The auction of the exceptional Bruun collection, 100 years after the collector’s death, has attracted a great deal of attention. But who was Bruun as a person? What inspired him? On behalf of Stack’s, Ursula Kampmann went in search of Bruun’s personality and compiled a short biography.
The new special exhibition “art.power(s).wealth” at the Swiss Finance Museum wants to show how the art market works and what parallels there are with the financial market.
The Royal Numismatic Society announced the establishment of a new fund which aims to enable curators and students based in Asia to visit the UK to study Asian coin and money collections.
In 1993, Dražen Petrović, one of the world’s most famous basketball players, died aged only 29 years. With his ambition, hard work, reliability, and modesty, the “Mozart of Basketball” continues to inspire many of his fans to this day.
From 26th to 28th June 2025 the conference “Ancient coin legends: composition, design, lexicography, and framing potential” will be held in Munich. Abstracts can be sent in until October 31st 2024.
Stephen Album Rare Coins ⸱ Auction 50 ⸱ 19-22 September 2024 ⸱ Online
Stephen Album’s Auction 50 spans 4 days. The 4500 lots contain a wide range of Ancient, Islamic, Indian, Chinese, and World Coins with many interesting special collections.
In the early modern period, much of the Black Forest, an idyllic mountain range in southwestern Germany, was a booming industrial center. A major part of the silver used to mint Württemberg coins came from this region. The Heinz-Falk Gaiser Collection, on offer at Künker on 23 September 2024, includes many coins made from Black Forest silver.
Stack’s Bowers Galleries ⸱ August 2024 Global Showcase Auction ⸱ 12-23 August 2024 ⸱ Costa Mesa
Ancient and World coins realized over $11,668,000 in the Stack’s Bowers Galleries August 2024 Global Showcase Auction. Anchored by multiple specialized collections, the sessions spanned nearly two weeks.
Heritage Auctions ⸱ ANA Coin Auctions ⸱ 12-18 August 2024 ⸱ Dallas
Heritage’s ANA Auctions of US, World & Ancient Coins amassed a combined total of $53,525,663 and accounted quite a few new auction records.
Noonans Mayfair ⸱ Auction 306 ⸱ 25 September 2024 ⸱ London
A collection of 254 coins that span the whole of the Greek World will be sold in the upcoming Noonans Mayfair auction. Formed over a period of some 90 years by father and son, the collection is estimated to fetch £1million.
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