RENO, Nev. – An 1862 Abraham Lincoln silver peace medal in near-uncirculated condition sold for $18,750, an original 1865 tintype of George Armstrong Custer from a photograph taken by Civil War-era photographer Matthew Brady rang up $5,750, and three scarce and historically significant ingots (two silver, one gold) brought a combined $86,792 in a five-day auction held Feb. 11-15 by Holabird Western Americana Collections. Absentee and Internet live bidding was available through LiveAuctioneers.
MONROVIA, Calif. – As demonstrated in their sale Feb. 9 sale, John Moran’s Made in Mexico is becoming a fan favorite. Collectors were eager to bid on many items that had never before been brought to auction from the private collection of Cindy Tietze-Hodosh and Stuart Hodosh. Absentee and Internet live bidding was available through LiveAuctioneers.
CHICAGO – Hindman Auctions will present Literature from a Private New Orleans Collection at auction on March 19. The sale includes several of the most significant literary works of the 19th and 20th centuries, representing both American and English literature. Strengths of the collection include early science fiction, children’s literature, and works from the Jazz Age and Post-War period. The sale features the works of John Steinbeck, F. Scott Fitzgerald, Ernest Hemingway, Herman Melville and James Joyce. Bid absentee or live online through LiveAuctioneers.
MOUNT CRAWFORD, Va. – The Jeffrey S. Evans & Associates Feb. 25-27 Winter Americana Auction was a much-anticipated event and produced strong prices – along with quite a few surprises – in multiple categories. Absentee and Internet live bidding was available through LiveAuctioneers.
NEW YORK — The Metropolitan Museum of Art announced today a gift from Hayashi Kaoru of 18 exceptional metalworks by Japanese contemporary artists. The gift, part of the Met’s 2020 Collections Initiative celebrating the museum’s 150th anniversary, significantly broadens the scope of The Met’s Japanese decorative arts collection. The works will be displayed alongside other transformative acquisitions of the past decade in Japan: A History of Style — a yearlong exhibition opening March 8 — marking the first time a group of contemporary metalworks will be on view in the Arts of Japan, The Sackler Wing Galleries. (The 18 metalworks will be featured in two rotations, with the changeover taking place in August 2021.)
NEW YORK – If you want to freshen up your kitchen, look no further than Grandma’s old casserole dishes.
Vintage kitchenware is back in style — pieces from the mid-20th century painted with flowers, bright colors, and specific functions, such as bracketed chip and dip bowls or four-piece refrigerator storage sets.
BERKELEY, Calif. – PBA Galleries’ auction of Fine Literature with Beats, Bukowski and Counterculture on March 18 pays homage to Lawrence Ferlinghetti with several lots featuring his work alongside another 400 lots of fine literature and ephemera, including a large section of scarce works from the counterculture and the Beat Generation. Bid absentee or live online through LiveAuctioneers.