NEW YORK – Capo Auction celebrated its seven-year anniversary with the company’s most successful auction of the last two years, on Nov. 21. A 16th-century Chinese porcelain fishbowl took center stage, along with a collection of highly desirable similar pieces. Select fine jewelry also did well at the sale, along with contemporary art. Absentee and Internet live bidding was available through LiveAuctioneers.
EL SEGUNDO, Calif. – Premiere Props will sell memorabilia from film, television and sports at their Hollywood Auction Extravaganza XLVI on Saturday, Dec. 9. Absentee and Internet live bidding is available through LiveAuctioneers.
CHARLESTON, S.C. – Charleston Estate Auctions will present the Holiday Auction – a live online auction to be held on Sunday, Dec. 10, at 1 p.m. in Mt. Pleasant, S.C. The auction offers notable and rare items from well-known Charleston, Manhattan and other Southern Collections. Absentee and Internet bidding is available through LiveAuctioneers.
RANCHO SANTA FE, Calif. – Early American will sell nearly 300 lots of rare autographs, Colonial and Revolutionary War documents and early U.S. currency at auction Saturday, Dec. 9. One of the top items in the sale is a George Washington inaugural button. Absentee and Internet bidding is available through LiveAuctioneers.
LONDON – For the opening of Tate Modern’s major Modigliani exhibition, Tate and HTC VIVE™ unveiled a new integrated virtual reality experience reimagining Modigliani’s final studio in Paris. The Ochre Atelier invites visitors to step into the studio where Modigliani lived and worked in the final months of his life, vividly enhancing our understanding of one of the early twentieth century’s greatest artists.
GUADALUPE, Calif. (AP) – Archaeologists working in sand dunes on the central California coast have dug up an intact plaster sphinx that was part of an Egyptian movie set built more than 90 years ago for Cecil B. DeMille’s epic “The Ten Commandments.”
NEW YORK (AP) – Destinations around the U.S. are dressing up for Christmas with trees, lights and holiday magic. Here’s a look at a few events, displays and other attractions.
LOS ANGELES – Property from the Collection of Neil Young will close out Julien’s Auctions’ 2017 season on Dec. 9. Julien’s Auctions will honor the two-time inducted Rock and Roll Hall of Fame legend in a never before seen auction event presenting the multi-Grammy and Juno award-winning singer/songwriter’s extraordinary personal collection of model trains, classic cars, guitars, recording gear, clothing and memorabilia. Absentee and Internet live bidding is available through LiveAuctioneers.
CINCINNATI – Cowan’s once again proved itself as a leader in the categories of early photography and Civil War memorabilia with its November American History Live Salesroom Auction. Those two categories accounted for more than half of the Nov. 17 sale’s $596,000 total (including the buyer’s premium). Absentee and Internet live bidding was available through LiveAuctioneers.
ALAMEDA, Calif. – From the sunny California coast to the grand boulevards of Paris, Michaan’s brings the world to auction bidders on Saturday, Dec. 9. Fine art highlights include essential works, each estimated at $20,000-$30,000, by California Impressionist John Marshall Gamble (1863-1957) and French cityscape painter Edouard Léon Cortès (1882-1969). Absentee and Internet bidding is available through LiveAuctioneers.Continue reading