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The Epic Auction of Freddie Mercury’s Personal Effects Hit $15.4 Million in a Frenzy of Bidding—on the First Day Alone
Every last lot in the much-ballyhooed Freddie Mercury auction at Sotheby’s London, “A World of His Own”—from his worn-in Adidas high-tops to his antique Italian pietra dure table—found a buyer on September 6, for a total of £12.2 million ($15.4 million) with fees. The live evening sale, held at Sotheby’s New Bond Street, was greeted […]
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François Meyer Photographed Iconic Artists and Scooped Up Their Work, Too. Now, His Storied Collection Heads to Sotheby’s
Not only did Swiss photographer François Meyer immortalize artists Roy Lichtenstein, Andy Warhol, David Hockney, Sonia Delaunay, Helen Frankenthaler, Sam Francis, and Francesco Clemente, to name just a few, he was an admirer and collector of their work, too. Now, Sotheby’s Paris will hold a dedicated auction of Meyer’s personal art collection—160 works, comprising most […]
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See the Top Ten Lots Sold in Every Major Category
This article is part of the Midnight Publishing Group Intelligence Report Mid-Year Review 2023. Marking five years of our biannual Intelligence Reports, this inaugural half-year edition paints a data-driven picture of today’s art world, from the latest market results to the artists and artworks leading the conversation. Read the full report here. Ultra-Contemporary Nicolas Party’s […]
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A Notorious Barn Find of Hurricane-Damaged Ferrari Race Cars Could Fetch $20 Million at Auction
In August 2004, Hurricane Charley ripped through the city of Kissimmee in Central Florida, where a ramshackle barn was storing 20 vintage Ferrari race cars belonging to real-estate developer Walter Medlin. As the storm bore down, the unthinkable happened: the roof collapsed and the barn crumbled, damaging the precious Prancing Horses with falling debris and […]
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$50,000 for Apple Sneakers, Six Figures for a 2007 iPhone—the Resale Market for the Tech Giant’s Products Is Hitting New Heights
A spate of vintage Apple products—ranging from high-tech to no-tech—have sold for eye-watering sums at auction recently, or soon will, as the secondary market for older items from the tech giant skyrockets and shows no signs of tapering off. Let’s take stock. One sale, on through August 24 at RR Auction, is offering an Apple-1 […]