LOS ANGELES – Julien’s Auctions will call for an encore of Beatlemania with an auction devoted to the Fab Four titled “The Beatles at Hard Rock Café,” to take place on the 50th anniversary of the band’s historic breakup on Friday, April 10. Bid absentee or live online through LiveAuctioneers.
LONDON – From visiting artists in their studios, listening to Tate’s podcast series or watching “How To” videos to follow in the footsteps of some of the nation’s favorite artists, Tate is offering a wealth of activities, games and resources both on and offline to help keep people feeling creative at home.
NEW YORK – “The joy of dressing is an art,” said British fashion designer John Galliano. A Jasper52 online auction on Wednesday, April 1, will bring some joy into your closet with timeless designer fashion and accessories. Four out of five lots in the auction constitute bags, purses and totes by the likes of Hermès, Louis Vuitton, Channel, Gucci and Fendi. Bid absentee or live exclusively online through LiveAuctioneers.
What you see: A rare and important Mosaico vase by Nicolò Barovier, dating to the mid-1920s. Wright estimates it at $300,000 to $500,000.
The expert: Sara Blumberg, a consultant for Wright.
NEW YORK – Illuminated manuscripts are collected for their beauty as well as their historical significance. Long before printed books rolled off the presses by the thousands, these lavishly decorated books were made by hand, a true labor of love taking weeks, even months to complete.
DALLAS – A rare pair of sneakers produced for Apple Computers exclusively for their employees in the early 1990s sold for nearly $10,000 during a highly successful auction of Urban Art held Tuesday, March 24, by Heritage Auctions. Absentee and Internet live bidding was available through LiveAuctioneers.
SOUTHAMPTON, Pa. – Coins may very well be the ultimate collectible. “They’re small and portable, they have both intrinsic and face value, and they have a long history of positive growth as an investment,” says Cindy Stephenson, owner of Stephenson’s Auctions in suburban Philadelphia.
“Any time we are called upon to visit a residence and evaluate an estate’s contents, we ask if there might be any jewelry or coins. Invariably, there are coins that have been hidden away – sometimes in a safe, but sometimes in less likely places, like a box in a closet or a jar in a kitchen cupboard – and often these items end up being among the estate’s most valuable holdings,” said Stephenson, who will conduct an auction of gold and silver coins on Friday, April 3. There will be no gallery bidding, but absentee and live online bidding will be available through LiveAuctioneers.
DENVER (AP) – Two snowmobile riders from Colorado were searching for an elusive treasure when they became stranded and one died in a Utah park.
NEW YORK – Some of the finest underground comics ever created by the likes of Robert Crumb, Rick Griffin, Spain Rodriguez, S. Clay Wilson, Gilbert Shelton and Victor Moscoso lead off a Jasper52 online auction on Wednesday, April 1. The rare publications will be followed by a collection of psychedelic rock posters from the Fillmore, Avalon and other legendary concert venues. Bid absentee or live online exclusively through LiveAuctioneers.
COEUR d’ALENE, Idaho – The March in Montana sale went from a packed house of hundreds in 2019 to a small group of staff conducting the sale exclusively via remote bidding in 2020. Sales were not tempered in the least, though, with 90% of all lots selling for a total over $1.8 million, the second-highest in the auction’s history. Absentee and Internet live bidding was facilitated by LiveAuctioneers.