Michael Jordan sneakers among top prospects at Grey Flannel sale

Michael Jordan’s game-used, autographed Converse basketball shoes from the 1984 Olympics in Los Angeles carry a $50,000 reserve. Grey Flannel Auctions image
Michael Jordan’s game-used, autographed Converse basketball shoes from the 1984 Olympics in Los Angeles carry a $50,000 reserve. Grey Flannel Auctions image

WESTHAMPTON, N.Y. – A pair of Converse basketball shoes worn by the legendary Michael Jordon in the 1984 Olympics is the star attraction at Grey Flannel’s Summer Games auction of sports memorabilia, which is open for bidding, now through Wednesday, June 24.

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Luxury items from tony NY estates enrich Roland auction June 13

In the manner of Wang Shishen (1686-1762), this watercolor on silk depicts cherry blossoms with three songbirds on a riverbank among bamboo shoots. It measures 59 3/4in x 30in and has an $8,000-$12,000 estimate. Roland Auctions NY image
In the manner of Wang Shishen (1686-1762), this watercolor on silk depicts cherry blossoms with three songbirds on a riverbank among bamboo shoots. It measures 59 3/4in x 30in and has an $8,000-$12,000 estimate. Roland Auctions NY image

NEW YORK – Roland Auctions NY announces its American Dream Auction to be held on Saturday, June 13, commencing at 10 a.m. Eastern. This sale boasts over 800 fresh-to-market lots comprising luxury items of the first order from prestigious Manhattan estates.

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Reading the Streets: ‘Please Touch the Art’

Jeppe Hein, 'Mirror Labyrinth,' New York City. Photo by James Ewing
Jeppe Hein, ‘Mirror Labyrinth,’ New York City. Photo by James Ewing

NEW YORK – Danish artist Jeppe Hein brings whimsy and water to Brooklyn Bridge Park this summer with “Please Touch the Art,” a three-part series of interactive sculptures that spans the entire length of the park.

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Orrery is star spin-off in Waverly Rare Books auction June 11

The movements of Mercury, Venus and Earth around the Sun are traced with this hand-turned orrery dated 1794. Made by W. & S. Jones, London, the device could turn $15,000-$25,000 at the auction. Quinn’s / Waverly Rare Books image
The movements of Mercury, Venus and Earth around the Sun are traced with this hand-turned orrery dated 1794. Made by W. & S. Jones, London, the device could turn $15,000-$25,000 at the auction. Quinn’s / Waverly Rare Books image

FALLS CHURCH, Va. – Along with the traditional fare of rare books and manuscripts, Quinn’s Auction Galleries’ Waverly Rare Books Catalog #265 offers antique maps of European cities, North America and beyond. The highlight of the June 11 auction is an 18th century orrery, an apparatus that shows the movements of planets around the sun.

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Deutsch Auctioneers features European, Asian art at June 23 sale

In the circle of Alfred Dedreux (1810-1860), one of a pair of hunting scenes, oil on canvas, framed, 100 x 50cm. Estimate: 1,600-2,500 euros. Deutsch Auctioneers image
In the circle of Alfred Dedreux (1810-1860), one of a pair of hunting scenes, oil on canvas, framed, 100 x 50cm. Estimate: 1,600-2,500 euros. Deutsch Auctioneers image

VIENNA – The summer sale at Deutsch Auctioneers includes 300 objects from about 1400 to contemporary art of all categories, styles and origin. The sale will take place on June 23 in the saleroom of Deutsch Auctioneers, at Dorotheergasse 13, 1010 Vienna.

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