the planned September 28 sale of a rare copy of the 1787 United States Constitution at Brunk Auctions.

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Maine Antique Digest

SEPTEMBER 20, 2024

Coeur d’Alene Art Auction, Reno, Nevada Photos courtesy Coeur d’Alene Art Auction Setting the standard once again for Western art at auction, Coeur d’Alene Art Auction surpassed the $17.5 Multiple auction records for artists million mark during its July 27 event in Reno, Nevada.

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Maine Antique Digest

FEBRUARY 5, 2025

On December 22 a Brown Derby flat-top instructional beer can sold for $93,600 (includes buyers premium) at an auction conducted by Morean Auctions, Brimfield, Massachusetts. That price establishes a new auction record price for a beer can. The auction listing The estimate was $40,000/60,000.

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Maine Antique Digest

DECEMBER 5, 2024

Shannon’s Fine Art Auctioneers, Milford, Connecticut, established a new auction record for artist Alfred T. Bricher (1837-1908) on October 24. Morning at Narragansett—The Turn of the Tide sold for $337,500 (includes buyer’s premium); the estimate was $150,000/200,000.

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Artnet News

JUNE 26, 2024

After decades of quiet work, her evocative paintings breaking auction records and surpassing high estimates mark a sensational turn in the artist’s career. The post Who is Takako Yamaguchi, the Under-Sung Painter Causing a Frenzy at Auction? appeared first on Artnet News.

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Artnet News

FEBRUARY 12, 2025

The painting could set an auction record for portrait of a male sitter by the Polish artist. The post ‘Seductive’ Tamara de Lempicka Portrait Resurfaces on the Market After 40 Years appeared first on Artnet News.

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Artnet News

DECEMBER 22, 2024

The painter has played by his own rules and hit an auction record of $8 million, in 2021. The post How Huang Yuxings Fluorescent Landscapes Are Captivating Collectors Worldwide appeared first on Artnet News.

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Artnet News

OCTOBER 11, 2024

The stampede for the animal sculptures smashed a handful of auction records. The post Lalanne Sculptures Make a Clean Sweep at Auction, Netting $59 Million appeared first on Artnet News.

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Artnet News

DECEMBER 27, 2024

million auction record in 2023. A major museum show began traveling internationally in 2021, and she set a $3.6 The post Lynette Yiadom-Boakye Tops 2024 Art Sales With Her Poetic, Timeless Portraits appeared first on Artnet News.

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Maine Antique Digest

JUNE 24, 2024

Cordier Auctions in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, achieved a new world auction record for New Mexico landscape painter Louisa McElwain (1953-2013). During Cordier’s May 16 auction, McElwain’s Song of the High Desert sold for $48,360 (includes buyer’s premium). The previous record for a McElwain

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Artnet News

JULY 1, 2024

This bold rug is an updated version of the work that set the artist's auction record. The post Work of the Week: Jordy Kerwick’s ‘Le Tigre’ (2022) appeared first on Artnet News.

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Artnet News

MAY 8, 2024

The artist’s auction record was set in 2022 for a 1960 "Bambus" that sculpture sold for $34,856. The post Work of the Week: Ione Saldanha’s ‘Sem título (Untitled)’ appeared first on Artnet News.

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Artnet News

APRIL 16, 2024

The artist's work at Expo Chicago sold for $135,000, besting his auction record. The post Work of the Week: Nir Hod’s ‘One Hundred Years Is Not Enough’ appeared first on Artnet News.

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WorthPoint

NOVEMBER 20, 2024

The post Watch from Titanic Survivors Sets Auction Record appeared first on WorthPoint. When not writing or walking her snorty pug, Penny, she enjoys yard sales, flea markets, and badminton. WorthPoint—Discover.

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Auction Central News

MARCH 28, 2024

Just months after achieving a massive new auction record for Purvis Young (1943-2010), Akiba Galleries is offering another large-scale work by the African American Outsider artist. Young, who […] The post Purvis Young’s ‘Angels Free Us’ leads our five lots to watch appeared first on Auction Central News.

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The Art Newspaper

MARCH 19, 2025

The work sold at Christies New York, almost quadrupling its $3.5m high estimate, as South Asian Modern art crests a wave

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The Art Newspaper

MARCH 19, 2025

His Sunflowers painting does not make the listand there are other surprises too

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WorthPoint

AUGUST 21, 2024

Image Source: Goldin Auctions Just months after its latest record-breaking auction, Kenner’s 1979 Boba Fett rocket-firing prototype has achieved a new world auction record. million—more than double its previous record—making it the most expensive toy ever.

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Harrison Appraisals

MAY 28, 2019

A quick check auction records reveal that copies of Dürer’s “Maria von einem Engel gekrönt” have sold at auction in both Switzerland and Germany for between $4,600 and $5,600 per print. The post Early German Engraving Found at French Flea Market first appeared on Harrison Appraisals, LLC | Appraisal Firm | Westminster MD.

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Jewelry Judge

MAY 22, 2024

carat fancy red diamond called the "Argyle Phoenix" stole the show last week at Phillips' "Geneva Jewels Auction: Two." million and cemented two auction records — the highest price AND the highest price-per-carat ever achieved for a fancy red diamond.

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Jewelry Judge

MAY 6, 2024

A gold watch worn by John Jacob Astor, the wealthiest passenger on the ill-fated Titanic, recently set an auction record as the most expensive piece of Titanic memorabilia. " That was nearly 10 times the high estimate established by British auction house Aldridge & Son. An American private collector paid $1.5

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WorthPoint

MAY 28, 2024

This 104 ounce bar was once easy to find and is now much rarer than it’s smaller cousin looking at auction records. What is the premium for this gargantuan salvaged relic that began this trek from CA 170 years ago and is to be auctioned at Goldberg’s? Gold has fared much better.

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Invaluable

JULY 10, 2024

Mark Rothko’s piece, Orange, Red, Yellow , even set an auction record in the post-war category when it sold for close to $87 million in 2012. As the century advanced, though, the formerly dismissed color field painting was embraced by critics and enthusiasts.

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Invaluable

JUNE 10, 2024

In 2004, a world auction record was set for Weymss Ware, when a Scottish collector bid almost £70,000 (around $86,715) at a Sotheby’s auction for two sleeping piglets produced by the original Fife pottery.

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Artnet News

MAY 2, 2024

The post The Original ‘Harry Potter’ Cover Drawing Is Set to Smash Auction Records appeared first on Artnet News. The watercolor is estimated to sell for as much as $600,000 at Sotheby’s New York.

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Prime Appraisals

NOVEMBER 22, 2023

Appraisers dig into history books, auction records, and other sources. They check out its condition, age, and any marks or features that make it special. This is like the appraiser getting to know the item personally. Research: Then comes the research part. They look for similar items to see what they sold for.

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WorthPoint

FEBRUARY 10, 2025

million in 2010 , the highest auction price for any instrument at that time. The auction record set by Molitor was soon surpassed, howeverthe Lady Blunt sold for $15.9 The Molitor, made in 1697the very beginning of the Golden Period sold for $3.6 million in 2011.

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