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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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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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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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Sandu Darie Oil Painting and Sergio Bustamante Metal Sculpture Highlight Akiba Antiques Sale
Romanian artist Sandú Darié Laver, also known as Sandu Darie, received formal training in law but eventually becoming a painter. He was closely associated with the Concrete Art movement. Darie joined MADI, the Latin-American geometric abstract art group, in 1946 and later joined Los Diez Pintores Concretos. A 20th-century oil…
Auction Industry
Black Art Matters: Swann Auction Galleries Continues to Shed Light on Celebrated Black American Artists
Elizabeth Catlett with a framed print of her own artwork. Image courtesy of the artist/ Fern Logan. Early in her career, Elizabeth Catlett was advised to “take as her subject what she knew best.” Most of her iconic sculptures after that featured Black American women and those from oppressed communities.…
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Edgar Alwin Payne Oil Painting Featured in North American Auction Company’s Best in the West Event
An oil painting by American artist Edgar Alwin Payne leads this Best in the West auction, hosted by North American Auction Company. Payne was mostly a self-taught artist, apart from his brief time at the Art Institute of Chicago in 1907. He was perceived as one of the first plein-air…
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Pre-Columbian Olmec Jade Mask and 260 Million-Year-Old Permian Shark Fossil Lead Artemis Gallery Auction
This autumn, Artemis Gallery will bring museum-worthy items from pre-Columbian, Egyptian, Greek, Roman, and other civilizations to auction. The Exceptional Antiquities Ethnographic Fine Art auction will open with a pre-Columbian Olmec jade maskette. The finely carved green omphacite jade mask dates back to 900 to 600 BCE. By that time,…
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Haas Brothers Lamp, Metal Mutant Vehicle Design by Henry Chang Lead Burning Man Charity Sale
Sculptures by the Haas Brothers are well-known for their artistic themes and use of different materials. The artists create functional pieces that blur the line between design and art. The upcoming Burning Man charity auction, offered by Sotheby’s, presents Handy Warhol by the Haas Brothers. The available glazed ceramic solar-powered LED sculpture…
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Artemis Gallery to host Oct. 7 Exceptional Auction featuring museum-quality antiquities, Asian, ethnographic, fine and visual art
Featured: Fine Roman Imperial Period marble torso of Bacchus, Olmec jade maskette of transforming were-jaguar, giant fossilized Asaphus trilobite colony, signed Warhols BOULDER, Colo. – Authenticity and provenance have always formed the bedrock of Artemis Gallery’s auction business. In their lavishly illustrated catalogs, Artemis provides bidders with a virtual history…
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Auction Technology Group to complete acquisition of LiveAuctioneers
Transaction will enable thousands of auction houses who run their sales through LiveAuctioneers to list on ATG’s existing art & antiques marketplaces in Europe NEW YORK - LiveAuctioneers, one of North America’s favorite destinations for fine and decorative arts, antiques and luxury goods, is pleased to announce its acquisition by…
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State of the Market: Auction Houses and Art Fairs Plow Ahead in 2021’s Third Quarter
The art world finished the summer season flush with high sales results and the enthusiastic return to live art fairs. New market reports offer a clearer view of the COVID-19 pandemic’s long-term impact on the art world. Additionally, the strengths and weaknesses of NFTs have come under increased scrutiny. After…
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Akiba Antiques Greets Fall With Global Sale of Metalwork, Decorative Art
Akiba Antiques will welcome autumn with over 650 lots from around the world in its upcoming Fall Collection sale. The catalog offers a range of decorative art, furniture, and collectibles across time periods and price points. This auction particularly highlights fine metalwork, from Russian drinking vessels to Tiffany & Co.…
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Akiba Antiques Offers Tiffany & Co. and Christofle Centerpieces in the Fall Collection Sale
Akiba Antiques will bring more than 650 lots of fine and decorative art to auction this fall. A wide variety of 19th- and 20th-century silverware, glassware, furniture, porcelain, and jewelry will be on offer. Bidding will start at 12:00 PM EDT on October 5th, 2021. Bidders can also participate virtually…
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Paulding Farnham’s Work Crosses the Auction Block With Akiba Antiques
George Paulding Farnham was an American sculptor, metallurgist, and jewelry designer who collaborated with Tiffany & Co. from the late 19th century through the early 20th century. His designs, such as the Adams vase (1893) and the Admiral Dewey sword (1898), gathered significant acclaim. One of Paulding Farnham’s works is…
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Lion and Unicorn to Offer Rare Royal Doulton Figurines in Upcoming Sale
John Doulton established English ceramics and home accessories maker Royal Doulton in the Lambeth area of London in 1815. His son engaged gifted artists to design elegant figurines and vases. Today, the manufacturer is best known for its stoneware tankards, storage jars, and bathroom ceramics. Several rare Royal Doulton figurines…
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Harriet Whitney Frishmuth ‘Crest of the Wave’ Bronze Sculpture Available With Pook & Pook
Leading the second session of Pook & Pook, Inc.’s upcoming Americana & International auction is Crest of the Wave. It is a bronze sculpture by Harriet Whitney Frishmuth, a leading sculptor of early 20th-century America. She is known for her energetic pieces that capture athletic nudes in motion, like Joy…
