NEW YORK – Arader Galleries’ auction on Saturday, June 8, features stunning examples from John James Audubon’s Birds of America as well as natural history prints and watercolors by noted artists such as Thornton, Besler and Howitt, as well as an outstanding offering of maps and views. Bid absentee or live online through LiveAuctioneers.
NEW YORK – More than 600 lots of fine jewelry, watches and decorative art are offered in an online auction taking place Wednesday, May 29, through Jasper52. Names synonymous with the highest quality design and craftsmanship are presented: Tiffany & Co., Buccellati, Rolex and Jaeger-Lecoultre, to name a few. Bid absentee or live online exclusively through LiveAuctioneers.
NEW YORK and BOSTON – LiveAuctioneers, a leading online live-auction source for fine and decorative art, antiques, jewelry and vintage collectibles, has received a strategic investment from Cove Hill Partners, a long-term-oriented private equity firm that manages over $1 billion from its investors and founders. The transaction was finalized this month, according to LiveAuctioneers Executive Chairman Jason Finger, and makes Cove Hill the majority owner of the company.
NEW YORK – Varieties of military orders, badges, medals and decorations are endless and the ones relating to orders of saints from all across Europe are highly prized. They tend to be highly ornate and striking. While medals have sentimental value to the person who originally received them, collectors decades later admire them for their design, and their collector value will usually far surpass a medal’s bullion value of the metal it is made from.
DALLAS – The Dallas Museum of Art will present “Dior: From Paris to the World,” which surveys more than 70 years of the House of Dior’s legacy and global influence, after its enormously successful debut at the Denver Art Museum. Opening in Dallas on Sunday, May 19, the exhibition will now feature a selection of 30 new looks from Dior, including vintage couture by Christian Dior and Yves Saint Laurent, and updated works from Maria Grazia Chiuri, which will be seen for the first time in the Dallas presentation.
LAS VEGAS (AP) – The Neon Museum is preparing to double in size by expanding across Las Vegas Boulevard with a $1-a-year lease for a shuttered cultural center dating to the early 1960s.
LOS ANGELES – Julien’s Auctions, the world-record-breaking auction house, held its marquee Music Icons auction event on May 18 live in Hard Rock Café Times Square in front of a packed crowd of collectors and music fans. The mega-star lineup featured 670 historical items of music legends Prince, Madonna, Kurt Cobain, Queen, Elton John, Bob Dylan, Elvis Presley, Lady Gaga, Greg Lake, Michael Jackson, Beyoncé and others. Absentee and Internet live bidding was available through LiveAuctioneers.Continue reading
LOS ANGELES (AP) – The Museum of Contemporary Art in downtown Los Angeles says admission will soon be free thanks to a $10 million gift by the president of its board of trustees.
SAN RAFAEL, Calif. – In a 1961 article, Playboy magazine delighted in the “exuberance, finesse and high imagination characterized in design today.” It further asserted, “Today, design is more likely to reflect great good spirits than profound philosophies.” Fine Estate Inc. will offer a collection of iconic examples of this mid-century ideal in their auction on Sunday, May 26. Bid absentee or live online through LiveAuctioneers.