![pokemon_booster_set boxed set of Pokemon cards](https://rehs.com/eng/wp-content/uploads/bb-plugin/cache/pokemon_booster_set-square-cd4db0281bfadae3a08923cbcd0a0060-.jpg)
“Gotta Catch ‘Em All”
If the current market for the sale of collectible cards has taught us anything, it’s DO NOT OPEN the boxes or packs…or buy two, one to open, one to save. A Pokémon First Edition Base Card Booster Set, produced in … More…
![Tales from the dark side Tales from the dark side](https://rehs.com/eng/wp-content/uploads/bb-plugin/cache/Tales-from-the-dark-side-square-306e0415a7a4d96a98cab3f463ff2cf8-.jpg)
You Sue Me, I Sue You!
It is unfortunate to see how fast things can spiral out of control. Marlborough, one of New York’s top galleries, decided to close its doors in June (Marlborough Gallery, Veteran New York Enterprise, to Close Amid Expansion Effort) after a … More…
![flower_thrower_banksy man with mask and flowers](https://rehs.com/eng/wp-content/uploads/bb-plugin/cache/flower_thrower_banksy-square-3d7de78fd8cbd87b2e8a93cc50f0c50d-.jpg)
Anonymity May Not Be A Good Thing
Banksy’s trademark might be at risk after he lost a case against Full Colour Black (a Gaffiti and Street Art greeting card company that reproduces his work). According to a couple of recent articles (listed below), “[i]n 2014, Banksy’s representatives, … More…
![gandhi_glasses gold rim glasses](https://rehs.com/eng/wp-content/uploads/bb-plugin/cache/gandhi_glasses-square-d7e7089421c2b83821a3bdc57613cbf3-.jpg)
Spectacles See Far Beyond Estimate
Mahatma Gandhi (1869 – 1948), a lawyer and activist for Indian civil rights, was best known for his leadership of the peaceful resistance movement that lead to India’s independence from British rule. Over the years, some items once belonging to … More…
![Bust of a Woman 1944 by Pablo Picasso 1881-1973 painting of a woman in green and yellow](https://rehs.com/eng/wp-content/uploads/bb-plugin/cache/picasso_bust_of_a_woman-819x1024-square-234e58709d552d8ca25e57051917a39f-.jpg)
Dora Maar To Get $450k Face Lift
20-year-old Spanish architecture student Shakeel Ryan Massey will spend 18 months behind bars for a destructive stunt pulled on December 28th of last year. Massey, while visiting the Tate Modern, punched a hole through the protective glass in front of … More…
![frans hals Two Laughing Boys with a Mug of Beer painting of two boys and a mug of beer](https://rehs.com/eng/wp-content/uploads/bb-plugin/cache/frans-hals-Two-Laughing-Boys-with-a-Mug-of-Beer-837x1024-square-b2f122c497158834d0c572e430e71709-.jpg)
Three Strikes And You Are Out!
It seems that Frans Hals’s Two Laughing Boys with a Mug of Beer, in the collection of the Hofje van Aerden museum in Leerdam, has now been stolen for the third time. I personally think the phrase “three strikes and … More…
![Francis Bacon - Triptych Inspired by the Oresteia of Aeschylus Francis Bacon - Triptych Inspired by the Oresteia of Aeschylus](https://rehs.com/eng/wp-content/uploads/bb-plugin/cache/Bacon-1024x423-square-c49a0ffde9a75cbf31f3c2f37b97aac3-.jpg)
Christie’s and Sotheby’s Race Through the Summer – Online Auction Recap
As the summer of social distancing comes to a close, I thought we could take a look at the auction arena as a whole and what has been going on… it seems the two big houses finally caught up on … More…
![mary_cassatt_two_little_sisters faces of two young girls](https://rehs.com/eng/wp-content/uploads/bb-plugin/cache/mary_cassatt_two_little_sisters-1024x826-square-c177bd8811823903e58251dc2ceaa69f-.jpg)
American Art – Christie’s
More than a month later (August 7th), Christie’s presented their American painting sale … and overall, this one was far less successful. The most expensive lot in the sale was Mary Cassatt’s Two Little Sisters that brought $420K ($519 w/p … More…
