DALLAS – A Pokemon First Edition Base Set Sealed Booster Box (Wizards of the Coast, 1999) drew 115 bids before it sold for $384,000 to lead Heritage Auctions’ Trading Card Games Auction to $3,473,102 in total sales July 24-25. The event was the first of its kind, and exceeded pre-auction expectations, with perfect sell-through rates of 100% by value and by lots sold, and with 1,445 bidders from around the globe.
DURBAN, South Africa – On July 30, Rana & Rana African Art will stage a 369-lot African Antique & Fine Sculpture NFT Art Auction, beginning at 8 am Eastern time. Absentee and Internet live bidding will be available through LiveAuctioneers.
PHILADELPHIA – The exhibition Authentic: Truth and Perception in Chinese Art will open August 7 at the Philadelphia Museum of Art. It will be displayed in Gallery 325 and will continue through July 3, 2022.
NEW YORK – On July 27, the United States sold the sole copy of the Wu-Tang Clan album Once Upon a Time in Shaolin, aka the Album, which had previously been ordered to be forfeited as a substitute asset in connection with the approximately $7.4 million forfeiture money judgment entered against Martin Shkreli at his March 2018 sentencing. Proceeds from the sale of the Album will be applied to satisfy the outstanding balance owed on the forfeiture money judgment. The contract of sale contains a confidentiality provision that protects information relating to the buyer and price, ensuring that neither the identity of the buyer nor the sum accepted is made public.
LOS ANGELES – George Washington’s silver camp cups that he used while Commander-in-Chief of the Continental Army during the Revolutionary War will be auctioned on July 29.
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ORLANDO, Fla. – Flying Horse Editions, the nationally acclaimed printmaking studio that invites some of the world’s leading artists for its Visiting Artist Residency Program, has chosen Mira Lehr for their select roster for 2021. The studio is celebrated for cutting-edge technology and for inspiring artists to push the boundaries of printmaking in a kinetic setting among its team of master printmakers. In her new series, Lehr, 86, is experimenting with explosives, fuses, plexiglass, watercolor, and inks ‒ exploring new ways to use nontraditional materials in the art of printmaking.Continue reading
LONDON – The British Museum, with the support of The European Fine Art Foundation (TEFAF), announced an important project to restore eight ancient glass vessels which were severely damaged in the Beirut port explosion in Lebanon on August 4, 2020.
DALLAS – Las Vegas in the 1950s and 1960s meant a lot of things. It saw the evolution of casinos splashed in glitter and lights, populated by high-rollers flashing money, and a lineup of musicians and actors that made the city on of the hubs the entertainment world.
SAN FRANCISCO – On July 10, the San Francisco Museum of Modern Art (SFMoMA) opened Lineage: Paul Klee and Ruth Asawa, an exhibition that explores and contextualizes the contributions of both artists. The show will run until December 5.
NEW YORK — While toy lines come and go, those for superheroes tend to have a long shelf life. Of all of them, Batman, aka the Caped Crusader or the Dark Knight, is one that holds the attention of all ages.