NEW YORK – Yuhua Showzhi Wang’s Pomegranates in Bamboo Basket commanded $1,270,000 at Gianguan Auctions on March 18. The sale set a world record price for the Chinese contemporary artist. The masterpiece led a strong slate of traditional art, porcelains and carved jades, all of which reached or exceeded their estimates. Absentee and Internet live bidding was available through LiveAuctioneers.
PARIS (AP) – A new exhibit of artifacts from the tomb of ancient Egyptian pharaoh Tutankhamun is opening in Paris more than 50 years after a similar exhibit set a visitor attendance record that still stands in the French capital.
NEW YORK (AP) – The New York Public Library has opened an archive dedicated to pioneering alternative rock musician Lou Reed.Continue reading
BOCA RATON, Fla. – Carstens Galleries’ auction March 30 has a splendid selection of classic and contemporary paintings, European and Oriental antiques and an outstanding selection of pietra dura Florentine objects. Absentee and Internet live bidding is available through LiveAuctioneers.
What you see: A porphyry popeye fantail birdstone, created by the people of the Glacial Kame Culture sometime between 3,000 and 500 B.C. what is now DeKalb County, Indiana. Cowan’s Auctions estimates it at $250,000 to $350,000.
NEW YORK – Transforming outdoor spaces into stylish living environments, Robert Brown and Hubert Jordan epitomized the SoCal culture when they launched their company, Brown Jordan, in 1946, and began making iconic outdoor furniture, noted for their timeless and enduring designs.