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Works By Fritz Scholder Highlight Bonhams Modern Native American Art Sale
[L-R] Hollywood Indian #2, 1972, estimated at $30,000 – 50,000, Dartmouth Portrait #8, 1973, estimated at $100,000 – 150,000, and Hopi Snake Priest, 1972, estimated at $30,000 - 50,000, by Fritz Scholder. View Catalogue Los Angeles – On August 31, Bonhams will present its third annual Modern Native American Art sale in Los Angeles which will showcase important works…
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Nano Lopez Ostrich Sculpture and Jesús Rafael Soto Serigraph Come to Auction
Akiba Antiques’ upcoming Modern to Meissen sale will spotlight a life-size ostrich sculpture from contemporary Colombian artist Nano Lopez. The artist grew up in an affluent and supportive family in Bogotá before studying art formally in Madrid, Paris, and the United States. Since the early 2000s, Lopez has gained fame…
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Scrimshaw Artistry, Southampton Sunset by Copley Fielding at Rafael Osona Auctions
In the late 18th and early 19th century, sailors on whaling ships practiced scrimshaw to pass time. It was the practice of creating artwork out of whalebone, as byproducts. Nothing went to waste. The sailors engraved folk art and embellished common tools and utensils. In the upcoming Marine Auction presented…
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Beanie Backus Landscape Painting, Antique Furniture Leads Helmuth Stone Gallery’s Upcoming Auction
Tropical trees with blue skies and floating clouds were a recurring theme for Albert Ernest Backus, also known as Beanie Backus. He was an American artist famous for his Florida landscape paintings, one of which is a leading lot in Helmuth Stone Gallery’s upcoming American & European Fine Art &…
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A Coveted Tanzanite Diamond Necklace and Rare Native American Objects Come to Sale With North American Auction Company
One of the rarest gemstones in the world, tanzanite is found solely in the Manyara Region of Tanzania. The blue-violet stone has an optical quality of displaying myriad colors when viewed from different angles. A 14-karat white gold necklace designed with tanzanite and diamonds is a key highlight of the…
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Historical weapons expert Brian Manifor appointed Firearms Acquisitions & Promotions Specialist at Morphy Auctions
A fifth-generation Californian and former USMC officer, Manifor will spearhead the Western states expansion of Morphy’s Firearms, Militaria & Edged Weapons Division DENVER, Pa. – Dan Morphy, founder and president of Morphy Auctions, takes great pleasure in announcing the appointment of Brian Manifor to the position of Firearms Acquisitions &…
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Artemis Gallery to auction exceptional antiquities, ethnographic and fine art, July 14
Featured: Qi Baishi 145-inch hand-painted marine-life scroll, Ottoman gilded iron chainmail helmet, Viking silver necklace with 38 fish pendants, Picasso pottery, Palmyran limestone head BOULDER, Colo. – On Thursday, July 14, Artemis Gallery will present its highly anticipated Exceptional Antiquities, Ethnographic and Fine Art Auction, with absentee and online bidding…
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Native American Jewelry and Beadwork Will Be Offered in July Sale
In 1850, Apache culture emerged from a combination of influences from the peoples of the Great Plains, Great Basin, and the Southwest. Apache people frequently used bows and arrows as their weapons for hunting and warfare. This Native American Jewelry, Beadwork & Western Auction, presented by North American Auction Company,…
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Hans Böhler Painting and Tommi Parzinger Cabinets Featured in Abington Auction's Summer Sale
Hans Böhler was an Expressionist painter from Austria. He was well-known for his bold-colored artworks featuring a unique mix of Impressionism and Austrian avant-garde. The upcoming sale, presented by Abington Auction Gallery, Inc., presents The Red Shawl by Hans Böhler. The heavy impasto oil painting portrays a woman wearing a red shawl against…
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Upcoming Hindman Sale Brings Ethnographic and Tribal Art to the Limelight
Even though pre-Columbian art was believed to have existed since at least 13,000 BCE, it only gained global popularity during the European conquests of the late 15th and 16th centuries. Pre-Columbian art refers to the visual arts of the Indigenous people of the Caribbean, as well as North, Central, and…
