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Imperial Chinese Decorative Art, Jade, and Rarities at Akiba Antiques
The Imperial Fortune sale, offered by Akiba Antiques, will present 720 lots of fine art, jewelry, sculpture, and collectibles. Imperial Chinese decorative art, jade items, porcelain, and other pieces particularly stand out in the auction catalog. Many of the top lots date back to the Qing dynasty or earlier. Check…
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With Cutting-edge Digital Shipping Solutions for the Luxury Goods & Fine Art Markets, ThePackengers announces its Expansion to the U.S.
Yann Guyon de Chemilly, U.S. Managing Director, Gwen Wells, U.S. COO and Brook Hazelton, Chairman of the Advisory Board (Credit: Stephen Smith/Anniewatt.com) Amaury Chaumet, CEO, ThePackengers & Group ESI * Groundbreaking application program interface (API) offers instant pricing and e-logistics plugins. * Innovative transport applications designed specifically to support explosion…
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Pierre Paulin’s Ribbon Chair Available With Cain Modern Auctions
In the 1960s and 70s, colorful and bold furniture was all the rage. Today, retro furniture is making a comeback. A Ribbon Chair and ottoman designed by Pierre Paulin in 1966 is available in Cain Modern Auctions’ upcoming sale of art, décor, and furniture. The Ribbon Chair available in this…
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Black Assemblage by Louise Nevelson Leads Doyle’s Post-War Sale
Doyle’s October auction of Latin American, Post-War, & Contemporary Art surveys a variety of art movements and styles. Leading the listings is a painted wall construction from Louise Nevelson. The American sculptor and assemblage artist created evocative works that explored cityscapes, the celestial realm, and Cubism. Nevelson favored a monochromatic…
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Landscapes by Fidelia Bridges and Abstract Works of Eda Sterchi Come to Auction at Eldred’s
Painter Fidelia Bridges was known for her elaborate and detailed landscapes. She was a seminal woman artist who worked with both watercolor and oil paints. Bridges painted “as if the year were all springtime,” explained critics. Her paintings of birds and flowers in meadows and marshes created lyrical happiness. The upcoming…
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Paintings by Charles Muench and John Anthony Conner Highlight Upcoming John Moran Auctioneers Sale
Landscape artist Charles Muench is best known for his detail-oriented and realistic painting style. Muench usually chooses to travel and paint outdoors rather than use digital photos as memory fillers. He compares the experience of on-location painting to having a conversation with nature. Charles Muench’s View To Pasadena (2014) is…
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Sterling Associates to offer fine estate art, jewelry and luxury goods in curated Oct. 20 auction
Highlights: Signed Chagall and Grau Sala artworks, 18K gold Rolex Presidential Day/Date Oyster Perpetual wristwatch, 1890 Louis Vuitton steamer trunk, many 18th C. to Mid-century paintings NORWOOD, N.J. – New Jersey’s estate specialists, Sterling Associates, will host an October 20 Fine Art and Antiques Auction featuring a carefully vetted selection…
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Upcoming Stair Galleries Sale Offers Rare Collectibles From Gayfryd Steinberg Collection
The upcoming Stair Galleries auction will offer glimpses from the collection of Gayfryd Steinberg. Pieces available in the event represent the collector's appreciation for Classical history and literature. Two Regency globes on mahogany stands by William and Thomas M. Bardin are on offer. The globes depict the accurate positions of…
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Willow Auction House to Feature Papua New Guinea Artifacts in Upcoming Sale
After his graduation from Harvard University, Louis Pierre Ledoux set out for Papua New Guinea. He planned to study the Murik people of the eastern Sepik River. Ledoux enjoyed the support of pioneering cultural anthropologist Margaret Mead throughout his travels. Willow Auction House’s upcoming sale will feature artifacts, documents, and…
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Top 5 Most Expensive Works by Latin American Artists at Auction
Frida Kahlo, Diego y yo (Diego and I), 1949. Image from Sotheby’s. Frida Kahlo’s Diego y yo (Diego and I) painting from 1949 is poised to break multiple records this fall. Sotheby’s recently announced that the piece is starring in the Modern Evening Sale in November. It is expected to…
