NEW YORK – All the colors of magnificent Venice in the form of Murano glass artworks will be presented in a Jasper52 online auction on Wednesday, March 14. Elegant vases, centerpieces, sculptures and jewelry are among the unique treasures in this sale. Absentee and Internet bidding is available through LiveAuctioneers.
WASHINGTON — Only days after World Wildlife Day called attention to the plight of elephants and other wildlife being illegally poached for their ivory and skins, the Trump administration has quietly decided once again to allow Americans to import the body parts of African elephants shot for sport. This is despite previous presidential tweets decrying the practice as a “horror show.”
NEW YORK — Spring is just around the corner, and for Asian art lovers that conveys a very special sign: it’s time for Asia Week New York 2018. Celebrating its 9th anniversary, the spectacular 10-day event launches on March 15 and showcases 45 individually curated exhibitions spread throughout some of New York’s most illustrious galleries.
NEW YORK — The appeal of buying antiques lies in their quality craftsmanship and the history each object holds and the stories it tells. This is especially true with sterling silver flatware, which continues to entice collectors.
ATLANTA – At the start of each month, ACN columnist Ken Hall gathers top auction highlights from around the United States and beyond. Here’s what made headlines since last month’s report:
Elmer Crowell wood drake, $59,000, Guyette & Deeter Inc.
A full-size decorative standing wood duck drake by Elmer Crowell sold for $59,000 at the sixth annual Decoy & Sporting Art Auction held Feb. 17 by Guyette & Deeter Inc. in Charleston, S.C., in partnership with the Southeastern Wildlife Exposition. Also, a bluebill decoy by Lee Dudley gaveled for $30,680; a canvasback drake by Lee Dudley flew away for $23,600; and a bluewing teal hen by James Holly made $21,830.
PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) – The Rhode Island School of Design is denying the claim that a painting by Pablo Picasso at the museum was stolen by the Nazis from a Jewish art collector’s mansion in occupied France.
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) – San Francisco’s arts commission voted to remove a 19th century statue that some say is degrading to Native Americans, joining a growing list of cities that have chosen to ban historic markers that nod to controversial figures.
LAMBERTVILLE, N.J. – Seldom does one get to handle a piece of American history as important as a document written by one of our Founding Fathers. But to have both a document written by Alexander Hamilton requesting $10,000 for copper to be struck as the first coinage in the United States, as well as several of the coins minted under this request in the same auction series is simply serendipitous. Both the letter and the coins will be offered for sale at Rago Auctions on June 9.
SAN FRANCISCO – Hackett Mill art gallery will present the first major exhibition to bring together Milton Avery (1885-1965) and David Park (1910-1960), examining two pioneers who each initiated major mid-20th-century art movements while working within two different cultural contexts. This will be the first significant juxtaposition of the artists presented in subsequent installments, the first at the Armory Show in New York (March 7-11) and a second version at Hackett Mill in San Francisco from April 10-May 31.
GENESEO, N.Y. – Cottone Auctions will hold a two-day Spring Fine Art & Antiques Auction on Friday and Saturday, March 23 and 24, starting both days at noon Eastern. Friday’s auction will include Asian items, 20th-century design, sterling silver and two superb Steuben art glass collections. Saturday will feature jewelry, Tiffany, Americana, decorative items, Oriental rugs and clocks from the collections of Dr. John Davis of Florida and George Goolsby of Texas. Absentee and Internet bidding is available through LiveAuctioneers.