January 10, 2017 - Auction Central News

Antiques Roadshow Turns 20, Entertainment Complex at Graceland, and More Fresh News

Antiques Roadshow : Discovering America's Hidden Treasures. Copyright WGBH Educational Foundation.

News and updates from around the arts and auction community:

PBS Television’s Antiques Roadshow is celebrating its 20th anniversary. Thousands of exciting discoveries have turned up at Roadshow events, including these 10 that ranked as the most valuable of all. [Read more from Entertainment Weekly]

In March, Graceland will open a new entertainment complex with exhibits and restaurants focused on the life and career of Elvis Presley. Had he lived, Presley would have celebrated his 82nd birthday this Sunday. [Read more from Associated Press & Billboard]

Craig Breedlove, who set a land speed record in 1964 at the Bonneville Salt Flats, is suing the Museum of Science and Industry in Chicago. Breedlove alleges his Spirit of America jet car, which has been on display at the institution since 1965, has incurred more than $395,000 in damage. [Read more from the Chicago Tribune]

Ever heard of Maundy money? Antiques enthusiasts in Britain are paying much closer attention to it after a recent appraisal. [Read more from the Daily Express]

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Art, antiques from Tennessee collections highlight Case auction Jan. 21

‘The Nurse Supervisor’ by William Edmondson (American, 1874-1951) is one of the featured pieces from the collection of Dr. and Mrs. Benjamin Caldwell of Nashville. Case Antiques image

KNOXVILLE, Tenn. – Art and antiques from two prominent Tennessee couples – Dr. and Mrs. Benjamin H. Caldwell and Charles and Ann Wells – are among the highlights of the Winter Case Antiques Auction, to be held Jan. 21 at the company’s gallery in Knoxville. The cataloged auction, packed with nearly 1,000 lots, also includes outsider art being sold by the Arts Center of Cannon County Tenn., mid-20th century international art, a Winchester firearms collection, Asian antiques, estate jewelry and silver. Absentee and Internet live bidding is available through LiveAuctioneers.

Court rules civil suit can proceed against Sopranos star Castelluccio

Federico Castelluccio with his Guercino painting of St. Sebastian. Photo by James Sliman — Federico Castelluccio with his 17th-century Guercino painting of St. Sebastian. Photo by James Sliman

NEW YORK – A judge in Kings County Supreme Court, New York, has ruled that a civil lawsuit can move forward against Sopranos actor, artist and art collector Federico Castelluccio. The actor’s former publicist, James Sliman, filed a lawsuit against Castelluccio in August, alleging non-payment of $35,000 for 2 1/2 years of publicity services Sliman says he provided in connection with the actor’s 17th-century Guercino painting of St. Sebastian. On Dec. 16, Judge Edgar G. Walker refused a request made by Castelluccio’s attorney for a dismissal of the case.

Documentary ‘Saving Banksy’ opens in select theaters Jan. 20

Banksy artwork. Image provided by Sapkar PR

NEW YORK – A documentary titled Saving Banksy will open in theaters around the country on Jan. 20, with additional screenings later in January ad in early March. It will also be available via video on demand channels starting Feb. 1.

Indiana man restores voice to vintage ‘talking machines’

Early 1920s Brunswick console phonograph. Image courtesy of LiveAuctioneers archive and Grand View Antiques and Auction

TERRE HAUTE, Ind. (AP) – When Jim Cooper bought a nearly century-old phonograph at a neighbor’s yard sale, it began a two-year love affair that has seen him purchase and restore 30 vintage “talking machines.”

Auction Life to sell Holocaust survivor’s estate Jan. 22

A 17th century oil on canvas figural rendering, attributed to the Italian painter Francisco Albani (1578-1660) measures 34 by 26 inches. Estimate: $4,000-$12,000. Auction Life image

BOCA RATON, Fla. – A 17th century oil on canvas figural rendering attributed to the Italian painter Francisco Albani (1578-1660), with provenance from the estate of Holocaust survivor Edith Alexander (1922-2016), is estimated to sell for $4,000-$12,000 at an Auction Life auction Sunday, Jan. 22. Absentee and Interenet bidding will be available through LiveAuctioneers.

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