ALAMEDA, Calif. – In a special Monday auction on Dec. 10, Michaan’s Auctions will present an exclusive collection of fine designer jewelry from the estate of a single San Francisco collector. Absentee and Internet live bidding is available through LiveAuctioneers.
Henry Spencer Moore (1898-1986) was a renowned English artist best known for his semi-abstract monumental bronze sculptures that can be seen around the world as public works of art. In addition to sculpture work, he also did innumerable drawings, including a series done during World War II that depicted Londoners seeking shelter from the German Blitz. But he’s most famous for his sculpted human forms that often depicted mother-and-child or reclining figures. Many of his works suggest the female body, especially the reclining nudes for which he is so well known.
NEW YORK – The value of the offerings in Gianguan Auctions’ Dec. 12 sale rests not only on the standards of rarity, design and craftsmanship but also on the symbolism projected. While Western collectors may overlook deeper meanings of the subject matter in paintings, on ceramics and carved into jade, Chinese collectors will take into account the messages of longevity, harmony, prosperity and happiness. Absentee and Internet live bidding is available through LiveAuctioneers.
COLOGNE, Germany – On Nov. 9, Auction Team Breker offered the mechanical music collection of the late Luuk Goldhoorn, the famously private author and historian of Utrecht, The Netherlands. Goldhoorn was a respected and generous researcher, as a glance through the acknowledgments of almost any recent book on the mechanical music industry will confirm. In addition to his many detailed articles in the specialist press and contributions to the Dutch museum Speelklok in Utrecht. Goldhoorn was best remembered for his reference work on 19th-century Austrian musical boxes, which he described as a forgotten craft. Absentee and Internet live bidding was available through LiveAuctioneers.
CONCORD, N.H. – The New Hampshire Antiques Dealers Association held its annual meeting on November 15, 2018 at the Common Man restaurant in Concord, New Hampshire. After a buffet luncheon, speaker Cliff Wallach gave a presentation about the company Jasper 52, which is a marketing platform for weekly antique auctions.
CLEVELAND – Neue Auctions, Cleveland’s newest auction house, will host a Jewelry, Fine Watches and Objets de Vertu online auction on Dec. 8. Lots will close on Saturday beginning at 11 a.m. Eastern time. Absentee and Internet live bidding is available through LiveAuctioneers.
NEWARK, N.J. – A sparkling, colorful gift of Steuben glass from The Thomas N. Armstrong III Collection will be on display in an upcoming exhibition at the Newark Museum. Unexpected Color: A Journey Through Glass, opening on April 28, 2019, showcases more than 130 works in glass designed by Frederick Carder for the famed Steuben Glass Works from 1903 to 1933 and used in a variety of settings by the collector.
MONROVIA, Calif. – John Moran Auctioneers is planning an assemblage of five auctions scheduled on Dec. 11 and 12, including the highly anticipated Fine Jewelry & Timepieces auction on Tuesday. Featuring a bevy of jewelry from antique to contemporary, there are baubles aplenty for every taste. Absentee and Internet live bidding is available through LiveAuctioneers.