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Brunk Auctions Highlights Sterling Silver Flatware Assortment, the Works of Charles Dickens in Upcoming Emporium Sale
An assortment of 19th and 20th-century flatware will be featured in the upcoming Emporium Auction from Brunk Auctions. This 86-piece collection of silver and sterling silver includes patterns from the Mansion House by Heirloom and Priscila by Dominick & Haff. A Wallace Irian solid handle butter knife, nine pieces of…
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Native American Art to Hit Bonhams’ Block, From Louisa Keyser Baskets to Contemporary Paintings
On June 29, 2022, Bonhams’ Native American Art department will present a curated sale of historical and antique items. The available lots acknowledge the diversity of Native American art, which includes countless mediums and distinct styles. “‘Native American art’ is a very broad term. Plus, there are people who collect…
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Nantucket Fine Art by Robert Stark Jr. and More From Rafael Osona Auctions
Founder and director of Nantucket’s oldest gallery, the Stark Gallery on Old North Wharf, Robert Stark Jr. was also an American Luminist painter who approached his scenes with a modernist’s eye. Known primarily for coastal subjects, often with an iconic red sailed catboat in the middle to far distance, Stark…
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James Tormey Painting, Philadelphia 76ers Ball Signed by George Erving Available at Willow Auction House
To American painter James Tormey, few things are more powerful than a still life. This often-overlooked style is sometimes dismissed as boring or unoriginal. In Tormey’s hands, however, still lives are vehicles for values, ideas, and imagination. His signature style places fruits, vegetables, and eggs in bright and airy spaces,…
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Bonhams Offers Works from American Artists Including Milton Avery
“I try to construct a picture in which shapes, spaces, colors, form a set of unique relationships, independent of any subject matter,” said Milton Avery. Avery incorporated American Modernism in many of her paintings. He used abstract forms and bold color to mostly depict the American scene. In the upcoming…
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Marvelous Collection of Figurines, Silverware, Sculpture And Collectible Toys At SJ Auctioneers On June 12th, 2022
TAKE A LOOK! marvelous collections. Many figurines and sculptures are up for auction on June 12th 2022. Herend Large porcelains, Chinese exports, Disney figurines, Miguel Berrocal La Mini Cariatide sculpture, Artesania Rinconada Uruguay Silver and more. Browse the auction and place your absentee bids now. https://www.liveauctioneers.com/catalog/248282_silverware-collectible-toys-figurines-scarves/?page=1&pageSize=all Click the follow button…
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Artemis Gallery announces May 19 boutique auction of expertly curated antiquities, ethnographica and fine art
Featured: Hollywood Hills collection of Picasso pottery & artist-signed Rookwood vases BOULDER, Colo. – On Thursday, May 19, Artemis Gallery will auction a very special collection of fine art from the Hollywood Hills that includes coveted Picasso and Rookwood ceramics. This lively private collection is a featured highlight of the…
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Vintage French and Swiss Mantel Timepieces Highlight Akiba Antiques’ Upcoming Sale
The Louis XV-style of decorative arts, adopted during the reign of Louis the Beloved, marked the advent of the European Rococo movement. Originating in Paris, the 18th century-style characterized elegance, lightness, and generous use of interlaced curves and countercurves. A Louis XV patinated and gilt-bronze mantel clock featuring a wild…
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Lark Mason Associates Sale of Asian, Ancient and Ethnographic Works of Art Achieves $1,076,618, on iGavelAuctions.com
New York: Lark Mason Associates sale of Asian, Ancient and Ethnographic Works of Art Achieves $1,076, 618 including BP. Leading off the two-session sale which closed on April 26th and 27th was a pair of Luo Zhongli oil paintings of a man and a woman, each one far exceeding their…
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A Patek Philippe Twenty-4 Quartz Watch Highlights Gallery 63’s Estate Auction
In this upcoming auction, Gallery 63 will be offering a Patek Philippe Twenty-4 watch. The 2010 quartz watch features the Timeless White dial on an 8.25-inch band and an 18-karat white gold buckle. The 12 and six o’clock markers are seen with silver Roman numerals; the remaining hours are each…
