CRAWFORD, Va, — The Jeffrey S. Evans & Associates April 22-24 Fine & Decorative Arts Auction was the firm’s strongest decorative arts sale to date. The three-day auction consisted of 1,683 lots and competition was intense, with nearly 5,000 registered bidders from more than 40 countries participating.
BOSTON — A Neil Armstrong-signed photograph depicting him taking mankind’s “giant leap” sold for $91,451 at RR Auction during its April 15-22 Space Exploration and Aviation sale. The glossy 10 x 8in photo of Neil Armstrong just before setting foot on the lunar surface is signed “Neil Armstrong, Apollo 11.”
DALLAS, Texas – Louis Comfort Tiffany, heir to Tiffany & Co. and founder of Tiffany Studios, revolutionized the manufacture of leaded glass through technical advancement and a new aesthetic sensibility. The Tiffany Studios leaded glass Lily window, among the top attractions offered in Heritage Auctions’ Tiffany, Lalique & Art Glass Including Art Deco & Art Nouveau Auction on April 29, demonstrates Tiffany Studios’ technical and artistic prowess at the height of its production and influence. Dated circa 1900 and measuring 52 1/2 inches high by 32 1/4 inches wide, the Lily window carries a pre-auction estimate of $100,000-150,000. Absentee and Internet live bidding will be available through LiveAuctioneers.
MONROVIA, Calif. – John Moran’s Fine Jewelry & Timepieces sale offers connoisseurs a myriad of gemstones and pieces from prominent brands such as Cartier, Tiffany, and Breitling. The sale will take place on May 11-12 and will feature the jewelry collection of the late movie actress Vera Ralston. Absentee and Internet live bidding will be available through LiveAuctioneers.
NEW YORK — Old Master Through Modern Prints are at auction May 6 at Swann Galleries. Prints from Northern Renaissance and Golden Age icons Durer and Rembrandt feature in the sale, as well as Impressionist collaborations, European Modernists, and American printmakers. Absentee and Internet live bidding will be available through LiveAuctioneers.
NEW HAMBURG, Ontario, Canada – An oil-on-board painting by Canadian artist Maud Lewis (1903-1970) sold for $25,960, a circa 1865-1870 Prince Edward Island pocket watch trade sign hit $16,520 and a carved slide-top pencil box made around 1800 in Quebec realized $12,980 in an online-only Canadiana & Folk Art auction held on April 17 by Miller & Miller Auctions, Ltd. All prices quoted are in Canadian dollars.
NEW YORK – Capsule Auctions presents Giant Steps, a curated selection of 53 lots of fine, Modern, and Contemporary art scheduled for April 29 at 1 pm Eastern time. Absentee and Internet live bidding will be available through LiveAuctioneers.
DENVER — The Denver Art Museum (DAM) will reopen its expanded and reimagined campus to the public with a free general admission day on October 24, unveiling all eight levels of its iconic Gio Ponti-designed Lanny and Sharon Martin Building (formerly referred to as the North or Ponti Building), which originally opened to the public 50 years ago, and the new Anna and John J. Sie Welcome Center. Part of an overall campus reunification and building renovation project designed by Machado Silvetti and Fentress Architects, the campus reopening coincides with the Martin Building’s 50th anniversary.
ALLENTOWN, Pa. – A moment of silence, please, for the good old auction.
Oh, they’re still around. But the in-person auction, with its traditional patter and gavel-banging and crowd buzz, has been giving way in recent years to online business — a change accelerated by the coronavirus pandemic, which, according to one study, has advanced the pace of online commerce by two years.
CHICAGO – Hindman‘s May 5 Prints and Multiples auction will present more than 180 works from old master through contemporary prints, photography, and Picasso ceramics. The auction begins with a notably strong session of Pop Art from Robert Indiana, Andy Warhol, and Roy Lichtenstein, with other impressive artworks in the contemporary session by Wayne Thiebaud, Ed Ruscha, and Ellsworth Kelly. The photography session includes works by Berenice Abbott, Ansel Adams, and Marilyn Minter. Absentee and Internet live bidding will be available through LiveAuctioneers.