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The Wemyss Ware Buyer’s Guide: 5 Classic Pieces You Need in Your Collection

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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. Much like any collector’s piece with an enchanting story, provenance plays a part in the desirability of Weymss Ware.

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Canaletto Masterpiece With Storied Provenance Poised to Break His Auction Record

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The post Canaletto Masterpiece With Storied Provenance Poised to Break His Auction Record appeared first on Artnet News. The 18th-century painting once hung in the offices of the U.K.'s s first prime minister.

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'The Golconda Blue' Could Make Auction History at Christie's Geneva This May

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Its royal provenance can be traced back to Yeshwant Rao Holkar, the Maharaja of Indore, a style icon of the 1920s and 1930s, whose passion for fine jewelry led him to work with design houses, such as Chaumet, Mauboussin and Harry Winston. Weighing in at 23.24 Credits: Photos courtesy of Christie’s Images Ltd.