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Edward Weston, Cuernavaca, $100,000-$200,000 at John Moran Auctioneers.

December 2, 2023

Forgotten Edward Weston photograph collection reemerges at Moran’s Dec. 6

December 2, 2023

Ancient Egyptian shabti leads five-day antiquities sale at Timeline Dec. 5-9

Signed Schreiner green and orange art glass brooch, estimated at $100-$250 at the Benefit Shop Foundation.

December 2, 2023

Benefit Shop Foundation brings the bling with 35 lots of Schreiner costume jewelry Dec. 6

December 2, 2023

Late ZZ Top bassist Dusty Hill’s collection rocks Dallas with iconic gear Dec. 7-9 at Julien’s

Lionel O gauge no. 2345 Western Pacific F3 A-B-A set, $400-$800 at Turner Auctions.

December 1, 2023

Conti model train collection offering reaches round four at Turner Dec. 3

December 1, 2023

Paul Henry landscapes headline Irish art sale at Adam’s Auctioneers Dec. 6

Tahitian peacock green pearl drop earrings on 14K gold mounts, estimated at $900-$1,000 at Jasper52.

December 1, 2023

Jasper52 presents 103 lots of Fine Pearl Jewelry Dec. 5

Mary Cassatt, Mrs. Harris Whittemore and Baby Helen, $300,000-$500,000 at Freeman's.

November 30, 2023

Formidable assembly of American art comes to Freeman’s Dec. 3

Auction Results

December 1, 2023

Line Vautrin mirrors reflected strong market interest at South Bay Auctions

Fire screen with mermaid by Walter Cole Brigham, which hammered for $20,000 and sold for $25,200 with buyer’s premium at Toomey & Co.

November 30, 2023

Walter Cole Brigham mermaid fire screen tops our five auction highlights

A fragment of the manuscript for Of Mice And Men, eaten by Steinbeck's beloved dog Toby, sold for $12,800 with buyer’s premium at Bonhams.

November 28, 2023

John Steinbeck family member’s collection delivered solid performance at Bonhams

Winchester 1876 Deluxe, designated “1 of 1000," $280,000 ($358,400 with buyer’s premium) at Morphy Auctions.

November 28, 2023

Winchester 1876 Deluxe ‘1 of 1000’ reigned supreme at Morphy’s Friedrich collection sale

Late Qing interior-painted snuff bottle signed for Ding Erzhong (1865-1935), $11,000 at Tremont Auctions.

November 24, 2023

No-reserve Chinese snuff bottle sale had surprising results at Tremont

Circa-1910 Yabu Meizan Mount Fuji vase in its original tomobako, which hammered for £18,000 and sold for £23,500 ($29,350) at Lyon & Turnbull.

November 23, 2023

Five outstanding takeaways from the Fall 2023 Asian Art Week in London

Detail of a large Chinese gilt-bronze figure of a Luohan, estimated at $10,000-$20,000, which hammered for $750,000 and sold for $967,500 at DuMouchelles.

November 22, 2023

Chinese gilt bronze Luohan figure commands nearly $1M at Dumouchelles

November 21, 2023

Two Birger Sandzen paintings lead Regionalist results at Soulis

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A Frederick Hurten Rhead vase for Rhead Pottery in Santa Barbara, Calif. achieved $70,000 plus the buyer’s premium in September 2022. Image courtesy of Rago Arts and Auction Center and LiveAuctioneers.

December 1, 2023

Frederick Hurten Rhead’s exquisite art pottery endures

Vu Cao Dam’s 1965 work ‘Le Printemps (spring)’ handily outperformed its $15,000-$25,000 estimate when it achieved $70,000 plus the buyer’s premium in September 2020. Image courtesy of Hindman and LiveAuctioneers.

November 28, 2023

Vu Cao Dam masterfully united Eastern and Western influences

A 19th-century Christofle figural centerpiece outperformed its estimate, taking $9,500 plus the buyer’s premium in February 2022. Image courtesy of Ahlers & Ogletree Auction Gallery and LiveAuctioneers.

November 24, 2023

Christofle silver: Beautifying tables since 1830

An original production cel of Mickey Mouse from the Sorcerer’s Apprentice sequence of Walt Disney’s ‘Fantasia’ achieved $6,000 plus the buyer’s premium in December 2022. The cel setup was professionally restored but it retains its original Courvoisier Galleries mat. Image courtesy of Van Eaton Galleries and LiveAuctioneers.

November 21, 2023

Courvoisier Galleries saved original Disney animation cels

This Van Cleef & Arpels 20-motif Alhambra necklace in malachite achieved $16,000 plus the buyer’s premium in November 2022. Image courtesy of Ahlers & Ogletree Auction Gallery and LiveAuctioneers.

November 17, 2023

Van Cleef and Arpels’ Alhambra line makes luck look lovely