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5 Priciest Star Trek Items, Appraisal Yields Shocking Art Discovery, and More Fresh News

1968 publicity photo of Commander Spock (Leonard Nimoy) and Captain James T. Kirk (William Shatner) as they appeared in The Original Series. Public domain image
1968-dated publicity photo of Commander Spock (Leonard Nimoy) and Captain James T. Kirk (William Shatner) as they appeared in The Original Series. Public domain image

 

News and updates from around the arts and auction community:

  • You’ve watched auction prices rise year after year for Star Trek toys and collectibles, but it’s the screen-used costumes and props that command the really big bucks. Here’s a list of the top 5 auction prices paid for Star Trek memorabilia. [Read more from Robb Report]
  • During a taping of BBC’s Antiques Roadshow, a woman was shocked to learn that a Victorian portrait she brought in for appraisal is worth more than $450,000. Who was the painter? [Read more from The Herald Scotland]
  • The widow of a Vietnam vet has received a treasured memento, thanks to a woman who spotted some old military dog tags in an antique shop and felt they should be returned to the serviceman’s family. [Read more from NJ.com]
  • English punk rock/mod revival band The Jam is auctioning everything in their current Liverpool exhibition ‘About the Young Idea’ to benefit charity. Every record pressing and original acetate the band ever recorded, plus tour jackets and stage clothing are included. [Read more from Uncut Magazine]

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