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.
Exhibition celebrates Raphael on 500th anniversary of his death
ROME (AP) – A mega exhibition of more than 200 works of art from Raphael will open in Rome in March to mark the 500-year anniversary of the death of the Italian Renaissance master.
Freeman’s caps 2019 with $2.4M American art auction
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.
Prestigious collections anchor Stephenson’s New Year’s Day auction
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.
Controversial Disney film that just won’t die: ‘Song of the South’
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
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.
Miami artist Mira Lehr’s ‘High Water Mark’ opens Jan. 24
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.
Last Babe Ruth-signed ball, Ali ‘Chappaquiddick’ letter headed to auction
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.
Notre Dame Cathedral to miss first Christmas in centuries
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.
Large Burmese Buddha graces Asian art auction Dec. 26
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.