Charleston Estate Auctions presents fine art, estate jewelry, antiques in Sept. 27 auction

Highlights of Charleston Estate Auctions' Sept. 27 sale include: (Left) Large berry serving bowl, part of rare circa 1895-1905 Shimamura Sei set that also includes six individual berry bowls. Set estimate: $800-$1,200. (Right) Estate sapphire and diamond ring, 14K yellow gold, sapphires measure 6.90 x 5.00mm and 6.70 x 4.90mm, surrounded by 12 round, brilliant-cut diamonds. Est. $1,600-$2,000.
Highlights of Charleston Estate Auctions’ Sept. 27 sale include: (Left) Large berry serving bowl, part of rare circa 1895-1905 Shimamura Sei set that also includes six individual berry bowls. Set estimate: $800-$1,200. (Right) Estate sapphire and diamond ring, 14K yellow gold, sapphires measure 6.90 x 5.00mm and 6.70 x 4.90mm, surrounded by 12 round, brilliant-cut diamonds. Est. $1,600-$2,000.

CHARLESTON, S.C. – Charleston is a city of visual delights. Its residents revere the antebellum architecture and antiques that are so much a part of the culture in the Southeastern coastal city of churches and palmettos. But few visitors to the region ever have the opportunity to view the interiors of Charleston’s fabulous mansions, except for those that are museums or otherwise open to the public. Believe it or not, the best way to see how the genteel Charleston family lives is through a local auction, like the one being hosted on September 27th by Charleston Estate Auctions. Absentee and Internet live bidding will be available through LiveAuctioneers.

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Félix Vallotton’s La Paresse featured in Gray’s Sept. 22 auction

Félix Vallotton (1865-1925), La Paresse (Vallotton & Georg. 169/a(v.d)), 1896
Félix Vallotton (1865-1925), La Paresse (Vallotton & Georg. 169/a(v.d)), 1896

CLEVELAND – La Paresse is a striking and sensual woodcut on wove paper from 1896 by the Swiss/French artist Felix Vallotton, a highlight at lot 85, of Gray’s wonderfully eclectic auction taking place on Tuesday, September 22nd, with absentee and Internet live bidding through LiveAuctioneers.

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Fill ’er up! Fabled Kyle D. Moore petroliana collection to be auctioned Oct. 5 at Morphy’s

Musgo ‘Michigan’s Mile Marker’ hand-painted gas globe with imagery on both sides, one-piece milk glass construction, est. $15,000-$25,000. Morphy Auctions image. Harbor Petroleum Products double-sided porcelain die-cut sign with seaplane logo, 39 x 35in., est. $35,000-$50,000. Morphy Auctions image.

DENVER, Pa. – “This is the one that every collector has been waiting for,” said Morphy Auctions’ automobilia and petroliana expert Dan Matthews, describing the Kyle D. Moore collection to be auctioned at Morphy’s on Monday, October 5th. Absentee and live online bidding will be available through LiveAuctioneers.

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Studebaker collection to be featured in Aztec Founders Day parade

1916 Studebaker Model SF Four-Forty Series 16/17 Speedster. Photo by Lars-Göran Lindgren Sweden, licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 3.0 Unported license.
1916 Studebaker Model SF Four-Forty Series 16/17 Speedster. Photo by Lars-Göran Lindgren Sweden, licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 3.0 Unported license.

AZTEC, N.M. (AP) – Bob Dusenbery has seen cars change a lot over the decades. The biggest change is that now everything is automated, making it cheaper to buy new parts than to fix or rebuild old ones, said Dusenbery, whose family owns Dusenbery’s Auto Parts in Aztec.

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Met named world’s #1 museum in TripAdvisor Travelers’ Choice awards

Entrance to Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York City. Photo by Arad, licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 3.0 Unported license.
Entrance to Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York City. Photo by Arad, licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 3.0 Unported license.

NEW YORK – The Metropolitan Museum of Art has been named the world’s #1 museum in the 2015 TripAdvisor Travelers’ Choice™ awards. TripAdvisor highlights the top museums around the world based on the quantity and quality of reviews and ratings, gathered over a 12-month period.

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