Heritage Auctions to sell Frank Lloyd Wright plans April 15DALLAS – Collections from a prominent Tulsa, Oklahoma, collector and a large group of 22 sets of drawings by Frank Lloyd Wright, among the great architects of the 20th century, will be among the highlights in Heritage Auctions’ Design auction April 15 in Dallas. Bid absentee or live online through LiveAuctioneers.
Billy Al Bengston watercolor featured at Showplace auction Dec. 2NEW YORK – On Sunday, Dec. 2, Showplace will auction of 320 items of fine and decorative arts, furniture, lighting and more. The top lots are a Billy Al Bengston Venice watercolor on paper (above) and Jasper Johns Good Time Charley lithograph. Absentee and Internet live bidding is available through LiveAuctioneers.
Kovels Antiques and Collecting: Week of Dec. 14, 2015 BEACHWOOD, Ohio – Guido Gambone (1909-1969) was an important Italian ceramic artist in the 1950s and ’60s. His colorful vases in modern shapes with almost comic-strip-shaped animal figures were very different from designs by earlier Italian makers. He used thick glazes that left a rough surface.
Kovels Antiques and Collecting: Week of Sept. 14, 2015BEACHWOOD, Ohio – Many of the clever toys and accessories for children are just updated versions of very old things. The pacifier, now made of soft plastic, is an inexpensive idea that came from the silver and coral pacifier and teether of the 18th century. Dolls date back to the cavemen. Highchairs were in use […]