Tiffany lamps, Lincoln portrait, Rolex Daytona head Morphy’s July 14-15 sale

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Tiffany Studios ‘Poppy’ table lamp with signed, numbered shade decorated with red and pink-to-white poppies and green filigree leaves against intense mottled blue background with confetti glass border. Signed, patinated bronze Tiffany Studios ‘Decorated Library’ table lamp base. Provenance includes prior sale at Sotheby’s (Important Works of Art by Louis Comfort Tiffany, Dec. 5, 1998). Estimate: $80,000-$100,000

DENVER, Pa. – In 1880, Arts & Crafts visionary William Morris advised an audience at a British school of design, “Have nothing in your house that you do not know to be useful or believe to be beautiful.” This principle has endured for generations and seems a fitting theme for Morphy’s expertly curated July 14-15 Fine & Decorative Arts Auction. The select 1,339-lot lineup consists of premium-quality American and European glassware, Tiffany lamps, pottery, silver, jewelry, watches and Asian art – each object an example of how beauty and functionality can coexist and withstand the test of time.

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Chinese porcelain pillows: ‘cool’ headrests

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Yellow and black glazed ceramic pillow, Liao Period, 907-1125 or later. 42½ x 17 x 13½ cm. Realized €2,400 + buyer’s premium in 2016. Image courtesy of Capitoliumart s.r.l. and LiveAuctioneers

NEW YORK – Today, people commonly sleep on pillows filled with foam or feathers. Yet scores of pillows retrieved from Chinese Tang, Song and Ming Dynasty tombs (618-c1600) are made of cold, smooth, rock-hard porcelain. Archeologists believe that, like funerary utensils, kitchen vessels and weaponry, these figured in everyday life.

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Cloisonné censer could sell for $150K at Heritage Asian Art sale

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Rare Chinese Imperial cloisonné and gilt bronze censer and cover, Qing Dynasty, 18th century, 37in high x 30in wide. Heritage Auctions image

DALLAS – A large and rare Chinese Imperial cloisonné and gilt bronze censer and cover, Qing Dynasty, 18th century could bring $150,000 or more in Heritage Auctions’ Asian Art Auction June 25. Bid absentee or live online through LiveAuctioneers.

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Christie’s selling largest D color diamond ever offered online

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Spectacular diamond ring of 28.86 carats mounted in platinum. Christie’s image

NEW YORK – Since the highly successful inaugural Elizabeth Taylor online sale in December 2011, Christie’s continues to innovate with online across all categories for collectors worldwide. In the auction closing June 30, Christie’s Jewels will offer the largest D color diamond to be offered for sale online. Estimated at $1 million-$2 million, this is the highest valued lot ever offered for sale online at Christie’s. View the fully illustrated catalog on LiveAuctioneers.

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Old Master painting sought after at Hermann Historica sale  

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A Flemish old master genre-painting of a peasant woman. Sold for €57,500 ($64,720). Hermann Historica image

GRASBRUNN, Germany – The first day of the 82nd Auction at Hermann Historica GmbH in Grasbrunn, near Munich, presented a lineup of artifacts wrought with masterly artistic workmanship, dating from antiquity right through to the modern era. Absentee and Internet live bidding was available through LiveAuctioneers.

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Kurt Cobain’s guitar tops $6M at Julien’s Auctions

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The acoustic-electric guitar played by Kurt Cobain during Nirvana’s acclaimed ‘MTV Unplugged’ performance, which sold for $6,010,000. Julian’s Auctions image

LOS ANGELES – Julien’s Auctions’ marquee two-day music auction event Music Icons culminated Saturday in a world record-breaking sale of one of the most recognized and important guitars in rock ’n’ roll history: the acoustic-electric guitar played by Kurt Cobain during Nirvana’s acclaimed MTV Unplugged performance. Absentee and Internet live bidding was available through LiveAuctioneers.

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Jackson’s presents World Treasures Auctions June 23-24

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Meissen porcelain chariot group of sun god Apollo, 19th century, 19in long. Estimate: $1,500-$2,000. Jackson’s image

CEDAR  FALLS, Iowa – On June 23-24, Jackson’s will present the lifetime collection from the estate of the late Richard Hurst (1929-2017) featuring an exceptional offering of world-class furnishings and decorative arts including sculpture, paintings, carved furniture, jewelry and much more. Absentee and Internet live bidding is available through LiveAuctioneers.

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Christie’s announces series of summer handbag auctions

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Chanel shiny blue Alligator Jumbo Classic Double Flap with gold hardware, 2018. Estimate: £6,000-£8,000. Christie’s image

LONDON – Christie’s Handbags & Accessories department announces the global sales calendar for June and July 2020. A total of four live and online auctions are scheduled, presenting the most coveted brands and model handbags. The series begins in London with an online auction that will conclude June 25. View the fully illustrated catalog on LiveAuctioneers.

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Mexican silver excels at Moran’s modern jewelry sale

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An assembled set of William Spratling jewelry, price realized: $3,750. Moran’s image

MONROVIA, Calif. – Moran’s June 10 Jewelry: Made Modern auction achieved strong prices. Bidders competing to bring home an array of works from the century’s leading artists and designers were fully engaged online and on the phone throughout the remote sale. Absentee and Internet live bidding was available through LiveAuctioneers.

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Contemporary Art on tap at Swann Galleries June 25

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Roy Lichtenstein, ‘Reverie,’ color screen print, 1965. Estimate $100,000-$150,000. Swann Galleries image

NEW YORK – Swann Galleries will offer a sale of Contemporary Art on Thursday, June 25, with a standout selection of paintings and works on paper from notable Abstract Expressionists, Pop Artists, street artists of the 1980s, alongside contemporary multiples. Absentee and Internet live bidding is available through LiveAuctioneers.

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