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Vase Sells for Shocking Price, Iconic LA Wiener Stand Relocates to Museum, and More Fresh News

Catherine Saunders-Watson
Catherine Saunders-Watson
Chinese double-gourd vase, 18th century, Qianlong mark, sold for $826K. Image courtesy of LiveAuctioneers.com and Sheppard’s

 

News and updates from around the arts and auction community:

  • An 18th-century Chinese double-gourd vase with a pre-sale estimate of around $1,340 was auctioned in Ireland on Saturday for a massive $826,000. Internet competition was fierce during the 7-minute bidding battle. The price is a new record for an Asian work of art sold at public auction in the Emerald Isle. [Read more from LiveAuctioneers.com]
  • Hot dog! An eye-catching LA hot dog stand designed in the 1940s to look like a giant wiener on a bun has found a home a decade after closing. The Tail o’ the Pup, which served working people and Hollywood stars for 60 years, will join the Valley Relics Museum’s pop culture collection. [Read more from AP/Sacramento Bee]
  • Leonardo DiCaprio has voluntarily handed over artworks worth millions of dollars, plus an Oscar statuette that once belonged to Marlon Brando, to the U.S. Government. It’s part of its ongoing investigation into a money-laundering operation connected to Malaysian Prime Minister Najib Razak. [Read more from Yahoo!]
  • Egypt means business when it comes to repatriating antiquities that have left their borders illegally. The Egyptian Minister of Antiques says 484 antique pieces have been returned from other countries. Not only that, the nation’s priceless holdings have increased, thanks to recent discoveries at Luxor. [Read more from Daily News Egypt]

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