![Jackson Pollock – Landscape with White Horse landscape with horse](https://rehs.com/eng/wp-content/uploads/bb-plugin/cache/Jackson-Pollock-–-Landscape-with-White-Horse-1024x825-square-b53d422adf00d461098273c68de2b4bd-.jpg)
The American Market – Sotheby’s
At the end of June, Sotheby’s offered a selection of American paintings from the 19th and 20th centuries. As you will soon see, the sale performed reasonably well. (w/p = with buyer’s premium) Taking the top spot was Augustus Saint-Gaudens’s Abraham … More…
![Trout-Superfractor Baseball card, man in red and white, blue signature](https://rehs.com/eng/wp-content/uploads/bb-plugin/cache/Trout-Superfractor-square-efae1363869376b7164924dddd8fc23c-.jpg)
Betting Big Pays Off
So, here is the follow-up I promised regarding the Mile Trout rookie card that came up for auction this month. After the LeBron James card set a record last month when it sold for $1.8M, it really didn’t take long … More…
![Thing 2 yellow, gold vase](https://rehs.com/eng/wp-content/uploads/bb-plugin/cache/Thing-2-square-d072e834b0e3697a5cbd001ec6c7ea85-.jpg)
Location, Location, Location
What is the difference between Thing 1 and Thing 2? I honestly believe there is only one really big difference, but I will get to that shortly. First, let’s go over what I think are the similarities. Both were produced by … More…
![charging more charging more](https://rehs.com/eng/wp-content/uploads/bb-plugin/cache/charging-more-1024x499-square-d7b94e5e867fbb43c3bec1601772484e-.jpg)
Charging More — Give Me A Break!
Not sure how I missed this one. In May, Sotheby’s announced the following: As of August 1, 2020, Sotheby’s will be implementing a new fee – an Overhead Premium – payable by all auction buyers in our global salesrooms and … More…
![HiddenIdol 8th-century sandstone panel depicting an equestrian deity](https://rehs.com/eng/wp-content/uploads/bb-plugin/cache/HiddenIdol-square-b9a0c0bfa8ed2b0e20fb977ad9637037-.jpg)
Seized Business Records Uncover Looted Indian Antiquities
$1.15 million worth of looted antiques from India are to be returned after they were recovery by the antiques trafficking unit in New York City. In total, the objects include ten antiquities that were recovered during a series of raids … More…
![nicolas_rousseau_detail Nicolas Rousseau - detail](https://rehs.com/eng/wp-content/uploads/bb-plugin/cache/nicolas_rousseau_detail-square-b285299bb224d4533740ea658668f826-.jpg)
Of Little Value – Easy To Return
It was recently reported that Peter Forner, the son of a German soldier who, during WWII, was ordered to take a painting by Nicolas Rousseau, has returned it to France. The painting is now on display at the World Centre … More…
![camille_pissarro_-_rue_saint-honore_dans_lapres-midi-_effet_de_pluie camille_pissarro_-_rue_saint-honore_dans_lapres-midi-_effet_de_pluie](https://rehs.com/eng/wp-content/uploads/bb-plugin/cache/Camille_Pissarro_-_Rue_Saint-Honoré_dans_laprès-midi._Effet_de_pluie-824x1024-square-2e0f26d45db36597a3664b60a11c2ea1-.jpg)
Pissarro Can Stay
Well, this case was finally settled. Back in 2000, the heirs of Lilly Cassirer sued Madrid’s Thyssen-Bornemisza Collection, over Pissarro’s Rue Saint-Honoré, dans l’après-midi. Effet de pluie (1897). The painting was taken by the Nazi’s in 1939, and in 1976 … More…
![Leonardo_da_Vinci_or_Boltraffio_(attrib)_Salvator_Mundi_circa_1500 An image of da Vinci's painting Salvator Mundi](https://rehs.com/eng/wp-content/uploads/bb-plugin/cache/Leonardo_da_Vinci_or_Boltraffio_attrib_Salvator_Mundi_circa_1500-710x1024-square-67af32e1a5279375d4e01bc3899aebc6-.jpg)
Bouvier / Rybolovlev – A Never Ending Saga
According to an article written by Anna Brady and Vincent Noce, for The Art Newspaper, it appears that the Swiss government’s investigation into Yves Bouvier for unpaid taxes, which began in 2017, is still ongoing. The government is alleging that … More…