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, 28½ 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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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),11½ x 13½. 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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