MONROVIA, Calif. – John Moran Auctioneers rang in the new year with strong prices realized for quality fine and decorative art in their Jan. 23 Studio Auctions. Absentee and Internet live bidding was available through LiveAuctioneers.
NEW YORK – “Wharton Esherick: Synthesizing Art, Design, Crafts, Architecture,” a program honoring the founding father of the studio furniture movement, will be held on Wednesday, March 28 at 6 p.m. at the New York School of Interior Design.
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NEWARK, N.J. – Objects ranging from theatrical and political costumes to architectural textiles and presentation cloths will be featured in an upcoming exhibition at the Newark Museum, showcasing a wide range of construction techniques used throughout the Asian continent. “Dramatic Threads: Textiles of Asia” opens March 14 and runs through February 2019.
NEW YORK – Bibliophiles will have an opportunity to acquire some of the best 20th-century literature in a comprehensive book auction that visually and textually spans various historic endeavors, iconic memoirs and cultural wonders. Jasper52 will conduct the online auction on Tuesday, Feb. 13, starting at 7 p.m. Eastern time. Absentee and Internet live bidding is available through LiveAuctioneers.
BLOOMFIELD, N.J. – An unassuming Chinese green glazed oval footed porcelain bowl with an estimate of $1,000-$2,000 soared to $200,000 at Nye & Company Auctioneers’ Collectors’ Passion Auction held Jan. 31. Absentee and Internet live bidding was available through LiveAuctioneers.
BOSTON – RR Auction will present a fresh lot of exciting collectibles in its Prince Auction on Thursday, Feb. 15. The fully illustrated catalog can be viewed on LiveAuctioneers.
NEW YORK – Holiday decorating season is long over, yet spring is still far off. It’s cold in much of the country, and still getting dark early. A lot of us could use some kind of visual pick-me-up.
NEW YORK – Colorful Murano glass, European porcelain and pottery, and sterling silver tableware are just a few of the collecting categories covered in a Jasper52 online auction of decorative arts to be held Tuesday, Feb. 13. Absentee and Internet live bidding is available through LiveAuctioneers.
LOS ANGELES – Abell Auction Co. will conduct a fine art, antique and jewelry auction on Sunday, Feb. 11, featuring items from the estate of prominent Los Angeles activists Stanley and Betty Warner Sheinbaum, whose art-filled home was frequented by luminaries such as Barbra Streisand, Norman Lear, Edward Kennedy, and Bill and Hillary Clinton. Absentee and Internet bidding is available through LiveAuctioneers.
NEW YORK – A major international loan exhibition featuring luxury arts created in the ancient Americas will go on view at The Metropolitan Museum of Art beginning February 28. Showcasing more than 300 objects drawn from more than 50 museums in 12 countries, Golden Kingdoms: Luxury and Legacy in the Ancient Americas will trace the development of goldworking and other luxury arts from Peru in the south to Mexico in the north from around 1000 B.C. to the arrival of Europeans in the early 16th century.