CINCINNATI – On March 9 and 10, Cowan’s, a Hindman company, saw tremendous engagement in its American Furniture, Folk and Decorative Arts auction and realized more than $790,000. Online bidding was provided by LiveAuctioneers.com; click for March 9 results; click for March 10 results. Prices include buyer’s premium. Continue reading
Swann’s African Americana auction launches March 25
NEW YORK — Printed and manuscript African Americana is featured in Swann Galleries upcoming auction, launching Thursday, March 25 at 10:30 a.m. Eastern. The sale includes an exceptional offering of material with highlights from important figures and historical movements, including Frederick Douglass; slavery and abolition; the civil rights movement, with items relating to Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.; and Black Panthers. Online bidding will be provided by LiveAuctioneers.com.Continue reading
France to return Nazi-looted Klimt to Jewish heirs
PARIS — The French government announced Monday it will return a Nazi-looted Gustav Klimt landscape painting to its rightful owners more than 80 years after it was stolen from a Jewish family in Austria.
Lou Gehrig-signed ball, coin-ops, political buttons lead Fine Estates auction March 21
SAN RAFAEL, Calif. – An extraordinary baseball signed six times by New York Yankees legend Lou Gehrig – believed to be the only one in existence – leads an auction packed with rare Americana offered by Fine Estates, Inc. March 21. Online bidding is offered through LiveAuctioneers.com. Continue reading
Bruneau to offer comics, cards and toys, March 27
CRANSTON, R.I. – Bruneau & Co., Auctioneers will bounce into spring with a 444-lot Comic, TCG (Trading Card Game, for Pokémon) and Toy auction on Saturday, March 27 at 10 a.m. Online bidding will be provided through LiveAuctioneers.com. Continue reading
Nakashima, Pomodoro star in Ahlers & Olgletree March 27-28 auction
ATLANTA – A collection of five furniture pieces by the renowned American woodworker George Nakashima (1905-1990), a polished bronze sculpture on a Lucite base by Arnaldo Pomodoro (Italian, b. 1926), and a 19th-century Regency-style mahogany library table are just a few of the expected top lots in Ahlers & Ogletree’s two-day, two-session 1,000-lot Spring Fine Estates & Collections auction scheduled for March 27 and 28, starting at 10 a.m. Eastern. Online bidding is available through LiveAuctioneers.com. Continue reading
Paintings and sculptures highlight Gray’s March 24 auction
CLEVELAND – Gray’s Auctioneers’ spring auction is a diverse fine art, furniture and decorative art event that will be held virtually on Wednesday, March 24, starting promptly at 10 a.m. Eastern. Online bidding is available through LiveAuctioneers.com. Continue reading
Guinness makes for ‘stout’ breweriana collectibles
NEW YORK — Everyone gets to be Irish on St Patrick’s Day, and what better drink to accompany corned beef and cabbage than a glass of good old Guinness stout? Few drinks are as Irish as a frothy glass of Guinness, which is a staple of Irish bars and served around the world. Even though the Guinness brewery in Dublin is no longer the largest brewery in the world, it still is the largest brewer of stout beer — a strong, dark, top-fermented brew. Continue reading
Peabody Essex debuts marine paintings exhibition ‘In American Waters’
SALEM, Mass. — This May, the Peabody Essex Museum (PEM) debuts In American Waters, a painting exhibition that reframes and expands our understanding of American culture and environment by looking at the sea. Continue reading
Cowboy museum announces 49th annual ‘Prix de West’ for June 25-26
OKLAHOMA CITY – Featuring more than 300 paintings and sculpture by the finest contemporary Western artists working today, the 49th annual Prix de West Invitational Art Exhibition & Sale at the National Cowboy & Western Heritage Museum is scheduled to open June 7, with the Art Sale Weekend scheduled for June 25-26. Continue reading