MANHEIM, Pa. – Over 20 decorated dower chests from Lancaster, Lebanon and Berks counties will be offered along with other furniture and Americana in Conestoga Auction Co.’s sale on Saturday, Oct. 28. Absentee and Internet bidding is available through LiveAuctioneers.
BERLIN (AP) – The eastern German state of Saxony says it is returning human bones that were stolen from burial caves in Hawaii during the late 19th and early 20th centuries.
NEW YORK – An all-star revue of original psychedelic rock ’n’ roll posters – more than 100 items from the 1960s up to the turn of the century – will be sold in an online auction on Saturday, Oct. 28, by Jasper52. Absentee and Internet live bidding is available through LiveAuctioneers.
NEW YORK (AP) – For two decades, Jerry Wolkoff let graffiti artists use his crumbling Queens warehouse complex as a canvas for their vibrant works. Artists gave the spot the name “5Pointz” — a place where all five New York City boroughs come together — but painters traveled from as far as Japan and Brazil to tag, bomb and burn at what became a graffiti mecca and a tourist destination.
KEY LARGO, Fla. (AP) – About 500 Humphrey Bogart aficionados are in the Florida Keys marking the 75th anniversary of the legendary actor’s “Casablanca” and other film noir classics.
CHARLESTON, S.C – Charleston Estate Auctions will present the fall auction event – a live online auction to be held on Sunday, Oct. 29 in Mt. Pleasant, S.C. The auction offers notable and rare items from well-known Charleston and Southern collections. Registration and absentee bidding is now available on LiveAuctioneers, and the auction will go live Sunday at 1 p.m. Eastern time.
LONDON (AP) – A letter written by one of the Titanic’s passengers a day before the ocean liner sank has sold for 126,000 pounds ($166,000) at an auction in England.
LOS ANGELES – Hollywood A-listers turned out for a VIP preview of items from designer Tommy Hilfiger’s private collection last night. The diverse collection, which reflects Hilfiger’s flawless approach to classic American style, will be auctioned on Saturday, October 21. Julien’s – world famous for its auctions of celebrity and entertainment memorabilia – hosted the event at a pop-up gallery in LA and will conduct the live sale at their gallery, with absentee and Internet live bidding available through LiveAuctioneers.
WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. – A pair of Georg Jensen tazzas in the grape pattern – 12 inches in height, the largest the Danish silversmiths make – boasting a total weight of 117.5 troy ounces, is the expected top lot at a Fine Antiques, Artwork & Sculpture Auction slated for Saturday, Oct. 28, by Antiques & Modern Auction Gallery, at 1 p.m. Eastern time. Absentee and Internet bidding is available through LiveAuctioneers.
BEACHWOOD, Ohio – It’s time to celebrate—the 50th anniversary edition of the perennially popular Kovels’ Antiques & Collectibles Price Guide by Terry Kovel and Kim Kovel is now available at bookstores and online at Kovels.com.