WASHINGTON (AP) – Bill Cosby was well on his way to becoming a national pariah for his alleged sexual misconduct when the Smithsonian launched an exhibit funded by Cosby and his wife that showcases art from their private collection.
BEVERLY, Mass. – Kaminski Auctions sold a silver teapot for $18,000 on Jan. 17, a record for the auction house. Renowned New England silversmiths Michael and Maureen Banner crafted the 20th century vessel.
LiveAuctioneers chose the teapot (above) to feature in Art Daily as “Best Photo of the Day,” giving the piece added exposure prior to the auction.
WAKEFIELD, Mass. – Midcentury modern furnishings are at the forefront of an estates auction to be conducted by Tonya A. Cameron Auctions on Wednesday, Jan. 27.
CHICAGO (AP) – A Chicago exhibition next month will mark the first time in North America that three versions of a famous Vincent van Gogh painting will be shown together.
LONDON – Christie’s, EON Productions, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Studios and Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment will present a rare opportunity to acquire memorabilia from the 24th film in the James Bond series this February to celebrate the release of Spectre on Digital HD, Blu-rayTM and DVD.
BEVERLY HILLS, Calif. – An exquisitely detailed, antique Japanese silver and mixed-metal enameled covered koro is one of many treasures available to the highest bidder in the I.M. Chait Gallery auction on Jan. 31.
SAN FRANCISCO – A unique and important letter from Albert Einstein, shedding light on his concept of God’s existence, will be put up for auction Feb. 14 by PBA Galleries at the Pasadena Sheraton during the 49th California International Antiquarian Book Fair.
EAST LANSING, Mich. (AP) – A museum at Michigan State University will be the permanent home of antlers and a skull from an ancient elk found less than 20 miles away.
The museum’s acting director, Lora Helou, says relatives of the late Gordon Harper have agreed to donate the remains, which could be more than 5,000 years old.
IRBIL, Iraq (AP) – Satellite photos obtained by The Associated Press confirm what church leaders and Middle East preservationists had feared: The oldest Christian monastery in Iraq has been reduced to a field of rubble, yet another victim of the Islamic State group’s relentless destruction of heritage sites it considers heretical.
DANIA BEACH, Fla. – Kodner Galleries’ first auction of 2016, which featured a prominent estate, was a big success with 95 percent of the 350 lots being sold. The Jan. 13 auction featured the contents of the Van Waveren estate, an architecturally significant Addison Mizner designed Palm Beach mansion overlooking the ocean and included fine 18th and 19th century Italian and French furniture, art, decoration and estate jewelry.
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