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Insights on Auction Sales: Freddy Mercury’s Jacket, a Prehistoric Mug

WorthPoint

We thought it would be a great idea for him to select some of his favorite sold items and explain why those sales stood out to him. Take a look at his thoughts on a few of our partners’ recent sales. In total, Omega’s 520-lot event generated $620,705.65, a solid outcome for an international sale held during a typically slow U.S.

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Insights on Auction Sales: Steven Tyler Piano, Kobe Bryant Card

WorthPoint

We thought it would be a great idea for him to select some of his favorite sold items and explain why those sales stood out to him. Take a look at his thoughts on a few of our partners’ recent sales. Brockelman Auctions recently concluded a major vintage card sale featuring 572 lots and totaling $211,035.

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Insights on Auction Sales: Princess Diana, Porcelain Gasoline Sign

WorthPoint

We thought it would be a great idea for him to select some of his favorite sold items and explain why those sales stood out to him. Take a look at his thoughts on a few of our partners’ recent sales. The royal sale brought in $5,222,710 across 312 lots, with an average lot value of $16,739.46.

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Tiny Tiles, Grand Stories: The Allure of Micromosaics

Invaluable

There’s also crossover appeal when it comes to potential sale at auction, drawing in collectors of jewelry, wearable art and antiques in general. Even the smallest 19th century micromosaic pieces, such as jewelry, can fetch between $1,500 – $6,000+ if they’re rare or in good condition. Condition is paramount.

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Commercial goes pastoral: the draw of showing art in the open air

The Art Newspaper

The Wiltshire gallery attracts 150 to 200 visitors a day and large-scale sculpture shows are the biggest draw, alongside regular talks and symposiums, says its founder Johnny Messum. You lose some of the urgency for sales here, but you can be a place where things happen first,” he adds. Education is a key component.

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Revealed: how Van Gogh's nephew exchanged two of the artist's drawings for butter and bacon

The Art Newspaper

© Martin Bailey In early 1945, just before the end of the Second World War, Vincent van Gogh’s nephew gave two of the artist’s drawings to the owner of a cheese business—in exchange for 35 packets of butter and a little meat. Van Gogh never found a buyer for the drawings and they later passed down to his nephew. By the 1930s V.W.

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No more business-as-usual: Art Basel demonstrates how dealers can adapt to thrive

The Art Newspaper

This year is no different—but even Art Basel is not impervious to market conditions and factors like rapidly developing trade wars, international conflict and threats of recession. For now, Art Basel’s reputation for quality and importance in the art market continues to draw in more seasoned collectors, but that may change in years to come.