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This week at Catawiki, we have an incredible 4000-year-old “document” from a Sumerian king, who ruled the city-state of Lagash. The Sumerian cone with Cuneiform inscription stems from ca. 2090 B.C. Let’s take a closer look into this amazing piece...
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Who says art is only for the rich? At Catawiki, we organise art auctions every week in all sorts of price ranges and categories, originating from all over the world. This week we have no less than 33 different auctions...
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Stefanie Schneider is a contemporary German photographer who specializes in expired Polaroid film. Mixing suggestions of fantasy with the real world, Schneider’s overexposed, miscolored, and dappled images fade into surreal landscapes to create transient scenes of distorted reality. Figures becom...
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Being on the market for more than fifty years, Panini football stickers (no, not the sandwiches) are still immensely popular and keep rising in value! This week the world’s most valuable and most wanted Panini sticker album will be auctioned...
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Symbol of the Made in Italy, Vespa is the most beloved and well-known scooter in the world. This week we have the oldest Vespa in the world up for auction at Catawiki! Have you ever wondered how it started? To...
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A couple of weeks ago, famous and beloved Italian whisky bottler Silvano Samaroli, sadly passed away at the age of 77. In commemoration of this wonderful whisky bottler and merchant, Catawiki has decided to organise a Samaroli-themed whisky auction, starting...
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Do you still know where your baby teeth are? We humans replace our teeth only once in our lifetime, from milk teeth to adult teeth. If the tooth fairy does her job correctly, you will get a penny when you...
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Francisco de Goya y Lucientes (Fuendetodos, Zaragoza, 1746 - Burdeos, 1828) is one of the masters of universal art. Everyone knows his great works, but the artist expressed himself with the greatest freedom and creativity in his etchings and drawings,...
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Products by Bang & Olufsen stand for modern industrial design, both in terms of the appearance and the functioning of their products. Founded in 1925 by Peter Bang and Svend Olufsen, it is still one of the major players in...
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Whisky lovers everywhere should be planning a trip to Glasgow on 18th and 19th February to experience a brand new Whisky Show. The show is dedicated to giving visitors the chance to taste incredibly rare whiskies at affordable prices - some...
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Catawiki are very pleased to announce they will be the official auction partner of Jeans for Refugees, a Johny Dar artistic fundraising initiative. The Jeans for Refugees auction will see 100 high profile celebrities donating a pair of jeans to...
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Straddling the boundary between art and vandalism, the world of street art is often shrouded in secrecy. And perhaps never more so than when it comes to French artist, Mr. Brainwash. Love him or not, Mr. Brainwash's works are a...
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When "Vespa" is mentioned, it's hard not to think of Audrey Hepburn cruising the streets of Rome on a Vespa scooter with Gregory Peck in Roman Holiday. The charming Hollywood icon became the most effective spokesmodel in the business with one scooter ride, arguably launching Vespa into a new...
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This week Catawiki will auction off one of the rarest and most valuable LP's ever. It is a so-called acetate (pre-LP) with the first recording of David Bowie's album 'Hunky Dory.' Acetate LP's are very sensitive plates that are often made in...