BOONTON, N.J. – Millea Bros.’ Fall Select sale arrives Thursday-Saturday, Nov. 21-23, featuring an important group of 19th and 20th century African and Oceanic tribal art including over 55 lots deaccessioned from the Newark Museum; modern American art, including an Alexander Calder stabile; contemporary paintings by Damian Hirst, Julian Schnabel and Peter Halley; a 1935 Pablo Picasso drawing; and over 1,100 lots of fine antiques and decorative arts. Bid absentee or live online through LiveAuctioneers.
European masters have center stage at Clars auction Nov. 16-17
OAKLAND, Calif. – Clars’ Nov. 16-17 sale will bring to the market an exciting presentation of European and American fine art, important designs in Modern furniture and a most extraordinary collection of solid gold bars and silver and gold coins. In addition, the highly anticipated second installment of the Robin Leach Collection will make this auction one to watch. The property to be offered at this sale comes from prominent California estates as well as museums, private institutions and special collections. Bid absentee or live online through LiveAuctioneers.
Weaving and fiber arts get the new MoMA treatment
NEW YORK (AP) – Modestly sized but expansive in scope, the exhibit “Taking a Thread for a Walk” in the newly revamped and enlarged Museum of Modern Art explores the often-overlooked art of weaving.Continue reading
Caller leads LA police to $800K in stolen artwork
LOS ANGELES (AP) – This time, detectives didn’t have to track down the stolen art. Someone brought it to them.
Los Angeles police said Tuesday they recovered $800,000 worth of prints by Scottish abstract expressionist Benjamin Creme after a caller said they were in a home in the Los Angeles suburb of San Fernando.
Blade of glory: The mystery around a late president’s sword
CINCINNATI (AP) – An Ohio sheriff wearing white gloves displayed a sword wielded in the American Revolution and by a future U.S. president in the War of 1812, and pledged Wednesday an exhaustive investigation to determine whether it’s the one that disappeared from Cincinnati four decades ago.
Chippendale furniture: American interpretations
NEW YORK – Anyone familiar with fine English and American furniture knows the name Chippendale. It’s been synonymous with luxury and quality furniture for more than 250 years. The original maker and designer was Thomas Chippendale (British, 1718-1779), a carpenter and self-promoter who published a collection of his designs in 1754 titled The Gentleman and Cabinet-Makers Directory. The book featured templates of his creations and is widely considered the first furniture design book. It was so popular that furniture makers in America as well as England used it and copied his designs. In fact, the name Chippendale is often associated with all mid-18th century furniture.