Monumental 13-piece ruby tea set with panda and bamboo motif, 18K gold vermeil mountings and accents, carved by Luis Alberto Quispe Aparicio. Auctioned by I.M. Chait on March 20, 2016 for $120,000 + buyer’s premium.
BEVERLY HILLS, Calif. – I.M. Chait Gallery/Auctioneers will host a free valuation day on Saturday, Sept. 24, from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. at their gallery.
Cartier diamond and emerald alligator platinum ring, signed ‘Cartier,’ no.54473C, with French assay mark, size 6 1/2. Estimate: $35,000-$55,000. Empire Auction Co. image
WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. – Empire Auction Co. will conduct a sale of fabulous estate jewelry – nearly 400 lots – on Tuesday, Sept. 20, beginning at 11 a.m. Eastern.
Rachel Weathers. Heritage Auctions image
DALLAS – Heritage Auctions has announced that Rachel Weathers, an arts specialist with more than 25 years of experience, has joined the firm’s Dallas offices as a Consignment Director of Decorative Arts.
Wifredo Lam, Umbral (Seuil), 1950. Photo: Georges Meguerditchian/Centre Pompidou, MNAM-CCI/Dist. RMN-GP, Copyright Adagp, Paris. Provided by Tate Modern
News and updates from around the arts and auction community:
The suit Christopher Reeve wore in the original Superman movie and the Batpod featured in The Dark Knight (2008) and The Dark Night Rises (2012) are among the rare Hollywood movie and TV memorabilia being auctioned on Sept. 27. [Read more from Bloomberg]
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This Hanau silver and cut-glass centerpiece bowl by maker J.D. Schleissner & Sohne will be offered at Moran’s Sept. 24 decorative art auction with a $1,500 to $2,500 estimate. John Moran Auctioneers image
MONROVIA, Calif. – John Moran Auctioneers’ Sept. 24 Decorative Art Auction will present a dazzling array of auction lots from estates and collections from across Southern California and beyond. The 300-lot auction will be directly followed immediately by Moran’s second Studio Fine Art Auction of the year.
William Radawec (1952-2011), a work from ‘Out of the Blue, the Turn Around’ series, acrylic on board. Gray’s Auctioneers image
CLEVELAND – Gray’s has been selected to represent the estate of Bill Radawec (1952–2011), a nationally renowned Cleveland artist, curator and collector. The auction on Sept. 28 consists of Radawec’s own work, works of art collected through his relationships with other artists together with artwork from other notable collectors.
Royal Doulton figurine, ‘Tete-a-Tete,’ 5 3/4 inches, 1926-1938. Estimate: $400-$500. Jasper52 image
NEW YORK – The drinking vessel called the toby jug dates to the 18th century when potteries in England produced them for export to the American Colonies. They are named for the character Toby Philpots in the song The Little Brown Jug. Production of these jugs, which typically depict a man holding a jug of beer and a glass, has continued to this day. A few of these delightful jugs, along with other Royal Doulton products, will be sold in a Jasper52 auction of ceramic collectibles on Sunday, Sept. 18.
NEW YORK – The Metropolitan Museum of Art has been named the world’s #1 museum in the TripAdvisor Travelers’ Choice™ awards for the second sequential year. TripAdvisor highlights the top museums around the world based on the quantity and quality of reviews and ratings, gathered over a 12-month period.
Curt Walters (American, b. 1950-) ‘Anasazi Castle,’ oil on canvas. Estimate: $25,000-$35,000. Waca Auctions image Castle”
ST. LOUIS – Anasazi Castle is Curt Walters’ impressive and dramatic depiction of the most famous early Native American cliff dwellings and is featured in Waca Auctions’ 19th, 20th & 21st Century Fine Art Fall Auction on Saturday, Sept. 17.
The band saw enabled the production line manufacture of tables like this in the second quarter of the 19th century.
CRYSTAL RIVER, Fla. – In today’s environment, both in business and at home, we cannot help but be impressed with the level of technology in our lives. My laptop computer not only allows me to do research and write about it when and where I choose. My cell phone can reach out to almost anyone in the world and my digital phone system at home will flash a message across my television screen identifying who is trying to reach me by telephone.
