Sir Richard Parsons collection heads Cheffins auction Nov. 28-29

‘The Madonna and Child’ by the Master of San Miniato, who was active in Florence, circa 1460-1480. Estimate: £20,000-£30,000. Cheffins image

CAMBRIDGE, UK – Cheffins’ Fine Art Sale on Nov. 28-29 will include 500 lots of furniture, fine art, ceramics and collectors’ items. The auction will include the prestigious Sir Richard Parsons collection, originating from Norfolk. Absentee and Internet live bidding is available through LiveAuctioneers.

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Bruneau & Co. Auctioneers to present 500-lot feast Nov. 24  

Post-Impressionist oil on board titled ‘Sunny Afternoon’ by Franz Kline. Estimate: $5,000-$8,000. Bruneau & Co. Auctioneers image

CRANSTON, R.I. – Bruneau & Co. Auctioneers’ upcoming Estate Antiques & Fine Art Auction is planned for the Thanksgiving holiday weekend on Saturday, Nov. 24, online and in the firm’s gallery. Offered will be 500 lots of fine jewelry, sterling silver, original artworks, furniture, art glass, sculpture, folk art, Asian objects and more. Absentee and Internet live bidding is available through LiveAuctioneers.

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Morphy’s to auction premier fine & decorative art, silver, luxury timepieces Dec. 5-6

Tiffany Studios Poppy table lamp, signed leaded-glass shade on signed, decorated bronze base. Est. $120,000-$160,000

DENVER, Pa. – In carrying on the legacy of James D. Julia, the venerable New England auction house it acquired last year, Morphy Auctions will present a Dec. 5-6 sale featuring exquisite fine and decorative art from the highest echelons of 19th- and early 20th-century American and European production. Absentee and Internet live bidding will be available through LiveAuctioneers.

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Miller & Miller to serve up premium watches, jewelry Nov. 24

The auction’s headliner is an 11-carat diamond and platinum ring, size 6½. Estimate: CA$175,000-$225,000. Miller & Miller Auctions image

NEW HAMBURG, Ontario – Antique and modern jewelry and watches, to include a generous selection of fine gold estate jewelry by makers such as Tiffany, Cartier and Bvlgari, plus vintage and modern wristwatches by Rolex, Tudor, Omega, Piaget and others are up for bid in Miller & Miller Auctions Ltd.’s Jewelry & Watches auction on Saturday, Nov. 24. Absentee and Internet live bidding is available through LiveAuctioneers.

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Julien’s Auctions sells Marilyn Monroe’s ’56 T-Bird for $490K 

Marilyn Monroe’s 1956 Ford Thunderbird sold for $490,000. Image courtesy of Julien’s Auctions

LOS ANGELES – Julien’s Auctions held its blockbuster Hollywood auction event of the season, Icons & Idols: Hollywood Nov. 16-17 in front of a excited crowd of collectors and fans bidding live on the floor, online and on the phone across the globe. One of Hollywood’s greatest screen goddesses of all time, Marilyn Monro, dazzled once again with a selection of her never-before-seen, personal property hitting the auction block. Monroe’s 1956 Raven Black Ford Thunderbird convertible cruised to the auction block for the first time and sold for $490,000. Absentee and Internet live bidding was available through LiveAuctioneers.

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