Prince Castle to conduct multi-estate auction of important Asian art on April 1

Imperial iron-red reverse decorated dish, Yongzheng mark and period, original Christie’s label, 1.5in high x 6.5 in diameter. Estimate: $4,000-$5,000. Prince Castle Auctions image

 

HOUSTON – Prince Castle Auctions will present a curated collection of Asian art and antiques on Saturday, April 1. The 120 cataloged lots – all offered with no reserves – have been carefully chosen from estate and family items from the United States, the UK and France. Absentee and Internet bidding is available through LiveAuctioneers.

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Exquisite European ceramics shine for Jasper52 auction March 25

Art Nouveau ceramic tray by Carl Sigmund Luber (1868-1933) with hand-painted majolica glaze, circa 1901, manufactured by Johann von Schwarz, Nuremberg, Germany. Overall dimensions: 18 1/8 inches x 13 1/4 inches x 1 1/2 inches. Estimate: $700-$1,000. Jasper52 image

 

NEW YORK – Exquisite European ceramic wares comprise much the catalog for a Jasper52 online auction on Saturday, March 25. Absentee and Internet live bidding is available through LiveAuctioneers.

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Police: Brady’s missing Super Bowl jerseys tracked to Mexico

Super Bowl LI MVP Tom Brady in a Dec. 18, 2016 photo taken by Jeffrey Beall. Licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 4.0 International license

 

BOSTON (AP) – Tom Brady’s missing Super Bowl jersey has been found in Mexico six weeks after it vanished from the Patriots’ locker room — but the mystery isn’t over.

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Tribal group says elimination of Bears Ears National Monument would be tragic

View looking north along Utah Highway 261 toward the Bears Ears. Natural Bridges National Monument is to the left of the image. U.S. Geological Survey image

 

SALT LAKE CITY (AP) – Members of a newly formed tribal advisory commission for the Bears Ears National Monument reminded Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke in a letter Friday that his agency must partner with them, and warned him that rescinding or shrinking the monument would be “absolute tragedies.”

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