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

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Levine was known for her mastery of trompe-l’œil ceramics, and this piece—with hand-built stoneware and glazed finishes—even included subtle signs of wear that added to its authenticity. Oddity of the Day This set of three Karl Springer MCM freeform coffee tables sold at Abington Auction Gallery for $22,680.

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Insights on Auction Sales: Wine, Mickey Mantle, and Wedgwood Fairyland Lustre

WorthPoint

The extensive authentication and matching to real images, including one from April 11, 1960, makes this jersey not just collectible but historically grounded. The strong performance of these pieces confirms that Fairyland Lustre remains a hot and highly collectible category. at Link Auctions.

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Artistic Mediums of 2025: Where Touch and Technique Meet

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Featuring a compilation of images Winkelmann created from 2007 onwards, the work drew attention across the art world as heralding the arrival of NFT artwork among the major blue chip collecting categories. Meanwhile, Pace Gallery put some of Linda Benglis’ sculptural works on display. Soon, though, the NFT art market crashed.

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Reputed Donatello bust taken into hiding by Slovak government

The Art Newspaper

Originally identified in 2019 by the Slovak art historian Marta Herucová, the sculpture has gained notoriety for reputedly being a lost work by the Renaissance master Donatello, purporting to depict the 15th century Italian noblewoman Cecilia Gonzaga. An authentic Donatello?

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Building a Collection and Art as an Investment

Artifactual History Appraisal

Monetizing art collecting as an investment activity reduces the ancient, passionate practice of building a collection to a dry act of turning paintings into units of stock that can enhance one's "portfolio." The very first thing to ask yourself is what do you hope to accomplish by building a collection?

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Types of Chinese Art: A Guide to Valuing & Collecting Chinese Art

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Chinese art, with varieties as expansive as its history is long, is among both the most daunting and rewarding of categories to begin collecting. These works of art make timeless and compelling additions to any collection, small or large. Collectors all over the world are particularly interested in the use of jade in sculpture.

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Spain’s Best Collectibles: From Lladró to Paella Pans

WorthPoint

Are you traveling to Spain soon and wondering about the best Spanish collectibles to seek out and bring back home? Like many Western European countries, Spain is filled to the brim with visitors from around the world and a plethora of potential collectibles and souvenirs to bring home. However, unlike some neighbors like the U.K.