Andy Warhol's portrait of Marilyn Monroe has been sold for US$195 million at Christie's.
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Tuesday, May 10, 2022
Friday, February 18, 2022
Deep Impact: Martian, Lunar And Other Rare Meteorites
Meteorites are storytellers. Collectors take note.
Wednesday, December 16, 2020
The World's Most Expensive Watches
I think Patek Philippe is a watch collector's first choice. While astronomical price tags often come down to rarity and preciousness, a great story certainly helps.
Wednesday, November 25, 2020
The Box Logo Collection
James Bogart's Box Logo Collection will be presented as a private sale alongside an online auction of other rare Supreme items at Christie's in New York. The collection, described by the Christies as a holy grail for Supreme fans and collectors, contains 253 different shirts released between 1994 to 2020, the entire course of the brand's history. I can hardly wait to see the results from the auction sale.
Friday, October 16, 2020
First Folio
The First Folio as the book is commonly referred to, is a collection of 36 of Shakespeare's plays that was published by his friends and fellow actors, John Heminge and Henry Condell, shortly after his death in 1623. The massive tome included 18 plays---including Macbeth, The Twelfth Night and Julius Caesar---that hadn't been printed before and would likely have been lost otherwise. The historic collection was purchased by Stephan Loewentheil, following a six-minute telephone bidding war with two other unnamed bidders. Loewentheil, a noted book dealer and antiquarian, is the owner of The 19th Century Rare Book and Photograph Shop in Brooklyn, New York.
Thursday, October 15, 2020
The Life And Times Of Stan The T. rex
The fossil was priceless to paleontologists. Now it belongs to an unknown bidder. The sale of one of the world's most complete Tyrannosaurus rex skeletons smashed auction estimates when it was sold at Christie's auction for US$31.8 million. The sale set a new world record for any dinosaur skeleton or fossil ever sold at auction.
Useful links: https://www.christies.com/features/The-life-of-STAN-a-T-rex-excavated-in-1992-10872-7.aspx I https://www.nationalgeographic.com/science/2020/10/stan-tyrannosaurus-rex-sold-at-auction-paleontologists-are-furious
Saturday, October 03, 2020
Carroll Smith's Rolex Daytona Ref. 6265
For collectors only. A good storyteller.
Useful links: https://www.hodinkee.com/articles/christies-to-auction-carroll-smiths-rolex-daytona-ref-6265 I https://onlineonly.christies.com
Wednesday, August 19, 2020
Jewels Online: Summer Sparkle
Useful links:
https://robbreport.com/style/jewelry/christies-holds-its-first-ever-diamond-only-online-auction-2943476
https://onlineonly.christies.com
Saturday, July 11, 2020
The Chinese Matisse
Useful links:
https://edition.cnn.com/style/article/sanyu-hong-kong-auction
https://www.sothebys.com
https://www.christies.com
Christie’s Hong Kong Magnificent Jewels Auction
Useful links:
https://robbreport.com/style/jewelry/an-internally-flawless-12-carat-blue-diamond-just-sold-for-15-9-million-at-auction-2934604
https://www.christies.com
Thursday, July 02, 2020
A Brief History Of Engraved Classical Gems
Useful link:
https://www.christies.com/features/Engraved-classical-gems-collecting-guide-9818-1.aspx?lid=1
Saturday, June 13, 2020
Meteorite: NWA 12691
Useful links:
https://robbreport.com/shelter/art-collectibles/christies-fifth-largest-piece-moon-meteorite-2917669
https://www.christies.com/privatesales
Monday, April 27, 2020
The Rich Are Still Buying Million-Dollar Jewelry
Useful link:
https://robbreport.com/style/jewelry/heres-how-auction-houses-are-now-selling-million-dollar-jewels-2915710
Tuesday, February 25, 2020
A New Generation Of Art Collectors
Useful links:
https://www.sothebys.com
https://www.christies.com
https://www.phillips.com
https://edition.cnn.com/style/article/young-art-collectors-artsy/index.html
Tuesday, December 24, 2019
A Medieval Gold Ring
Useful links:
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-7691793/Amateur-metal-detectorist-finds-gold-Medieval-ring-tipped-fetch-50-000-auction.html
https://www.christies.com
Saturday, December 21, 2019
Four New Artist Records Were Set At Christie’s $325 Million Contemporary Art Auction
Useful links:
https://www.christies.com
https://robbreport.com/shelter/art-collectibles/record-breaking-christie-contemporary-art-auction-2880847
Friday, November 15, 2019
Hippopotame I
Useful links:
https://www.christies.com/features/10-things-to-know-about-Francois-Xavier-and-Claude-Lalanne-9192-3.aspx
https://robbreport.com/shelter/art-collectibles/lalanne-hippo-sculpture-bathtub-2880778
Wednesday, October 23, 2019
Yves Klein
Useful links:
http://www.yvesklein.com
https://robbreport.com/shelter/art-collectibles/this-yves-klein-painting-could-sell-for-a-record-breaking-18-million-at-auction-2875782