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A Sweet Find: Rare Sugar Bowl Bought for $50, Auctioned for $34,800

WorthPoint

This sugar bowl , dating from the early 19 th century, surprised collectors and bidders for its rarity and condition. Every vintage fan, reseller, picker, or thrifter dreams of finding an item at an estate sale or thrift store for a dirt-cheap price and then discovering it’s extremely valuable. That happened recently with a sugar bowl that someone picked up for less than $50 at an estate sale.

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Polish bank works with blockchain company and an Arctic vault to safeguard country's artistic heritage

The Art Newspaper

Bank Pekao and the Aleph Zero platform collaborate to keep secure data by tokenising the digitised records of important works of art

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American Archivist Calls for Proposals on User Experience

Society of American Archivists

The American Archivist Editorial Board invites proposal submissions for a special section in American Archivist , illuminating the wide-ranging spectrum of user experience topics and initiatives in the archives field today.

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Classic American Art for Young Collectors, Decorators, and Dealers

Maine Antique Digest

Heritage Auctions, Dallas, Texas Photos courtesy Heritage Auctions At Heritage Auctions’ July 2 “Art Within Reach” showcase auction, classic American art, highlighted by late 19th- and early 20th-century New England landscape paintings, stirred competition among bidders over works that haven’t been available on the market in many years The “Art Within Reach” auctions

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Talentspotter: 5 Fast-Emerging Painters from Asia to Know Now

Artnet News

The authors of Artnet's Asia Pivot newsletter profile Japan's Yu Nishimura, South Korea's Hyunsun Jeon, and more. The post Talentspotter: 5 Fast-Emerging Painters from Asia to Know Now appeared first on Artnet News.

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The ‘pearly triangle’: neurological investigation reveals secret of Vermeer’s Girl with a Pearl Earring

The Art Newspaper

The study also found that when volunteers looked at five works of art in the Hague’s Mauritshuis museum, their brains responded ten times more positively than when they viewed reproductions

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Register for Storytelling Workshop Master Class

Society of American Archivists

A powerful story has the potential to connect us to our own experiences, pull a community together, and engage new audiences with our work.

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Restoration of Famed ‘Rainbow Portrait’ of Queen Elizabeth I Uncovers New Discoveries

Artnet News

The painting, which depicts an ageless monarch, has returned to the Queen's childhood residence at Hatfield House. The post Restoration of Famed ‘Rainbow Portrait’ of Queen Elizabeth I Uncovers New Discoveries appeared first on Artnet News.

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How to decode art: UK schools embark on ‘visual literacy’ week

The Art Newspaper

As government aims to put the arts at the heart of the curriculum, an Art UK project is teaching children how to 'cope with today’s image-saturated world'

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Signed Beatles Help! album star of sale

Antique Collecting

A fully autographed copy of The Beatles’ 1965 album Help! signed by Paul McCartney, John Lennon, Ringo Starr and George The post Signed Beatles Help! album star of sale appeared first on Antique Collecting.

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The Americana Celebration Show: Red, White, and Blue but Mainly Red

Maine Antique Digest

Concord, New Hampshire Ever enter a large store with red sale tickets on the merchandise and on the walls? You think, “Oh, they are going out of business.” On August 6, inside the Douglas Everett Arena in Concord, New Hampshire, from 8 a.m.

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Museum Elevator Technician Accidentally Throws Out Alexandre Lavet Artwork

Artnet News

Oops, those were Alexandre Lavet's hand-painted beer cans. The post Museum Elevator Technician Accidentally Throws Out Alexandre Lavet Artwork appeared first on Artnet News.

