ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) – The tours start late morning in the lobby of the hotel, guests gathering around a docent named Shirley Barbel. On this particular morning, Shirley explains, there is a conference of insurance agents laying claim to the Pepto-pink Vinoy Park Hotel’s ballroom. “We’re going to try to sneak in,” she whispers, “but they may kick us out.”
MONROVIA, Calif. – John Moran Auctioneers continues to achieve strong prices realized for quality jewelry across a variety of design styles in both their Fine and Studio Jewelry Auctions, as evidenced by the company’s May 21 sessions, which proved to be resounding successes with high sell-through rates. Absentee and Internet live bidding was available through LiveAuctioneers.
NEW YORK — Comic books aren’t just for kids. Adults seek out comic books, paying five-, even six-figure amounts for a book that originally retailed for about 10 cents. Collectors are drawn to comic books for various reasons. It could be a nostalgic trip down memory lane, recalling “tradesies” with your best friend after school; or the appreciation of the art and storylines that brought each superhero to life.
CHICAGO – On Saturday, June 16, Potter & Potter Auctions will present the second offering from David Baldwin’s collection, which features automatons, magic apparatus, ephemera, Houdiniana, stone lithographs, broadsides and mystery clocks. Absentee and Internet live bidding is available through LiveAuctioneers.
PITTSFIELD, Mass. – It’s little surprise that of the top five selling lots at Fontaine’s Auction Gallery’s May 19 auction, three of them were clocks, by E. Howard & Co., Seth Thomas and R.J. Horner. Fontaine’s sells antiques in most collecting categories but has carved out a niche with choice clocks, especially E. Howard models, setting a few auction records along the way. In this sale, which totaled over $1 million, the leader of the pack was an E. Howard No. 57 regulator clock that set a new world record auction price at $145,200. Absentee and Internet live bidding is available through LiveAuctioneers.
BOCA RATON, Fla. – Carstens Galleries is presenting an encore of original French Art Deco sculptures in its auction on June 14. 7:00 p.m. Absentee and Internet live bidding is available through LiveAuctioneers.
NEW YORK – A 16th-century bird’s-eye view of Venice is one of many fascinating offerings in an online auction of Antiquarian Pictorial Maps & City Views to be held by Jasper52 on Tuesday, June 12. The more than 250 maps in the auction range from the 1500s into the 20th century. Absentee and Internet live bidding is available through LiveAuctioneers.
BLENHEIM, Ontario – RM Auctions will present the Dingman Collection on June 23-24 in Hampton, New Hampshire. Offered entirely without reserve, the collection is composed of the remarkable cars and collectibles of the late Michael Dingman, a longtime Ford Motor Co. director and one of the most important Ford collectors of modern times. Totaling 750 lots, the collection is led by 37 automobiles, complemented by an array of original neon and tin signs, petroliana and collectibles from the Great American Century. Absentee and Internet live bidding is available through LiveAuctioneers.
DALLAS – Bronzes from the 19th century and Western Art are expected to challenge for top-lot honors in Heritage Auctions’ 1,400-lot Fine & Decorative Arts Including Estates Auction June 8-10. Absentee and Internet live bidding is available through LiveAuctioneers.
NEW YORK, June 6, 2018 – The Whitney Museum of American Art announced today that it has received a remarkable promised gift of over 400 works by Roy Lichtenstein (1923–1997). The Museum and the Roy Lichtenstein Foundation have forged an agreement that will bring the two organizations into a close and ongoing partnership and will make the Whitney a locus for Lichtenstein scholarship with the creation of the Roy Lichtenstein Study Collection. Through this gift, and an expanded relationship with the Foundation, the Whitney will hold the world’s largest study collection of Lichtenstein’s work, opening up exceptional possibilities for the Museum in terms of exhibition, scholarship, and conservation.