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Bill Proposed to Protect Detroit Institute of Arts Collection from Sale (UPDATE)
ArtfixDaily Staff - May 30th, 2013 19:45

A Michigan lawmaker has proposed a bill to protect artwork held by the Detroit Institute of Arts (DIA) from being sold by the city to cover billions of dollars of debt. Detroit's $15 billion to $17 billion in bond debts...

Alvan Fisher’s "The Discovery," from 1846

Opportunity Knocks for American Art Collectors
New York Times - May 30th, 2013 23:03

After the skyrocketing post-war and contemporary art auctions in early May, prices in the historic American art sales last week were seemingly modest, reports the New York Times. Several lots soared, a few soured, but overall a renewed market strength was evident for American paintings of the 19th and early 20th centuries. Yet...

Christie's secured an auction record of HK$86.1 million for a briolette-style diamond necklace.

Diamond, Qianlong Vases Boost $418 Million Hong Kong Auction
ArtfixDaily Staff - May 30th, 2013 12:50

Christie's five-day auction in Hong Kong ended with total sales of HK$3.2 billion ($418 million), indicating a renewed uptick in the Asian market. Chinese buyers were back to a more competitive stance, bidding up...

Vintage 1950s brass floor lamp by Gino Sarfatti brings $15,930 at Nadeau's
Release Date: 30 May 2013
(WINDSOR, Conn.) – A vintage 1950s brass floor lamp designed by legendary Italian lighting designer Gino Sarfatti (1912-1984) for Arteluce, the manufacturing firm he founded in 1939, sold for $15,930 at an auction held May 11 by Nadeau’s Auction Gallery, in the firm’s gallery located at 25 ...

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