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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

How artist L.S. Lowry became 2024's unexpected winter style pin up

‘Bleak weather inspires beautiful clothes’ — why the style set have fallen for L.S. Lowry this year

Evening Standard

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Portrait By Humanoid Robot To Sell At Auction In Art World First

The robot artist Ai-Da, a humanoid powered by artificial intelligence, will be the first of its kind to have a painting sold at a major auction house, organisers said Wednesday.

International Business Times

David Hockney at the Halcyon review: an invigorating immersion into six decades of the great artist’s work

This collection shows how the bona fide national treasure has never stopped looking for new ways of making a picture

Evening Standard

Carolyn Bessette-Kennedy's Most Iconic Jackets Are Headed to Auction at Sotheby's

Three coats from the '90s fashion icon's enviable wardrobe, to be exact.

Marie Claire

Tom Brady to auction off memorabilia worth millions - including custom watch with his name etched

Brady’s memorabilia could sell for a combined total of $2.5 million

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Best of both worlds? Ten historic homes with creative modern extensions, from Kennington to Kingston Vale

These creatively extended, stitched and souped-up historic homes mirror the glorious mishmash of London itself

Evening Standard

You can own one of Tom Brady’s watches—if you’re willing to shell out up to $800,000

The seven-time Super Bowl–winning quarterback's Sotheby’s auction begins in December.

Fortune

FKA twigs on her new album and overcoming four traumatic years: 'I’ve had to learn to live in my body again'

After four traumatic years FKA twigs is back with a new album, a Sotheby's durational artwork — and a thrilling metamorphosis. Joe Bromley meets her

Evening Standard

Robert Kraft Spent Six Figures to Purchase Tom Brady Rookie Card at Auction

A big purchase from the owner of the Patriots.

Sports Illustrated

Most expensive bag in the world hits Paris Fashion Week - priced at over a quarter of a million dollars

The Nano disc accessory was made by Paco Rabanne in 1969 for Françoise Hardy

The Independent UK

Incredibly rare copy of the Constitution hits the auction block this week

Bidding will start at $1 million.

Fortune

FKA twigs lays bare her ‘healing journey’ as she unveils dance performance to overcome past trauma

Exclusive: Singer describes 11-step meditative process she created during self-improvement process

The Independent UK

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Wallpaper

FKA Twigs at Sotheby’s: healing, rawness and Eusexua

FKA Twigs debuts durational artwork at Sotheby’s, London, to coincide with new album launch, Eusexua. Wallpaper’s Hannah Silver was there

Guitar World

“When Oasis recorded Supersonic, all he had was an Epiphone Les Paul Standard”: Oasis reunion hype reaches fever pitch as Noel Gallagher’s Definitely Maybe LP smashes its auction estimate

The Les Paul – which can be seen in the Supersonic music video – was sold alongside two other Oasis instruments, which also broke their estimated selling prices

MusicRadar

Would you pay $170,000+ for an Epiphone Les Paul? Somebody just did, as Noel Gallagher’s “Definitely Maybe” rides the wave of Oasis reunion fever to fetch eye-watering fee at auction

The Sotheby's auction also saw Gallagher's Epiphone EA-250 hollowbody and Flying V exchange hands for big money

The Independent UK

Rare 14th century Hebrew Bible written by Spanish rabbi sells for £5.3m

Shem Tov Bible from 1312AD directly linked to lost Codex Hilleli manuscript

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The Guardian - UK

Rare and ornate 14th-century Bible sells at auction for £5.3m

New owners of Shem Tov Bible, which has survived countless wars and upheavals, plan to put it on public display

The Independent UK

Noel Gallagher’s Definitely Maybe guitars to fetch thousands after Oasis reunion

Other items up for auction include Prince’s guitar, items from John and Yoko’s Bed-in for Peace, and a piano played by Paul McCartney, Lady Gaga and Amy Winehouse

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

Sports Illustrated

Ultra Rare Collectibles Auction to Feature Brady, LeBron, Jackie Robinson Cards

The auction will take place in September and feature some of the rarest trading cards in American sports history.

Guitar World

“I wanted to start playing Epiphones because of the Beatles”: Noel Gallagher’s Definitely Maybe Les Paul is going to auction – and it could sell for more than $100,000

The humble Cherry Sunburst single-cut can be seen in the Oasis music video for Supersonic

The Independent UK

Noel Gallagher’s guitars used on the Oasis classic Definitely Maybe to go under the hammer

Definitely Maybe is widely considered a masterpiece of British rock music

Guitar World

“This guitar hasn't been played since Prince last performed with it”: The Vox semi-hollow Prince used for his final electric tour and White House performance is up for auction – and expected to sell for upwards of $350,000

The Vox guitar auction is taking place just a few months after Prince's Cloud 3 sold for a whopping $910,000

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