7 vintage accessories to complement a man’s desk

So you’ve just moved into the corner office. With this latest success you’ll want to personalize that big executive desk, at which more than a third of your day will be spent. If you’re a guy, here’s a short list of vintage accessories to complement your workplace.

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Unusual clocks stand out in Kaminski auction March 13

A 19th century Black Forest clock with coordinating candlesticks. Marked ‘Demilles Camps, Paris,’ the set is estimated at $2,000-$2,500. Kaminski Auctions image
A 19th century Black Forest clock with coordinating candlesticks. Marked ‘Demilles Camps, Paris,’ the set is estimated at $2,000-$2,500. Kaminski Auctions image

 

BEVERLY, Mass. – Kaminski Auctions has a busy schedule for March. The calendar includes an estate auctions on Sunday, March 13, and a spring estate extravaganza auction on Saturday, March 19, and Sunday March 20.

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Shapiro Auctions has high expectations for Gifford painting March 12

Sanford Robinson Gifford (American 1823-1880), ‘Into the Vistas,’ oil on canvas, 7 1/2 x 9 1/2 inch [sight]. Estimate: $20,000-$25,000. Shapiro Auctions image
Sanford Robinson Gifford (American 1823-1880), ‘Into the Vistas,’ oil on canvas, 7 1/2 x 9 1/2 inches [sight]. Estimate: $20,000-$25,000. Shapiro Auctions image

NEW YORK – To welcome the spring auction season, on March 12 Shapiro Auctions will hold its sale of important fine and decorative art and antiques, icons and Asian art with works from the 13th century to the present. With more than 450 lots, the sale will feature works by European, American, Russian, Asian and Latin American artists.

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Alfred Stieglitz Collection returns to Fisk University for 2 years

Alfred Stieglitz's 'The Hand of Man' photograph, 1902, is included in the Fisk Collection. Image courtesy of Wikimedia Commons.
Alfred Stieglitz’s ‘The Hand of Man’ photograph, 1902, is included in the Fisk Collection. Image courtesy of Wikimedia Commons.

 

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) – The famed Alfred Stieglitz Collection has returned to Nashville’s Fisk University.

WPLN-FM reports the artwork will be unveiled April 7 after spending two years in Arkansas’ Crystal Bridges museum.

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University of Kansas to house original ‘Basket Ball’ rules

Statue of James Naismith, the inventor of basketball, at the Basketball Hall of Fame and Museum in Springfield, Mass. Image by Randomduck. This file is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 2.0 Generic license.
Statue of James Naismith, the inventor of basketball, at the Basketball Hall of Fame and Museum in Springfield, Mass. Image by Randomduck. This file is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 2.0 Generic license.

 

LAWRENCE, Kan. (AP) – James Naismith’s original rules of “Basket Ball” now have a home at Kansas University – right down to the nook they’ll rest in – but there’s a lot of finishing touches yet to complete.

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