Turner Auctions has WWI posters in its sights May 30

Georges Dorival (1879-1968), vintage World War I poster, ‘Foyer means home in France,’ 1918, 28Âœ x 39in. stimate $300-$500. Turner Auctions

SOUTH SAN FRANCISCO, Calif. – Turner Auctions + Appraisals will present the Hilman Walker Collection, showcasing an array of French posters from World War I and American posters from World Wars I and II on Saturday, May 30. The sale also offers other war-era lithographs by Lucien-Hector Jonas; a large replica of the USS Mahan (DLG-11) and related items; and tableware, posters and memorabilia from the United States Lines. Several lots from other collectors include World War I photographs and a World War II roadside billboard. Bid absentee or live online through LiveAuctioneers.

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Ancient Resource Auctions to sell fine antiquities May 30

Well-preserved skull of an aurochs, an extinct species of wild cattle dating back 10,000-25,000 years to the Late Pleistocene era, on a custom-built wooden base. Estimate: $18,000-$25,000. Ancient Resource image

MONTROSE, Calif. – An exceptionally well-preserved skull of an aurochs, an extinct species of wild cattle dating back 10,000-25,000 years, an Etruscan terra-cotta female votive head from the fourth century B.C., and an Apulian red-figure hydria from around the same period are a few the leading lots in Ancient Resource Auctions’ online-only Auction #84. Bid absentee or live online through LiveAuctioneers.

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Nye & Co. to offer Haring, Moore artworks May 27-28

Keith Haring (American, 1958-1990), Untitled (Subway Drawing), chalk on two joined sheets of paper, executed circa 1982-1984. Nye & Company image

BLOOMFIELD, N.J. – A late spring auction just after Memorial Day offers an eclectic mix of fine and decorative arts with a focus on modern art and traditional European and American furniture. The Estate Treasures Auction, Part 1 and 2, is scheduled for Wednesday and Thursday, May 27 and 28 by Nye & Company Auctioneers, online-only, starting both days at 10 a.m. Eastern time. Bid absentee or live online through LiveAuctioneers.

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Heritage to auction hoop on which Michael Jordan made iconic ‘Shot’ in 1989

The basket and backboard, at auction May 24, was rescued from Cleveland’s Richfield Coliseum before its demolition. Heritage Auctions image

DALLAS – “The Shot,” it’s called – that and nothing more. “Of all the famous buckets Michael Jordan sank,” Sports Illustrated recently noted, “only one of them is iconic enough to be known simply as ‘The Shot.’”

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Renoir study leads Hindman fine art sale May 20

Pierre-Auguste Renoir (French, 1841-1919), circa 1885, watercolor, pen, ink and pencil on paper, signed Renoir (lower center),11œ x 13œ. Estimate: $70,000-$90,000. Hindman image

CHICAGO – Hindman’s will off more than 100 lots of American and European Art on Wednesday, May 20, starting at 10 a.m. Central time/11 a.m. Eastern. Absentee and Internet live bidding is available through LiveAuctioneers.

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P.G. Wodehouse items attract new bidders to Freeman’s

A typescript of ‘Do Butlers Burgle Banks,’ which featured autographs revisions and annotations in pencil and ink by British author P.G. Wodehouse (1881-1975), exceeded expectations to sell for $8,750. The lot included both U.S. and British first editions of the book. Freeman’s image

PHILADELPHIA – Freeman’s achieved a 96% sell-through rate for its May 7 auction of The P.G. Wodehouse Collection of William Toplis. The auction house is pleased to add this strong sell-through rate for a single-owner collection to its list of recent single-owner sale successes. Absentee and Internet live bidding was available through LiveAuctioneers.

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