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Designer’s $456M ‘Bubble Palace’ for Sale, Jolie/Pitt Art Collection, and More Fresh News

Catherine Saunders-Watson
Catherine Saunders-Watson
Pierre Cardin’s retreat in the South of France – for sale at $456 million – is Europe’s most expensive listing. Photo courtesy of TopTenRealEstateDeals.com
Designer Pierre Cardin’s retreat in the South of France – for sale at $456 million – is Europe’s most expensive listing. Photo courtesy of TopTenRealEstateDeals.com

 

News and updates from around the arts and auction community:

  • Europe’s most expensive real estate listing is designer Pierre Cardin’s ‘Bubble Palace.’ It can be yours for $456 million. [Read more from TopTenRealEstateDeals.com]
  • During their time together, as partners and later as a married couple, Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie amassed an art collection worth a reported $25 million. They obviously knew what they were buying, as their collection includes works by Richard Serra, Ed Ruscha and Banksy. [Read more from Artnet News]
  • It’s unlikely that the person who dropped off a Confederate naval sword at a Virginia branch of Goodwill Industries knew its value. Or maybe they did. The charity will benefit handsomely from the $17,250 it fetched at auction. [Read more from The Roanoke Times]
  • Aboriginal art drew record-setting prices at a London auction on Tuesday. A 1984 Michael Nelson Jagamara painting sold to an American buyer for $524,000. [Read more from Blouin Art Info International]

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