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Insights on Auction Sales: A Terracotta Sculpture, a Hobby Race Car Model

WorthPoint

We thought it would be a great idea for him to select some of his favorite sold items and explain why those sales stood out to him. Take a look at his thoughts on a few of our partners’ recent sales. Whimsical Yet Refined This terracotta sculpture by Salesio Lugli sold for $184,500 at Morphy’s. averaging $78.80

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Insights on Auction Sales: Howard Pyle Painting, Pokémon Cards

WorthPoint

We thought it would be a great idea for him to select some of his favorite sold items and explain why those sales stood out to him. Take a look at his thoughts on a few of our partners’ recent sales. Placer Auctions , based near Sacramento, California, recently held a 341-lot sale that perfectly captured this trend.

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

WorthPoint

We thought it would be a great idea for him to select some of his favorite sold items and explain why those sales stood out to him. Take a look at his thoughts on a few of our partners’ recent sales. Altogether, the sale brought in $3,461,050 across all lots, with an impressive average lot value of $14,790.81.

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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. Sculptural, curvy furniture inspired by natural shapes and patterns is making a comeback. This design style, known as biomorphism, originally became popular in the 1980s.

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

WorthPoint

We thought it would be a great idea for him to select some of his favorite sold items and explain why those sales stood out to him. Take a look at his thoughts on a few of our partners’ recent sales. We also crossed the symbolic $100-per-lot threshold again, signaling that some high-value sales helped push up the average.

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Insights on Auction Sales: A Tobacco Can, a Russian Painting

WorthPoint

We thought it would be a great idea for him to select some of his favorite sold items and explain why those sales stood out to him. Take a look at his thoughts on a few of our partners’ recent sales. Equal parts sculpture and conversation starter proved that a good bird never goes out of style. averaging $59.56

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Cleveland Museum of Art acquires rare Giambologna marble sculpture

The Art Newspaper

Photo courtesy of Gary Kirchenbauer In 1989, an unpromising-sounding but alluring marble sculpture of a female nude came up for sale at a Christie’s auction held at an English country house in Hertfordshire. “It Wengraf handled the sale. Noelle, the assistant curator of European paintings and sculpture, 1500-1800.

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