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fromwww.theguardian.com
2 days ago

Buying a collectible? Beware fakers out to persuade you it's the real deal

Scams involving antiques and collectibles are almost as old as some of the items. But internet sales now mean fraudsters have a much wider audience.
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fromApartment Therapy
1 day ago

This Item Designers Always Buy First at the Flea Market Will Make Your Home Look More Expensive

Designers prioritize art when shopping at flea markets for unique and affordable pieces.
#art-theft
fromAxios
3 days ago
France news

Priceless items are easy to steal. They're increasingly harder to sell.

fromEntrepreneur
5 days ago
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It Took Thieves 3 Minutes to Steal $10 Million in Art. Here's Why Museum Heists Are Becoming More Common.

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fromAxios
3 days ago

Priceless items are easy to steal. They're increasingly harder to sell.

Thieves stole three valuable paintings from a small Italian museum in a quick smash-and-grab operation.
Paris food
fromEntrepreneur
5 days ago

It Took Thieves 3 Minutes to Steal $10 Million in Art. Here's Why Museum Heists Are Becoming More Common.

A well-planned heist resulted in the theft of three valuable paintings worth $10 million from the Magnani-Rocca Foundation in Italy.
fromArtnet News
1 day ago

The Business of KAWS: What Data and a Museum Show Reveal About His Market | Artnet News

KAWS has shown an uncanny ability to connect with a wide variety of people. Younger buyers clamor for his $50 Uniqlo T-shirts, while trophy-hunting collectors shell out millions for paintings.
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fromArchitectural Digest
1 week ago

Amy Astley's Secrets to Shopping Vintage Housewares Online

Amy Astley curated vintage home finds for Vogue's Vintage Market, focusing on timeless pieces that reflect personal style and elevate various spaces.
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fromArtnet News
3 days ago

Selling Collectibles Is Big Business. Heritage Auctions's Joe Maddalena Says It's Just Getting Started | Artnet News

The collectibles market is experiencing unprecedented growth, with strong interest in categories like sports, toys, and trading cards.
Design
fromArchitectural Digest
2 weeks ago

Vintage Sterling Silver Is Trending-Here's Your Guide to Buying and Collecting It

Silver collecting involves understanding hallmarks, history, and the allure of sterling silver objects.
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fromArtnet News
5 days ago

Prints and Multiples Are Great Entry Points for New Collectors-For Now

Prints and multiples are experiencing a market transformation with rising entry-level prices and a shift towards historically significant works.
Online marketing
fromArchitectural Digest
3 weeks ago

Everything You Need To Know About Vintage Shopping and Selling Online

Ten vintage furniture experts share best practices for sellers and insider strategies for buyers navigating online vintage marketplaces successfully.
#estate-sales
fromBusiness Insider
3 weeks ago
Boston real estate

I went to an estate sale to find out why millennials and Gen Zers love buying cheap stuff from aging baby boomers

Baby boomers' massive accumulation of possessions is creating a major estate sale opportunity for younger generations to acquire quality vintage and midcentury items at accessible prices.
fromApartment Therapy
1 month ago
Real estate

The Best Day to Shop Estate Sales Can Be a Big Gamble

Estate sales offer discounted vintage and secondhand items, with prices dropping significantly from Friday through Sunday, making Sunday the best day for deals.
Boston real estate
fromBusiness Insider
3 weeks ago

I went to an estate sale to find out why millennials and Gen Zers love buying cheap stuff from aging baby boomers

Baby boomers' massive accumulation of possessions is creating a major estate sale opportunity for younger generations to acquire quality vintage and midcentury items at accessible prices.
fromHyperallergic
5 days ago

The Art World Is a Joke

Kamrooz Aram is everywhere this year, from Mumbai Art Week to the Whitney Biennial, and critic Aruna D'Souza is grateful. She pens a beautiful meditation on his work, reading his abstract paintings as not simply a denunciation of Western modernism nor a reassertion of Islamic visual motifs, but something else entirely - something gestural, exuberant, riotous, and incomparably his own.
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fromArtnet News
5 days ago

