The sale of a beautiful Chinese vase stunned the crowd (and the auctioneer) at a small auction room in Suffolk, England. An elderly gentleman, who was selling the contents of his home, was the consignor of numerous items; among them, … More…

Here is an article by Claire Selvin (ArtNews) that dives a little deeper into Mr. Epstein’s art and financial world connections.  I am sure that over time, more information will surface about other Epstein art world connections.  I guess there … More…

Seems like Mr. Epstein had many friends and connections in the art world.  Mother Jones posted an interview they did with Stuart Pivar (we recently posted another story about Stuart and his Brancusi – Make Sure You Read Before You … More…

After I wrote my initial article on water and humidity (many years ago), one of our readers followed up with the following question: If I see a painting and there are cracks in the paint, can I then assume that … More…

To commemorate the golden anniversary of the Apollo 11 space mission, Heritage (Dallas), Sotheby’s (NY), and Christie’s (NY) held auctions which offered thousands of space exploration items…some brought prices that were sky high and others never left the launch pad.  … More…

This month we review the recent 19th century sales in London, a few Tales from the Dark Side of the art world, Why Water and High Levels of Humidity are a Painting’s Worst Enemy, Really incredible prices for a chess … More…

We recently covered Sotheby’s sneaker sale and the fact that before it ended, Miles Nadal made a private offer and bought all but one pair for about $850K (seems the seller of the Nike Waffle Racing Flat, Moon Shoe, wanted … More…