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“When I started this business, I had two kinds of people: those who believed in it and those laughing at me”: Who is buying $15 million guitars? One of the world’s leading dealers lifts the veil on the collectible guitar market

At 32, Matthieu Lucas hosts guitars wielded by the likes of Slash, Eric Clapton and AC/DC at Parisian guitar emporium Matt’s Guitar Shop. He is driven by his core belief that vintage guitars, once owned by legendary musicians, are meant to be played on stage again

Guitar World

Andrew Lloyd Webber auctions priceless wine collection for children’s music charity

Among the highlights are three bottles of 1947 Chateau Cheval Blanc, each potentially reaching £15,000, and a magnum of 1961 Chateau Haut-Brion, valued at up to £4,000

The Independent UK

Lord Andrew Lloyd Webber auctioning ‘remarkable’ wine collection for charity

Lord Lloyd-Webber revealed he is a ‘recovering alcoholic’ and regularly attends Alcoholics Anonymous meetings in an interview at the weekend.

Evening Standard

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Paris art enthusiast wins €1m Picasso painting in €100 charity raffle

Ari Hodara initially thought it might be a hoax after winning raffle he found out about by chance while dining out

The Guardian - UK

Smash, grab and go: What happens to stolen artworks after a successful heist?

Once you successfully steal artworks, what comes next? With stricter regulations around the buying and selling of art, looted pieces often embark on complicated and mysterious journeys.

Euronews

Fretting over a safe spot for your cash? Look to the unlikely world of rock ’n’ roll

As a guitar owned by David Gilmour sells for $14.5m, tripling its value in seven years, Chris Blackhurst looks at other memorabilia that could make your investment portfolio comfortably numb

Evening Standard

Heirs to Bic fortune in nasty legal battle over 15th-century masterpiece allegedly stolen by family chauffeur

Exclusive: At the center of the saga is ‘Saint Sixtus,’ a 1454 painting believed to be among the last works Fra Angelico created before he died the following year

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“The Gretsch was given by John Lennon to his cousin. He kept it for almost 50 years”: The magical mystery of the $1.3m Gretsch that might have recorded a Beatles classic

Amelia Walker of Christie's takes us behind the scenes at the Jim Irsay auction to look at the 1963 Gretsch 6120 Chet Atkins that was rumored to have been used on Paperback Writer

Guitar World

“It’s not for the faint of heart. You need to know what you’re doing to play that guitar”: Derek Trucks reveals what it’s like to play Jerry Garcia’s record-breaking $11.56mn Tiger guitar

Trucks got the chance to put the ultimate Grateful Dead guitar through its paces during The Tedeschi Trucks Band's residency at the Beacon Theatre in New York City – and he says it's a “beast”

MusicRadar

"Lot after lot, we felt like we were making history”: John Lennon’s Broadway piano goes for a record-breaking $3.3 million

He used it to write A Day In The Life

MusicRadar

“There was a lot of mythology around there being ‘secret drugs compartments’”: How 2,000 hours of work and some of the world's most exotic tonewoods birthed Jerry Garcia’s “Tiger”

Ornate, laden with brass and exotic woods, ‘Tiger’ has become one of the world’s most expensive guitars as part of the recent Jim Irsay auction

Guitar World

“Lot after lot we felt like we were making history”: World record for most expensive guitar shattered three times in one night as Jim Irsay auction sees David Gilmour's Black Strat fetch $14.5m

On any other night, $6,907,000 for Kurt Cobain's Smells Like Teen Spirit Mustang and $11,560,000 for Jerry Garcia's “Tiger” would have been world records. But this wasn’t any other night...

Guitar World

John Lennon’s Sgt Pepper piano sells for record amount at auction

It was sold as part of The Jim Irsay Collection: Hall of Fame on Thursday at Christie’s in New York.

The Independent UK

Piano John Lennon used to write Beatles songs fetches record amount at auction

It was sold as part of The Jim Irsay Collection: Hall of Fame on Thursday at Christie’s in New York.

Evening Standard

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Guitar World

“Left-handed necks of that era typically say ‘Custom’ or ‘Special’ because they were so seldom made and used”: What Kurt Cobain’s record-breaking 1969 ‘Competition’ Mustang tells us about Fender’s guitar building in the ’60s

The student-model Fender that ignited grunge on the worldwide stage just sold for $6,907,000 as part of the Jim Irsay Collection

The Mary Sue

SXSW ‘I Love Boosters’ Review: God, I Love How Weird Boots Riley Is

'I Love Boosters' is a monochromatic dream.

Louder

David Gilmour's iconic black Strat has just sold for $14.5 million and is now the most expensive guitar ever

Cost-of-living crisis? What cost-of-living crisis?

Guitar World

“Why an SG? Perhaps he was fed up that his two Les Paul ’Bursts had been stolen”: The history and preservation of Eric Clapton’s The Fool SG

With its psychedelic paint job, Clapton’s iconic Cream-era Gibson SG is a guitar like no other. As it goes under the hammer as part of the Jim Irsay Collection, we take a closer look at The Fool SG

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“I’ve spoken to a lot of people about it – many of them think it will make more this time around”: David Gilmour’s Black Strat could be about to break records all over again

It was the world's most expensive guitar when sold at auction in 2019, but as it goes under the hammer in the Jim Irsay Collection, there are a number of reasons to think it will claim another record

Guitar World

“He felt a responsibility to look after these things. He was aware that you can’t be buried with them – you are but the temporary custodian”: Inside the greatest guitar auction of all time

With Jim Irsay’s epic collection of iconic guitars about to go under the hammer at Christie’s, we find out how this unique treasury of tone was prepared for auction

The Conversation

Michelangelo hated painting the Sistine Chapel – and never aspired to be a painter to begin with

When a 5-inch-by-4-inch red chalk drawing of a woman’s foot by Michelangelo sold at auction for US$27.2 million on Feb. 5, 2026, it blew past the $1.5 million to $2 million it was expected to receive.

Homes & Gardens

Black Front Doors Are Elegant, but If You Want to Boost Curb Appeal Like Christie Brinkley, Green Is the Only Way to Go

With its joyful yet refined character and enduring connection to nature, a green shade feels both welcoming and sophisticated

The Times of India

The $23 million foot: Lost Michelangelo sketch sets auction record

A previously unknown Michelangelo foot sketch, identified as a study for the Libyan Sibyl on the Sistine Chapel ceiling, sold for $23 million at Christie's. The drawing, inherited and passed down through a family for centuries, was authenticated through infrared analysis and stylistic comparisons.

The Guardian - UK

Court battle over Picasso art exposes offshore finances of Farage’s billionaire Davos sponsor

Exclusive: Sasan Ghandehari reluctant to share details of $10bn trust in row with Christie’s auction house

Euronews

Rare Michelangelo foot sketch for Sistine Chapel fresco fetches record €23 million at auction

An extremely rare sketch of a foot by Michelangelo for the Sistine Chapel has sold for a record €23 million at a Christie's auction in New York. The recently discovered drawing was part of a study for the Libyan Sibyl on the ceiling of the chapel in the Vatican.

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