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☆ Why auction houses are embracing luxury — and celebrity — fashion
▼ + stars: | 2024-04-25 | by ( Joan Kennedy | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +8 min

(CNN) — There’s a lot of talk about luxury’s rising prices, but it’s at auction that fashion is selling for the most eye-popping of sums. Fashion items from the sets of TV, film and even commercials can also garner high prices. Frank Augstein/APWhile selling prices are widely publicized, auction houses maintain something akin to attorney-client privilege when it comes to the identities of their bidders. In fact, much of the archival fashion seen on stars today has passed through auction. “That dress would now sell for $10 million because of that double whammy connection of a celebrity,” said Nolan.

Persons: —, Celine, Joan Didion, Levi’s, Kurt Cobain, Elton, Burberry, ”, Nicole Kidman, Lucy Bishop, Frank Augstein, Bishop, Audrey Hepburn, Diana —, Victoria, they’re, Lady Gaga, Kim Kardashian, Michael Jackson’s, Laverne Cox, Jordan Strauss, ’, Shannon Hoey, Hoey, Dior, Elizabeth Debicki, Diana, “, Meg Randell, Leigh Anne Clark —, Valentino, Saint Laurent, Chanel, Andre Leon Talley’s Birkin, Christie’s, Anna Wintour, Clark, Talley, would’ve, Andre Leon Talley's, Meghan McCarthy, Renae Plant, Diana’s, It’s, Carrie Bradshaw, Martin Nolan, Carrie Bradshaw's, Craig Blankenhorn, Barbie, Marilyn Monroe, John F, Kennedy, Nolan, Read Organizations: The, Fashion, CNN, AMC, Albert Museum, York’s Metropolitan Museum of Art, Vogue, USA, Plant, City, Julien’s, HBO Locations: London, Dallas, Palm Beach , Florida, California, Paris, Australia

☆ Restored Paul McCartney and Wings tour bus to be auctioned
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-17 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +1 min

LONDON, Oct 17 (Reuters) - A fully restored double-decker bus used by Paul McCartney and his band Wings for a 1972 European tour is headed for auction next month, with bids expected at $200,000-300,000. Former Beatle McCartney and his late wife Linda formed the American-British rock band, Paul McCartney and Wings, known as Wings, together with drummer Denny Seiwell and guitarist Denny Laine in 1971, after the break-up of the legendary band. In the summer of 1972, they set off for the “Wings Over Europe" tour, travelling on the 1953 Bristol KSW double-decker bus, known as WNO 481. The bus, whose exterior is painted in shades of blue, red, green and yellow, with psychedelic artwork, reflecting the hippie style of the era, travelled across nine European countries on the 1972 tour. "This bus went all over south of France and Germany and Finland...just a summer of fun with the Wings band," said Nolan.

Persons: Paul McCartney, Beatle McCartney, Linda, Denny Seiwell, Denny Laine, Paul, Paul didn't, Martin Nolan, Nolan, Eric Clapton, Kurt Cobain, Marie, Louise Gumuchian, Deborah Kyvrikosaios Organizations: Wings, “, Bristol KSW, Julien's, Thomson Locations: European, British, Europe, Spain, Britain, France, Germany, Finland, Nashville

☆ Eric Clapton and Kurt Cobain guitars could fetch up to $2 million each at auction
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-11 | by ( Rollo Ross | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

Oct 10 (Reuters) - Two iconic guitars played by Eric Clapton and Nirvana's Kurt Cobain could each fetch $1 million to $2 million when they go up for auction in November. The Beatles' George Harrison gave it to Clapton after his guitar was stolen. The other guitar, also estimated between $1 million and $2 million, is Kurt Cobain's guitar, the "SkyStang I", which Cobain played during his final public performance on Nirvana's "In Utero" concert tour. The auction also features items belonging to Cobain, including his cardigan, jeans, and a pack of cigarettes, all of which he left behind at rehab. There are over 1,000 items going up for auction at Nashville's Hard Rock Cafe between Nov. 16-18 at the "Played, Worn & Torn: Rock 'n' Roll Iconic Guitars and Memorabilia" event.

Persons: Eric Clapton, Nirvana's Kurt Cobain, Clapton's, George Harrison, Clapton, Martin Nolan, Layla, Kurt Cobain's, Cobain, Kurt, Nolan, Martin, cardigan, Nirvana, Amy Winehouse's bustier, Elvis Presley, Frank Zappa, Rollo Ross, Remi Acosta, Lisa Shumaker, Michael Perry Organizations: Julien's, Hall of Fame, Fender, Seattle, Brit, Thomson Locations: Los Angeles

☆ Kurt Cobain's smashed guitar, Lennon's glasses hit the auction block
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-09 | by ( Alicia Powell | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +1 min

NEW YORK, Nov 9 (Reuters) - A Kurt Cobain smashed guitar is expected to fetch top dollar at Julien’s Auction’s annual Icons & Idols: Rock ‘N’ Roll Auction in New York. The taped-up instrument is considered by some a piece of rock and roll history and estimated to be worth $200,000 to $400,000. “This guitar was actually smashed in Williamsport, Pennsylvania, 1989," said executive director of Julien’s Auctions, Martin Nolan. Glasses worn by John Lennon are estimated to sell for over $80,000. “You sort of identified John Lennon as wearing those type of round granny glasses, as he called them himself.

☆ Pistolul lui Sean Connery din primul film James Bond va fi scos la licitație
▼ + stars: | 2020-11-10 | by ( ) www.realitatea.md time to read: +1 min

Pistolul pe care l-a folosit Sean Connery în primul film din seria james Bond urmează a fi scos la licitație la Hollywood, care va avea loc pe 3 decembrie, deși inițial o anunțase pe 6 decembrie, scrie Bani.md, citând Reuters. Foto: bingepost.comPistolul folosit de regretatul Sean Connery, armă semiautomatică Walther PP care, împreună cu modelul său mai mic PPK, a devenit una dintre cele mai cunoscute imagini ale francizei James Bond, este așteptat să se vândă cu o suma între 150.000 și 200.000 de dolari, conform reprezentantului casei de licitații Julien's Auctions, citat luni de Reuters. „Silueta lui 007 ținând această armă va deveni cea mai iconică imagine a francizei James Bond și una dintre cele mai recunoscute referințe ale culturii pop din toate timpurile”, a declarat Martin Nolan, directorul executiv al Julien’s Auctions, într-un comunicat. „Pistolul provine de la furnizorul original BAPTY din Marea Britanie, care l-a vândut la licitație în 2006”, confom Julien’s. Pistolul este elementul central dintr-o colecție peste de 500 de obiecte memorabile de la Hollywood, care include și casca pe care Tom Cruise a purtat-o în „Top Gun” dar și prima rochie purtată de Michelle Obama, care a fost vreodată scoasă la licitație.

Persons: Sean Connery, james Bond, Reuters, James Bond, Martin Nolan, Tom Cruise, Michelle Obama Locations: Hollywood

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