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Magritte painting sets surreal auction record selling for nearly €15m

A painting by Rene Magritte shattered an auction record for the surrealist artist on Tuesday, selling for more than $121 million (€114 million) at Christie's in New York.

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“These guitars were his great love. They need to be shared, played and loved again.” Jeff Beck's guitar collection to be auctioned next year

Christie's will be accepting bids for 90 guitars owned and played by late guitar legend Jeff Beck, plus his amps and ‘tools of the trade’

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“I hope the future guitarists who acquire these items are able to move closer to the genius who played them”: Over 130 of Jeff Beck’s guitars and amps headed to auction, including his Tele-Gib, Yardburst Les Paul and 'Blow By Blow' Oxblood Les Paul

The Jeff Beck Collection goes under the hammer on 22 January 2025 at Christie's in London

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Jeff Beck guitars used in Bowie performance and with The Yardbirds up for sale

Jeff Beck: The Guitar Collection, will feature more than 130 of his instruments, and see his recognisable 1954 Oxblood Gibson Les Paul go on sale.

Evening Standard

Jeff Beck's Guitar Collection Up For Auction At Christie's

Legendary guitarist Jeff Beck's iconic collection of guitars, including a 1954 Gibson Les Paul, up for auction at Christie's. Don't miss this opportunity t...

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Jeff Beck was one of rock's greatest guitarists. Now his instruments are up for auction

Instruments owned by the late Jeff Beck, one of rock's greatest guitarists, are going up for auction

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Aga Khan Emerald Fetches Record $9 Mn In Geneva Auction

A rare square 37-carat emerald owned by the Aga Khan fetched nearly nine million dollars at auction in Geneva on Tuesday, making it the world's most expensive green stone.

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Going, going... how London's auction houses are taking a hammering

Post-Brexit regulations, the rise of Paris and global issues from wars to the US election have all taken their toll

Evening Standard

Can AI create art? A Sotheby's auction tests the question

The auction house will sell a painting created by a humanoid robot.

Fortune

Inside Frieze 2024 with Benedict Cumberbatch and Emma Raducanu: the style rules of the super-rich art set

Birkin bags! Cartier bangles! It must be Frieze

Evening Standard

Lucian Freud 'Masterpiece' Fetches GBP13.9 Million At London Sale

A nude by Lucian Freud that took 16 months to paint sold for GBP13.9 million ($18.2 million) at a London auction on Wednesday, the first time the work, hailed as a "masterpiece," has come to market.

International Business Times

Princess Eugenie’s sons don’t suffer her childhood terror of sea

Opening up about her family life, Princess Eugenie has said her two sons don’t suffer her childhood terror of the ocean.

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‘Amazing’ trial shows drug combination stops lung cancer advancing for longer

Exclusive: Global trial finds treatment with amivantamab and lazertinib halts progression for average of 23.7 months

The Guardian - UK

The Henderson by ZHA in Hong Kong makes everyone sit up and pay attention

The Henderson, ZHA's new high-rise in Hong Kong, stands out in its coveted address through its unusual, fluted façade of glass columns

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5 incredible home theater demos at CEDIA Expo 2024

Home theater demos using cutting-edge gear are the best part of CEDIA Expo. Here are 5 demos from the 2024 show that rocked our world.

The Guardian - UK

Frederic Leighton’s only known painting of moon over water to go on show after being lost for a century

Painter’s Bay of Cadiz, Moonlight, bought by Leighton House Museum in June, will star in November exhibition

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Woman Diagnosed With Incurable Cancer Days Before Her Wedding ‌

Sarah Bamber, diagnosed with breast cancer, leads fundraising efforts for The Christie while undergoing treatment.‌ ‌

Tom’s Hardware

IBM 7090 Mainframe up for auction with a value up to $60,000 — over 23,000 pounds of transformative transistorized milestone in computing

A transformative transistorized milestone in the history of computing could be yours, as an IBM 7090 Mainframe computer system has gone up for auction at Christie’s.

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The Guardian - UK

Salvator Mundi, Saudi Arabia and the saga of the missing masterpiece

In 2017, the portrait, attributed to Leonardo da Vinci, sold for a record £360m and vanished. Now, it is claimed, it will reappear as the star exhibit in a Saudi branch of the Louvre

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Microsoft co-founder's space art, artifacts to be sold by Christie's

Visions of humanity's future in space and spaceflight artifacts are heading for auction from Paul G. Allen's estate. Christie's is hosting three sales devoted to Allen's art and scientific objects.

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Captivating Congregations

Projectors remain an appealing option for house of worship installations.

The Guardian - US

No water, no power, hordes of birds: who will buy San Francisco’s $25m private island?

Red Rock Island, a 5.8-acre hunk of stone with a colorful history, is an outlier in the luxury market. We joined the realtor tasked with finding a buyer

International Business Times

Defying Downturn, Auction Houses Bid High On Hong Kong

Three of the world's top auction houses are racing to expand in Hong Kong, eager to woo young Asian buyers even as the global art market retreats from pandemic-era highs.

AVNetwork

How a Former Soap Factory Transforms Into an Immersive Educational Experience

Christie technologies freshen up learning at Luanda Science Center.

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Two 'traditional' pubs in centre of Scottish city go up for sale

TWO "traditional" pubs at prime locations in a Scottish city have gone up for sale ...

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