Sculptures That ‘Show the Beauty of Each Watch’

Berd Vay’e suspends vintage parts in Lucite shaped like skulls and baseball bats — a way to show ‘passion for watchmaking in ways that extend beyond the wrist.’

He Taught Ancient Texts at Oxford. Now He Is Accused of Stealing Some.

Hobby Lobby, the craft chain that helped build a collection for the Museum of the Bible, has sued a former Oxford lecturer, asserting he sold its stolen artifacts.

Anarchy, and $$$, in the Vintage Punk Clothing Market

Sid Vicious would never believe how much his old clothes are worth, and the lengths to which counterfeiters will go to fake them.

A European Art Fair Stays Online, for Now

As the pandemic persists, and a big anniversary approaches, TEFAF is preparing a virtual edition with a challenge for exhibitors: a three-work limit.

Searching for Bird Life in a Former ‘Ocean of Forest’

A century after museum collectors surveyed Colombia’s avian fauna, a new generation of researchers returns to see what remains, and what has changed.

New York Art Fairs Are Returning, Eyes Open and Fingers Crossed

Major exhibitions like the Armory Show are coming back from a pandemic hiatus, but travel restrictions and the rise of the Delta variant are challenging their plans.

Tom Hanks Sells 4 Vehicles From His Collection

His marquee item in the auction, an Airstream trailer bought in the “Sleepless in Seattle” era, brought in over $200,000.

What Constitutes Art Sales Under Duress? A Dispute Reignites the Question.

A fight over a landscape painting bought for Hitler is focused on the question of whether its sale was voluntary or forced by economic distress the Nazis helped create.

Smithsonian Acquires Rare Photographs From the First African American Studios

Daguerreotypes by James P. Ball, Glenalvin Goodridge and Augustus Washington are the centerpiece of a collection that could rewrite the early history of American photography.

Robert Ellison, Ceramics Collector With a Giving Streak, Dies at 89

The more than 600 works he gave to the Met enriched the museum’s collection enormously.

Super Mario 64 Video Game Sells for $1.56 Million

The sale, to an anonymous bidder, set a record just two days after a copy of The Legend of Zelda sold for $870,000, according to Heritage Auctions.

At Monterey Car Week, the Sheet Metal Shines

The elite California auctions are back, with millions of dollars’ worth of collectible cars, as an opener for the Pebble Beach concours.

He’s Heir to a Fruit-Juice Empire, but His Main Focus Is Art

Eugenio López Alonso divides his time between Los Angeles and Mexico, filling both homes with paintings and sculpture.

Those Mundane Old Hondas and Toyotas Have Suddenly Become Collectible

They are the cars that seemed to be in everyone’s driveways a few decades ago. Now they are hard to find.

As Stick Shifts Fade Into Obscurity, Collectors See Opportunity

Cars with manual transmissions, even late models, are holding their value as the collector market hunts for rarity.

Preserving an Art Fair’s Eclectic Approach, Online

Masterpiece London is virtual again, but this time it can build on last year’s success.

Once Again, Fossils Are Hot

Collectors are surging again to own a bit of natural history, be it an ancient shell, an animal’s tooth or a full dinosaur skeleton for the foyer.

This Modest New York Apartment Holds One of the Best Art Collections in Town

Over the course of 40 years, Alvin Hall has amassed a trove of blue-chip artists merely by trusting his eye.

The Enduring Appeal of Italian Composers’ Dramatic ‘Library Music’

Compositions made from the 1960s through the ’80s to soundtrack films and ads have found new homes on hip-hop tracks and compilations. New artists have been inspired, too.

A Collector’s Rare Treasures Set Records at Sotheby’s

The proceeds from Stuart Weitzman’s “Inverted Jennies,” a 1933 gold piece known as the double eagle and the One-Cent Magenta stamp will go to charitable ventures.