BEVERLY HILLS, Calif. – While the summer months are traditionally the slowest for art sales, Carlyle Auctions wrapped up its best auction season ever, thanks in large part to LiveAuctioneers.com.
BEVERLY HILLS, Calif. – While the summer months are traditionally the slowest for art sales, Carlyle Auctions wrapped up its best auction season ever, thanks in large part to LiveAuctioneers.com.
News and updates from around the arts and auction community:
Ever wondered how Al Capone lived when he wasn’t staring through prison bars at Alcatraz? The luxurious Miami Beach compound the infamous mob boss purchased in 1928 – and where he died in 1947 – is now available to rent for photo and video productions. [Read more from TopTenRealEstateDeals.com]
The highly recognizable black Range Rover in which Prince William and Catherine, Duchess of Cambridge, brought home their newborn son George in 2013 is going to be auctioned to benefit two of William’s favorite charities. It’s expected to sell for around $200,000. [Read more from Britain’s Daily Record]
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NEW YORK – Men’s fashion has been hooked on the belt ever since warriors tucked weapons into bronze girdles and Chinese emperors elevated elaborate garment hooks to status symbols.
OAKLAND – Clars Auction Gallery will present property from several major estates and collections with important pieces spanning fine art, jewelry decorative arts and furnishings and Asian art and antiques on Saturday and Sunday, Sept. 17 and 18. Among the major estates to be presented will be the first in a series of offerings of property from the estate of venture capitalist Thomas J. Perkins (from both his Belvedere, Calif., estate and grand penthouse in the San Francisco Millenium Towers).
LOUISA, Va. – On Saturday, September 17, Quinn’s Auction Galleries Central Virginia will hold its first Fine & Decorative Arts Auction of the fall season. Absentee and Internet live bidding will be available through LiveAuctioneers.
BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) – The Redlin Art Center in South Dakota is putting the final painting by the late outdoors artist Terry Redlin on display to raise awareness about the disease that robbed him of his talent.
NEW YORK – Jasper52 is offering a collection of nearly 50 religious icons at an Internet-only auction Saturday, Sept. 10. Absentee and Internet live bidding will be available exclusively through LiveAuctioneers.com.
DALLAS – An outstanding selection of items from renowned Pre-Columbian and tribal art scholar James M. Silberman will be offered in a single-owner auction Sept. 16 at Heritage Auctions. The selection spans more than 200 lots collected during 70 years of travel and consultation until his death this year at age 103.