MONROVIA, Calif. – Moran’s August 25 Studio Decorative Art auction is packed with fine furnishings, décor, tableware, Asian works of art, and many other items collectors will find irresistible. From Asian to Arts & Crafts, Continental to American Indian, this sale truly has something for every taste, and bidding couldn’t be more convenient, either absentee or live online through LiveAuctioneers.
BEVERLY, Mass. – Kaminski Auctions will present an extensive collection of Asian porcelains from a Wellesley, Massachusetts, collector in its August 17-18 sale, with absentee and Internet live bidding available through LiveAuctioneers. A Chinese “sacrifice blue” porcelain Yuhuchun vase, also known as a sapphire blue glaze, with the Yongzheng and double ring mark on the base is the prized lot of the collection. The vase measures 9¼ inches high and is on a carved wood stand. It was purchased in Hong Kong in the 1990s. Historically, this color of Chinese porcelain was used by the Royal family to make sacrifices to the gods in Heaven.
KOKOMO, Ind. (AP) – “DopDaq qul yIchenmoH QobDI’ ghu.”’ There aren’t many people in the world who can read or pronounce that sentence. Kokomo native Alan Anderson is one of the few who can.
LAS CRUCES, N.M. (AP) – A southern New Mexico city will be able to digitize its permanent museum collection with the help of a $50,000 grant from the Henry Luce Foundation American Art Program.
NEW YORK — From checkers to backgammon and Parcheesi, antique and vintage board games are a classic collectible. Perhaps the most diverse board games, in terms of form and aesthetics, are chess sets.