PHILADELPHIA — On June 6, Freeman’s will conducts its semiannual American Art and Pennsylvania Impressionists auction, starting at 2 pm Eastern time. The 89-lot sale features an impressive range of rare and fresh-to-market American material, including significant artworks by such prominent artists as Norman Rockwell, Sylvia Shaw Judson, James Abbot McNeill Whistler, Mary Elizabeth Price, and Albert York, among others. Absentee and Internet live bidding will be available through LiveAuctioneers.
NEW HAMBURG, Ontario, Canada – Two Supertest Service Station double-sided porcelain hanging signs sold for a combined $41,300, and a Bennett 541 Supertest gas pump from the 1940s brought $20,060 in an online Petroliana & Advertising auction held May 15 by Miller & Miller Auctions, Ltd. The auction achieved an overall total of $341,905. Every lot sold, 66% of the lots met or exceeded their estimates, and 31 percent of the lots surpassed their high estimates. All prices quoted are in Canadian dollars, and are inclusive of the buyer’s premium.
DALLAS – Kenneth Hill, Sr. turned his love of the water into a lifetime of collecting. The Fort Worth, Texas resident and retired pharmaceutical pioneer sought only the finest examples of maritime fine art and antiques to complete a truly outstanding collection ranging from ship models, including a coveted Napoleonic prisoner-of-war ship carved from bone, to masterpiece paintings by Montague Dawson and Franz Richard Unterberger.
CHICAGO – On May 17 and 18, Hindman’s spring Timepieces and Fine and Important Jewelry auctions realized more than $2.6 million and saw tremendous bidder engagement. Active and competitive bidding across all channels led to top prices and resulted in a strong 96% sell-through rate for both auctions. Jewelry by designers such as Hemmerle, Tiffany & Co., Harry Winston, Tony Duquette, Evelyn Clothier, and Van Cleef & Arpels saw fantastic interest while watches by Patek Philippe, Rolex, Jaeger-LeCoultre, Audemars Piguet, and Cartier also saw strong results.
BOSTON – A letter in which Albert Einstein writes out his famous equation, “E = mc2,”–the only known example in private hands–sold for $1,243,707 during RR Auction’s May 13-May 20 sale.