Veteran Advisor Patti Wong on How the Auction Market Is Recalibrating | Artnet News

The auction industry is experiencing increased discipline, scrutiny, and diversification in offerings, reflecting changes in buyer behavior and market dynamics.
London
fromianVisits
4 weeks ago

Tickets Alert: Take your old things to the BBC's Antiques Roadshow

BBC's Antiques Roadshow is filming in London on June 7, 2026 at Valentines Mansion in Ilford, with ticket applications available through ballot allocation.
Arts
fromArtnet News
5 days ago

Historic Watch Recovered From Titanic's Wealthiest Passenger Heads to Auction

A Patek Philippe pocket watch belonging to John Jacob Astor IV will be auctioned with an estimated value of $300,000 to $500,000.
fromwww.theguardian.com
4 weeks ago

German grandmaster's vast collection of chess memorabilia to be sold in London

He was crazy for the game and everything to do with it. He travelled to five continents to buy up artefacts he had fallen in love with, once to South America for a book he told us children was as expensive as a house.
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fromBusiness Insider
1 month ago

My mom has been collecting miniatures for 50 years. They have taken over our 1000-square-foot basement.

Celina Myers' mother has collected miniatures since age 14, filling their entire basement with thousands of organized tiny treasures that continue to bring her joy despite physical disability.
#art-market
fromArtnet News
1 week ago
Arts

Dark Mode: Inside the Art Market's Private Auction Playbook | Artnet News

Private auctions are gaining popularity, blending public auction benefits with exclusivity, as seen in the recent sale of a Warhol portrait.
fromArtnet News
2 weeks ago
Arts

What the Art Market Still Gets Wrong About Next-Gen Collectors | Artnet News

The art market must attract younger buyers to avoid an existential crisis.
Cars
fromElite Traveler
1 month ago

Young Collectors Are Driving Up Prices of Modern Supercars - Here's Why

Collector car market preferences shifted dramatically toward newer vehicles, with top auction cars averaging 34 years younger in three years, driven by demographic shifts and changing collector priorities toward modern and contemporary models.
fromLos Angeles Times
9 years ago

Old and young get along famously at Big Daddy's Antiques

We really try to be cutting-edge, but it has to have a feeling that is comfortable. Our biggest goal is for somebody to walk into our warehouse and say, 'Oh, my God. I want to live here.'
Los Angeles
fromThe Art Newspaper - International art news and events
1 week ago

Christie's to hold first South Asian Modern art sale in London in seven years

The record price in the category, $13.8m- paid last year at Christies' in New York for a painting by the Mumbai-based Modernist M.F. Husain-is more than three times what it was 20 years ago.
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fromArtnet News
5 days ago

Two Monet Paintings, Unseen for a Century, Resurface at Auction

Claude Monet's painting Les Îles de Port-Villez, created in 1883, showcases his innovative plein air technique and mastery of landscape aesthetics.
#dinosaur-fossils
fromFortune
1 month ago
Fundraising

Billionaires' latest luxury asset class is dinosaur bones, boosted by Pharrell's new auction platform | Fortune

Fundraising
fromFortune
1 month ago

Billionaires' latest luxury asset class is dinosaur bones, boosted by Pharrell's new auction platform | Fortune

A triceratops skeleton from a Wyoming museum is being auctioned for $4.5-5.5 million as dinosaur fossil prices reach record highs.
fromKotaku
1 month ago

How Sega And Police Raids Interrupted A Video Game Preservation Auction - Kotaku

They were like worker bees, taking this, this and they start putting it into evidence bags. Khan describes the police raid on his home, where officers systematically confiscated items related to the SEGA hardware transaction, treating the discovery as evidence in what appeared to be a coordinated enforcement action.
Games
fromwww.housingwire.com
1 month ago

