BEVERLY, Mass. – Kaminski Auctions will sell the contents of the historic Stephen Daniels House, one of the oldest houses of Salem, Massachusetts, on March 30 and 31. Absentee and Internet live bidding is available through LiveAuctioneers.
NEW YORK – More than 300 lots of outstanding Americana, vintage objects made and used in America, are offered in a Jasper52 online auction on Thursday, March 28. This exciting auction will feature items exclusively from the prestigious New Hampshire Antique Dealers Association. Rounding out the catalog are many lots of folk art, artistic works created by untrained artists in cultural isolation. Bid absentee or live online through LiveAuctioneers.
HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) – A reputed Connecticut mobster who federal authorities believe is the last surviving person of interest in the largest art heist in history criticized government officials Monday as he adjusted to being back home after finishing a four-year prison sentence for weapons crimes.
DENVER, Pa. – An imposing lithographed-tin visitor from the future, a Masudaya “Machine Man” robot claimed the top slot in Morphy Auctions’ March 13-14 toy auction, selling for $86,100. Big and boxy and standing 15 inches tall, the late 1950s/early 1960s Japanese production is one of few known examples of its type from the so-called “Gang of Five” robot series.
DETROIT (AP) – During Kiss’s iconic May 1975 concert at Cobo Hall that became the material for the band’s Alive! album, bassist Gene Simmons threw a towel into the audience, and 16-year-old Terry Pakulski, who was in the front row, snagged the souvenir.
NEW YORK – For the indigenous peoples of the Pacific Northwest Coast, colorful art expressed in stone, wood and weavings tells the story of ancestry and community.
BLENHEIM, Ontario – RM Auctions will present six diverse private motor car collections at the company’s 17th annual Fort Lauderdale sale, South Florida’s premier collector car auction, set for 29-30 March at the Greater Fort Lauderdale/Broward County Convention Center. Absentee and Internet live bidding is available through LiveAuctioneers.
MONROVIA, Calif. – Moran’s first Traditional Collector auction of the year achieved strong prices across the board for fine art and objects sourced from Southern California estates as collectors vied for rare examples of fine French furniture and masterworks of European art. If this trend continues, Moran’s next Traditional Collector auction in July is sure to perform just as well. Absentee and Internet live bidding was available through LiveAuctioneers.
NEW YORK (AP) – New York’s $25 billion Hudson Yards development is open to the public.
PHOENIX (AP) – More than 30 years after it was brazenly stolen from an Arizona museum, a painting by Willem de Kooning reportedly worth $100 million is going on display back where it all began.