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With auctionhouses increasingly developing their private sales arms—a dynamic only exacerbated by a down market that dissuades many consignors from selling publicly—the Grosvenor-Phillips collaboration is yet another example of blurring boundaries within a once-siloed field.
Auctionhouses and dealers lost a chunk of the asymmetry of information that had served them well, hence their initial objections (and threatened lawsuits). Yet Artnet’s transparency was also welcome.
Sold for ¥1,500,000 JPY via Tomikai Auction (Oct 2023). Prices can start from around $200, rising into the thousands depending on condition, with rare, 18th-century snuff examples with authenticated reign marks often selling for the highest price at auction. Sold for $340,000 USD via Bonhams (Dec 2023).
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Common cards in poor to good condition from the 1914 or 1915 sets range in price from $80 to $300. Due to significant condition issues, this 1914 Ewell Albert Russell card was sold on eBay in March 2023 at the lower end of the price spectrum at $80. A 1915 Wesley Branch Rickey baseball card sold for $2,150 on eBay in 2023.
Sold for £1,800 GBP via Lyon & Turnbull (August 2023). Sold for £1,100 GBP via Dreweatts 1759 Fine Sales (June 2023). Any piece in good condition produced by Robert Heron’s original pottery is likely to be much sought after, with Heron’s early focus centering on pottery that could be put to practical use within the home.
Why Provenance is Paramount As the holiday season approaches with calendars full of significant auctions and art fairs, you’re probably finding your inbox filled with emails reflecting on the sales trends expected to shape the market in the coming year.
Sales figures at major auctionhouses and online marketplaces tell the story. The condition of a collectible can have a significant impact on its value. Items that are in pristine condition, with no signs of wear or damage and in original packaging, are usually worth more than those that show signs of age or use.
Although each print from the same edition is initially sold for the same price, over time values can differ greatly on the secondary market depending on demand, rarity, condition, provenance and many other nuanced factors. Conversely, not all limited-edition prints of significant value bear the artist’s signature or edition number.
Although each print from the same edition is initially sold for the same price, over time values can differ greatly on the secondary market depending on demand, rarity, condition, provenance and many other nuanced factors. Conversely, not all limited-edition prints of significant value bear the artist’s signature or edition number.
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with fees, ultimately going to a collector in Japan, the auctionhouse said. A ten-minute bidding battle between nine collectors over phones, online and in the room drove the price up to €8.6m But what makes the Birkin bag, and its connection to Jane Birkin, so special? with additional reporting by Scott Reyburn
It is organised by Trois Crayons , the London-based online platform co-founded in 2023 by the investor Sebastien Paraskevas and the drawings specialists Alesa Boyle (of Stephen Ongpin Fine Art ) and Tom Nevile (of Day & Faber ). This in turn allows them to present buyers with better prices, thus creating ideal conditions for buying.”
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I was offered one that wasn’t in its original package, and I’m very stubborn about condition; I only collect high-grade items, so I said no, but I do wish I’d purchased it. in March 2023 at Hake’s. Before the auction opened, the truck arrived at our home and carefully packed it all into boxes.
This one, number 157, came from the Standard Hotel in Los Angeles and sold in September 2023. Theyre typically signed LANE on the underside, and this example was in excellent condition with no chips or cracks, confirmed under UV light. The listing was more fantasy than sale, and theres no evidence it ever actually sold.
A lot of them are choosing to store items they have bought in Europe, until the tariff situation is resolved—they’ve bought a piece from a Paris dealer or auctionhouse, for instance, they ask them to store it until the tariffs have lifted, they hope,” Petit says. They’re trying to hedge the situation by buying time.
The sculpture was being sold by the Soloviev Foundation, an entity created by Stefan Soloviev, the son of the late New York collector and property magnate Sheldon Solow, who was renowned for making tough deals with auctionhouses. And auctionhouse taking the f **g 26% commission and f **g expensive shipping fee all the time.”
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