Sotheby’s inaugural sale in Saudi Arabia brought in a total of $17.28 million (all prices include fees). Collectors from more than 45 countries participated in the first commercial art auction to be held in the kingdom on Saturday, February 8th. The 117-lot sale, titled “Origins,” was led by two works: René Magritte’s L’État de veille (1958) and Banksy’s Subject to Availability (2011), which each sold for $1.2 million. As well as artworks, the sale featured luxury items and sports memorabilia, including a 1998 Michael Jordan game jersey which sold for $960,000, and a pair of Graff diamond pendant earrings which…
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Galleries attending the 16th edition of India Art Fair in New Delhi reported robust sales to “both established and new collectors,” according to its organizers. The fair, which took place from February 5th–9th at the NSIC Exhibition Grounds in New Delhi featured a record 120 exhibitors. Leading the reported sales from the fair was local stalwart Vadehra Art Gallery, which sold 90% of its booth on the first day. The gallery, which presented works by artists including Sudhir Patwardhan, Atul Dodiya, Shilpa Gupta, and Vivan Sundaram, made sales for prices ranging from $2,500–$300,000.Other sales reported by galleries at the fair…
Captain America 4 might introduce the Sentinel of Liberty to a brave new world, but the Captain America character has been around the Marvel Cinematic Universe in one form or another for over a dozen years. The character is the focal point of not only his own film franchise, but the Avengers movies and the TV series The Falcon and the Winter Soldier as well.If you missed any of these movies or shows, or you just want a refresher before Captain America: Brave New World, our latest Marvel video is here to help. We’ll catch you up on the life and times of Steve Rogers, Sam Wilson,…
Today’s Jewelry Collection Story comes from Heather of @heatherv_ I found Heather over on Tik Tok and immediately followed after seeing her growing collection, love for Marla Aaron, and easy going vibe. She is my comfort creator and I love her point of view. When she is not making jewelry videos and traveling, she is a geologist. Excited to share her collection with you: “I have been collecting for about 11 years. It all started when my late father gifted my mother jewelry on special occasions, this led me to identify strong emotions and attachments to jewelry. I was lucky…
The wait for the spoilers of Blue Lock Chapter 293 will soon be over, as here are the details regarding when they are expected to drop. The game between Bastard Munchen and Paris X Gen continues as the players fight to make the winning goal. After Kunigami saved his team from PXG’s counterattack, fans are eager to learn what will next happen. Here is when the leaks of Blue Lock Chapter 293 are anticipated to arrive. When to expect Blue Lock Chapter 293 spoilers? The spoilers for Chapter 293 of the Blue Lock manga are expected to be uploaded on…
There is a lot of running in the Super Bowl. But not as much as in a Tom Cruise Mission: Impossible movie.The one coming to theaters this summer is the eighth film in the franchise, Mission: Impossible — The Final Reckoning. It was originally announced as Dead Reckoning — Part Two, but shortly after the first Dead Reckoning opened in theaters in the summer of 2023 (when it grossed significantly less than the three previous Mission installments, plus Cruise’s Top Gun: Maverick) Paramount announced the film would get a new title, and no longer be referred to as a Part Two. It’s not the second Dead Reckoning, it’s the final reckoning! Got it?The film was also…
Susan Beech lives among all the different objects she collects, including her art jewelry. The various pieces are on display all around her house, along with paintings, photographs, and other fine craft. In fact, you’ll see many examples of this in Feast, the upcoming book about Beech and her jewelry collection. AJF will present the book during Munich 2025. The panel will include Beech herself, Toni Greenbaum, Barbara Gifford, and Susan Cummins. Please join us for it, at Galerie Handwerk on March 14, 11:30 a.m. Beech founded the Susan Beech Mid-Career Artist Grant in 2017. The $20,000 grant, which ran…
The Avengers aren’t coming. The Thunderbolts will have to do.Technically, this is not correct. The Avengers have two more movies due in theaters in the years ahead, Doomsday and Secret Wars. But that’s what Julia Louis-Dreyfus’ character says in the new trailer for Marvel’s Thunderbolts*, which just debuted during the Super Bowl. The Avengers are MIA for unknown reasons. The citizens of the Marvel Cinematic Universe need protecting. Who’s up to the job.Instead of a group of brave heroes, the Thunderbolts are a bunch of barely reformed villains including Florence Pugh’s Black Widow, Sebastian Stan’s Bucky Barnes, David Harbour’s Red Guardian, Wyatt Russell’s U.S. Agent, Hannah John-Kamen’s Ghost,…
Is it really so obvious what love is? Love is associated with a whole range of emotions, some of them complete opposites: from serenity to passion, from harmony to fiery arguments. We constantly see jewelry creations but rarely the drawings of the makers. Yet jewelers are more than fabricators of baubles. They’re artists as well, in the larger sense. I therefore invited jewelers from different countries to make a quick sketch of any image, object, or idea that comes to mind when they hear the word “love.” Here are 14 interpretations of this profound concept for your appreciation. Let’s celebrate…
Will Seippel, CEO of WorthPoint, enjoys watching the items sold at auctions held by our WorthPoint Industry Partners. We thought it would be a great idea for him to select some of his favorite sold items and explain why those sales stood out to him. Gaining insights from Will is an excellent way to learn about buying and selling trends in our industry. We want to empower you to buy and sell with confidence. Take a look at his thoughts on a few of our partners’ recent sales. On February 5, 2025, WorthPoint added 232,437 new items to its Price…
