NEW YORK – More than 200 lots of vintage buttons and brooches comprise much of a Jasper52 online auction that will be conducted Wednesday, Sept. 2. The collection ranges from the Victorian age to the mid-20th century. Additional vintage jewelry rounds out the sale catalog. Bid absentee or live online through LiveAuctioneers.
DALLAS – NBA Hall of Famer Isiah Thomas has been reunited with his 1984 NBA All-Star Game MVP trophy, one of several items stolen from his former high school’s trophy case in recent years.
DALLAS – In 1970, Frank Frazetta painted two versions of the cover for Edgar Rice Burroughs’ A Princess of Mars. Frazetta’s personal version of his The Princess of Mars is the centerpiece of Heritage Auctions’ Comics & Comic Art event taking place Sept. 10-13. View the fully illustrated catalog on LiveAuctioneers.
HATFIELD, Pa. – The line saying that a diamond is a girl’s best friend, although cliché, was proven true when a stunning 2.22-carat round brilliant cut diamond solitaire ring set in 14K white gold sold for $13,800 at Alderfer Auction’s sale Aug. 12-13. Absentee and Internet live bidding was available through LiveAuctioneers.
SAN FRANCISCO – At the intersection of 1930s glamour and trendsetting street style, there’s Space Lace, a new San Francisco auction house specializing in vintage fashion, jewelry, accessories and interior furnishings. Space Lace is the recently launched auction division of Torso Vintages, an atelier with a twist in the city’s historic Jackson Square. Under one roof, high fashion clothing and accessories created in-house share the spotlight with curated vintage apparel, jewelry and interior furnishings selected for auction under the Space Lace banner. The company’s auction debut is set for September 6, with absentee and Internet live bidding available through LiveAuctioneers.
NEW YORK – On Tuesday, Sept. 1, Jasper52 will present an online auction of urban and contemporary art that includes works by some of today’s most recognized artists such as Yayoi Kusama, Banksy, KAWS and many more. Bid absentee or live online exclusively through LiveAuctioneers.
THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) – A painting by 17th-century Dutch artist Frans Hals has been stolen – for the third time – from a provincial museum in the central Netherlands.
Police said Thursday that Two Laughing Boys was stolen early Wednesday from the Museum Hofje van Mevrouw van Aerden in Leerdam, 60 kilometers (about 35 miles) south of Amsterdam.
The museum declined comment, referring questions to the police.
A statement issued by police said the museum’s alarm went off around 3:30 a.m. Wednesday and officers found that a rear door had been forced.
According to police, the same Hals painting was stolen in 1988 together with a work by Jacob van Ruisdael. Both were recovered three years later. In 2011, both paintings were again stolen and recovered six months later. Further details of the earlier thefts weren’t immediately available.
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