MONROVIA, Calif. – Featuring nearly 300 lots of fine jewelry both antique and modern, John Moran Auctioneers’ Dec. 8 Fine Jewelry Auction Catalog offers stunning selections at all price points. Holiday-ready highlights abound, including excellent examples of Art Deco design, striking diamonds and iconic pieces by designers such as Van Cleef and Arpels, Henry Dunay and Patek Philippe.
MANILA, Philippines (AP) – The Philippine government is appraising the dazzling jewelry collection seized three decades ago from Imelda Marcos, the former first lady famous for her massive stash of shoes, as it decides what to do with the jewels one expert compared to those owned by royalty.
BOISE, Idaho (AP) – The Idaho home of James Castle, much like his artwork, is easy to miss at first glance.
Tucked away in a quiet, residential neighborhood in Boise, the century-old home sits idle and vacant. But inside, officials working to restore the self-taught artist’s residence say there is much more inside the aging framework than meets the eye.
POULTON-LE-FYLDE, UK – Heliers Auctions, a family run company based in Lancashire, will conduct an online auction with LiveAuctioneers.com on Monday, Nov. 30.
HOUSTON – A Tibetan thangka of Amitabha Buddha, late 18th/early 19th century sold for more than $191,000 at Simpson Galleries Fine Art and Antiques auction held Nov. 7 and 8.
FALLS CHURCH, Va. – First-edition copies of books by Lewis Carroll and F. Scott Fitzgerald, rare NASA photographs dating to the early years of the U.S. space program, centuries-old maps and engraved views, Civil War lithographs and even an endearing Norman Rockwell color lithograph of Santa Claus will be auctioned by Waverly’s on Thursday, Dec. 3.
LONDON – Six ancient helmets and 10 suits of armor – all from Italy and Germany – a collection of a European Prince and an important collection of American firearms are among the array of objects offered in Thomas Del Mar Ltd.’s auction of antique arms, armor and militaria on Wednesday, Dec. 2.
WESTHAMPTON, N.Y. – Bidding for Grey Flannel’s Holiday Auction featuring important game-used memorabilia from all major sports is under way.
DALLAS – Maxfield Parrish’s classic Jason and His Teacher, published as a 1909 frontspiece by Collier’s magazine, sold for more than $1 million Nov. 16 in Heritage Auctions’ fall American Fine Art Auction in New York.
CHARLESTON, S.C. – On Sunday, Dec. 6, Charleston Estate Auctions’ Holiday Auction will offer a high-quality selection of estate and fine jewelry, exceptional sterling silver, over 100 lots of Lionel trains and accessories, as well as, other unique items from grand Charleston homes and surrounding estates.