AI analysis finds €81,000 painting dismissed as copy is a work of Caravaggio
Testing determines 85.7% probability that work, entitled The Lute Player, is an original by Italian master painter
Sothebys
Sotheby’s annual loss more than doubles to $248m
Patrick Drahi-owned auction house struggling with multiyear slump in art market
Jane Birkin’s original Hermès Birkin bag set to be auctioned by Sotheby’s
Original Birkin was commissioned in 1984 exclusively for actor and singer Jane Birkin
The Irish connection to Banksy’s painting that’s expected to fetch as much as €6m at auction
Planet Business: Taylor Swift’s IFPI triumph, Mira Murati’s new AI venture and tourism slogans gone awry
Crypto chief buys a banana for $6m at contemporary art auction
Justin Sun, founder of blockchain network Tron, outbids six others for Maurizio Cattelan’s ‘Comedian’
Bubbling up: champagne is back on the the menu
Mixed success for bubbly as an investment despite landmark Sotheby’s auction house events
Brittany: A place of inspiration for Irish artists
The French region of Brittany is on view in works by Roderic O’Conor, Walter Frederick Osborne and William John Leech
Diamond tiaras are a girl’s best friend: rare gems at auction this week
A 1960s Bulgari serpenti bracelet watch and an art nouveau ‘pansy’ ring are among gems on sale
Vintage movie posters and military items at the Battlefields & Silver Screens auction
Victor Mee sale includes 19th-century UVF rifle, while letters from George Bernard Shaw are among Irish-associated sales at Bonhams
Sotheby’s introduces new strategy to slash buyer fees
New commission structure could upend the genteel but hidden world of international auction house deals
A Victoria Cross medal and Princess Diana’s ‘revenge dress’ from The Crown
Noonans is selling a Ballinrobe man’s Victoria Cross while props and outfits depicting the British Royal family from The Crown are on sale in London
First piece of mail with a stamp could sell for up to $2.5m
Pre-paid envelope, which includes a Penny Black, was designed by Irish artist William Mulready
Lissadell mirror and a Donegal carpet catch the eye at upcoming sales
The Rose carpet, woven in Killybegs, a Camaleonda sofa by Mario Bellini and an important mirror are among items of interest this week
Artichokes and day beds: midcentury classics for sale
Sotheby’s is selling works attributed to George Moore while Mies van der Rohe’s Barcelona day bed will be auctioned by deVeres
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