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Insights on Auction Sales: A Transformer and a Stamp Collection

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at Castle Auctions. Castle Auctions , a respected auction house based in Cyprus, recently held a sale featuring 376 items that totaled $23,587.37. While similar examples often bring in several thousand dollars at major auction houses, this one sold for just $556.11, making it a potential bargain.

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Insights on Auction Sales: A Corvette, Rare Titanic Postcard

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Also included in the Vogt sale were two paintings by French artist Edouard Cortes, a rare sight in a South Texas auction, though not entirely unprecedented—Vogt has sold a dozen Cortes works in the past six years. Four examples were featured in this auction alone, ranging in price from $17,000 to $25,000.

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US Senators propose anti-money-laundering legislation for the art market

The Art Newspaper

The US Senators’ five-page act outlines requirements that would apply to dealers, collectors, galleries, auction houses, advisers and, oddly, museums. That information helps craft an AML programme that is proportional, lean but effective and not overblown.”

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Insights on Auction Sales: Michael Jordan, Oushak Rug

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Yes, that’s the real name of the auction house. Despite the less-than-mint condition, the card still commanded an impressive $3,335. The piece, featuring the two artists nude and seated in balance like human scales, radiates a joyful, free-spirited energy emblematic of the late 1960s.

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Comment | Artnet sale underscores its impact on the industry—and its limitations in today's landscape

The Art Newspaper

The combination of new money being made in financial services, its taste for the artists of the day and the availability of information that made art look like it could behave like stocks and shares created the ‘art as an investment’ craze that has pretty much dominated this century. Yet Artnet’s transparency was also welcome.

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Tiny Tiles, Grand Stories: The Allure of Micromosaics

Invaluable

This astonishing discovery influenced Italian artists to follow suit and create similarly meticulous scenes. A single artwork could contain thousands of carefully placed tesserae, with artists skilfully blending color in subtle glass layers, akin to the techniques of oil painters. Condition is paramount.

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Sotheby’s Giacometti Bust

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About the Giacometti Bust Alberto Giacometti (1901-1966) was a modern Swiss artist who blended influences from the surrealist and cubist movements of the early 20th century. Giacometti primarily resided in Paris and was also a writer, generating groundbreaking texts reflective of his artistic output. Repercussions & Ripple Effect?