Maps are a snapshot from the history of the world. They record the result of battles, migrations and the birth of new nations. Enthusiasts collect maps for various reasons – the mind, the eye and the heart all play a role.
SAN FRANCISCO – On June 30, PBA Galleries will host the John R.M. Phelan Collection of Fine Press Books. This auction is composed of 450 lots of beautiful, finely printed works, many with illustrations by important artists. Featured are books from the Allen, Arion, Ashendene, Bird & Bull, Doves, Golden Cockerel, Grabhorn, Kelmscott, and other presses, collected over many years, many purchased directly from the presses themselves.
MONROVIA, Calif. – John Moran’s June 18 decorative art auction was a well-attended event, most likely thanks to a new workweek-friendly Saturday afternoon auction format. Featuring an eclectic mix of antique Continental, mid-century modern and contemporary decorative arts along with Western paintings and bronzes, Moran’s June sale earned respectable prices for the majority of the offerings, with modern design, Western objects and select Native American jewelry performing particularly well.
LOS ANGELES (AP) – Heritage Auctions is expecting a lock of David Bowie’s hair to fetch more than $4,000 this weekend.
The Dallas-based auction house says Bowie’s hair will go on the block Saturday as part of an auction in Beverly Hills, California.
Heritage says the lock comes from a former employee at Madame Tussauds Wax Museum in London. She snipped some of Bowie’s hair in the 1980s to create a wig for a wax figure of the singer. Heritage says she kept it as a souvenir.
The rock superstar died in January at 69 after a battle with liver cancer.
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