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Chicago’s Art on the Mart Unveils 2024 Season Featuring Nora Turato’s Wry Text Works

Artnet News

The organization recently named Dr. Raphael Gygax as the inaugural curator of digital art. The post Chicago’s Art on the Mart Unveils 2024 Season Featuring Nora Turato’s Wry Text Works appeared first on Artnet News.

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Donley Auctions Vintage Stereo & Audio Auction May 11

The Journal of Antiques and Collectibles

Donley Auctions: Bid, Sell, Consign, and Auction Collectibles and Valuables • Firearms & Ammunition • Militaria & War Memorabilia • Phonographs & Music Machines • Coin Op & Gambling • Automobiles, Automobilia & Petroliana • Antique Architecture & Luxury Decor • Fine Pens, Watches, & Jewelry

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Superman Comic Sells for Record-Breaking $6M

WorthPoint

This copy of Action Comics #1 is now the most expensive comic book as of April 2024. Image Source: Heritage Auctions, ha.com Once again, record auction prices have risen up, up, and away to crown the Man of Steel’s first appearance as the most valuable comic book. On April 6, 2024, a copy of the 1938 Action Comics #1 was sold for $6 million , smashing prior sales for previous Superman comics and comic books overall.

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Accused Murderer Sentenced in Fake Art Case

Maine Antique Digest

Brian R. Walshe, 49, of Lynn, Massachusetts, was sentenced on February 20 to 37 months in prison and three years of supervised release. Walshe was also ordered to pay restitution of $475,000.

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Splendid silver plates hidden during the Russian Revolution could claim $80K at Sotheby’s

Auction Central News

NEW YORK – A splendid set of silver dinner plates from the famed Youssoupov service that was hidden during the Russian Revolution will be offered at Sotheby’s on Tuesday, April 16. The 18 plates, weighing a mighty 355 ounces of sterling silver, have an estimate of $50,000-$80,000 as part of an auction of traditional European […] The post Splendid silver plates hidden during the Russian Revolution could claim $80K at Sotheby’s appeared first on Auction Central News.

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Shanghai’s ART021 Launches New Hong Kong Fair

Artnet News

The invite-only event will have a regional focus and feature around 80 art and design galleries. The post Shanghai’s ART021 Launches New Hong Kong Fair appeared first on Artnet News.

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Enamel and Copper Tryptic by Phoebe Anna Traquair leads our five auction lots to watch

Auction Central News

Enamel and Copper Tryptic by Phoebe Anna Traquair EDINBURGH, UK – This enamel and copper triptych is the unmistakable work of Phoebe Anna Traquair (1873-1936), an important member of the Arts and Crafts movement in Edinburgh and the first woman to be given honorary membership in the Scottish Royal Academy, in 1920. She is considered […] The post Enamel and Copper Tryptic by Phoebe Anna Traquair leads our five auction lots to watch appeared first on Auction Central News.

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The Kindig Collection

Maine Antique Digest

Pook & Pook, Inc., Downingtown, Pennsylvania Photos courtesy Pook & Pook, Inc. The two-day sale at Pook & Pook, Inc., February 8 and 9 was a diverse assemblage of antique furniture and furnishings from the Kindig warehouses.

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‘A Resource for Young Minds’: Dealer Gavin Brown on Why He’s Donating His Archives to Bard

Artnet News

While the dealer can find himself getting sentimental, he’ll leave it to others to assess the gallery’s place in history. The post ‘A Resource for Young Minds’: Dealer Gavin Brown on Why He’s Donating His Archives to Bard appeared first on Artnet News.

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Paleontology Lab & Collections Manager

SPNHC

The Prehistoric Museum at Utah State University Eastern, [link] The Prehistoric Museum at Utah State University Eastern invites applications for a permanent, full-time Paleontology Lab and Collections Manager (Curator, Associate). This is a newly created position that will primarily serve as chief fossil preparator and paleontological collections manager.

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Vintage movie posters add charm and class to any environment at Jasper52 April 16

Auction Central News

NEW YORK — Two hundred lots of vintage movie and advertising posters come to market Tuesday, April 16 at 1 pm Eastern time from Jasper52. The auction catalog is now available for bidding exclusively at LiveAuctioneers. Foreign movie posters for American films are often highly prized for their superior design when compared to domestic marketing. […] The post Vintage movie posters add charm and class to any environment at Jasper52 April 16 appeared first on Auction Central News.

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Digitization Resources Manager

SPNHC

iDigBio [link] Florida State University’s Institute for Digital Information & Scientific Communication (idiginfo.org) and Department of Biological Science (bio.fsu.edu) invite applications for a Digitization Resources Manager for the iDigBio project (idigbio.org). iDigBio is the US National Resource for Advancing Digitization of Biodiversity Collections and is based at Florida State University (FSU), University of Florida, and Arizona State University.

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Botswana Diamond Exploration Company Employs AI to Identify New Deposits

Jewelry Judge

A Botswana diamond exploration company is employing artificial intelligence (AI) to make sense of 380 gigabytes of survey data that will help identify the best places to find new deposits. About the size of France, the landlocked Republic of Botswana in southern Africa produces more high-quality diamaonds than any other country in the world, except for Russia.

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Auction Team Breker Auction May 11

The Journal of Antiques and Collectibles

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