New president at the helm at Sotheby's Canada

What drew me to [them] was clear: an iconic brand with a genuine commitment to the independent advisors across Canada who have chosen to build their businesses here and to the clients they serve. That kind of alignment is rare. Having spent my career building companies at the intersection of real estate and fintech, I've seen what's possible when talented entrepreneurs are supported by the right platform, tools and leadership.
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fromArtnet News
1 week ago

$160 Million Auction Haul in Hong Kong Provides Much-Needed Momentum for the Region | Artnet News

Christie's led the evening-sale race, with a total haul of HK$655.76 million ($83.8 million), a 17 percent increase from the same sale last year. It had no withdrawals.
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fromHyperallergic
1 week ago

Thieves Steal Paintings Worth $10M by Cezanne, Matisse, and Renoir

Thieves stole three valuable paintings from a museum in Italy in a swift, organized heist.
History
fromMedievalists.net
1 month ago

Dreaming of Owning a Medieval Artefact? Here's Your Chance - Medievalists.net

TimeLine Auctions' March 3 online sale features hundreds of medieval historical objects including a 13th-century Limoges cross, 1224 Chinese armor, Viking silver mount, and Anglo-Saxon brooch.
Arts
fromArtnet News
1 week ago

How Pharrell's Joopiter Is Redefining What an Auction House Can Be

Pharrell Williams launched Joopiter, a modern auction platform, to cater to unique luxury items and cultural artifacts, achieving significant early success.
fromArtnet News
1 week ago

Sotheby's Sets 12 Records for South Asian Artists in a Single Sale | Artnet News

A colorful modernist canvas by the late Indian painter Vivan Sundaram turned heads at Sotheby's New York on March 26 when it fetched $896,000 including fees-seven times its high estimate.
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UK news
fromwww.theguardian.com
1 month ago

Antiques auction selling neck shackles accused of profiting from slavery'

A Scottish auction is selling 18th-century Zanzibar slave neck irons, prompting accusations that trading such artefacts profits from historic slavery.
Arts
fromArtnet News
1 week ago

The Art Consultancy Firm Saying No to the Attention Economy

Approximately Blue prioritizes anonymity and substance over visibility and social media presence in the contemporary art market.
Arts
fromArtnet News
2 weeks ago

Museum Treasures, History-Making Guitars-And Collectibles to Watch

Brooklyn Museum is auctioning 200 objects, including rare American furniture and artworks, to enhance gallery space and adhere to deaccessioning guidelines.
Books
fromIndependent
2 months ago

Going, going, gone? Former Bonhams CEO thinks AI could deliver a hammer blow to auction houses

Enduring appetite for nostalgia drives a permanent market in which well-preserved collectibles command extreme prices and attract abundant buyer capital.
fromSilicon Canals
2 months ago

Treasures worth thousands: homeowners discover vintage items hidden in walls during renovation - Silicon Canals

Picture this: you're knee-deep in renovation dust, crowbar in hand, when something unexpected tumbles from behind century-old plaster. A yellowed envelope? A strange metal box? That moment when your heart skips because you realize you might have just found something extraordinary. For some lucky homeowners, these discoveries turn out to be worth thousands of dollars, transforming a simple home improvement project into an unexpected treasure hunt.
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Relationships
fromPsychology Today
1 month ago

How Collectors Deceive Their Partners

Collectors commonly hide hobby spending from partners; men and women use different methods and degrees of underreporting, with women averaging higher percentage concealment.
fromBoston.com
1 month ago

One of the rarest baseball cards is up for auction - and there are local connections

The King of Collectibles has been collecting since his first trip to Fenway Park at age 12. "I'm 60. In my 48 years of collecting, I have never known of or seen - outside of the Metropolitan Museum of Art - a Honus Wagner card like this. Until now," Ken Goldin, star of Netflix's "King of Collectibles: The Goldin Touch," tells me in a recent phone interview.
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fromCurbed
1 month ago