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New Niki de Saint Phalle documentary chronicles her personal struggles and aesthetic triumphs

The Art Newspaper

Michiko Matsumoto’s film “Viva Nicki”, which recently premiered at the Vancouver International Film Festival, also attests to the artist’s enduring popularity in Japan

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Exquisite lamps and select American artworks delivered wild overperformances at Cottone

Auction Central News

GENESEO, NY — The two-day sale at Cottone Auctions September 20 and September 21 provided astounding results for selected lots from the Dr. Martin May collection of leaded-glass lamps, well in excess of the house’s estimates. In addition, Day Two saw bidding skyrocket for works by Rembrandt Peale and Jane Peterson in bold illustration of […] The post Exquisite lamps and select American artworks delivered wild overperformances at Cottone appeared first on Auction Central News.

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Naked Night at the Museum

Maine Antique Digest

Among the holdings of the Dorset Museum & Art Gallery in Dorchester, England, is a large collection of natural history. On September 17, it also had an au naturel collection—members of the British Naturists Society.

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Dancer Alvin Ailey Comes Into Full Focus in Stunning, Genre-Blurring Whitney Show

Artnet News

The pioneering choreographer's work being celebrated via performances, music, videos, and a plethora of contemporary art. The post Dancer Alvin Ailey Comes Into Full Focus in Stunning, Genre-Blurring Whitney Show appeared first on Artnet News.

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The Brutalist asks who owns the memory of the Holocaust and who defines an artist’s legacy

The Art Newspaper

Brady Corbet’s new film, feted at the Venice International Film Festival and now playing at the New York Film Festival, follows a Jewish, Bauhaus-trained architect adjusting to life and work in the US after the Second World War

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Salem, Massachusetts Ter-Centenary Poster from 1926 leads our five lots to watch

Auction Central News

Salem, Massachusetts Ter-Centenary Poster from 1926 DAVENPORT, WA — Salem, Massachusetts was founded in 1626 and would enter history for the infamous witch trials that took place there some 70 years later. By the time 1926 rolled around, city leaders were excited to mark the town’s ‘ter-centenary’, or 300th anniversary, and this poster was one […] The post Salem, Massachusetts Ter-Centenary Poster from 1926 leads our five lots to watch appeared first on Auction Central News.

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The Heartland Antique Show

Maine Antique Digest

Richmond, Indiana Six days before the Heartland Antique Show opened under new management, seasoned promoter Steve Sherhag had nearly had enough. Sherhag acquired Heartland and the Ohio Country Antiques Show in October 2023 from Jennifer Sabin.

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An Expansive New Surrealism Show Celebrates 100 Years Of Artistic Revolution

Artnet News

Featuring more than 500 objects, the Centre Pompidou's "Surrealism" show explores the global reach and diversity of the artistic movement. The post An Expansive New Surrealism Show Celebrates 100 Years Of Artistic Revolution appeared first on Artnet News.

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Ancient throne room of a powerful Moche woman discovered in Peru

The Art Newspaper

The so-called “Hall of the Moche Imaginary” is one of two elaborately decorated spaces archaeologists recently uncovered at Pañamarca

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Superman, Captain America headline October 8 debut of Landry Pop Auctions

Auction Central News

LAMBERTVILLE, NJ – Landry Pop Auctions will hold its debut sale on Tuesday, October 8. Its catalog is now open for review and bidding at LiveAuctioneers. Titled Icons & Heroes: Comics, TCG and Video Games, the sale’s lineup features 322 choice lots. The house, launched by Travis Landry, who has appeared on the American version […] The post Superman, Captain America headline October 8 debut of Landry Pop Auctions appeared first on Auction Central News.

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Karp Garden Auction

Maine Antique Digest

Main Auction Galleries, Cincinnati, Ohio Photos courtesy Main Auction Galleries The garden collection of Beth and J. Louis Karp, put together over more than three decades at their home in Indian Hill, Ohio, was sold June 15 in Cincinnati by Main Auction Galleries, which is owned by the Karp family.

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British Museum Shows Off Its Peerless Collection of Picasso Prints

Artnet News

The London museum boasts the largest U.K.-based collection of the prolific artist's prints. The post British Museum Shows Off Its Peerless Collection of Picasso Prints appeared first on Artnet News.

