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Insights on Auction Sales: R2-D2, GAR Soldiers Photograph

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million, with the standout being a fully animatronic, remote-controlled R2-D2 from the 2022 Disney+ series Obi-Wan Kenobi , which sold for an impressive $587,500. This original one-quart glass bottle, complete with its nostalgic label, sold for $944.00 The top five lots brought in a combined $1.63 at One Source Auction.

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Beaded Bags: Gotta Catch ‘Em All

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Because coordination was the style of the time, many women carried change purses , cigarette containers , and carriers for glasses in their handbags. Enter the age of crystals. This example, previously owned by Betty White, was sold by Julien’s for $10,240 in 2022. This purse recently sold for $149 to a lucky retro fan.

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Introducing Julia Day, the Frick’s new chief conservator

The Art Newspaper

The Frick’s vastly expanded ability to look after its collection and displays gets proper due this week, when the museum announces the appointment of a new chief conservator: Julia Day, a Frick veteran who left the institution in 2022 to become a senior conservator at the Guggenheim Abu Dhabi.

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Lesia Vasylchenko wins the PinchukArtCentre Prize

The Art Newspaper

The prize, established by the Ukrainian businessman and philanthropist Victor Pinchuk, is awarded annually to a Ukrainian artist aged 35 or younger. The PinchukArtCentre prize is typically awarded every two years, but a winner was last named in 2022.

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Artists travel back in time with work created from ancient wood discovered at site of lost London river

The Art Newspaper

Very quickly that changes and you get the more local, Iron Age, native British population moving in and becoming part of this population—becoming Roman,” she says. “And that rubbish tells us who was in London,” Jackson says. In the early years, the people arriving were from Gaul (western Europe).

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Art Nouveau Glass: A Symphony of Color and Form

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The luminous glow and shimmering color of Art Nouveau glass are endlessly irresistible, as are the stories behind some of the movement’s most celebrated designers. Reflecting the era’s opulence, Art Nouveau glass designers celebrated the natural world in forms that exuded their mastery of the craft.

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Art and Science Collide: The Beauty of Scientific Instruments Through the Ages

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From the intricate designs and beautiful functionality of ancient astrolabes to the ornate craftsmanship of Renaissance telescopes, and the sleek modernism of personal cameras, the evolution of scientific instruments has provided a fascinating meeting point between aesthetic and functional precision through the ages.

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