Forgotten Copy of Super Mario Bros. Sets Record at Auction
The game was bought as a Christmas gift in 1986 but was left in a desk drawer for 35 years. It sold for $660,000 at an auction on Friday.
Credit.Heritage Auction
April 3, 2021
An unopened copy of Nintendo’s Super Mario Bros. that had been bought in 1986 as a Christmas gift but sat forgotten in a desk drawer until recently was sold on Friday for $660,000, according to an auction house in Dallas.
The price was a record for a video game, the auction house, Heritage Auctions, said in a statement. That distinction was previously held by another copy of the same game, which sold for $114,000 in July.
di Rosa Center for Contemporary Art prominently places Mark di Suvero sculpture at entrance to property
Volunteers, led by local wine maker, developer, and art lover Michael Muscardini, and donations from engineers, crane operators, concrete contractors, along with approval from the Napa County building permit office, have allowed this relocation to happen.
NAPA, CA
.- Miracles do happen. When Mark di Suvero and Rene di Rosa first dreamed about placing the thirty-foot tall sculpture For Veronica on the di Rosa campus in 1993, they agreed that the best place for it would be on the hillside in front of Winery Lake. In this highly visible location, the sculpture could be seen from every direction. This would identify di Rosa as an art center, not a winery. di Suvero and di Rosa were disappointed that the County did not approve the location at that time and so they installed the work on a hill in the sculpture garden where it has stood for over 25 years.
China Guardian Hong Kong Spring Auctions 2021 to take place at HKCEC offering nearly 1,300 lots
Lin Yutang (1895-1976), Manuscript and Letters.
HONG KONG
.-China Guardian Hong Kong Spring Auctions 2021 will take place from 18 to 23 April at the Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Centre. The sale series will showcase a wide array of artworks and collectibles from around the world, including Chinese Paintings and Calligraphy, Asian 20th Century and Contemporary Art and Ceramics and Works of Art, offering nearly 1,300 lots. Prior to the Spring Auctions, Jewellery Watches and Luxury Goods offers a target-oriented private selling exhibition LUMIÈRE along with the Spring Auctions Preview at China Guardian (HK) G Art Gallery on 5th floor of Lippo Centre from 18 to 31 March. China Guardian (HK) will also introduce the live auction platform for art lovers to bid online.