CINCINNATI (AP) – The Cincinnati Art Museum has received a record-breaking donation.
Patrons Carl and Alice Bimel left nearly $12 million to the museum in order to start the Alice Bimel Endowment for Asian Art.
NEW YORK – Handcrafted tramp art boxes, carved animal figures and primitive paintings are a few of the folk art treasures offered in a Jasper52 Americana sale on Sunday, May 28. Absentee and Internet live bidding for this online-only auction is available through LiveAuctioneers.
PITTSFIELD, Mass. – A fine American mahogany Moorish-style corner étagère attributed to Tiffany (Associated Artists), in excellent condition and with the original finish, just over 6 feet tall, is an expected star lot in Fontaine’s Auction Gallery’s upcoming Exceptional Estates Auction on Saturday, June 17. Absentee and Internet live bidding is available through LiveAuctioneers.
CHICAGO (AP) — Chicago police say three people stole a rare, diamond-encrusted clock worth more than $400,000 from an antique show at the city’s Merchandise Mart.