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$5M Buyer Sought for Queen Victoria’s Coronet, Patton Armored Diesel Will Light Your Fire, and More Fresh News

Catherine Saunders-Watson
Catherine Saunders-Watson
Queen Victoria's sapphire and diamond coronet. Image courtes of the Department for Culture, Media & Sport
Queen Victoria’s sapphire and diamond coronet. Image courtesy of the Department for Culture, Media & Sport

News and updates from around the arts and auction community:

  • Britain’s Culture Minister Matt Hancock has placed a temporary export bar on Queen Victoria’s sapphire and diamond coronet in an effort to keep it in the country. Unless a buyer steps forward who’s willing to pay $6.5 million, the UK could lose one of its greatest treasures. [Read more from www.gov.uk]
  • Introducing Patton Armored Diesel, named for the legendary World War II general – but don’t look for it at a gas station. The new limited-edition collector bottle is better suited to a liquor cabinet. [Read more from the Associated Press via The Roanoke Times]
  • You may never look at your pocket change the same way again. A 1792 ‘Birch Cent’ sold for more than half a million dollars at a Heritage auction held at the American Numismatic Association’s World’s Fair of Money. Wondering what it looks like? [Read more from Art Daily]
  •  Ever daydreamed about owning a castle but felt you’d never be able to furnish it all? Problem solved! A magnificent Italian medieval castle is going under the hammer on Sept. 8, complete with its centuries-old furnishings included. [Read more from ArtFix Daily]

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