Spoon made by Paul Revere featured in Kaminski’s June 2-3 sale

Paul Revere signed ‘PR’ teaspoon, monogram ‘MC,’ with provenance, 4¼ in. long. Estimate: $5,000-$6,000. Kaminski Auctions image

BEVERLY, Mass. – Kaminski Auctions will hold a two-day auction June 2 and 3 starting at 10 a.m. Eastern Time. Day One of the auction will feature an important stamp collection, plus coins, medals and sports memorabilia. Absentee and Internet live bidding is available through LiveAuctioneers.

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Ex-Squeeze drummer Gilson Lavis to launch London art exhibit, July 5

Portrait of Elvis Presley by Gilson Lavis

LONDON – Acclaimed British drummer and artist Gilson Lavis will present his new art exhibit “Gilson Lavis: From Drums to Canvas” at London’s fashionable Karma Sanctum Soho Hotel, July 5 through August 12, 2018. This unique new collection features acrylic-on-canvas board paintings and ink drawings by the veteran rock and R & B drummer, most connected by a popular-music theme.

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Kennedy’s Auction Service event June 2 stars Tiffany shade  

Tiffany Studios tulip lamp shade, 16in. diameter, which comes with a circa 1915 unsigned wrought iron and metal lamp base (not Tiffany.) Kennedy’s Auction Service image

EAST SELMER, Tenn. – Kennedy’s Auction Service will conduct an auction June 2 of one of the finest estates in the Memphis Central Garden District. The Carl Smith Family has downsized and chose to sell at absolute auction the many fine antiques that they have cherished for many years. Absentee and Internet live bidding is available through LiveAuctioneers.

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Vintage tribal art from faraway lands offered in May 30 auction

Shango staff, Yoruba, Nigeria, pre-1930, 22.8 in. high. Estimate: $7,000-$7,500. Jasper52 image

NEW YORK – Tribal art from around the globe is presented in a Jasper52 online auction on Wednesday, May 30. Carved masks and figures imbued with stylized detail and potent symbolism – more than 100 items – are offered in the online auction catalog. Absentee and Internet live bidding is available through LiveAuctioneers.

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Pennywise: finding ‘gold’ in your pocket change

The Birch Cent was one of the first coins struck by the US Mint, in 1792. This example made $2.58 million at Heritage Auctions in August 2016. Photo courtesy of Heritage Auctions and LiveAuctioneers

NEW YORK — While some people detest pennies in their pocket change, the penny (or more accurately called by numismatists, a cent) has a storied part of America’s coinage history. The cent is the longest continuously-produced US coin series, and early or historic pennies can also often be worth thousands of times their face value.

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