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Magritte painting could bring more than $95m at Christie's marquee New York sales this autumn

The Art Newspaper

If it goes for the auction house's estimate, "L'empire des lumières" (1954), from the collection of late interior designer Mica Ertegun, would set an auction record for the Surrealist artist

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

The Art Newspaper

An unsigned and untitled Thomson painting of a lake in Algonquin Park, which he originally gifted to his friend Charlie Scrim, was entrusted to Waddington’s Auction House in Toronto in 2015 by Joseph Murray, whose uncle had given it to him in 1977. In 2022, Murray filed an C$11m ($8m) lawsuit against Waddington’s.

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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. It’s very exciting to be working in an auction house in the Middle East,” Moumni says. Marwan’s last solo show in London was at the Mosaic Rooms in 2015.

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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.

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

Invaluable

Instantly alluring with its quirky, hand-painted style, Wemyss Ware put Scotland firmly on the map as masters of naturalistic pottery. Trained in hand painting by his father, Joseph Karel continued the tradition of craftsmanship on a smaller scale at Bovey Pottery in Devon, who had bought the rights to the trade name.

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Thinking of Selling Art? Here’s What’s Worth Something and What’s Not

Syl-Lee Antiques

At Syl-Lee Antiques, we specialize in buying original works by listed artists , those whose names actually do carry weight in galleries, auction houses, and museum collections. ” Listed artists are those with verified auction records, mentions in scholarly publications, or inclusion in museum collections.