Maritime art, fine jewelry featured at Michaan’s Jan. 11

Victorian diamond, black onyx, 14K yellow gold locket brooch. Estimate: $5,000-$7,000. Michaan’s image

ALAMEDA, Calif. – Michaan’s monthly Gallery Auction is an event for all: serious collectors and casual browsers, investors and bargain hunters alike. Each auction features property from fine estates and collections, appraised and cataloged by Michaan’s specialists. The diversity and quality of the auction property are the only common factors from month to month; each sale brings entirely new delights and discoveries. On Jan. 11, Michaan’s bidders will vie for heirloom jewels, fine art and exemplary furnishings and decorations. Art glass, designer bags, fine art photographs and luxury timepieces are just a few of the treasures in store. Bid absentee or live online through LiveAuctioneers.

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Freeman’s caps 2019 with $2.4M American art auction

Daniel Garber (American, 1880-1958), ‘By the River,’ oil on canvas, 28 1/8in x 30 1/8in in its original frame. Price realized: $250,000. Freeman’s image

PHILADELPHIA – Freeman’s reports yet another successful American Art & Pennsylvania Impressionists auction, with an overall result of over $2.4 million. Local bidders filled the room, while both domestic and international clients engaged in spirited bidding over the internet and by telephone. The sale was the last fine art auction to be held at the house’s historic 1808 Chestnut St. location, where Freeman’s has been headquartered since 1924. Absentee and Internet live bidding was available through LiveAuctioneers.

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Prestigious collections anchor Stephenson’s New Year’s Day auction

Left: Gentleman’s 14K gold nugget ring containing 1.0-carat old European-cut round diamond. Estimate $1,000-$2,000. Right: Gentleman’s 14K gold nugget ring containing 1.8-carat old European-cut round diamond. Estimate $2,000-$4,000. Stephenson’s Auction image

SOUTHAMPTON, Pa. – Stephenson’s popular and often standing-room-only New Year’s Day Antique and Decorative Arts Auctions are events typically attended by savvy collectors and dealers from a five-state region, with many more participating by phone and online. The family-owned metro-Philadelphia auction house is known for setting aside outstanding and unusual estate consignments throughout the year to showcase specifically at its first sale of the year. Bid absentee or live online through LiveAuctioneers.

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Controversial Disney film that just won’t die: ‘Song of the South’

‘Song of the South’ animated characters Bear, Brer Fox and Rabbit have been depicted in a Classic Walt Disney Collection figurine group. Image courtesy of Manor House Auctions and LiveAuctioneers

BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (AP) – Racially segregated movie theaters and whites-only water fountains disappeared decades ago after court rulings struck down the legal framework of Jim Crow America, but another element of the era just won’t die: Walt Disney’s 1946 movie Song of the South.Continue reading

Collaboration key to assembling Native American photo trove

A photograph from an album of George W. Bretz photographs of Kiowa and Comanche Indians. Image courtesy of Cowan’s Auctions and LiveAuctioneers

ANN ARBOR, Mich. (AP) – Of the roughly 1,000 images of Native Americans from the 19th through the early 20th century, Eric Hemenway kept returning to one: a lone woman hoeing potatoes in a Michigan garden.

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Miami artist Mira Lehr’s ‘High Water Mark’ opens Jan. 24

Mira Lehr is hitting a new high-water mark in her career with national critical acclaim and a passion for protecting the planet. Image courtesy of the artist

ORLANDO, Fla. – Mira Lehr, one of the art world’s pioneer environmental activists, presents “High Water Mark” on the 50th anniversary of her mission to protect the earth. The exhibition will open Jan. 24 and run through May 10 at the Mennello Museum of American Art.

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Last Babe Ruth-signed ball, Ali ‘Chappaquiddick’ letter headed to auction

1948 Babe Ruth high-grade single-signed OAL baseball, full PSA/DNA with autograph graded 10. Likely Ruth’s last signed baseball. Opening bid: $5,000

SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. – More than 750 lots of generously illustrated, premium-quality sports memorabilia items, including important game-used apparel and autographed material, are now available to view and bid on at Grey Flannel Auctions’ website. All major sports are represented, with an emphasis on provenance, authenticity and rarity throughout. Bidding will close on January 22, 2020.

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Notre Dame Cathedral to miss first Christmas in centuries

Notre Dame Cathedral fenced off with restoration scaffolding last summer. Mewwiii image. This file is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 4.0 International license.

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.

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Large Burmese Buddha graces Asian art auction Dec. 26

Shan Buddha, Burma, 18th century, wood with lacquer, 24in with mount. Estimate: $3,500-$4,000. Jasper52 image

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.

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