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Missing Tom Thomson painting at centre of $8m lawsuit returned to owner

The Art Newspaper

Larry Humber

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Christie’s celebrates the late Syrian artist Marwan with non-selling London show

The Art Newspaper

In May, Christie’s for the first time delivered a white-glove sale for its online Modern and contemporary Middle Eastern art auction in Dubai. The sale included a section dedicated to Saudi artists, with almost all the works selling over their high estimates.

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Lynette Yiadom-Boakye Tops 2024 Art Sales With Her Poetic, Timeless Portraits

Artnet News

million auction record in 2023. The post Lynette Yiadom-Boakye Tops 2024 Art Sales With Her Poetic, Timeless Portraits appeared first on Artnet News. A major museum show began traveling internationally in 2021, and she set a $3.6

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Goldin Breaks Boba Fett Prototype Record with $1.34M Sale

WorthPoint

Image Source: Goldin Auctions Just months after its latest record-breaking auction, Kenner’s 1979 Boba Fett rocket-firing prototype has achieved a new world auction record. million—more than double its previous record—making it the most expensive toy ever. Niara Collins is the Senior Editor of WorthPoint.

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The Wemyss Ware Buyer’s Guide: 5 Classic Pieces You Need in Your Collection

Invaluable

In 2004, a world auction record was set for Weymss Ware, when a Scottish collector bid almost £70,000 (around $86,715) at a Sotheby’s auction for two sleeping piglets produced by the original Fife pottery. The big figure sales haven’t faltered, with rare Wemyss pieces selling in excess of $2,000 at auction.

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Watch from Titanic Survivors Sets Auction Record

WorthPoint

Since the sinking and the discovery of the wreck, some pieces from the ship have shown up at auction , including a watch belonging to passenger John Jacob Astor IV, who died on board. In May 2024, a private buyer paid $1.46 million for the watch (approximately £1.175 million), but that record has now been broken.