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Just Stop Oil activists who glued themselves to Turner painting acquitted

The Art Newspaper

Just days after Van Gogh soup pair sentenced to jail, a judge found the protesters' actions to be 'proportionate'

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Autograph book from disinherited daughter of a three-time British Prime Minister signs off at $27K at Chiswick

Auction Central News

LONDON — A descendent of Edward Stanley, 14th Earl of Derby, who was Prime Minister three times in the 1850s and 1860s, consigned an extraordinary autograph album to Chiswick Auctions. As part of a specialist online sale of Autographs and Memorabilia that closed on September 15, it was expected to bring £5,000-£7,000 ($6,600-$9,300), but hammered […] The post Autograph book from disinherited daughter of a three-time British Prime Minister signs off at $27K at Chiswick appeared first on Auc

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Please Read Carefully

Maine Antique Digest

Beneath the Surface Life gets incrementally easier with kids. It is like the reverse of that apocryphal boiling frog story: things getting ever-so-slowly better—instead of worse—until one day you suddenly notice that they are better.

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A $50 Painting Bought at a Barn Sale in the Hamptons Could Fetch $150,000 at Auction

Artnet News

The masterpiece by prominent Canadian artist Emily Carr has been rediscovered after nearly a century. The post A $50 Painting Bought at a Barn Sale in the Hamptons Could Fetch $150,000 at Auction appeared first on Artnet News.

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All together now: Holly Herndon and Mat Dryhurst on their AI choir at the Serpentine

The Art Newspaper

The ground-breaking musicians and artists see every part of their London show as a form of art

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Hester Bateman silver commands attention at Lewis & Grant October 11

Auction Central News

NEWPORT, KY — Five lots of Hester Bateman silver made their way to the United States during the last 250 years and will cross the auction block at Lewis & Grant on Friday, October 11 as featured lots in its Fine and Decorative Arts sale. Early bidding is now open at LiveAuctioneers. Often considered the […] The post Hester Bateman silver commands attention at Lewis & Grant October 11 appeared first on Auction Central News.

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Hanging with Joel White

Maine Antique Digest

Joel White is a third-generation Mainer and antiques dealer who now lives in an 1830s brick farmhouse located on the same road in Waldoboro, Maine, where he grew up.

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Activists Who Glued Themselves to a JMW Turner Painting Spared Prison Time

Artnet News

The judge ruled that the pair's protest action was proportionate in the face of the climate crisis. The post Activists Who Glued Themselves to a JMW Turner Painting Spared Prison Time appeared first on Artnet News.

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Podcast | Episode 100: A brush with… Marlene Dumas

The Art Newspaper

An in-depth interview with the endlessly daring Dumas, discussing her admiration for Nicole Eisenman and Diane Arbus, and the impact of Francisco Goya on her practice

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The Art of Luxury: Designer Jewelry & Watches sale presented in New York October 12

Auction Central News

NEW YORK – On Saturday, October 12, starting at 8 pm Eastern time, Jasper52 will present its next sale titled The Art of Luxury: Designer Jewelry & Watches, containing almost 425 lots. Absentee and Internet bidding will be available through LiveAuctioneers. Elite name brands dominate the highlights. Among them are a pair of Verdura 18K […] The post The Art of Luxury: Designer Jewelry & Watches sale presented in New York October 12 appeared first on Auction Central News.

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LPL Partnership Will Let Advisors Show Clients Finances Through Visual Map

Financial Advisor Private Wealth

LPL is partnering with Philadelphia-based Asset-Map to help advisors better engage with clients.

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Marc Chagall Conjures a World of Dreams and Displacement at the Albertina’s Major Retrospective

Artnet News

"Chagall" is on view through February 9, 2025. The post Marc Chagall Conjures a World of Dreams and Displacement at the Albertina’s Major Retrospective appeared first on Artnet News.

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Often overlooked: The Barbican presents 100 artistic responses to India's turbulent times

The Art Newspaper

Work by more than 30 Indian artists, made between 1975 and 1998, explores a period of social and economic upheaval