Van Cleef & Arpels retro 1940s âLudoâ bracelet, 18K gold, ruby (5.86 carats) and diamonds (6.00 carats), stamped with Van Cleef & Arpels maker’s mark, French hallmarks. Estimate: $36,000-$48,000. Jasper52 image
NEW YORK â Van Cleef & Arpels, Cartier and Bulgari are several of the famous names that stand out in a diverse mix of designer jewelry offered by Jasper52 in an online auction Wednesday, Feb. 27. Absentee and Internet bidding is available exclusively through LiveAuctioneers.
Sam Gilliam, âDark of the Moon,â 1991, mixed media, realized $40,000 in January 2018 at Alex Cooper
NEW YORK â Sam Gilliam (b. 1933) is arguably a master of the canvas, not content to simply apply paint to it but to transform it until his paintings nearly pulse with color and dimensionality.
Thomas Gainsborough (1727-1788 British), âPortrait of Mrs. Isaac Elton,â oil on canvas laid to canvas, in a painted oval. Estimate: $50,000-$70,000. Moranâs image
Natvar Bhavsar (b.1934), âNove,â dry pigment on canvas, signed, dated 1970 and titled verso, frame 44in. x 108Ÿin. Estimate: $15,000-$20,000. Kaminski Auctions image
BEVERLY, Mass. â A painting by Natvar Bhavsar (b.1934), a contemporary Indian Abstract Expressionist, is a featured lot in Kaminski Auctions March 2-3 sale. Absentee and Internet live bidding is available through LiveAuctioneers.
Significant Morton & Co. water cooler from the early 1850s, made by Justus Morton in Brantford, Ontario, elaborately decorated with applied figures. Price realized: $30,680 Canadian/U.S.$23,224. Miller & Miller Auctions image
NEW HAMBURG, Ontario â A stoneware water cooler from the early 1850s, made by Justus Morton in Brantford, Ontario, soared to $30,680 to take top lot honors in Miller & Miller Auctions Ltd.âs Canadiana & Historic Objects Auction on Feb. 9. All prices quoted are in Canadian dollars. The current exchange rate for one Canadian dollar is 76 cents. Absentee and Internet live bidding was available through LiveAuctioneers.
2015 holiday card sent by gangster Whitey Bulger featuring his 1959 Alcatraz mugshot and a cordial seasonal greeting. Together with handwritten letter, it is estimated at $400-$700
WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. â An archive of handwritten letters, cards, mugshots and other ephemera related to notorious Boston gangster James âWhiteyâ Bulger Jr. (1929-2018), will cross the auction block on Sunday, Feb. 24 in West Palm Beach, Florida.
Portrait of George Washington by an unknown artist, oil on board, circa 1840, 13Ÿ x 12in. Estimate: $4,500-$5,500. Jasper52 image
NEW YORK â The New Hampshire Antiques Dealers Association (NHADA), one of the largest organizations of its kind, consists of nearly 300 knowledgeable members dedicated to integrity and fairness in all business dealings. The NHADA has teamed up with Jasper52 to present an auction Thursday, Feb. 28, featuring items consigned solely by members of the prestigious trade organization. Jasper52 helps select auction houses, dealers, galleries and now associations to conduct themed auctions whose goods are vetted by auctioneers and appraisers. Absentee and live online bidding for all Jasper52 auctions is available exclusively through LiveAuctioneers.
Portrait of Barack Obama by Kehinde Wiley, displayed at The Smithsonianâs National Portrait Gallery. Image courtesy National Portrait Gallery
CHICAGO (AP) – A federal judge gave the green light Tuesday to a parks-advocacy group’s lawsuit that aims to stop for good the delayed construction of former President Barack Obama’s $500 million presidential center in a Chicago park beside Lake Michigan.
1960 Boston Red Sox contract signed by Ted Williams. RR Auction image
BOSTON â RR Auctionâs Feb. 21 Sports Auction features the most significant collection of history-making baseball player contracts ever offered at auction, along with graded cards, a fantastic collection of signed baseballs and autographed vintage photographs. Among the player contracts is Ted Williams 1960 Boston Red Sox signed contract for his final season with the team. Bid absentee or live online through LiveAuctioneers.
Platinum, Kashmir sapphire (3.76 carats) and diamond ring (8.2 dwt), size 7. Estimate: $40,000-$60,000. Leland Little Auctions image
HILLSBOROUGH, N.C. â The value of jewelry is an interesting thing. When someone puts on a truly exceptional piece, the objective value of it â derived from expert assessment of quality and simple scarcity â becomes almost irrelevant. In that personal moment, the specialness of jewelry comes from its elegance, from the weight of it on the skin, from the gleam and saturation of its gems as seen by the naked eye. But with pieces like the platinum, Kashmir sapphire and diamond ring in Leland Littleâs Important Spring Auction on March 2, the heft of the history behind the jewel creates an entirely new level of beauty and value. The incredible confluence of millennia of geologic circumstance and plain human luck that must occur for us to access these gems is the reason that we value them so highly. Absentee and Internet live bidding is available through LiveAuctioneers.