7 days LeftPotter & Potter Auctions[ETHNOGRAPHICA]. VALRIS, George (Haitian, b. 1950). Two Sku...$250(1 bid)
Haitian art prompts robust bidding at Benefit Shop saleMOUNT KISCO, N.Y. – The Benefit Shop Foundation Inc. tested the waters with a single-estate auction format on Oct. 7 and was so pleased with the results, it will likely offer more of these auctions in the future. Featuring the art collection of the Orentreich Foundation of Cold Spring, N.Y., with a portion of the […]
UNESCO fears pillaging of Haitian treasures, calls for banDAVOS, Switzerland (AP) – The United Nations’ culture and education agency called Friday for a ban in the trade of Haitian artifacts to prevent the pillaging of cultural treasures in the aftermath of its devastating earthquake. The director-general of UNESCO, Irina Bokova, said in an interview with The Associated Press that the agency is launching […]
Schlumberger for Tiffany & Co ‘Bird on a Rock’ aquamarine brooch leads our five auction highlightsSchlumberger for Tiffany & Co ‘Bird on a Rock’ Aquamarine Brooch with Box, $54,600 NEW YORK — One of Tiffany & Co.’s most enduring designs came to market at Fortuna on August 13 as a moderately estimated $12,000-$20,000 lot. Instead, Jean Schlumberger for Tiffany & Co’s ‘Bird on a Rock’ aquamarine brooch with its original […]
Bobby Jones silver gelatin photograph ‘At Impact’ leads our five auction highlightsBobby Jones silver gelatin photograph ‘At Impact,’ $10,800 WORCESTER, MA — A 7 x 5.5in silver gelatin 1930s-era print of legendary golfer Bobby Jones came to market June 26 at Central Mass Auctions with a number of other period golf-related images. Many of the prints were from Spalding, the sporting goods company, and featured time-lapse, […]