RSL Auction presents ‘Spectacular Stills’ from 3 famous bank collections, Oct. 14-15

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WHITEHOUSE STATION, N.J. – Three top-notch collections with prestigious provenance headline RSL Auction’s Oct. 14-15 sale of still banks plus select clockwork, tin and cast-iron toys and mechanical banks. Titled “Spectacular Stills: The Collections of Ralph Dye, Tom Kellogg and Tim Steckbeck,” the approximately 1,000-lot auction jointly represents 110+ years of active collecting. Absentee and Internet live bidding will be available through LiveAuctioneers.com.

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Talk Like A Pirate Day: 7 Unique Pirate Collectibles and Antiques

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Ahoy Mateys! Don’t you know it’s International Talk Like a Pirate Day? Along with the extra swagger and growl, we’ve decided to celebrate with a unique collection of our favorite pirate’s booty all from LiveAuctioneers auctions, past and present.

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Palm Beach Modern to launch fall season with Modern Art & Design auction, Sept. 24

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Joan Miro (Spanish, 1893-1983), Les Deux Amis, etching, aquatint and carborundum on wove paper, 27.75 by 40 inches, est. $20,000-$25,000

Joan Miro (Spanish, 1893-1983), Les Deux Amis, etching, aquatint and carborundum on wove paper, 27.75 by 40 inches, est. $20,000-$25,000

 

W. PALM BEACH, Fla. – The leaves may be showing off their rich autumn hues in New England and other parts of the country, but in sunny South Florida, fall means palm trees, mild temperatures and the much-anticipated season opener at Palm Beach Modern Auctions (PBMA). The company’s fully curated Sept. 24 Modern Art, Design & Decorative Arts sale is brimming with exceptional paintings and furniture by the most desired 20th-century and contemporary artists, with special additions that include a connoisseur’s collection of fountain pens and a luxurious 1988 Rolls-Royce Silver Spirit Mulsanne. Absentee and Internet live bidding will be available through LiveAuctioneers.com.

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Elusive Kandinsky Painting at Auction, Faked Heisman Trophy, and More Fresh News

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Wassily Kandinsky (1866-1944), Rigide et courbe, signed with monogram and dated ‘35’ (lower left), oil and sand on canvas, 44 7/9 x 63 7/8 in. (114 x 162.4 cm.). Estimate $18,000,000-$25,000,000. Image courtesy of Christie’s Images Limited 2016

Wassily Kandinsky (1866-1944), Rigide et courbe, signed with monogram and dated ‘35’ (lower left), oil and sand on canvas, 44 7/9 x 63 7/8 in. (114 x 162.4 cm.). Estimate $18,000,000-$25,000,000. Image courtesy of Christie’s Images Limited 2016

 

News and updates from around the arts and auction community:

  • The most important Paris-period Kandinsky painting ever to appear on the market will be auctioned by Christie’s on Nov. 16. Its first owner was Solomon R. Guggenheim, who acquired the artwork from the artist himself in 1936. [Read more from The Art Newspaper]
  • Federal prosecutors in Chicago allege that an Arkansas sports memorabilia collector used a phony Heisman Trophy as collateral for a $100,000 loan. They say a faked nameplate was affixed to an awards emcee’s trophy. [Read more from the Associated Press]
  • You hire a moving company to move a priceless antique. They drop it face down onto the street. What sort of compensation are you entitled to? A Texas woman whose movers dropped an antique piano found out. [Read more from NBC5 Dallas Ft. Worth]
  • Leave it to the great minds at MIT and Georgia Tech to figure out a way to read a book without actually opening it. How’d they do that? [Read more from the Associated Press via ABC News]

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US D-Day flag flown to Dutch military museum

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The U.S. flag that flew from a landing craft during the D-Day invasion sold for more than a half-million dollars. Heritage Auctions image

The U.S. flag that flew from a landing craft during the D-Day invasion sold for more than a half-million dollars. Heritage Auctions image

 

SOESTERBERG, Netherlands (AP) – An American flag that flew on the stern of the boat that carried the first U.S. troops to Utah Beach on D-Day traveled by Chinook helicopter on Thursday to its new temporary home at the Netherlands’ National Military Museum.

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US government sues Michigan man over stolen lighthouse lenses

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Vandals broke into William Livingstone Memorial Lighthouse on Belle Isle in July 1980 and stole two of its four from the lantern room. Image by Gth874m. This file is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 3.0 Unported license.

Vandals broke into William Livingstone Memorial Lighthouse on Belle Isle in July 1980 and stole two of its four lenses from the lantern room. Image by Gth874m. This file is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 3.0 Unported license.

 

DETROIT (AP) — The U.S. Justice Department has sued a hunter of maritime antiques in hopes of recovering a pair of 2-foot-tall glass lenses worth an estimated $600,000 that disappeared decades ago from lighthouses in Michigan and Maine.

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When Forrest Fenn treasure hunters hit a dead end

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Don Dickens was convinced he would find the Fenn treasure near the Grand Canon on the Yellowstone. Brocken Inaglory image. This file is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 3.0 Unported license.

Don Dickens was convinced he would find the Fenn treasure near the Grand Canon of the Yellowstone. Brocken Inaglory image. This file is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 3.0 Unported license.

 

SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) – Don Dickens reached a peak on The Promontory at Yellowstone National Park, certain he would saunter down a few hundred feet and find the 40-pound chest of treasures that Santa Fe author and artifacts collector Forrest Fenn says he hid six years ago, somewhere in the Rocky Mountains.

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Fusion of words, pictures traced in ‘Greatest Graphic Novels’

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Krause image

Krause image

 

IOLA, Wis. – In the recently published 100 Greatest Graphic Novels (Krause Publications), authors Alex Langley and Katrina Hill explore the fusion of illustrations and words to demonstrate a thought, an action, evoke a response, and empower one another and the reader.

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Sioux beaded war shirts lead Allard Auctions’ Best of Santa Fe sale

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Late 1800s sinew sewn hide Sioux war shirt with lazy stitched beaded geometrics, arm and shoulder strips and several American flags. Price realized: $27,500 (prices do not include buyer’s primium). Allard Auctions Inc. image

Late 1800s sinew sewn hide Sioux war shirt with lazy stitched beaded geometrics, arm and shoulder strips and several American flags. Price realized: $27,500 (prices do not include buyer’s primium). Allard Auctions Inc. image

 

SANTA FE, N.M. – A pair of Sioux beaded war shirts combined to sell for $50,000 and were the top two lots at Best of Santa Fe, an annual auction hosted by Allard Auctions Inc. of St. Ignatius, Mont. Over 800 lots came up for bid in the Aug. 12-14 sale that grossed just under $500,000.

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Wristwatches, fine jewelry featured in Don Presley auction Oct. 2

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Bueche Girod wristwatch of 18K white gold. Estimate: $6,000-$7,000. Don Presley Auction image

Bueche Girod wristwatch of 18K white gold. Estimate: $6,000-$7,000. Don Presley Auction image

 

SANTA ANA, Calif. – Don Presley Auction will present great merchandise from upscale California estates at his sale on Sunday, Oct. 2. The auction, which begins at noon Pacific, will feature more than 450 lots of personal luxury items, works of art and valuable antiques.

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