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Designer Toys
This looks like an interesting trend to keep an eye on: These Toys Are Not Child’s Play Lowbrow Art Hooks Adult Collectors February 4, 2006 By SUSAN CARPENTER LOS ANGELES TIMES “Mark Troup readily admits he’s addicted, and not to the usual suspects. The objects that…
African American painters
Black Art Is Buried Treasure In an overheated market, works by African American painters are a bargain — for now www.businessweek.com FEBRUARY 3, 2006 “Predicts Atlanta art dealer Jerry Thomas Jr.: “In the next 10 years we’re going to see a…
Paul Gauguin’s Deux Femmes
Gauguin Semi-Nudes Lead $437 Million of London Auctions Bloomberg.com: Germany “Feb. 3 (Bloomberg) — Paul Gauguin’s “Deux Femmes,” depicting a duo of gold-skinned South Sea women in a mauve-walled room, will be the priciest — if not…
Topps Capn Crud Wacky Pack
Scoop also reported that the original art for the 1973 Capn Crud Wacky Pack from the Topps Vault sold for $34,600 after receiving 26 bids after an opening price of $9.95 with no reserve. View the full entry >>
Mickey Mouse Daily Sells for $74,850
Scoop from Diamond Galleries reports on the following landmark sale of Disney’s Mickey Mouse original comic art: Industry News Scoop Friday, January 27, 2006 “Dallas, Texas-based Heritage Galleries and Auctioneers sold the Mickey Mouse daily dated January…
Collecting African Americana
Tracking African Americana Books and other artifacts are rising in value, too www.businessweek.com FEBRUARY 13, 2006 “Mike Glenn of Atlanta has been collecting African Americana only since 1997. But he figures it already would be tough to replicate his…
Edvard Munch Sotheby’s Auction
Munch works headline Sotheby’s auction Yahoo! Australia & NZ News Thursday February 2, 2006 “A unique collection of paintings by Edvard Munch, the angst-ridden Norwegian artist best known for his nightmarish Scream, goes on sale in London next week….
Vincent Van Gogh’s L’Arlesienne, Madame Ginoux
Van Gogh portrait could get $40 mln in NY auction Yahoo! News Larry Fine Feb 1, 2006 “NEW YORK (Reuters) – Vincent Van Gogh’s portrait of a cafe owner, based on a sketch by his friend and fellow artist Paul Gauguin, could fetch more than $40 million…
Authentic Civil War Bullets
Siegler & Co. has the following interesting items from The Civil War available: “Load your collection with these genuine relics from perhaps the most significant event in U.S. history. Four-piece set includes a musket ball and minie-bullet along with an…









