ALTADENA, Calif. – Even with a smaller auction catalog than others that have been published by John Moran Auctioneers as of late, their Oct. 20 California and American Fine Art Auction boasts a number of expected highlights and is likely to earn somewhere in the range of $1.5 million in sales. LiveAuctioneers.com will provide absentee and Internet live bidding.
OAKLAND, Calif. – Clars Auction Gallery concluded an impressive 2014-2015 fiscal year on Sept. 19-20 with a major fine art, decorative, jewelry and Asian art sale that earned $1.8 million, the second highest September sale for the firm. Overall, the fiscal year realized $17.5 million, the second highest in the auction company’s history. LiveAuctioneers.com provided absentee and Internet live bidding.
BEACHWOOD, Ohio – Squirrels were popular pets in past centuries. They were kept in special cages that included a running wheel or other type of exercise machine.
DALLAS – Krause Publications has announced the Nov. 1, 2015 publication of the new hardcover volume Collecting Children’s Books: Art, Memories, Values by husband and wife team Noah Fleisher and Lauren Zittle. The book is 8” x 8”, 224 pages, in full-color and retails for $26.99.
MT. CRAWFORD, Va. – Jeffrey S. Evans & Associates will conduct an auction of miniature and kerosene lighting Oct. 17, focused on the 40-year collection of Karen and Frank McWright of Bethel, Conn. This auction features over 300 rare and desirable miniature lamps plus outstanding Victorian opalescent lighting, many good parts and related accessories. LiveAuctioneers.com will provide absentee and Internet live bidding.
DALLAS (AP) – As the Alamo prepares for a face-lift of at least $48 million, some critics say the landmark – one of the most recognizable in U.S. history – must be transformed from a one-dimensional attraction that’s struggled to find its footing amid the clamor of downtown San Antonio.
DENVER, Pa. – A 1929 Duesenberg J Convertible Coupe was the belle of the ball at Morphy Auctions’ 46-lot Premier Automobile Auction on Sunday, selling for a staggering $2.53 million. LiveAuctioneers provided absentee and Internet live-bidding services for the sale.
CAIRO (AP) – The restoration of King Tutankhamun’s world-famous golden mask was scheduled to begin Saturday, over a year after the beard was accidentally broken off and hastily glued back with epoxy, Egypt’s state-run news agency said Friday.