Array of antiques, art bound for Jackson’s Auction Dec. 5-7

Chinese cinnabar carved three color lacquer ‘peach’ covered box, 18th/19th century, carved with a scene of Kwan Yin in a rockery garden. Estimate: $600-$900. Jackson’s Auction Image

CEDAR FALLS, Iowa – Jackson’s Auctions will sell more than 1,500 exceptional lots of Native American, Asian, European and American works Dec. 5, 6 and 7. Absentee and Internet bidding is available through LiveAuctioneers.

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Artifacts from King Tut’s tomb set for international tour

Tuthankamen’s burial mask, on display in the Egyptian Museum in Cairo. Image by Bjorn Christian Torrissen. This file is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 3.0 Unported license.

LOS ANGELES (AP) – Artifacts from King Tut’s tomb are going on tour next year to mark the upcoming 100th anniversary of the discovery of the Egyptian pharaoh’s resting place.

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Corporate collection tops estimates at Rago art auction

David Novros (American, b. 1941), Untitled, 1971, oil on canvas (three panels); 120 1/2in. x 265 1/2in. (total). Price realized: $150,000. Rago Arts and Auction Center image

LAMBERTVILLE, N.J. – Rago Arts and Auction Center’s November Fine Art Auctions brought in $3.1 million in sales Nov. 11. The highest price achieved by a single work went to Lot 243, an untitled work by David Novros, which sold for $150,000 against an estimate of $40,000-$60,000 – breaking the record for highest price ever achieved for a work by the artist at auction. Absentee and Internet bidding was available through LiveAuctioneers.

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Silicon Valley collection to be sold at Michaan’s Dec. 8

Pair of French Egyptian revival stone sphinxes. Estimate: $4,000-$6,000. Michaan’s Auctions image

ALAMEDA, Calif. – When it comes to auction events, “something for everyone” is a claim often made but seldom realized. Important Curated California Collections presented at Michaan’s Auctions on Friday, Dec. 8, fits the description, with a qualifier: In this sale there is something for everyone with an eye for taste and quality. Offered are nearly 300 lots of remarkable property amassed by a longtime collector in Silicon Valley, who collaborated with top English and American galleries and designers for many years. Absentee and Internet bidding is available through LiveAuctioneers.

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