NEW YORK – On May 18 at the National Jazz Museum in Harlem, Guernsey’s will present a wonderful array of personal belongings from the legendary Duke Ellington. Consigned directly by one of the late composer and bandleader’s close relatives, approximately 250 rarities will be sold at unreserved auction.
WASHINGTON – The National Gallery of Art announced Friday a $10 million grant from the Walton Family Foundation to establish the John Wilmerding Fund for Education in American Art.
LAGUNA NIGUEL, Calif. – A handwritten “Laws of Base Ball” document sold for $3.3 million at a sports memorabilia auction conducted by SCP Auctions on Sunday.
Maximilian Vanka (Yugoslavian, 1889-1963), oil-on-board still life with watermelon
SOUTHAMPTON, Pa. – Cindy Stephenson and her team of experts at Stephenson’s Auctioneers never have to venture very far to find fabulous estate antiques and jewelry. The gracious 18th and 19th-century homes on Philadelphia’s tree-lined suburban streets are a never-ending source of quality pieces that have been treasured and passed down through successive generations of Pennsylvania families. On Friday, April 29th, Stephenson’s will once again present a quality array of fine art, jewelry, furniture and decorative items from residences and collectors in the metro Philadelphia area, with absentee and Internet live bidding through LiveAuctioneers.com.
NEW YORK – East Hampton II, 1968, Willem de Kooning’s 1968 masterpiece is expected to sell for $600,000-$800,000 in Heritage Auctions’ Modern & Contemporary Art auction May 2 in New York.
MT. CRAWFORD, Va. – Jeffrey S. Evans & Associates will hold a cataloged auction of fine and decorative arts on Saturday, April 30, beginning at 9:30 a.m Eastern. The large auction consists of a diverse range of offerings and features Virginia, Mid-Atlantic and New England collections and estates. Strong categories include jewelry, watches, silver, glass, Oriental rugs, ceramics, and fine art, all fresh to the market and offered with conservative estimates, 99 percent without reserve.