NEW ORLEANS – An exceptional early 20th-century French Louis XV-style carved walnut seven-piece bedroom suite, beautiful early 20th-century Russian icons and original oil paintings by Marie Madeleine Seebold Molinary (New Orleans, 1886-1948) and Clarence Millet (Louisiana, 1897-1959) will headline Crescent City Auction Gallery’s next big sale July 21-22. Absentee and Internet live bidding is available through LiveAuctioneers.
It’s a beautiful day in Pennsylvania on Mister Rogers’ trail
It’s a beautiful day in Mister Rogers’ neighborhood! But if you want to visit, you’ll have to head to Pennsylvania.
Original Winnie-the-Pooh art sets world auction record
LONDON (AP) — The original hand-drawn map of Winnie-the-Pooh’s Hundred Acre Woods has sold at auction for 430,000 pounds ($571,000), a record price for a book illustration.
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Dutch museum to unveil donor-driven acquisitions
AMSTERDAM – In September, under the title “True Luxury…,” the Stedelijk Museum will present a survey exhibition of works of art donated and purchased between 2012 and 2018. The presentation includes around 35 works that have never previously been shown in the museum.
Officials approve design for Vermont Statehouse goddess statue
MONTPELIER, Vt. (AP) – Vermont officials have approved a final design for the replacement statue of Ceres, the Roman goddess of agriculture, which has stood atop the Vermont Statehouse for more than 150 years.