CLEVELAND – A unique French and Indian War period powder horn with custom engraving, an 18th century Qianlong period Chinese enameled porcelain snuff bottle and a cast-iron replica of an 18th century British field gun mounted on a wood and iron carriage are featured lots in Gray’s Auctioneers next Fine Art, Furniture & Decorative Art Auction scheduled for Wednesday, April 24. Bid absentee or live online through LiveAuctioneers.
NEW YORK – Movie buffs can relive the behind-the-scenes glitz and glamour of the Golden Age of Hollywood with an art photography auction that will be conducted by Jasper52 on Wednesday, April 17. Marilyn Monroe and Audrey Hepburn are the stars of the auction, as are photographers Ed Feingersh and Bert Hardy. Bid absentee or live online through LiveAuctioneers.
PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) – Records show that the Salvador Dali Museum in Florida is planning a major expansion.
NEW YORK – The earliest automatic music boxes were ornate 18th century gentlemen’s pocket-sized watches and snuff boxes. These prestigious, “hi-tech” items contained minute, key-turned movements featuring strategically placed pins on revolving discs that plucked individually tuned metal combs. Because of their small size, however, their tunes tended to be tinkly.