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Everard Auctions presents superior-quality estate paintings, silver, Asian art & furniture, Feb. 13-14
Featured: huanghuali furniture, Ming Dynasty gilt bronze Buddha, 4.7ct platinum diamond ring, Middle Eastern art, 7 vol. Audubon’s Bird of America, 1980s/’90s signed Lakers basketballs Pair of Chinese Huanghuali Side Chairs, 17th C SAVANNAH, Ga.- Everard Auctions’ Feb. 13-14, 2024 Winter Sale offers a beautiful array of fine and decorative…
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Review of ‘Birds of America’ Film: Lost Paradise in the World's Second Most Expensive Book
Sotheby's New York auction in December 2010– the surprising news spread. Birds of America, which contains 435 views of 1,065 birds of 489 species living in the United States, had won the title of ‘the world's most expensive book.’ At that time, the auction price was USD 11.5 million. The…
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Louis XVI-Style French Furniture & Louis Vuitton Bags Shine at Summer Decorative Arts and Interiors Auction
The Summer Decorative Arts and Interiors Auction, presented by Crescent City Auction Gallery, offers a well-curated selection of fine art, decorative art, 20th-century French furniture, jewelry, luxury handbags, and more. The auction is set to start on August 26, 2022, at 1:00 PM EDT in New Orleans, Louisiana. Interested bidders…
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Artemis Gallery to offer investment-grade antiquities, Asian & ethnographic art in Exceptional Series auction, June 10
Featured: Ancient Egyptian sculpted limestone statue of striding pharaoh, circa 664-525 BCE Ancient Egyptian late-18th-Dynasty Amarna faience lotus bottle with glyphs, circa 1353-1336 BCE, 5.626 inches high (7.6 inches with included stand). Estimate: $15,000-$20,000. BOULDER, Colo. – Every auction event conducted by Artemis Gallery is a trip back in time,…
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Maps & Atlases, Natural History & Color Plate Books at Swann June 3
Early seventeenth-century Italian celestial globe. Estimate $15,000 to $20,000. New York—Swann Galleries’ Thursday, June 3 sale of Maps & Atlases, Natural History & Color Plate Books will feature world cartography with an emphasis on American maps, works from prolific printmakers and ornithologists. World maps on offer include offerings of a…
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Potter & Potter's March, 2021 Fine Books and Manuscripts Sale to Include over 600 Lots of Antique to Modern Tomes, First Edition/First Printing Rarities, And Visually Stunning Livre d’Artiste Offerings.
Literary classics, detective fiction, and civil rights related materials and ephemera are also well represented in this signature early spring sale. Rembrandt Portrait of Jan Uytenbogaert Chicago, Il, February, 17, 2021 - Potter & Potter Auctions is excited to announce its upcoming Fine Books and Manuscripts Sale to be held…
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The Winter Show Announces Highlights for 2021 Online Edition: Including Engaging Virtual Talks and New Digital Platform
The online fair and programming takes place January 22–31, 2021 with VIP Preview Access January 19–21, 2021 New York, NY (January 14, 2021) – The Winter Show 2021 takes place on an immersive online platform, on view from January 22–31, 2021, with VIP Preview Access on January 19– 21, 2021.…
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Oil Painting by John Woodhouse Audubon Leads Maps & Atlases at Swann
John Woodhouse Audubon, California Gray Squierrel, oil on canvas, 1853. Estimate $30,000 to $50,000. New York—Maps & Atlases, Natural History & Color Plate Books are on the block at Swann Galleries on Thursday, December 17. The sale will feature a strong showing of world cartography, as well as a standout…