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Louis Vuitton Stephen Sprouse Travel Bag and John James Audubon’s Octavo Prints Highlight Crescent City Auction Gallery’s Summer Sale
American fashion designer and artist Stephen Sprouse was celebrated for combining uptown sophisticated styles with downtown pop sensibilities. In 2001, he designed graffiti logo bags for Louis Vuitton in association with Marc Jacobs. The design made a striking impression in the world of fashion. A limited edition graffiti Keepall 50…
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Turner Auctions Offers Richard Price’s Observations on… the American Revolution and Charles Dickens’ First Novel
The American Revolution was a momentous event of great political and ideological significance. Welsh philosopher Richard Price expressed his views on this historic war in a pamphlet, a copy of which highlights the upcoming Turner Auctions sale. Price’s Observations on the Importance of the American Revolution, and the Means of…
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Artworks by Lynne Mapp Drexler and Thanos Tsingos Grab Attention in Upcoming Barridoff Auctions Fine Arts Sale
Lynne Mapp Drexler was well-known for her Abstract Expressionist artworks. Her paintings often involved vibrant landscapes recalling Henri Matisse’s works. The upcoming Barridoff Auctions sale presents an untitled Lynne Mapp Drexler painting. The 1961 gouache on paper depicts the artist’s Hans Hofmann-inspired brushstrokes. The vibrant color swatches in Drexler’s artwork…
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Explore Ammi Phillips Portraits and Mario Bellini Furniture in Upcoming Gray's Auctioneers Event
Ammi Phillips was a notable name in the American itinerant art scene for his folk art portraits. His paintings were famous for the realistic portrayal of fabrics and light effects. Ammi Phillips' artworks usually depict standard poses and costumes for his subjects. The upcoming event by Gray's Auctioneers presents two…
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Tiffany & Co. Sterling Silver, Dodie Thayer Lettuce Ware Showcased in Doyle’s Entertaining with Style Auction
Doyle’s upcoming Entertaining with Style auction will showcase several patterns by flatware firms such as Tiffany & Co. and Reed & Barton, a collection of Dodie Thayer’s lettuce-inspired serving pieces, and more. Recognized globally for its luxury jewelry, Tiffany & Co. is also an important player in the silver industry.…
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Pook & Pook Presents Early Copies of Newton’s Method of Fluxions and Burton’s The Anatomy of Melancholy
In the early 18th century, a controversy between great minds rocked the world of academic mathematics. Isaac Newton and Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz argued over who had first invented calculus. Leibniz technically published his mathematical theories first in 1684 with “Nova Methodus pro Maximis et Minimis,” shared in the Acta Eruditorum…
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An Austro-Hungarian 100 Corona Coin and More at Nadeau’s Auction Gallery
A standard denomination of coinage in the Austro-Hungarian empire from 1892 to 1916 was the gold Corona. Though the most used was the 20 Corona coin, there was also a ten Corona coin and, briefly, a 100 Corona. The original 100 Corona gold coin was issued only in the early…
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Steinway & Sons Grand Piano Starts Off New York City Estate Auction by Auctions at Showplace
It takes about 11 months to craft just one piano from Steinway & Sons. Auctions at Showplace is offering a Steinway & Sons piano from the Art Deco period of the 1930s in its upcoming sale. It is a cream lacquered Grand Piano Model M. This piano was originally mahogany…
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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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Kandis Williams’ Collage Art Featured in Upcoming Sotheby’s Auction
Artist Kandis Williams is notable for her carefully curated collage arts. Her works usually shed light on issues like nationalism, race, and authority. Williams’ collages are full of layers of repetitive footage and photographs, a signature feature in her works. The artist utilizes a structured approach involving deconstruction and reconstruction…
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Anton Werres’ Mythological Sculpture of Flora, Once Lost, Now Available at Bonhams Skinner
In the mid-19th century, a young Anton Werres set off from his native Cologne to study under renowned German sculptor Gustav Bläser. Under Bläser’s tutelage, Werres learned how to handle marble and manipulate it in the manner of the classical sculptors. He rode the wave of Neoclassicism to achieve wide…
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Antique Spanish Evangelist Sculpture and French Chapel Pricket Candlesticks Highlight the Upcoming Napoleon's Fine Art LLC Sale
Of the several accounts of Jesus Christ’s life written over centuries, only four are acknowledged as authentic. The authors of these canonical gospels are identified as the four Evangelists, namely Matthew, Mark, Luke, and John. An antique 18th-century Spanish wooden sculpture of the four Evangelists is a key highlight of…
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Buccellati Jewelry and Japanese Shin-Hanga Prints Available With DGW Auctioneers
In the early 20th century, traditional ukiyo-e prints were in decline, and a new style of Japanese printmaking had taken hold. Artisans used the old techniques to depict new subjects, often traditional Japanese themes that were romanticized to appeal to a Western audience. DGW Auctioneers will soon present a selection…
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Akiba Antiques Presents Cold War-Era Periscope, Art Deco Revival Panels
After the Art Deco fever reached its height in the late 1920s, the extravagant style retreated for several decades. Sleek modernism took its place as the favored interior design style in the United States. However, Art Deco witnessed a resurgence in the 1960s and 70s. Glamor, excess, and wealth again…
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A Hunting Scene by RA Painter Richard Barrett Davis Leads Upcoming Wiederseim Associates, Inc. Sale
Richard Barrett Davis was a Royal Academy painter and hailed from a reputed family of huntsmen. King George III urged Davis to paint animals, so he started learning at the Royal Academy and under Sir Francis Bourgeois. Davis later worked as an animal painter to King George IV, Queen Victoria,…
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Austin Auction Gallery to Present Mosler Safe Company Bank Vault Door in July 3-Day Sale
Several bank vault doors will be featured in Austin Auction Gallery’s upcoming three-day sale. Particularly highlighted is a Mosler Safe & Lock Company bank vault door that has been mounted on a freestanding metal stand and measures approximately 103.5 inches high and 99.25 inches wide. Originally founded as Mosler, Bahmann…
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Disney And Character Collectibles To Be Auctioned With SJ Auctioneers This Sunday July 24th 4:00 pm
The summer auction features rare and large Herend hand painted fishnet pattern including large Dove, Sea Lion, Rooster, and gorgeous black fishnet tiger worth taking a look. Lot 71717: HEREND Figure Father 5.75 inch DOLPHIN Fishnet Figurine https://www.liveauctioneers.com/item/131600400_herend-figure-father-575-inch-dolphin-fishnet-figurine HEREND Figure Father 5.75 inch DOLPHIN Fishnet Figurine Steuben signed serveware together with…
