Knott’s Berry Farm to Auction Memorabilia, Mobster’s Estate Items, and More Fresh News

Entrance to Knott’s Berry Farm, billed as America’s 1st Theme Park. Photo by METRO96, licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 3.0 Unported license.

 

News and updates from around the arts and auction community:

  •  Memorabilia from the famed California theme park Knott’s Berry Farm will be auctioned this spring. Heritage Auctions is handling the sale, which includes historic artifacts from Ghost Town, Camp Snoopy, Knott’s Scary Farm, rides and other attractions. [Read more from NBC Los Angeles]
  • Wise guy, huh? Personal possessions of one of the last of the old-time Mafia bosses will be auctioned this weekend. The items are from the residence of the late Santo Trafficante Jr., and include furniture, a serving tray, an unopened bottle of cherry brandy, and a decorative front-door gate. [Read more from Auction Central News]
  • Sotheby’s will host a series of blockbuster sales from Jan. 18-21 during Americana Week in New York. To oversee the creation of displays for guests to enjoy during the popular auction series, Sotheby’s has enlisted the services of David Korins, set designer for the smash Broadway musical Hamilton. [Read more from Artfix Daily]
  •  John Lennon’s 1965 Mercedes-Benz 230SL convertible is being auctioned in Scottsdale Arizona on January 18. The car comes to auction by way of a museum in Florida and still has its original UK registration with Lennon’s distinctive signature on it. [Read more from LiveAuctioneers]

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Art of ancient cultures showcased in Artemis Gallery’s premier Jan. 18-19 auction

20th-century Cameroon Mambila wooden helmet mask, est. $5,000-$7,500

 

BOULDER, Colo. – On Wednesday and Thursday, Jan. 18 and 19, Artemis Gallery of Boulder, Colorado, will auction 454 expertly curated lots of classical antiquities and Asian, Pre-Columbian and ethnographic art. Without exception, every item in this exciting auction event is unconditionally guaranteed to be authentic, as described in the catalog, and legal to acquire according to federal guidelines. A certificate of authenticity will accompany each purchase, and all goods will be packed in house by the gallery’s own staff to ensure an enjoyable and stress-free experience for all buyers. Bid absentee or live via the Internet through LiveAuctioneers.

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Newark Museum debuts William Kentridge’s ‘What Will Come’

William Kentridge, ‘What Will Come,’ 2007, anamorphic projection; 35mm film transferred to DVD, 8-minute loop, with cold-rolled steel table and cylinder. Museum purchase 2016 © 2007 William Kentridge. All rights reserved

 

NEWARK, N.J. – In anticipation of the relocation and reinstallation of its Arts of Global Africa collection in November, the Newark Museum debuts a newly acquired video installation by artist William Kentridge, What Will Come (2007). The installation will be on view in the Arts of Global Africa’s dedicated space for video art from January through May 2017.

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