Delightful jewelry, estate art await at Aug. 28 Turner auction

EFFY multi-color sapphire, diamond and 14K white gold ring, est. $300-$500
EFFY multi-color sapphire, diamond and 14K white gold ring, est. $300-$500

SOUTH SAN FRANCISCO – Turner Auctions + Appraisals will present a Summer Sale on August 28, starting at 10:30 am Pacific time. Besides numerous items from estates and consignors, the auction offers more than 360 lots, including collections of Russian Lomonosov porcelain figures; Victorian Nailsea bells, 19th-century blown glass canes and other whimseys; German ceramic and pewter beer steins; and fine jewelry. Absentee and Internet live bidding will be available through LiveAuctioneers.

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Henry Ford Museum unveils ‘Driven to Win’ exhibit

Driven to Win: Racing in America presented by General Motors covers various forms of American auto racing including stock car, sports car, drag racing, Indy car, hill climb and land-speed racing. Photo credit Wes Duenkel Motorsport Photography
Driven to Win: Racing in America presented by General Motors covers various forms of American auto racing including stock car, sports car, drag racing, Indy car, hill climb and land-speed racing. Photo credit Wes Duenkel Motorsport Photography
Driven to Win: Racing in America, presented by General Motors, covers American auto racing, including stock car, sports car, drag racing, Indy car, hill climb and land-speed racing. Photo credit Wes Duenkel Motorsport Photography

DEARBORN, Mich. (AP) – The first stop on Romain Grosjean’s monthlong tour of the United States with his family was the Henry Ford Museum of American Innovation, where his wife had arranged a tour for the race car driver and their three children.

On the day The Associated Press visited, IndyCar rookie Scott McLaughlin happened to be in the parking lot waiting for the doors to open.

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Potter & Potter’s Aug 28 book auction spans Melville to Rowling

1851 first American edition of Herman Melville's ‘Moby–Dick; or, The Whale,’ est. $50,000-$60,000
1851 first American edition of Herman Melville’s ‘Moby–Dick; or, The Whale,’ est. $50,000-$60,000

CHICAGO – Potter & Potter Auctions will hold a 600-plus lot Fine Books & Manuscripts on August 28, starting at 10 am Central time. Absentee and Internet live bidding will be available through LiveAuctioneers.

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