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‘Do Not Keep Digging!’: Treasure Hunt for Famed Golden Owl Ends After 30 Years

Artnet News

Some 200,000 "owlers" have searched for decades for a statuette of an owl hidden somewhere in France. It has now been found. The post ‘Do Not Keep Digging!’: Treasure Hunt for Famed Golden Owl Ends After 30 Years appeared first on Artnet News.

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US Supreme Court declines to hear case challenging Smithsonian's restitution of Benin Bronzes

The Art Newspaper

A New York-based organisation had sought to block the artefacts’ return to Nigeria

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Americana at Bonhams Skinner

Maine Antique Digest

Bonhams Skinner, Marlborough, Massachusetts Photos courtesy Bonhams Skinner Bonhams Skinner’s summer Americana auction, online June 15-25, spotlighted the collections of Boston dealer Stephen Score (1944-2023), whose eye for the extraordinary guided him. He was a collector’s collector, buying objects he would want to live with.

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ARCHIVES * RECORDS 2025: Making it Count Call for Program Proposals

Society of American Archivists

ARCHIVES*RECORDS 2025: Making it Count * Sunday, August 24, 2025 - Wednesday, August 27, 2025 Anaheim, California Annual Meeting referenced: ARCHIVES * RECORDS 2025 read more

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Legendary Mummy Portrait Hits the Market With a Seven-Figure Price Tag

Artnet News

The portrait is going up for sale at Frieze London. The post Legendary Mummy Portrait Hits the Market With a Seven-Figure Price Tag appeared first on Artnet News.

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An open letter from the National Museum Directors' Council: 'These attacks have to stop'

The Art Newspaper

The leaders of the UK's national collections and major regional museums highlight the "enormous stress for colleagues at every level of an organisation" and "visitors who now no longer feel safe" following series of protester attacks on museum works

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Auction Prices Realized, October 2024

Maine Antique Digest

Here are a few notable prices of antiques sold recently at auction, as provided by press releases. All prices include the buyer’s premium when charged. We’re always looking for news of prices realized at auctions, particularly unusual or top lots. Send pictures, complete descriptions, and information to A.P.R.

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Palestinian Artist Samia Halaby Had Her U.S. Museum Debut Abruptly Canceled. Now, She’s Focused on the Future

Artnet News

The abstract painter was one of the earliest self-taught pioneers of digital art in the 1980s. The post Palestinian Artist Samia Halaby Had Her U.S. Museum Debut Abruptly Canceled. Now, She’s Focused on the Future appeared first on Artnet News.

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Nazi-looted Monet returned to heirs after the FBI traces it to New Orleans

The Art Newspaper

Missing for more than 80 years, the 1865 pastel will be handed over in a ceremony today after the couple who bought it relinquished it voluntarily

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Summer Americana at Casco Bay

Maine Antique Digest

Casco Bay Auctions, Freeport, Maine Photos courtesy Casco Bay Auctions More than one top-estimated lot went unsold at the Casco Bay Auctions sale August 3 in Freeport, Maine, but there were also more than enough lots that crept up from low-estimate obscurity to beat the point spread and make up the difference.

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Ruby Lane

The Journal of Antiques and Collectibles

The post Ruby Lane appeared first on The Journal of Antiques and Collectibles.

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British Museum’s Splashy New Show on the Silk Road Meets With Controversy

Artnet News

A much-lauded art historian argues that India gets drastically short shrift in the exhibition, which has elsewhere been met with raves. The post British Museum’s Splashy New Show on the Silk Road Meets With Controversy appeared first on Artnet News.

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Can London establish itself as digital art capital of the world?

The Art Newspaper

In the game-changing era of NFTs and AI, the city’s diversified art ecosystem has helped it play catch-up as the medium’s global hub

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Online Shaker Sale

Maine Antique Digest

Willis Henry Auctions, Inc., Duxbury, Massachusetts Photos courtesy Willis Henry Auctions, Inc. The June 22 online sale held by Willis Henry Auctions, Inc., included Shaker material from some early collections—ones formed way back when.

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Now Accepting Session Proposals for the 2025 AASLH Annual Conference

American Association for State and Local History

Now Accepting Session Proposals for the 2025 AASLH Annual Conference Now Accepting Session Proposals 2025 AASLH Annual Conference The American Experiment September 10 – 13, 2025 Cincinnati, Ohio Proposals Due December 13 AASLH is now accepting session proposals for the 2025 Annual Conference! The theme of the conference is The American Experiment. As we approach America 250, we history practitioners can help the public at large explore the origins of our civic institutions, think critically abou

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James McNeill Whistler’s ‘The Peacock Room’ Is a Glittering Masterpiece With a Dark History

Artnet News

The Peacock Room, now in the collection of the National Museum of Asian Art, has a surprisingly fractious history. A new exhibition "Ruffled Feathers" in D.C. delves into the interior's complex genesis. The post James McNeill Whistler’s ‘The Peacock Room’ Is a Glittering Masterpiece With a Dark History appeared first on Artnet News.

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New UK arts minister: 'I am passionate about people being able to make a career out of art'

The Art Newspaper

In front of a crowd at Frieze Masters, Chris Bryant MP discussed funding, culture wars and the importance of education

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The 2024 Deerfield Antique Show: The Big Little Show

Maine Antique Digest

Deerfield, New Hampshire The Deerfield Antique Show, held at the sprawling Deerfield Fairgrounds in Deerfield, New Hampshire, is the second show to open during New Hampshire Antiques Week. It was held this year on Monday, August 5. With 85 dealers, it’s the largest show of the week.

