PARIS (AP) – Notre Dame kept Christmas going even during two world wars – a beacon of hope amid the bloodshed. Yet an accidental fire in peacetime finally stopped the Paris cathedral from celebrating Midnight Mass this year, for the first time in over two centuries.
NEW YORK – Jasper52 will conduct a finely curated Asian antiques and antiquities auction on Thursday, Dec. 26, bringing together ancient Chinese artifacts, impressive Buddha statues and much more, creating a comprehensive representation of the Far East tradition. Bid absentee or live online exclusively through LiveAuctioneers.
RENO, Nev. – A beautiful 4.51-troy-ounce Alaska Gold Rush gold from the Atlin mining district, located just east of Skagway, Alaska, climbed to $10,845, and an oil on board painting of two miners on mules loaded with various items, titled Panhandlers, signed by Texas artist William Forrest Martin, realized $8,540 at Holabird Western Americana Collections’ massive Holiday Treasures Auction held Dec. 5-9. Absentee and Internet live bidding was available through LiveAuctioneers.
MONROVIA, Calif. – Moran’s Dec. 15 Traditional Collector auction was a resounding success with strong prices achieved for items consigned from several important Southern California collections. From music boxes to Chinese objects to vehicles, Moran’s Traditional Collector auction brought out buyers from around the world vying for the fresh-to-market finds. Absentee and Internet live bidding was available through LiveAuctioneers.
NEW YORK (PRNewswire) – CineLife Entertainment®, the event cinema division of Spotlight Cinema Networks, and More2Screen, announces the U.S. theatrical release of Gauguin from the National Gallery, London, in select theaters nationwide beginning Jan. 21.
NEW YORK – A barbershop is more than just a place to get a shave and haircut. In many communities, the barbershop has long been the center of town where men would gather to catch up on local news, debate politics and hang out with friends. It has sometimes been described as a clubhouse for the working class.