PHILADELPHIA – Kamelot Auctions had an exciting day on Saturday, Feb. 22, with its highly anticipated Modern Design Sale. The auction featured nearly 500 lots of French, Italian and American designer furniture, lighting and decorative items. The ultra-stylish selection piqued the interest of buyers from all over the world, from seasoned dealers and designers to first-time bidders. Absentee and Internet live bidding was available through LiveAuctioneers.
BIRMINGHAM, UK – A black Hermès Birkin HAC handbag has sold for £24,244 ($31,434) and has broken a house record for the sale of a Birkin bag at Fellows Auctioneers. Absentee and Internet live bidding was available through LiveAuctioneers. Prices quoted include the buyer’s premium and fees.
MIAMI – One Thousand Museum is a 62-story residential tower opposite Museum Park in Miami. With views across Biscayne Bay, this popular 30-acre park was redeveloped in 2013 as one of downtown Miami’s primary public spaces and includes the city’s new art and science museums. The tower’s design continues Zaha Hadid Architects’ research into high-rise construction that defines a fluid architectural expression consistent with the engineering for the entire height of a structure.
SALEM, Mass. (AP) – Massachusetts museum has received a gift of more than 1,600 photographic works it says will enhance what is already one of the leading collections of Asian photography in the U.S. and Europe.Continue reading
MONROVIA, Calif. – Lovers of Western art and American Indian jewelry, craft and textiles will find several important selections in Moran’s Art of the American West auction on March 15. Rare early silver Navajo jewelry, including squash blossom necklaces and cuff bracelets, from the Collection of Cindy Tietze-Hodosh and Stuart Hodosh are some of the most highly anticipated items in the sale. Stunning textiles, basketry and pottery are sure to pique the interest of avid collectors and a well-rounded selection of fine art both contemporary and classic fill the sale. Bid absentee or live online through LiveAuctioneers.
NEW YORK – Long before brand anthropomorphism became a thing, the Michelin tire company created a beloved brand mascot that has long served as the textbook example of how to achieve corporate identity on a global scale.
MONTROSE, Calif. – A large Byzantine double-spouted bronze lamp from the sixth or seventh century, an extraordinary circa 1000-1500 full-figure marble anthropic cohoba stand, and a marvelous third century B.C. Etruscan terra-cotta head of a man are just a few of the highlights in Ancient Resource Auctions’ online-only Auction #82 – An Exceptional Spring Antiquities Sale – on March 14. Bid absentee or live online through LiveAuctioneers.
LOS ANGELES – The Broad today announced that its outdoor plaza has been named for its longtime leading partner, East West Bank. The plaza, where East West Bank-supported programs such as Family Weekend Workshops, Summer Happenings and Soul of a Nation Celebration: A Special Musical Performance Curated By Quincy Jones have taken place, has been named the East West Bank Plaza at The Broad.
DALLAS – Grammy-award winning singer, songwriter, actor and best-selling author Rick Springfield is opening his personal collection of rare guitars for a special charity auction to benefit habitat destruction caused by Australian wildfires.
ASHEVILLE, N.C. – A new exhibition highlighting the works of John James Audubon juxtaposed with the work of 21st-century artists who continue his tradition of animal allegories and metaphors opened at the Asheville Art Museum on Feb. 21. The exhibition features more than 40 works and will be on display in the Explore Asheville Exhibition Hall through May 4.