Stephenson’s to host surprise-filled Trains & Toys Auction, July 23

Three 1930s Stephen Girard Series Lionel standard-gauge apple green with yellow passenger cars, each with its original box. Lot estimate: $1,200-$2,000

SOUTHAMPTON, Pa. – On Friday, July 23, Stephenson’s Auctioneers of Southampton (suburban Philadelphia), Pa., will conduct the 2021 edition of its popular Mid-Summer Trains & Toys Auction, featuring antique and vintage items from collections and estates through the Mid-Atlantic region. Absentee and Internet live bidding will be available through LiveAuctioneers.

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Kaminski to auction select items from two great estates July 24-25

Period Federal gilt framed convex mirror with eagle, estimated at $3,000-$5,000
Period Federal gilt framed convex mirror with eagle, estimated at $3,000-$5,000
Period Federal gilt framed convex mirror with eagle, estimated at $3,000-$5,000

BEVERLY, Mass. – Kaminski Auctions presents two virtual onsite auctions on July 24, with previews planned at two different locations. Auction previews will take place in Vernon, New York, for the estate of Pat and Nathan Kornfeld; and in Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts, where the auction house has been commissioned to sell the living estate of Sylvia Sacks Rudolph from her home at 75 Woodchester Drive. Absentee and Internet live bidding will be available through LiveAuctioneers.

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Peabody Essex exhibition sails through centuries of marine painting

Michele Felice Corne, ‘Ship America on the Grand Banks,’ about 1800 oil on canvas, 39 3/4 x 56 inches (100.965 x 142.24 cm). Gift of Mrs. Francis B. Crowninshield, 1953. © 2014 Peabody Essex Museum
Michele Felice Corne, ‘Ship America on the Grand Banks,’ about 1800
oil on canvas, 39 3/4 x 56 inches (100.965 x 142.24 cm). Gift of Mrs. Francis B. Crowninshield, 1953. © 2014 Peabody Essex Museum

SALEM, Mass.– Now on view at the Peabody Essex Museum (PEM) is In American Watersa painting exhibition that reframes and expands our understanding of American culture and environment by looking at the sea. For more than 200 years, American artists have been inspired to capture the beauty, violence, poetry, and transformative power of the sea.

The exhibition, which opened on May 29 and will continue through October 3, features a diverse range of modern and historical artists, including Georgia O’Keeffe, Amy Sherald, Kay WalkingStick, Norman Rockwell, Hale Woodruff, Paul Cadmus, Thomas Hart Benton, Jacob Lawrence, Valerie Hegarty, Stuart Davis, and many others. In American Waters is co-organized by PEM and Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art.Continue reading

Richfield Oil memorabilia & petroliana drive July 25 auction

Circa-1920 Richfield Oil promotional desk clock with an aviation theme, estimated at $250-$500
Circa-1920 Richfield Oil promotional desk clock with an aviation theme, estimated at $250-$500

FULLERTON, Calif. – A massive single-owner collection of oil and petroliana, aka gas station collectibles, especially items pertaining to Atlantic Richfield Company (ARCO), will be showcased in a live online auction on July 25 held  by Appraisal & Estate Sale Specialists, Inc. It will feature nearly 500 lots in all, and will begin promptly at 12 noon Pacific time/3pm Eastern time. Absentee and Internet live bidding will be available through LiveAuctioneers.

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