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Knots, Spirals, and the Symbolic Power of Celtic Art

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Northern Irish designer JW Anderson pays homage to his Celtic heritage with sculptural silhouettes similar to Celtic knotwork, while Irish designer Paul Costelloe’s London Fashion Week shows and designs regularly draw inspiration from Celtic art, using fabrics from Irish mills. Sold for £60 GBP via Cadmore Auctions (June 2025).

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Small City Dedicated to Oz's Dorothy Gale Unveils Giant Ruby Slipper Slide

Jewelry Judge

One pair remains on display at the Smithsonian’s National Museum of American History, where it continues to draw millions of visitors each year. Another pair shattered auction records in December 2024 when it sold at Heritage Auctions for $32.5

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How Personal Property Appraisers Can Increase the Value of Your Estate Sale

Prime Appraisals

Appraisers dig into history books, auction records, and other sources. Attracting Serious Buyers: Professional appraisals can draw in buyers who are really interested in what you’re selling. This can draw in more serious buyers and can even help you get better prices for your items. Research: Then comes the research part.

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The Original ‘Harry Potter’ Cover Drawing Is Set to Smash Auction Records

Artnet News

The post The Original ‘Harry Potter’ Cover Drawing Is Set to Smash Auction Records appeared first on Artnet News. The watercolor is estimated to sell for as much as $600,000 at Sotheby’s New York.

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8 Famous Color Field Paintings that Define the Genre

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Mark Rothko’s piece, Orange, Red, Yellow , even set an auction record in the post-war category when it sold for close to $87 million in 2012. As the century advanced, though, the formerly dismissed color field painting was embraced by critics and enthusiasts. Sold for $86,882,500 via Christie’s (May 2012).

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

Syl-Lee Antiques

Heres what were looking for: Original paintings, drawings, or prints by listed artists Art with gallery labels, provenance, or a history of exhibitions Mid-century modern, and traditional styles And yes, antique art too, as long as the artist is known Whats a Listed Artist, Anyway? Think of them as “the real deal.”

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A blockbuster Gerhard Richter retrospective, co-organised by Nicholas Serota, is coming to Paris

The Art Newspaper

Works in a variety of media, from paintings to pencil and ink drawings, watercolours, and overpainted photographs, will go on show. Richter’s auction record stands at £30.4m, the price paid for the large-scale abstract painting Abstraktes Bild (1986) which sold at Sotheby’s London in 2015.

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