Met Hosts the Old Ball Game, Earliest Surviving Nikon Camera, and More Fresh News

Lindner, Eddy & Claus, American, New York. Allen & Ginter, American, Richmond, Virginia. William Ewing, Catcher, New York, from World's Champions, Second Series (N43) for Allen & Ginter Cigarettes, 1888. Commercial lithograph. The Jefferson R. Burdick Collection, Gift of Jefferson R. Burdick (63.350.202.43.12)
Lindner, Eddy & Claus, American, New York. Allen & Ginter, American, Richmond, Virginia. William Ewing, Catcher, New York, from World’s Champions, Second Series (N43) for Allen & Ginter Cigarettes, 1888. Commercial lithograph. The Jefferson R. Burdick Collection, Gift of Jefferson R. Burdick (63.350.202.43.12)

 

News and updates from around the arts and auction community:

  • As the World Series heads for its exciting conclusion, the Metropolitan Museum of Art is also winding down its popular exhibit “The Old Ball Game: New York Baseball, 1887-1977.” New Yorkers have two more weeks to view rare memorabilia from their home teams. [Read more from The Met]
  • The earliest surviving Nikon production camera is being auctioned in Germany. It’s a Nikon One, made in 1948, and bidding starts around $100K. [Read more from Popular Photography]
  • Everything is for sale eventually, so it seems — even the lilac silk knickers Eva Braun wore to impress her German dictator boyfriend. “There’s a market for this sort of thing,” said the British auctioneer who’ll be selling them on Thursday. [Read more from the Daily Mail]
  • A French electrician employed by Pablo and Jacqueline Picasso has changed his story and says he “lied” when he said the artist and his wife had given him 271 artworks in a cardboard box. Picasso’s heirs aren’t buying either the old or new story, and the judge presiding over the current court case is expected to render a verdict on Dec. 16. [Read more from the Art Newspaper]

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John Moran auction features Asian antiques, Continental porcelain Nov. 15

This handsome mother-of-pearl inlaid Chinese export bracket clock carries a $10,000 to $15,000 estimate. John Moran Auctioneers image
This handsome mother-of-pearl inlaid Chinese export bracket clock carries a $10,000 to $15,000 estimate. John Moran Auctioneers image

 

MONROVIA, Calif. – On the heels of their Oct. 25 California and American Fine Art Auction, Moran’s will switch gears to offer Asian objects from the Hancock Park estate of Andrew F. Chandler alongside Continental objects and paintings, silver and porcelain from other private Southern California estates and collections at their Nov. 15 decorative art auction. Highlights from the November catalog include Buddhist gilt-bronze figures, porcelain by Amphora and Sevres and a curated selection of European works of art spanning from the 19th century to the contemporary. Absentee and Internet live bidding is available through LiveAuctioneers.com.

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Feline artworks by famous artists & writers featured in Quinn’s Central Virginia’s Nov. 11-12 auction

Ralph Steadman mixed media on paper titled ‘Cats Always Do This When They Like You… Have You Noticed?,’ signed and dated 7 August 2000, est. $400-$600
Ralph Steadman mixed media on paper titled ‘Cats Always Do This When They Like You… Have You Noticed?,’ signed and dated 7 August 2000, est. $400-$600

 

LOUISA, Va. – There was very little unfinished business in Patrick Eddington’s life. For 30 years, the respected artist and art teacher inspired his appreciative students at Salt Lake City’s Highland High School and encouraged them to pursue their dreams. In September of this year, six months after Eddington passed away following a brief illness, the art gallery at Highland High was dedicated to him, a testament to his enduring legacy. But Eddington harbored a deeply important dream of his own that was never fulfilled.

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Famed collections fuel interest in Slotin folk art auction Nov. 12-13

Bill Traylor (1854-1947), ‘Purple And Green Man With Umbrella,’ circa 1939-42, crayon and pencil on cardboard, excellent condition. Estimate: $60,000-$70,000. Slotin Auction image
Bill Traylor (1854-1947), ‘Purple And Green Man With Umbrella,’ circa 1939-42, crayon and pencil on cardboard, excellent condition. Estimate: $60,000-$70,000. Slotin Auction image

 

BUFORD, Ga. – Slotin Auction, specializing in self-taught artists, is also the premier auction house for bringing the strange, the unusual and the vanishing America to the block. The Nov. 12-13 auction is sure to pique the interest in any collector looking for exceptional examples by important artists as well as new discoveries. Absentee and Internet live bidding is available through LiveAuctioneers.com.

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Jasper52 auction Nov. 6 brings forth religious icons in time for holy season

Russian icon, Christ Pantocrator, Mosco, circa 1890. Estimate: $1,200-$1,500. Jasper52 image
Russian icon, Christ Pantocrator, Mosco, circa 1890. Estimate: $1,200-$1,500. Jasper52 image

 

NEW YORK – Arising from the Russian and Ukranian Orthodox worlds are icons – conventional religious images typically hand-painted on small wooden panels and framed with metal sand castings. Jasper52 will auction a fine collection of 27 antique religious icons on Sunday, Nov. 6. Absentee and Internet live bidding will be available exclusively through LiveAuctioneers.com.

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