DOUGLASS, Kan. – An original oil on board painting by the Swedish-born American painter Birger Sandzén (1871-1954) climbed to $39,000 and an outstanding seven-piece solid sterling silver tea set by the Loring Andrews Co. (Cincinnati, Ohio) brought $14,000 at a huge, two-day auction held Nov. 9-10 by Woody Auction. Absentee and Internet live bidding was available through LiveAuctioneers. All prices quoted are hammer prices.
SOUTH SAN FRANCISCO, Calif. – Turner Auctions + Appraisals will present a Native American jewelry auction on Saturday, Dec. 8. Offering over 300 lots, mostly from one major collector, this extensive sale features a fine selection of Native American and Southwest jewelry. Absentee and Internet live bidding is available through LiveAuctioneers.
NEW HAMBURG, Ontario – A patinated bronze sculpture by Emile Louis Picault (French, 1860-1915), which was used as the mascot for the Ten-Mile Corinthian Automobile Championship of 1906 in Florida, is a star lot at the sale of the Aarssen collection of automobilia, bronzes and Americana to be held Saturday, Dec. 8, by Miller & Miller Auctions Ltd. Absentee and Internet live bidding is available through LiveAuctioneers.
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) _ A new proposal moving through Congress seeks to designate Route 66, the highway that connected Chicago to Los Angeles and was once an economic driver for small towns across a post-World War II United States, as a National Historic Trail.
BOSTON (AP) – The Boston Tea Party’s 245th anniversary is next month, but until Tuesday, the gravesites of the colonists who participated in the protest that helped spark the American Revolution have never been noted with any sort of special marker.
PITTSFIELD, Mass. (AP) – The Massachusetts museum that drew international condemnation for its decision to raise money by selling dozens of works of art, including two by Norman Rockwell, says it only needed to sell about half the pieces to reach its goal.
NEW YORK (AP) – The “Fearless Girl” statue that inspired millions with her message of female empowerment has been plucked from her spot opposite Wall Street’s “Charging Bull” and will be reinstalled in front of the New York Stock Exchange by the end of the year, officials said Wednesday.
LARCHMONT, N.Y. – Clarke Auction Gallery will offer a wide-ranging auction on Sunday, Dec. 2, at 10 a.m. Eastern time, running the gamut from Chinese carved furniture to Daum Nancy and Galle vases but fine art will definitely take center stage. Absentee and Internet live bidding is available through LiveAuctioneers.
BERLIN (AP) – Austrian public broadcaster ORF is reporting that a painting by French impressionist Pierre-Auguste Renoir has been stolen from an auction house in Vienna.
COVINA, Calif. – Bixy Auction Gallery will conduct an online auction of rare Asian Antiques for the holiday season on Thursday, Dec. 6. The items range from hand-carved furniture from the 15th through the 21st century to bronze Buddhas, porcelain and ceramic antiques. Absentee and Internet live bidding is available through LiveAuctioneers.