MOUNT KISCO, N.Y. — A parade of interesting collections, one after another, will make their way across the block at The Benefit Shop Foundation Inc., during its Red Carpet auction on September 22. Absentee and Internet live bidding will be available through LiveAuctioneers.
John Steinbeck’s Sag Harbor haven listed at $16.75M
SAG HARBOR, N.Y. – For the first time in 60 years, the Sag Harbor oceanfront cottage and octagonal writing retreat where John Steinbeck wrote The Winter of Our Discontent and Travels With Charley are for sale, priced at $16.75 million. It was Steinbeck’s self-described “Eden,” his home from 1955 until he died in 1968.
Spider-Man leaps over Superman, claims world auction record
DALLAS – Spider-Man’s debut appearance is now the most world’s most valuable comic book.
Crescent City to host superlative Estates Auction, Sept. 18-19
NEW ORLEANS – Crescent City Auction Gallery will greet the busy fall season with a two-day Important September Estates Auction on September 18 and 19, starting at 10 am Central time both days. More than 800 lots, pulled from prominent estates and collections, will be offered. Absentee and Internet live bidding will be available through LiveAuctioneers.
Carlo Bugatti furniture: Nothing succeeds like excess
NEW YORK — Carlo Bugatti’s furniture shouldn’t work. The Italian artist-designer, who made his mark in the late 19th and early 20th centuries, created pieces that qualify as “fantastic” in both senses of the word — incredibly beautiful, and seemingly transported from a realm ruled by fantasy.