ATLANTA – An enchanting collection of artworks by the renowned Pakistani artist Abdur Rahman Chughtai (1897-1975), and three screenprints signed by the iconic American pop artist Andy Warhol (1928-1987), are expected headliners at a Signature Estates and Modern & Contemporary Collections Auction planned for Jan. 2 and 3 by Ahlers & Ogletree, starting at 11 a.m. Eastern time both days. A host of important local estates will be offered.
MONROVIA, Calif. – John Moran Auctioneers’ annual December 8 Fine Jewelry Auction was a decided success, amassing just over $1.2 million in total sales. The jewelry cases were well appointed, containing all the glitz and glamour appropriate of a holiday auction event. Ten phone lines were in full swing throughout the evening, and online bidders took part through LiveAuctioneers.
LONDON – It’s a brave man who admits his mistakes. More years ago that I care to remember, I wrote a collecting column pontificating about how the only people ever likely to make any money out of signed, limited edition reproduction prints by L S Lowry were the peddlers of the things (apart from the artist that is, he would have been paid for each print he signed).
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) – Some things in San Francisco never change. The Golden Gate Bridge is still, in fact, orange; Lombard Street still has eight hairpin turns in one block.
MIAMI (AP) – The owner of a South Florida antiques shipping business is facing up to five years in federal prison after pleading guilty in an elephant ivory trafficking case.
IOLA, Wis. — Approximately 10,000 LEGO® sets have been manufactured in the past 50 years. That’s a lot of brilliant little building bricks, and a tremendous amount of playtime nostalgia. In the book The Ultimate Guide to LEGO® Sets, co-authors Ed Maciorowski and Jeff Maciorowski, brothers and LEGO® experts, examine sets released in the 21st century — the period when the sets took on a new level of innovation and intricate detail.