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Poulin

The Journal of Antiques and Collectibles

The post Poulin appeared first on The Journal of Antiques and Collectibles.

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Koons ‘Balloon Monkey’ Makes $9.9 Million at ‘Solid’ $107 Million Christie’s Auction in London

Artnet News

About 88 percent of lots sold, but half went for prices at or below their low estimates. The post Koons ‘Balloon Monkey’ Makes $9.9 Million at ‘Solid’ $107 Million Christie’s Auction in London appeared first on Artnet News.

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British photographer Rankin’s advertising agency files for bankruptcy amid tough 'shift in the creative landscape'

The Art Newspaper

Rankin, who has photographed David Bowie and Queen Elizabeth II among others, says the last two years have been "massively challenging" due to reduced budgets and losing work to programmatic and AI-based solutions

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A Gathering on the Olde National Road

Maine Antique Digest

Lewisville, Indiana Richard McKnight, one of the co-promoters of A Gathering on the Olde National Road, had a casual assessment at the end of the antiques show, held May 31 and June 1 in Lewisville, Indiana.

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Gurley Antiques

The Journal of Antiques and Collectibles

The post Gurley Antiques appeared first on The Journal of Antiques and Collectibles.

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Behold, Jeff Koons’s New Masterpiece: A Squarespace Website Template

Artnet News

Now your website too can look like jeffkoons.com. The post Behold, Jeff Koons’s New Masterpiece: A Squarespace Website Template appeared first on Artnet News.

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Historical auction results show centuries-old demand for women artists

The Art Newspaper

Our exclusive analysis of auction records in Paris until 1850 reveals around 500 sales of works by women, and striking parallels to the art trade today

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Liverant to Receive ADA Award of Merit

Maine Antique Digest

On Friday, November 15, at 6 p.m., the Antiques Dealers’ Association of America, Inc. (ADA) will honor Arthur Liverant of Nathan Liverant and Son Antiques, Colchester, Connecticut, as the recipient of the 2024 ADA Award of Merit.

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Postwar Union Pacific and Santa Fe passenger car art comes to Rail & Road October 17-18

Auction Central News

LAFAYETTE, IN — Two lots representing the pinnacle of post-World War II American passenger rail travel and its artistic luxury come to market Thursday, October 17 and Friday, October 18 at Rail & Road Auctions. The sale’s highest-estimated lot is a single-sided porcelain sign depicting an Old West rider on a galloping horse. Labeled ‘The […] The post Postwar Union Pacific and Santa Fe passenger car art comes to Rail & Road October 17-18 appeared first on Auction Centra

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How London Became a Launch Pad for Africa’s Booming Art Market

Artnet News

An increasing number of firms dedicated to African art are setting up shop in London. The post How London Became a Launch Pad for Africa’s Booming Art Market appeared first on Artnet News.

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From ordinals to ownership: Christie's explores new frontiers of blockchain-based provenance

The Art Newspaper

The auction house runs two auctions that place web3 increasingly at the heart of the traditional art market

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New Flea Market in Brooklyn

Maine Antique Digest

Joining its long-running flea markets in Dumbo and Chelsea, Brooklyn Flea is returning to North Brooklyn with BQ Flea, a new neighborhood market under the Brooklyn-Queens Expressway (BQE) for four Sundays in October—October 6, 13, 20, and 27—from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.

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Miniature George III silver and oak ‘jolly boat’, after 50 years off the market, surfaces at Doyle October 16

Auction Central News

NEW YORK — A presentation ship model, made to commemorate what Nelson called his ‘hardest fought battle’, will be offered at Doyle New York on Wednesday, October 16. The miniature George III silver, plated, and oak wood jolly boat, last sold by a London dealer more than half a century ago, appears with an estimate […] The post Miniature George III silver and oak ‘jolly boat’, after 50 years off the market, surfaces at Doyle October 16 appeared first on Auction Central News.

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Lalanne Sculptures Make a Clean Sweep at Auction, Netting $59 Million

Artnet News

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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Out with the new, in with the old: why galleries are returning to established names

The Art Newspaper

While bigger ticket items have been selling at Frieze Masters, once high-flying ultra-contemporary artists have fallen out of favour

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Caring Transitions Assists with Hurricane Relief Efforts

WorthPoint

The cargo van loaded with supplies heading to North Carolina. While the residents of Florida are bracing for another hurricane, those in western North Carolina are still facing power outages, food and gas shortages, and damaged roads. Many are trapped in unreachable areas, and getting food, clothing, and supplies to those stranded has been challenging.

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First die-cast Leica camera designed by Oskar Barnack stars at Wetzlar October 12

Auction Central News

WETZLAR, Germany — The first-ever die-cast camera, dating to 1933-1934 and created by the father of modern 35mm photography, Oskar Barnack, for Leica will appear as a landmark lot in the sixth sale held by Wetzlar Camera Auctions in the hometown of Leica. The 248-lot catalog is now available for review and early bidding at […] The post First die-cast Leica camera designed by Oskar Barnack stars at Wetzlar October 12 appeared first on Auction Central News.

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From Monet’s Thames Views to a Funk Garden in a Royal Park, Here Are 8 Must-See Museum Shows in London

Artnet News

These are the buzziest shows to see during Frieze Week. The post From Monet’s Thames Views to a Funk Garden in a Royal Park, Here Are 8 Must-See Museum Shows in London appeared first on Artnet News.

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Taliban pledges to protect Buddhist city by mining underground

The Art Newspaper

Afghan minister says that copper extraction by a Chinese company at Mes Aynak, an important archaeological site, will avoid damage to relics

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