WESTPORT, Conn. – Historically important letters handwritten and signed by U.S. President Thomas Jefferson, Confederate States President Jefferson Davis and legendary frontiersman Davy Crockett, plus a rare patent assignment document signed by Albert Einstein will be featured in University Archives’ next online-only auction on Wednesday, March 27. Absentee and Internet live bidding is available through LiveAuctioneers.
NEW ORLEANS – An unusual 1880 American carved mahogany cabinet desk executed in the style of Wooton, two bird depictions by New Orleans artist George Louis Viavant and three wonderful objects by Fabergé are just a few of the expected highlights in Crescent City Auction Gallery’s Important Spring Estates Auction scheduled for the weekend of March 23-24. Bid absentee or live online through LiveAuctioneers.
DALLAS – Bob Dylan’s personally owned 1965 Fender Electric XII 12-string electric guitar, which he played during sessions for his seventh LP album Blonde on Blonde, may rewrite music history when it crosses the auction block this Saturday, March 16, at Heritage Auctions.
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NEW YORK – Judith and Holofernes (1571-1610), the long-lost painting by Caravaggio, will be heading to Adam Williams Fine Art in New York for its only U.S. and North American exhibition May 10-17. The free and open exhibition will give the public a chance to view the masterpiece that was discovered five years ago in an attic in Toulouse, France, where it had lain forgotten for over 100 years.