Jasper52 presents Japanese woodblock prints with a contemporary touch Dec. 18

Daniel Kelly, ‘Red Hook,’ 2015, Japanese woodblock print, chine colle, 36 x 40 inches, edition size of 90. Estimate: $2,000-$2,200. Jasper52 image
Daniel Kelly, ‘Red Hook,’ 2015, Japanese woodblock print, chine colle, 36 x 40 inches, edition size of 90. Estimate: $2,000-$2,200. Jasper52 image

 

NEW YORK – Jasper52 will present its biggest auction of Japanese woodblock prints to date on Sunday, Dec. 18. Approximately 170 woodblock prints spanning the 19th century to the present will be going up for bids. Absentee and Internet live bidding will be available exclusively through LiveAuctioneers.

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Auction houses face off in website data scraping lawsuit

Photo of Lady Justice by Dev Kulshrestha, licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 4.0 International license
Photo of Lady Justice by Dev Kulshrestha, licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 4.0 International license

 

NEW YORK (AP) — Christie’s auction house has been accused in a lawsuit of using a computer program to scrape research, images and price information from a rival’s website and then reselling it as part of its own subscription database.

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Meet ‘Kan’ the $1.2M Dinosaur, Palmer’s Masters Trophy Auctioned, and More Fresh News

Allosaurus sold on Dec. 10, 2016 at Maison des Ventes Aguttes in Lyon, France. Image courtesy of Aguttes
Allosaurus sold on Dec. 10, 2016 at Maison des Ventes Aguttes in Lyon, France. Image courtesy of Aguttes

 

News and updates from around the arts and auction community:

  • Extremely rare and in near-perfect condition, the complete skeleton of an Allosaurus named “Kan” was auctioned for $1.2 million on Dec. 10 at Aguttes auction house in Lyon, France. A creature of the late Jurassic period, the Allosaurus was built for speed, had ferocious claws, and regularly battled with the armored stegosaurus. [Read more from the Daily Mail]
  • One of four trophies recognizing Arnold Palmer’s Masters Tournament wins has sold at auction for $444,012. Three of the four trophies were kept in Palmer’s personal collection, and the sale of the fourth was not without controversy. [Read more from ESPN]
  • The Portland Museum of Art in Maine has received the largest matching gift in the museum’s history. Longtime American museum benefactors Judy and Leonard Lauder are donating $5 million to the PMA to support the museum’s endowment. [Read more from the PMA]
  • A game that Jane Austen played 200 years ago will be auctioned this week at Sotheby’s London. The ball-and-cup amusement called a bilbocatch was a popular game in its time, and from all accounts, Austen was a skilled player. [Read more from the Mirror]

 

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LiveAuctioneers bidders bolster Rago $4.25M jewelry auction

Unenhanced classic Columbian emerald and diamond ring, approximately 29 carats. Price realized: $1,030,000. Rago Arts and Auction Center image
Columbian emerald and diamond ring, approximately 29 carats. Price realized: $1,030,000. Rago Arts and Auction Center image

 

LAMBERTVILLE, N.J. – An unenhanced Colombian emerald weighing approximately 29 carats brought $1,030,000 in Rago’s $4.25 million dollar jewelry auction on Dec. 4. Absentee and Internet live bidding was available through LiveAuctioneers, and bidders utilizing the Internet bidding platform significantly impacted the auction results.

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Julia Roberts’ costumes have top billing at Premiere Props auction Dec. 17

Signature evil queen dresses worn by Julia Roberts in Mirror Mirror Evil Queen, designed by the late costume designer Eiko Ishioka (est. $10,000-$15,000). Premiere Props image
Signature evil queen dresses worn by Julia Roberts in Mirror Mirror Evil Queen, designed by the late costume designer Eiko Ishioka (est. $10,000-$15,000). Premiere Props image

 

EL SEGUNDO, Calif. – Costume dresses worn by Julia Roberts as the evil queen in the movie Mirror Mirror Evil Queen, a screen outfit worn by the late actor Philip Seymour Hoffman in his Oscar-winning-performance as Capote, and the Hawaiian print shirt and shorts worn by Justin Timberlake in the film Alpha Dog will all be part of Premiere Props’ auction Saturday, Dec. 17. Absentee and Internet live bidding will be available through LiveAuctioneers.

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