Bonhams Comes to Billionaires' Row

If you want to sell Basquiats and Birkins to the very rich, it might help to have a location on Billionaires' Row. It might also help if that location had a certain cultural cachet. Bonhams, the international auction house, managed to find such a spread in a 42,000-square-foot space that is knitted from the lower floors of an odd collection of prewar buildings and razed lots, with pops of old brick walls and limestone interrupting expanses of sheer, contemporary glass.
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fromThe Art Newspaper - International art news and events
2 weeks ago

Major collection of Indian paintings and calligraphy to be offered at Christie's

Christie's will auction Indian paintings and calligraphy from the Cowles collection in London on 28 April, featuring Mughal works estimated at over £1.5m, with prices ranging from low thousands to £180,000.
Fashion & style
fromBusiness Insider
2 months ago

4 tips for shopping on eBay, from vintage clothing buyers who shop the marketplace daily

Shoppers use targeted searches, wishlists, and patience on eBay to find unique vintage and secondhand fashion as the resale market grows.
Arts
fromArtnet News
3 weeks ago

The Art Market Returns to Growth | Artnet News

Art market confidence rose to 43% of dealers expecting improved sales in 2026, though recovery remains uneven due to rising costs and trade barriers.
#art-market-sales-tactics
#art-market-recovery
fromThe Art Newspaper - International art news and events
4 weeks ago

Show me the money: gallery and auctioneer accounts reveal reality of a tough market

Stephen Friedman was overdue filing when he went into liquidation on 2 February, closing his London gallery immediately (his New York venue shuttered around the same date). At the time of writing, invoices remain unpaid and artists unable to retrieve works from storage companies. In a statement, Friedman says 'all matters are now subject to the administrator's consideration'.
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fromArtnet News
3 weeks ago

How ArtVerse Helps Galleries and Advisors Navigate Today's Art World

ArtVerse Advisory bridges capital constraints in the art market by providing galleries and advisors flexible access to primary and secondary market artwork without ownership risks.
#art-fairs
fromArtnet News
1 month ago

What Is Driving Demand in Artnet's 20th Century Art Auction? | Artnet News

The terms are often conflated to portray an air of desirability and a limited opportunity. Rarity generally refers to the unusualness of an object—something that is infrequently encountered or 'rare to market.' With modern works from the past century, rarity can stem from limited original production, or the fact that many examples are held in museum or institutional collections, reducing their availability in the marketplace.
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fromArtnet News
1 month ago

Christie's Marathon London Sales Total Solid $263.8 Million | Artnet News

Christie's London evening sale generated £197.5 million with fees, a 52% increase in pounds and 58% in dollars year-over-year, achieving 96% sell-through rate across three auctions.
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fromArtnet News
1 month ago

Phillips Pulls in $17.3 Million at Slim Modern and Contemporary Sale in London | Artnet News

Phillips's London modern and contemporary evening sale generated £13 million, down 16 percent year-over-year, with an Andy Warhol Mao and Vilhelm Hammersh øi painting tied as top lots at £1.6 million each.
Arts
fromArtnet News
1 month ago

Modern Masters and Contemporary Icons Lead at SBI Art Auction

SBI Art Auction presents two concurrent sales in March featuring modern masters and contemporary art, from a significant Japanese collection and emerging voices in today's art scene.
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fromArtnet News
1 month ago

Christie's Launches First New York Auction Devoted to Anime and Manga

Christie's launches its first New York auction dedicated to Japanese anime and manga, featuring iconic works from Miyazaki, Tezuka, and other artists, reflecting strong growing demand from younger collectors.
fromArtnet News
1 month ago

How to Sell Performance Art | Artnet News

Is there finally a market for performance art? We're seeing more and more performance in galleries, art fairs, and other commercial art spaces these days.
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fromArtnet News
1 month ago

