Mastodawn

Would you pay ¥168 million for a bottle of Japanese whisky? At a May 30 auction in Hong Kong, somebody did — and set a new record in the process. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/life/2026/06/02/food-drink/yamazaki-whisky-record-sale-hong-kong-1-million/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #life #fooddrink #whisky #alcohol #auctions #yamazaki #suntory

Rare Yamazaki whisky sells for record $1 million

Bottled exclusively for a club in Nagoya and autographed by Suntory's chief blender, the 50-year-old Japanese whisky sold for almost twice its estimate.

The Japan Times

Modern Classic Motorcycle News 1d ago

Discover Over 300 Incredible Lots at The Bonhams Summer Sale – Motorcycles Online

Bonhams Motorcycles is delighted to present Motorcycles Online – The Summer Sale, a major timed online auction running from Friday 5 June to Monday 15 June 2026.

#Auctions #IndustryNews #LatestMotorcycleNews #Bonhams #ClassicMotorcycleShows #ClassicMotorcycles #MotorcycleNews #NECClas...
https://modernclassicbikes.co.uk/discover-over-300-incredible-lots-at-the-bonhams-summer-sale-motorcycles-online/?fsp_sid=11122

Modern Classic Motorcycle News 1d ago

Football legend Kevin Keegan’s unique Harley-Davidson to be auctioned

A one-off motorbike owned from new by one of the UK’s most famous football personalities – Kevin Keegan – is going under the hammer with H&H Classics.

#Auctions #IndustryNews #LatestMotorcycleNews #ClassicMotorcycleShows #ClassicMotorcycles #HarleyDavidson #KevinKeegan #MotorcycleNews #NECClassicMotorShow
https://modernclassicbikes.co.uk/football-legend-kevin-keegans-unique-harley-davidson-to-be-auctioned/?fsp_sid=11034

rogue_corq 2d ago

Blue-chip gets a boost, but edgier art remains in the doldrums https://www.theartnewspaper.com/2026/06/01/blue-chip-gets-a-boost-but-edgier-art-remains-in-the-doldrums?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=mastodon #Artmarket #Auctions

Thomas May 27

New on my #blog: https://aspi.blog/2026/05/27/upcoming-stamp-and-postal-history-auction/
An account of the creation and uploading of James and Sons latest auction catalogue, stamp and postal history lots that will go under the hammer on June 23rd, with links to both online platforms, and a coda on the theme of 'computer is not always right' plus a #photo gallery.
#auctions #stamps #PostalHistory #scanning #catalogues #uploading #photography #birds #insects #butterflies #PaintedLady #WoodlandBrown #damselflies

Upcoming Stamp and Postal History Auction

How an auction catalogue is put together and uploaded, a coda on the ‘computer is not always right’ theme and a photo gallery.

aspiblog

NYT > Arts May 25

How Art Auctions Choreographed a $2.5 Billion Comeback

https://www.nytimes.com/2026/05/25/arts/design/art-auctions-comeback-sothebys-christies.html

#Art #Auctions #Market

How Art Auctions Choreographed a $2.5 Billion Comeback

After four years of uneven sales, the auction houses engineered a successful season by redefining the expectations of buyers and sellers—and avoiding flops.

The New York Times

NYT > Arts May 23

John Marion, the 'God of Auctioneers in America,' Dies at 92

https://www.nytimes.com/2026/05/23/arts/john-marion-dead.html

#Arts #Obituaries #Auctions

John Marion, the ‘God of Auctioneers in America,’ Dies at 92

For three decades, he was the face of the auction house Sotheby’s, presiding over an era in which art evolved from an object of passion into a commodity.

The New York Times

Trek Movie.com May 20

First Auction Of Set Pieces From ‘Star Trek: Strange New Worlds’ Coming This Friday https://trekmovie.com/2026/05/20/auction-of-set-pieces-from-star-trek-strange-new-worlds-coming-this-friday/ #StarTrek:StrangeNewWorlds #Memorabilia #auctions

First Auction Of Set Pieces From ‘Star Trek: Strange New Worlds’ Coming This Friday

You can own a piece of the USS Enterprise.

TrekMovie.com

Daily Record & Sunday Mail - Scottish News, Sport, Politics and Celeb news [Unofficial]May 19

Medals won by Rangers’ longest serving player Dougie Gray nearly a century ago have fetched over £23,000 at auction

https://fed.brid.gy/r/https://www.dailyrecord.co.uk/news/medals-won-rangers-longest-serving-37165390

Darren du Nord May 16

Jim Shaw's Thrift Store Paintings. For more than half a century he's been collecting amateur paintings from thrift stores, flea markets, and auctions, paying $5–$35 per canvas, building a collection now around 400–500 works.

https://jimshaw.ensembles.org/ensembles/jim-shaw-thrift-store-paintings?panel=436

#art #thrifting #auctions #museums #artcollecting #WeirdNews #jimshaw