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The upcoming Collections auction, offered by Susanin’s, is anchored by pens, coins, timepieces, toys, and ethnographic art. One of the featured lots is a Buddy “L” Express Line toy truck. The toy line was named after the son of Fred Lundahl, the founder of the company. Lundahl began his business…
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Inuit Art: Online-Only Timed Auction
The 20th century saw the emergence of Inuit and Indigenous artists in the Western art scene. Representing diverse communities and cultures across the Canadian Arctic, Greenland, and parts of Alaska, these artists differ in style but maintain common themes in their work. The upcoming Inuit Art auction offered by Eldred’s…
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American Indian Art: Timed Auction
The warmth a Moki blanket brought the Navajo people during long winters made it one of their most prized possessions. Moki blankets and rugs, like the one available in the American Indian Art Auction by Cowan's, are among the most popular forms of Native American decorative art for collectors. In…
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Millea Bros. Select, Day 2
Eduardo Chillida was a Spanish installation artist of the 20th century whose work explored the relationship between viewers and physical space. He personally described his work as “a rebellion against gravity.” One of his burlap-bound portfolios will be presented on the second day of the Millea Brothers’ “Select” auction. The…
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American Indian Art: Timed Auction
Edward S. Curtis devoted his life to documenting the experience of Native Americans across the West. Several photographs produced by Curtis are available in the American Indian Art timed auction, offered by Cowan's. Like Curtis' photographs, each of the auction's 273 lots offers a look into the lives of Native…
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Fall Fine & Decorative Arts
J.D. McClatchy was an American poet and public figure, a man who almost won the 2003 Pulitzer Prize. Beyond his work as a writer and critic, McClatchy also collected fine art. His estate, as well as several private New York collections, will be on offer in the upcoming Fall Fine…
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American Indian Art: Timed Auction
The warmth a Moki blanket brought the Navajo people during long winters made it one of their most prized possessions. Moki blankets and rugs, like the one available in the American Indian Art Auction by Cowan's, are among the most popular forms of Native American decorative art for collectors. In…
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Day 1: Luxury Estates & Private Collections
When an object is described as “larger than life,” it is usually about importance rather than size. However, this idiom applies— in both a literal and figural sense—to the two-day August auction by Great Gatsby’s Auction Gallery. It is a sale of magnitude and astounding proportions, and many pieces are…
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Fine Furniture, Decorative Arts and Silver Online Only
Historic and elegant furniture are the clear highlights of Hindman’s upcoming Fine Furniture, Decorative Arts and Silver Online Only auction. The available items track the development of dominant decorative styles, particularly in Britain and America, as well as their historical roots in ancient and pre-modern works. Furniture is not the…
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Ancient/ Ethnographic/ Americana
The upcoming Ancient/ Ethnographic/ Americana auction offered by Artemis Gallery features a wide variety of antiquities from all corners of the globe. The common thread of these items lies in their cultural and historical significance, with items heralding from ancient Greece, Indonesia, Alaska, and many more. Decorative arts such as…
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Ancient / Ethnographic From Around the World
Artemis Gallery offers its upcoming Ancient/ Ethnographic from Around the World auction as an extensive collection of rare and historically significant decorative arts. It features ancient works of art from across the globe, from southern Europe to the early Americas. A Roman limestone female head sculpture, an intricately painted Greek…
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Exceptional Day 2 Ethnographic Tribal Fossils
Artemis Gallery offers Exceptional Day 2 of its Ethnographic Tribal Fossils auction. The collection includes a near-complete psittacosaurus dinosaur skeleton and an extremely rare theropod dinosaur egg nest with 25 eggs in it. Specific offerings include Pre-Columbian Maya and Chavin pottery, a Mapuche Stone Scepter with an anthropomorphic mask finial,…
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Exceptional Day 1: Antiquities Asian Fine Art
Artemis Gallery attracts a global audience of antiquities art collectors. But the excitement level is never more significant than the moments leading up to Exceptional Day1: Antiquities Asian Fine Art auction. Rarity of the collection can be found in gold jewelry from the ancient Near East, a large South Arabian…
