News and updates from around the arts and auction community:
- A neon marquee from the legendary Whisky A Go Go nightclub on the Sunset Strip in West Hollywood, Calif., will be auctioned on Wednesday, January 25. The 13-ft-tall sign with illuminated pink letters is an iconic reminder of the club’s punk/new wave/grunge heyday in the 1980s/’90s. [Read more from LiveAuctioneers.com]
- It cost one deep-pocketed bidder $121,000 to ride off into the sunset on a saddle auctioned last Saturday in Arizona. Beautifully finished with a silver pommel, studs and other adornments, the exhibition saddle was made by Keyston Bros., San Francisco. [Read more from Antiques & the Arts Weekly]
- A federal judge has ruled that a South Dakota museum is the legal owner of a guitar played by Elvis Presley. The guitar had been donated to the museum in 2013, but then a collector came forward saying he was the rightful owner. [Read more from Associated Press/ABC News]
- The earliest known example of Galileo’s handwriting will be auctioned on Thursday and has a required opening bid of $1 million. The document is an I.O.U. from a man who owed Galileo money for room and board. It’s signed by both parties in the transaction. [Read more from CNET]
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