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Ceratosaur Dinosaur Fossil Sells For Record-Shattering $30.5M At Sotheby’s
A juvenile Ceratosaur dinosaur fossil was sold for $30.5 million at Sotheby's, leagues above its high estimate of $6 million.
The fossil was undoubtedly the highlight of the Sotheby's natural history sale, and for good reason. It is one…
Billionaire Justin Sun Bets $100M On Trump Memecoin
Justin Sun, the billionaire who bought the infamous Cattelan banana art last year, has invested $100 million in Trump’s cryptocurrency.
Last week, Justin Sun tweeted on X: “This move highlights our belief in collaborating across…
Downton Abbey Show Memorabilia Heads To Fall Auction
Memorabilia from the sets of the popular show Downton Abbey would hit the auction before the release of its final film.
One of the most popular British shows in the world, Downton Abbey originally ran for six seasons between 2010-2015.…
Albright College In Penn To Sell Art Collection To Mitigate Debt
Albright College in Pennsylvania has announced plans to sell more than 500 artworks in its collection to reduce its debt, despite protests.
Located in the town of Reading, Albright College is a liberal arts institution. Last week, the…
Collector Ken Griffin Buys Lincoln’s 13th Amendment Note For $13.7M
Billionaire art collector Kenneth Griffin is revealed as the buyer of the handwritten copy of the 13th Amendment by Abraham Lincoln.
The document, one of the only four handwritten copies made by US President Abraham Lincoln, went on the…
Napoleon Collection Of French Dealer Sold At Sotheby’s For $9.6M
The Napoleon Bonaparte collection of French dealer Pierre-Jean Chalençon was sold on Wednesday at Sotheby’s Paris for $9.6 million.
The 112 lots offered on the auction block included a variety of objects – from furniture and Old Master…
Women Lead As Sotheby’s Contemporary Sale Fetched $84M
Female artists were the standout performers in an otherwise lackluster contemporary art evening sale at Sotheby’s, which raked in $84 million.
Sotheby’s modern and contemporary evening sale in London on Tuesday brought in nearly £62.5…
Christie’s Design Sale A Moderate Success, Fetching $23.6M
Thanks to a Tiffany Studios work, the design sale at Christie’s brought in a combined total of $23.6 million even in a slow market.
On Thursday, Christie’s organized two auctions related to design works. The first was the “American…
Sotheby’s London To Sell Surrealist Collection Of Pauline Karpidas
The collection of British socialite Pauline Karpidas will hit Sotheby’s London and is expected to shatter records.
Considered the greatest collection of surrealist art in modern times, the Pauline Karpidas collection boasts names like…
Museum Races To Keep Barbara Hepworth Sculpture Within The UK
The Hepworth Wakefield Museum launched a public fundraiser to keep a rare Barbara Hepworth sculpture on British soil.
Titled Sculpture with Colour (Oval Form) Pale Blue and Red (1943), the sculpture is an elliptical object with a portion…