Classic cars tuned up for RM Auctions Auburn Spring sale May 11-12

1956 Chevrolet Corvette, 225 horsepower, 283 cubic-inch V-8 engine featuring two four-barrel carburetors, three-speed manual transmission, includes matching hardtop and a white convertible soft top, older restoration. Estimate: $65,000-$75,000. RM Auctions image

AUBURN, Ind. – A spring tradition for collector car enthusiasts across the country, RM Auctions’ Auburn Spring sale returns to the historic Auburn Auction Park in Indiana, May 11–12. Absentee and Internet live bidding is available through LiveAuctioneers.

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American art at the top of Wolfs estate auction May 12

Henry James Soulen (American, 1888-1965) ‘Three Bros Circus,’ circa 1919, oil on canvas, signed lower right, 28 in. x 30 in. Estimate: $12,000-$18,000. Wolfs image

CLEVELAND – The unanticipated receipt of a unique estate has prompted Wolfs Gallery’s “Spring Sprung Auction,” which will conclude Saturday, May 12. The estate is composed of art, antique furniture and decorative arts from Britain, Europe and Asia, and will be augmented by a small collection of 20th century American paintings, which will round out this online-only sale. Absentee and Internet live bidding is available through LiveAuctioneers.

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Design trends: Luxury moves outdoors

Mackenzie Childs reed lounge with porcelain legs, custom pillows and pad. Image courtesy of LiveAuctioneers and Nadeau’s Auction Gallery

NEW YORK – Innovations in design, materials and manufacturing have had a big impact on home decor — outdoors as well as in.

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Bruneau & Co. to debut pop culture/street art auction May 12

Acrylic painting of the Simpsons character Krusty the Clown by Ron English, titled ‘Krusty the Grin,’ circa 2017. Estimate: $20,000-$25,000. Bruneau & Co. Auctioneers image

CRANSTON, R.I. – Bruneau & Co. Auctioneers’ first-ever Pop Culture, Street and Unusual Art sale, slated for Saturday, May 12, is packed with 118 lots by some of the most famous artists in the burgeoning genre – names such as Ron English, Alexander Girard, Robert Rustermier, Taro Yamamoto, Sylvia Ji, Danny DeLancey and Brian Donnelly, better known simply as KAWS. Absentee and Internet live bidding is available through LiveAuctioneers.

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