Leonardo da Vinci’s ‘Salvator Mundi’ painting sells for record $450M

Leonardo da Vinci’s “Salvator Mundi,” considered by many to be the Holy Grail of the old masters, sold for a record $450,312,500 after 19 minutes of fierce bidding between two determined buyers on Wednesday night at Christie’s Auction House in New York City.  The identity of the bidder was not provided by the auction house. Read More …

What’s Cookin’ – Dinnerware Collecting

So what’s under your food today, a paper plate, dinnerware or possibly some fine china?  With Thanksgiving coming up (my favorite holiday) I thought I’d write about dinnerware.   Our formal dinnerware usually has a story or special meaning attached to it.  For me, our formal dinnerware was my mother-in-law Silvia’s.  We only bring them out Read More …

Bob Dylan guitar sells for nearly $400,000

DALLAS – A guitar played by Bob Dylan at notable concerts in 1970s has sold at auction for nearly $400,000. Heritage Auctions in Dallas says a buyer requesting anonymity paid $396,500 Saturday for the singer-songwriter’s 1963 Martin D-28 acoustic guitar. The company says Dylan played the guitar through his set at George Harrison’s Concert for Read More …