February 5, 2019 - Auction Central News

Chinese Export: fine use of windfall silver

Chinese Export silver presentation bowl with scrolling dragons in repousse along the body, raised on three feet in the shape of stylized dragons, 1904, the bottom hallmarked for Woshing, Shanghai, 8¾ inches high x 10 inches diameter, 54.35 troy ounces. Price realized: $9,000 in 2012. Image courtesy of Cowan’s Auctions Inc. and LiveAuctioneers

NEW YORK – In a roundabout way, the West’s demand for tea, spices and porcelain fostered the creation of Chinese export silver, luxurious pieces created exclusively for foreign markets.

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Tate Britain presents retrospective of photojournalist Don McCullin

Sir Don MuCullin’s ‘Protester, Cuban Missile Crisis, Whitehall, London 1962.’ Image courtesy of Tate Britain

LONDON – Tate Britain presents a major retrospective of the legendary British photographer Sir Don McCullin. The exhibition opened Feb. 5 and runs through May 6.

Schimmel Center at Pace University hosts New Shanghai Circus Feb. 24

New Shanghai Circus features astonishing acrobats. Image courtesy Schimmel Center

NEW YORK – The Schimmel Center at Pace University will present the New Shanghai Circus on Sunday, Feb. 24, at 4 p.m.
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Statue of limitations? Facebook draws line over museum nudes

‘Venus of Arles.’ This file is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution 2.5 Generic license.

GENEVA (AP) – A Geneva art museum says Facebook prohibited it from promoting an upcoming exhibit with images of two statues – a half-naked Venus and a nude, kneeling man.

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