MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) – Nearly four decades after Elvis sang his last tune, his legacy got a $45 million boost with the Thursday opening of a major new attraction at his Graceland estate – an entertainment complex that Priscilla Presley says gives “the full gamut” of the King of Rock ’n’ Roll.
MESA, Ariz. – A pair of Native American cradleboards (one Iroquois, one toy Crow), an elk hide Cheyenne war shirt and an early 1900s Third Phase Navajo chief’s blanket are a few of the expected top lots at this year’s Big Spring Phoenix auction set for March 11 and 12 by Allard Auctions. Absentee and Internet bidding is available through LiveAuctioneers.
PHILADELPHIA – One world is enough for Material Culture, the Philadelphia auction house that respectfully celebrates the art of all nations and societies, past or present. On Sunday, March 19, the company will shine its spotlight on premier works from the folk and self-taught art collections of Academy Award-winning Hollywood director Jonathan Demme and his friend and past collaborator, the renowned movie set designer Ford Wheeler. “I believe many motion picture professionals would argue that, between the two, Jonathan and Ford are the best ‘eyes’ in Hollywood,” said George Jevremovic, owner of Material Culture.
MT. CRAWFORD, Va. – Jeffrey S. Evans & Associates will hold a special collections glass auction on Saturday, March 18, beginning at 9:30 a.m. Eastern Time. The two-owner sale will comprise the collections of Paul Harvey of Naples, Florida, and Bryan Grapentine of Phoenix, Arizona. Absentee and Internet live bidding is available through LiveAuctioneers.