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Insights on Auction Sales: Howard Pyle Painting, Pokémon Cards

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A rare and arresting painting of the Battle of Bunker Hill by Howard Pyle made a quiet but powerful impression at Freeman’s Hindman’s recent American art auction. The post Insights on Auction Sales: Howard Pyle Painting, Pokémon Cards appeared first on WorthPoint. WorthPoint—Discover.

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Insights on Auction Sales: A Bar, Chinese Screen

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Fine European Art An early 17th-century painting of Saint Peter sold for $62,495.97 Dawsons , a distinguished British auction house, recently offered a selection of fine early European art, with the standout piece being a powerful early 17th-century painting of Saint Peter , attributed to the school of Jusepe de Ribera.

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2024 Moving into 2025 Design Trends Likely to Affect Value of Personal Property

International Society of Appraisers

These trends are observed clearly in magazine displays, social media posts, and Pinterest, followed by changes in the direction of retail and auction house sales. Items such as folk art, unique and creative paintings, hand-blown Venetian glass, delft style ceramic tiles, handmade vases, and quilts are splashed throughout interiors.

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Insights on Auction Sales: A Corvette, Rare Titanic Postcard

WorthPoint

Worth Every Penny This 1970 Chevrolet Corvette Stingray 454 convertible sold for $47,200 at Vogt Auctions. Vogt Auctions of South Texas roared to life with the sale of a stunning and fearsome 1970 Chevrolet Corvette Stingray 454 convertible , which brought in $47,200. The sale also included X-Men #4, graded at 4.5,

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Insights on Auction Sales: Van Cleef & Arpel Jewels, Karl Springer Tables

WorthPoint

This is the power of “The Auction House to the Stars”—where memories of a beloved icon become priceless to the generation they helped shape. To close out an eventful day, the oddity—and deal—of the day was a striking set of three Karl Springer MCM freeform coffee tables sold by Abington Auction Gallery.

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Office Hours Information from March 2025

International Society of Appraisers

high end, branded, celebrity provenance) is going to sell at a high-end international auction house like Christie’s. A collection of unbranded jewelry that has no celebrity provenance may sell at a local or regional auction house. For instance, Elizabeth Taylor’s jewelry (i.e.,

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

The Art Newspaper

Auction houses 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.

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