A Washington Relic, Royal 'Diamond'-and Other Collectibles Up for Grabs

The snippet carries the phrase "Fathers of the Senate!" which is nowhere found in surviving Washington documents. The expression is borrowed from ancient Roman Senate-specifically the Latin patres conscripti , or "Conscript Fathers"-and quite possibly wasn't the patrician tone Washington intended to set for a young republic. It is unknown why or how it was used in this case as the manuscript from which the fragment was cut is long lost.
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fromPsychology Today
2 months ago

Your Life's Work Preserved: Why Collectors Are Going Virtual

The traditional museum experience, pausing in front of an object, and absorbing its history visually or by reading its description, has long shaped how collectors and others relate to cultural treasures. Yet, over the last few decades, digital technology has quietly rewritten many of those rules, changing not only how collections are exhibited but also how they are documented, preserved, and even inherited.
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fromArtnet News
1 month ago

What Epstein's Emails Tell Us About the Art Market | Artnet News

The DOJ document release reveals Epstein's financial maneuvering and deep art-world ties, triggering resignations, investigations, and scrutiny of prominent cultural figures.
fromInsideHook
2 months ago

This Western Art Collection Just Set Several Auction Records

For some eminently wealthy individuals, amassing a first-class art collection is an ideal way to spend their money. And while some high-profile art collectors end up donating their collections to museums or other cultural institutions, others take a different approach, reselling their art after a certain amount of time. Which brings us to this week, when billionaire David I. Koch's collection of Western art hit the auction block at Christie's, setting a number of records in the process.
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fromArtnet News
2 months ago

Why Galleries and Fairs Are Pausing | Artnet News

Art institutions and dealers are increasingly adopting strategic pauses—temporary hiatuses or skipped seasons—to reassess operations, programming, and futures.
fromThe Art Newspaper - International art news and events
1 month ago

Sotheby's adjusts buyer's premiums as auction houses test new fee structures

Under the terms of Sotheby's new fee structure, buyer's premiums for lots sold in New York are increasing from 27% on lots priced at or above $1m to 28% for all works sold for hammer prices up to and including $2m (£1.5m in London). The medium tier buyer's premium will remain 22% of the hammer price, but will be applied to lots sold for between $2m and $8m (£1.5m and £6m in London);
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fromArtnet News
2 months ago

Whose Art Is Selling on Facebook Marketplace? Who Is @Artnotnet? And More Juicy Art World Gossip | Artnet News

Artnet News seeks a new Wet Paint columnist while guest writers, including Janelle Zara, cover gossip and ponder anonymous art-world Instagram @artnotnet's identity.
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fromArtnet News
2 months ago

Gallery Shows Featuring Estates Are Everywhere. Here Are 5 to Catch

Exhibitions of deceased artists and estates are rising, signaling momentum for historical reappraisals and potentially making January a season for such shows.
Arts
fromHyperallergic
1 month ago

When Artists Lose Their Archives

An artist lost a storage unit and later discovered parts of their work were sold online without notification, stripping authorship and meaning.
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fromArtnet News
1 month ago

$123 Million Worth of Art From Agnes Gund's Collection Goes to Auction

Three major works from Agnes Gund's collection — by Rothko, Cy Twombly, and Joseph Cornell — will sell at Christie's, expected to total at least $123 million.
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fromArtnet News
2 months ago

Ken Griffin Drops Half-Billion on Basquiats, a Beloved London Gallery's Decline, and More Scoops From Kenny Schachter's Desk | Artnet News

Emerging artists and small-to-mid galleries face a prolonged market downturn after early-2020s overexpansion, within a transitory, unequal, 'i'-shaped art economy.
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fromwww.theguardian.com
2 months ago

Anonymous painting bought at auction on hunch' identified as two-in-one Rubens

A reused dual-head study plausibly by Peter Paul Rubens was bought for under €100,000 and is likely an authentic Rubens study.
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fromArtnet News
1 month ago

The $12.7 Million Painting That Exposed a Museum Scandal | Artnet News

Chinese investigators uncovered decades of mismanagement and corruption at the Nanjing Museum that diverted nationally significant artworks into the private market.
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