John F. Kennedy on the Victura with his brother Ted Kennedy. Image courtesy John F. Kennedy Library and Museum
BOSTON (AP) – President John F. Kennedy loved the sea, and perhaps nothing represented that love more than the wooden sailboat the family bought when he was just 15.
Paint and ink on cardboard by Jean-Michel Basquait, titled ‘Federal Reserve,’ attributed to the artist (starting bid: $1,500). The Woodshed Gallery image
FRANKLIN, Mass. – An original ink drawing by Vincent van Gogh, an untitled 1967 gouache study by Adolph Gottlieb, a work by Fernand Leger titled Composition with Three Women and a paint and ink on cardboard attributed to Jean-Michel Basquiat will all be part of a 97-lot online-only auction set for March 29 by The Woodshed Gallery. Absentee and Internet live bidding is available through LiveAuctioneers.
S. Kirk & Son sterling Repoussé hot beverage set, 19th century, .912 or coin silver, ram’s masks. Estimate: $8,000-$10,000. Great Gatsby’s Auction Gallery image
ATLANTA – An exceptional estate from Baltimore, Maryland, anchors a three-day auction March 31-April 2 at Great Gatsby’s Auction Gallery. Absentee and Internet live bidding will be available through LiveAuctioneers.
Larry McMurtry’s two Hermes 3000 typewriters, made in Switzerland by E. Paillard, circa 1963-1970. Price realized: $37,500. Heritage Auctions image
NEW YORK – Collectors pounced on a pair of historic typewriters author Larry McMurtry used to write Lonesome Dove, selling for $37,500 at a $1.8+ million public auction of rare books held by Heritage Auctions on March 8. The novel was a genre-defining opus and reinvigorated the western literature scene. Absentee and Internet live bidding was available through LiveAuctioneers.
Vintage Cartier 18k solid yellow gold, red salmon coral and mother of pearl bracelet and ring set. Good condition with small chip to one mother of pearl cabochon and crack to coral cabochon at clasp. Estimate: $30,000-$50,000. Hill Auction Gallery image
SUNRISE, Fla. – Diverse items collected by a Coral Gables couple who had vastly differing tastes but a shared desire for high quality represent the bulk of Hill Auction Gallery’s “Spring into Auction” event March 27. Absentee and Internet live bidding is available through LiveAuctioneers.
Adrian Gilbert statuette featured in the 1939 film ‘Ninotchka,’ (est. $8,000-$12,000). Heritage Auctions image
DALLAS – A remarkable collection focused on international art from the Jazz Age through World War II is the foundation of Heritage Auctions’ “Through the Modernist Lens: A Distinctive Hollywood Collection of Art Deco and 20th Century Art,” which will be offered March 17-19. Absentee and Internet bidding is available through LiveAuctioneers.
Apple I computer to be sold in May by Auction Team Breker. Image courtesy of Auction Team Breker
News and updates from around the arts and auction community:
A New York cemetery where a Civil War veteran known as “Albany’s Little Drummer Boy” is buried has received the only image of him known to exist. The benefactor found the tintype image while going through her late father’s Civil War collection. [Read more from Associated Press]
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Hover board used by Michael J. Fox as Marty McFly in the movie ‘Back to the Future II.’ Premiere Props image
EL SEGUNDO, Calif. – The actual hover boards used by Michael J. Fox and Thomas F. Wilson as “Marty McFly” and “Biff Tannen” in the movie Back to the Future II; screen-used props from Star Wars, Star Trek and Star Trek Next Generation; and guitars signed by members of the Rolling Stones and the Grateful Dead are all part of Premiere Props’ next auction on March 25. Absentee and Internet bidding is available through LiveAuctioneers.
Asia Week New York reception at the Metropolitan Museum of Art. Photo by Annie Watts
NEW YORK – Asia Week New York got off to a great start with its gala cocktail reception at the Metropolitan Museum of Art. Due to the impending snowstorm, the question on everyone’s mind was whether to open or not. Auction houses scrambled to rearrange their schedules, but many of the dealers decided to keep their doors open and carried on with business as usual despite the inclement weather.
The 1934 Goudey card for Lou Gehrig, signed by the legendary ‘Iron Horse’ (left) sold for a $49,450. The signed 1933 Goudy Lou Gehrig card (right) hit $37,950. Weiss Auctions images
LYNBROOK, N.Y. – A pair of Goudey baseball cards signed by Yankees’ slugger Lou Gehrig, one from 1933 and the other from 1934, sold for $37,950 and $49,450, respectively, at an auction held March 4 by Weiss Auctions. Absentee and Internet bidding was available through LiveAuctioneers.