NEW YORK – David Yurman. Georg Jensen, William Spratling, Cartier and Tiffany are a few of the famous names represented in a Jasper52 auction of fine jewelry on Sunday, Oct. 23. Absentee and Internet live bidding is available exclusively through LiveAuctioneers.com.
News and updates from around the arts and auction community:
Japanese artist Yayoi Kusama, who has mastered the realm of polka dots, is being honored by Madame Tussauds Hong Kong with a wax figure and a zone of her own. Kusama’s ‘infinity’ display, which features dramatic lighting effects, opens to the public on Nov. 3. [Read more from The Art Newspaper]
One of the world’s greatest private collections of photographs belongs to Sir Elton John. More than 150 prized images belonging to Sir Elton are featured in a major exhibition opening Nov. 8 at Tate Modern in London. [Read more from Tate Modern]
Described as ‘a palace on wheels,’ a Rolls-Royce Phanton I that’s packed with fine art will be auctioned in London on Dec. 4. The car was originally commissioned in 1926 by a Woolworths executive as a gift for his wife. [Read more from The Telegraph]
Organized crime rings in Italy are reportedly providing weapons to ISIS in exchange for ancient artifacts looted from Libya. Italy’s Interior Minister says the Italian government is well aware of the illegal transactions. [Read more from the Daily Beast]
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LONDON – Works by Britain’s famously reclusive graffiti artist Banksy (b. 1974-) attracted unheard-of prices at Forum Auctions’ October 12 sale held at the company’s Wandsworth gallery in southwest London. Absentee and Internet live bidding was facilitated worldwide by LiveAuctioneers.
MONROVIA, Calif. – On Tuesday, Oct. 25, John Moran Auctioneers will host their biannual California and American Fine Art Auction, featuring approximately 250 lots of fine art consigned from private collections and estates across the United States.
VICTORIA, B.C., Canada – Lunds Auctioneers & Appraisers Ltd. will sell antiques and fine art from around the world on Saturday, Oct. 22. The auction will disperse the A.L. Ross estate, the family that once owned Butchart Gardens, a National Historic site of Canada on Vancouver Island. The 700-lot auction will begin at 1 p.m. Pacific Time, 4 p.m. Eastern, with absentee and Internet live bidding available through LiveAuctioneers.com.