Author: James

Our tour of Italian auction houses begins with San Luca Casa d’Aste, which on July 23 will present “DESIGN, MODERN AND CONTEMPORARY FURNITURE” at its headquarters in Solesino (Padua). Next up is the Florence-based MaisonBibelot, which is holding a timed auction of “Collectible Coins” through July 27—a selection reserved for numismatists and coin collectors.

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It’s the late 1990s. My brother and I are gifted our first Game Boy with Pokémon Blue. Gaming had been sparing for us at this point, relegated to Super Mario Kart sessions at a friend’s house and the occasional Sonic the Hedgehog 2 dash on a borrowed Sega Genesis when time allowed. This was different.…

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