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Sold for 6.4 million euros the Rothschild Mahzor, one of the most important Hebrew manuscripts

The Rothschild Mahzor, one of the most important medieval illuminated Hebrew manuscripts ever to appear on the market, has sold for $6.4 million. The adjudication took place in New York at Sotheby's, where the codex was offered with an estimate of be...
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Auctions of the week: contemporary art, contemporary graphics and design

Between Feb. 12 and Feb. 18, 2026, leading Italian and international auction houses are offering a calendar full of appointments ranging from numismatics to twentieth-century ceramics to the great classics of modern art. The Italian calendar opens on...
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Finarte supports Milan's WOW with a solidarity auction of original comic books

On February 27, Milan will host a specialauction entirely dedicated to Italian comics, promoted by the Finarte auction house in collaboration with Urania Casa d'Aste, with the aim of supporting the WOW - Museo del Fumetto. The Milanese institution is...
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LEGO and the New York MET together for Monet: Bridge over a pond of water lilies becomes wall set

Claude Monet (Paris, 1840 - Giverny, 1926) returns to inspiration, this time through LEGO bricks. Starting March 4, 2026, the new art set dedicated to the painting Bridge over a Pond of Water Lilies will be available. The project was created in colla...
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Auctions of the week: numismatics, ancient art and photography

On the national scene, the February activity of auction houses focuses mainly on hybrid and web-only modes of sale, which allow widespread participation. Opening the dances is Wannenes, which from Feb. 5 (to Feb. 16) launches the 607 web-only Wine &a...
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Public television is worth $1.3 million to Bonhams: painter Bob Ross takes it home

Do you remember Bob Ross (Daytona Beach, 1942 - Orlando, 1995)? The U.S. painter and television personality known for the TV program The Joy of Painting, broadcast in the United States between 1983 and 1994, in which he taught audiences how to create...
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Auctions of the week: antiques, oriental art and design

The art and collectibles market never stands still, and the week between late January and early February 2026 promises to be particularly lively. It kicks off on Thursday, Jan. 29, with a Pandolfini-signed offering in Florence, which opens the week ...
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Modenantiquaria 2026, the XXXIX edition of the High Antiques in Modena

From February 7 to 15, 2026, ModenaFiere will host the thirty-ninth edition of Modenantiquaria, an event dedicated toHigh Antiques that over the years has consolidated a central role in the Italian and international exhibition scene. The vernissage i...
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21Art gallery opens new location in central Rome

21Art is opening a new gallery in the center of Rome, at Largo della Fontanella di Borghese No. 89, after a significant renovation project curated by Fosbury Architecture, a collective known for having signed the curatorship of the Italian Pavilion a...
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Auctions of the week: paintings, automobiles, design and photography

The week of January 22-28, 2026, confirms itself as a crucial time for the art and collectibles market. Opening the dances on the national territory is Cambi Auction House. The Genoese house just concludes its general sale of Antiques on Thursday, Ja...
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Florence, Lalanne's Pigeon lamp goes up for auction at Pandolfini's

Florence is preparing to host the fourth installment of Spotlight Design, Pandolfini 's auction dedicated to excellence in 20th-century design and decorative arts, scheduled for Feb. 25. Following the debut of the auction cycle inaugurated in 2023, t...
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Swatch and Guggenheim present a collection of four watches inspired by 20th century masterpieces

The Swatch Art Journey is enriched by a new chapter with the presentation of the Swatch × Guggenheim collection, a project that brings 20th-century art and contemporary watchmaking into dialogue through four models inspired by as many masterpie...
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Hammershøi leads 12 million Loeb collection, works up to 5 million at Phillips 2026 auctions

In the spring of 2026 Phillips will devote itsentire auction season between London and New York to the collection of Ambassador John L. Loeb Jr. one of the most significant private collections of Danish art ever assembled. The project will feature so...
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Auctions of the week: paintings, collectible books, frames and porcelain

The week of January 15-21, 2026, represents a transitional phase between the start of major international sales and the Italian calendar. Opening the dances on the national scene is Florence's historic Libreria Antiquaria Gonnelli. Starting Thursday,...
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Action Comics No. 1 sold for 15 million: comic book cover recalls Pollaiolo's Hercules

A copy of Action Comics No. 1, the famous 1938 comic book that marks the first appearance of Superman and the beginning of the superhero genre, has been sold in a private deal for $15 million. The deal sets a new all-time high in the comic book marke...
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Christie's is putting up for sale Ca' Dario, the... cursed house in Venice painted by Monet

In the Dorsoduro sestiere, along one of the best-known stretches of the Grand Canal in Venice, Ca' Dario, also known as Palazzo Dario, is now the subject of a proposed sale curated by Christie's International Real Estate. The building overlooks one o...
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