Specialists of the South to auction diverse estate items June 27

Lovely burl walnut tea caddy inlaid with mother-of-pearl decoration, locking, with key. The Specialists of the South Inc. image
Lovely burl walnut tea caddy inlaid with mother-of-pearl decoration, locking, with key. The Specialists of the South Inc. image

SOUTHPORT, Fla. – The Specialists of the South Inc. will auction hundreds of antiques, collectibles and other items of a longtime Florida resident on Saturday, June 27, starting at 8 a.m. Central Time. LiveAuctioneers.com will provide absentee and Internet live biddings.

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Reading the Streets: Nick Walker on the Lower East Side

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Nick Walker, New York City, photo by Ilana Novick

NEW YORK – Whether carrying a jaunty umbrella on the side of Bleecker Street bar Thunder Jacksons, professing his love for New York on Ludlow just below Delancey, or calmly reading a newspaper amid the delicious dumpling shops of Eldridge Street, Nick Walker’s dapper Vandal brings a touch of class wherever he goes.

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RB Gallery to auction fine Chinese works of art June 21

Lou Shibai (1918-2010) Chinese flowers painting, ink and color on gold-tinted paper, framed, signed and sealed (est. $100,000-$200,000). RB Gallery image
Lou Shibai (1918-2010) Chinese flowers painting, ink and color on gold-tinted paper, framed, signed and sealed (est. $100,000-$200,000). RB Gallery image

MILLBRAE, Calif. – After months of careful preparation, RB Gallery will present an auction of fine Chinese works of art on Sunday, June 21. The auction will begin at 1 p.m. Pacific Time. LiveAuctioneers.com will provide absentee and Internet live bidding.

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St. Vincent de Paul donation center gets valuable painting

A comparable landscape painting by John Fery, which sold for more than $19,000 in 2012. Image courtesy of LiveAuctioneers.com archive and the C.M. Russell Museum.
A comparable landscape painting by John Fery, which sold for more than $19,000 in 2012. Image courtesy of LiveAuctioneers.com archive and the C.M. Russell Museum.

SAN DIEGO (AP) – A donation center in San Diego has received a landscape painting that turned out to be a rare work by early 20th century wildlife artist John Fery that’s worth more than $20,000.

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