19 hrs LeftCrescent City Auction GalleryAntique Georgian Leather Mahogany Wing Chair, 19th c., H.- 43 1/2 in., W.- 32 in., D.- 32 in.$350(2 bids)
Georgian architecture, hot springs among gems in BathBATH, England (AP) – Yes, there really is a natural hot spring beneath the city of Bath, but soaking in the above-ground sights and sounds will leave you plenty relaxed. With its Georgian brick buildings and lush green hills, almost everywhere in Bath feels like a living postcard. With landmarks from Roman and medieval times, […]
Jacek Yerka’s ‘Metropolis II’ leads our five lots to watchJacek Yerka, ‘Metropolis II’ SARASOTA, FL — Helmuth Stone Gallery will offer a work by Polish artist Jacek Yerka (b. 1952-) as part of its Premier Fine Art & Antique sale scheduled for Sunday, August 18. Titled Metropolis II, the Surrealist acrylic on canvas is signed and dated to 1989. Yerka is known for his […]
Four Wedgwood Roman cameo glass ‘Portland’ vases trounced estimates at DreweattsBERKSHIRE, UK — Brought back from Rome by Sir William Hamilton in 1780 and later sold at auction to William Cavendish-Bentinck, 3rd Duke of Portland, the Roman cameo glass vase known as ‘the Portland’ or ‘Barberini’ vase was the most celebrated antiquity of the late Georgian era. Described by sculptor John Flaxman to Josiah Wedgwood […]
Important 18th-century botanical book leads our five auction highlightsImportant 18th-century Botanical Book, $45,410 BERLIN, Germany – Published between 1750-73, Plantae selectae quarum imagines ad exemplaria naturalia Londini in hortis curiosorum (A selection of plants from natural specimens nurtured in London’s curious gardens) is considered the most important botanical work ever printed in Germany. Christoph Jacob Trew (1695-1769), a wealthy doctor and amateur botanist from […]