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Is Love Really in the Bin? Banksy’s Half-Shredded Painting Leads Sotheby’s Auction
The evening of October 14th, 2021, will be an eventful one at Sotheby’s. The auction house will present work by modern and contemporary artists such as Banksy, Alighiero Boetti, Cy Twombly, Kazuo Shiraga, and Gerhard Richter. Banksy’s famous half-shredded painting, Love is in the Bin, leads the lots. Many available…
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Qianlong Tribute Box & 18K French Gold Box Lead Upcoming Akiba Antiques Auction
This October, Akiba Antiques will present an eclectic collection of fine art, antique Chinese rarities, jewelry, classical bronzes, and more. The Imperial Fortune auction offers more than 700 lots. Bidding for the collectibles will start at 12:00 PM EDT on October 28th, 2021. Interested collectors can participate online by visiting…
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Hindman’s Timed Auction Offers European Furniture & Decorative Arts
French artist Charles-Henri-Joseph Cordier was among the most celebrated sculptors in the 19th century. Working as an ethnographic sculptor for the Muséum national d’histoire naturelle in Paris, the artist built an international following. He was best known for depicting people of varying ethnicities. Cordier drew inspiration from the Orientalist movement.…
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Exceptional Stephen Young portrait, abstract attributed to Hale Woodruff, 13th-century Cambodian stele fragment lead Everard’s diverse Oct. 26-28 Fall Southern Estates Auction
Also featured: Estate art by William McKim, Charles Gruppe, Anthony Thieme, Durrett Stokes; Asian art, lavish Austro-Hungarian jeweled chess set, silver, jewelry, museum deaccessions SAVANNAH, Ga. – Considered by many to be the South’s finest online auction house, Everard Auctions & Appraisals combines traditional values and caring personal service with…
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Art and the Absence of It: A History of Invisible Art That Involved Nothingness
Jens Haaning, Take the Money and Run, 2021. Image courtesy of Niels Fabæk, Kunsten Museum of Modern Art Aalborg. A Danish museum loaned artist Jens Haaning USD 84,000 to create two works of art using the banknotes. The museum received Haaning’s work a few days before the planned exhibition. However,…
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From Medieval to Neoclassicist - Christie’s to Showcase Old Master Paintings and Sculptures
Augustino, Annibale, and Ludovico Carracci comprised the Carracci family of painters. In 1582, the Carraccis founded an art academy to spread their original artistic theories and rebel against the highly stylized works of Mannerism in the Italian art scene. The iconic ceiling of the Gallery of the Palazzo Farnese in…
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Abstract Watercolor Painting by Dong Kingman Showcased in Upcoming Leonard Auction Event
California Style School artist Dong Kingman was among the seminal watercolor painters of America. He was famous for his cityscapes depicting the urban lifestyle in San Francisco and New York City. The upcoming Leonard Auction event presents Guanajuato, Mexico, a watercolor landscape by Dong Kingman. The available painting portrays a scene at Plaza…
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Phillips’ Photography Auction Spotlights 18 Works by Robert Adams
The Reframing Beauty auction of a private Seattle collection, hosted by Phillips, will start on October 7th, 2021 in New York. Offering 65 lots, the sale provides a wide array of modern and contemporary photographs dating between 1964 and 2006. Among them are 18 important works by American landscape photographer…
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The Louis Pierre Ledoux Papua New Guinea Collection
Adventurer, Academic, Industrialist: Louis Pierre Ledoux’s 1936 New Guinea Expedition Lincoln Park, NJ – October 4th, 2021 – Willow Auction House is proud to present The Louis Pierre Ledoux Papua New Guinea Collection for Auction After a year of meticulous research, Willow Auction House is proud to announce the Louis Pierre…
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Prints From Pop Art Pioneers and Picasso Lead Upcoming Rago Auction
Roy Lichtenstein turned images from popular culture to art, much like his contemporaries Andy Warhol and Robert Rauschenberg. Several works by Lichtenstein are available in Rago’s upcoming Prints + Multiples auction. Pop Art received criticism for focusing on mundane mass-produced objects and imagery. Lichtenstein changed that by drawing attention to…
