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  • Dec 10, 2024 | smithsonianmag.com | Ella Feldman

    The iconic shoes, which went missing for more than a decade, are now the most valuable piece of movie memorabilia ever auctioned A pair of storied ruby red slippers worn by Judy Garland during the making of The Wizard of Oz sold for $28 million on Saturday, becoming the most expensive piece of movie memorabilia ever auctioned, according to a statement from Heritage Auctions.

  • Dec 6, 2024 | smithsonianmag.com | Ella Feldman

    A valuable violin with a storied past will be sold at Sotheby’s in February—and it could become the most expensive musical instrument ever auctioned. Known as the Joachim-Ma Stradivarius, the instrument was crafted in 1714 by Antonio Stradivari, the famous Italian violin maker, during his “golden period” of craftsmanship. The instrument is still in working condition, and it could sell for between $12 and $18 million, Sotheby’s announced this week.

  • Oct 8, 2024 | msn.com | Ella Feldman

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  • Oct 8, 2024 | smithsonianmag.com | Ella Feldman

    A man is expected to plead guilty for trafficking the print, which reappeared at a Dallas auction house shortly after it went missing from a California residence An Ohio man has agreed to plead guilty to trafficking a stolen Andy Warhol valued at roughly $175,000. Brian Alec Light, a 58-year-old from the city of Hudson, will appear in federal court on October 28, according to a statement from the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Central District of California.

  • Oct 7, 2024 | smithsonianmag.com | Ella Feldman

    For centuries, parishioners at a church in a small French town thought that a painting in their collection was a 19th-century copy of a 15th-century artwork by Sandro Botticelli. Now, a new analysis has challenged that narrative. It turns out that the painting isn’t a copy. It actually comes straight from Botticelli’s studio.

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Ella Feldman
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12 Dec 24

RT @SmithsonianMag: The iconic shoes, which went missing for more than a decade, are now the most valuable piece of movie memorabilia ever…

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