NEW HAMBURG – A pair of Handel Birds of Paradise table lamps combined for $20,650, two rare clocks by the Canadian clockmaker Pequegnat together made $12,165, and an oil on canvas forest scene by Canadian artist Homer Watson rose to $8,625 at a sale of art, antiques and clocks held June 8 by Miller & Miller Auctions Ltd. Absentee and Internet live bidding was available through LiveAuctioneers. All prices quoted are in Canadian dollars.
LOS ANGELES – Kruse GWS Auctions sold a one-of-a-kind Rolex diamond and gold watch custom made for a royal family for $307,500 on June 15. The sale of the Rolex watch was one of the many outstanding outcomes of the auction featuring fine jewelry, Vietnamese royal family artifacts, iconic fashion designer accessories and master timepieces. Absentee and Internet live bidding was available through LiveAuctioneers.
BOSTON – RR Auction will honor the Apollo 11 astronauts, their predecessors and those who made the historic mission possible, and their enduring legacy in manned spaceflight during its current online sale that concludes Thursday, June 20. Bid absentee or live online through LiveAuctioneers.
LONDON – This autumn, Tate Britain will present “O’ Magic Power of Bleakness,” an ambitious large-scale exhibition by Turner Prize-winning artist Mark Leckey. Composed as a son et lumière experience which unfolds over time, the exhibition will combine new and existing work in an atmospheric, theatrical environment full of spectral sounds and visions. The exhibition will run Sept. 24 through Jan. 5.
LARCHMONT, N.Y. – Clarke Auction Gallery is not taking a summer breather and will display its usual attention to detail and quality with its auction Sunday, June 30, at 10 a.m. Eastern time. It is a far-ranging sale that has choice offerings across the board. Absentee and Internet live bidding is available through LiveAuctioneers.
NEW YORK – Long before matches came to be, fire was produced through friction or focusing sunlight on combustible material. By the 1700s, people commonly lit candles, lanterns, stoves and cigars by striking pieces of flint against fire-steels, which sparked slow-burning, charcloth tinder. Many kept these flame-producing trios in cumbersome tinder boxes.