VINELAND, N.J. – There was something special to view with every turn of the page in Bertoia’s May 8-9 “In May We Play” auction catalog. The especially diverse 1,521-lot sale crossed the entire panorama of antique toys and banks, a factor that kept the level of interest – and bidding – lively from start to finish. Internet participation was nonstop through LiveAuctioneers, helping to push the total to $1.57 million, inclusive of buyer’s premium.
Clars to sell fine Chinese ceramics collection June 27-28
OAKLAND, Calif. – Clars Auction Gallery will offer an exceptional collection of Chinese ceramics from the estate of Dr. Graeme Hanson of San Francisco during the Sunday session of a two-day auction, June 27 and 28. LiveAuctioneers.com will provide absentee and Internet live bidding.
John Moran stakes a claim with successful American West auction
ALTADENA, Calif. – John Moran Auctioneers conducted a successful American West auction May 30, achieving a respectable 86 percent sell-through rate. The auction featured California and American Western paintings and works of fine art by notable Native American artists as well as American Indian basketry and weavings.
Roseberys embarks on first foray into Indian art June 29
LONDON – An important work by the Indian artist Jogen Chowdhury (b. 1939) will highlight Roseberys’ first specialist auction of Indian art on Monday, June 29. LiveAuctioneers.com will provide absentee and Internet live bidding.
Arthur Tait fires ‘The Last Shot’ at Gray’s Auctioneers, June 30
CLEVELAND – The Gray’s Auctioneers and Appraisers sale on Tuesday, June 30, features paintings, furniture and decorative works of art from the 18th, 19th and 20th centuries. LiveAuctioneers.com will provide absentee and Internet live bidding.
Don Presley Auction presents international lineup June 28
SANTA ANA, Calif. – Don Presley Auction will present more than 500 lots of antiques from around the world at an auction Sunday, June 28. LiveAuctioneers.com will provide absentee and Internet live bidding.
Robot collectors ‘spaced out’ at Morphy’s $1.62M toy auction
DENVER, Pa. – Robots and space toys landed at Morphy’s May 30-31 Toy Auction with expectations of dominating prices realized, and they did not disappoint. The prized grouping of 115 extraterrestrials, highlighted by the Robert V. “Bob” Gallegos collection, claimed four positions within the top 10. In all, the 1,843-lot sale totaled $1.62 million, inclusive of 20% buyer’s premium. Internet live bidding was available through LiveAuctioneers.
Crumbling UK Parliament needs billions in repairs
LONDON (AP) – The seat of British democracy is creaky, crumbling and at risk of falling apart.
Israeli artist Matan Ben-Cnaan wins BP Portrait Award
LONDON – The winner of the BP Portrait Award 2015 was announced at the National Portrait Gallery on Tuesday. The first prize – in the 26th year of BP’s sponsorship of the competition – was won by 35-year-old Israeli artist Matan Ben-Cnaan, for Annabelle and Guy, a striking allegorical portrait of the artist’s friend and step-daughter as if contemplating their tragic fate in the blinding sunlight of Israel’s Jezreel Valley.Continue reading
Kimball M Sterling to auction Tenn. doctor’s estate June 27
JOHNSON CITY, Tenn. – On June 27, Kimball M. Sterling Inc. Auctioneers will sell the estate of Dr. Edgar Perry of Elizabethton, Tenn., with Internet live bidding through LiveAuctioneers.