Lucky Mermaids, Chihuly Blown Art and More: Mirage Auction Begins
As foretold by the self-proclaimed “Best Las Vegas Blog in History, Ever,” Hard Rock is hosting an auction of Mirage’s art.
The online auction features 340 items, most of them incredibly boring. The ones that aren’t boring, however, are extremely not boring.
You can’t afford them, but that is neither here nor there. It’s the freaking Mirage, and we didn’t miss it until it was gone. Let’s see what’s up for grabs, emphasis on grabs. Consensually, of course.
The auction of Mirage’s hand-me-downs has been much-anticipated.
We got wind the auction was happening and shared it prior to the go-live.
Mirage auction details expected tomorrow. We will no doubt lose the bidding war for a mermaid statue, but worth a try. pic.twitter.com/Wq3ZNjG18U
— Vital Vegas (@VitalVegas) August 19, 2025
The Mirage auction link was officially announced the following day. We didn’t get our self-proclaimed title for nothing.
If you visit the auction site, you will see 15 pages of items up for sale, most of them “hotel art.” They have no real connection to the Mirage, no logos or other identifying characteristics to make them collectible.
Some items don’t need a logo. They are iconic.
Of course, we’re talking about the mermaids. These statues greeted guests for decades and possessed the second most-rubbed surfaces in Las Vegas for good luck. Cleopatra at Caesars Palace was first.
Here are more Las Vegas things you can rub for good luck.
Yes, it is now inappropriate to sexualize statues. Back in yesteryear, though, it was a rubfest. And by “yesteryear,” we mean several weeks ago when the “Crazy Girls” statue was put on display at Circa.
Anyway, Las Vegas isn’t about your agenda or delicate sensibilities. Boobs are woven into the fabric of Las Vegas culture. If you don’t like the idea of boobs being good luck charms, do not bid on the Mirage mermaids.
Bid on the dolphins.
Another item of actual value is a “Chihuly Blown Glass Sculpture.” Honestly, we could not have chosen a better name for this item and we are very creative.
Those are far and away the most interesting items in the Mirage auction, but you should do some browsing to see if anything catches your eye or fancy.
Some of the strangest items up for sale are pieces of the Mirage’s former volcano.
No, really. The Mirage volcano wasn’t made of rocks, it was fashioned from fiberglass and resin.
If you put one of these pieces on display in your home, it will be an endless source of conversation, and by that we mean your spouse will constantly ask why you have one of these pieces on display in your home.
Housekeeping: Absentee bidding for these Mirage items is available now through Sep. 19, 2025, with live bidding beginning Sep. 20 at 10:00 a.m.
Bigass heads up: Included in the auction’s small print is the fact there’s a 23% “buyer’s premium” on winning bids. That “premium” is akin to a “mandatory auto-gratuity” on your restaurant bill.
A “buyer’s premium” in an auction is an additional fee (in this case a percentage of the winning bid) a buyer pays to the auction house on top of the final hammer price. It helps cover the costs associated with running the auction. Just so you have time to gird.
How high will bids for the most coveted items go? The over-under is about $50,000 on the mermaids and Chihuly art.
Our prediction is also that Circa owner Derek Stevens gets one of the mermaids.
If we hit Megabucks, we’re getting both mermaids and some volcano parts.
Let us know what you’re bidding on and share pics if you win.
Hard Rock Hotel & Casino Las Vegas opens on the former Mirage site in 2027. Emphasis on “casino.”
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