SAINT MICHAELS, Md. – There’s no argument that prices for decoy and sporting art have continued to be strong in 2021. Guyette & Deeter, Inc.’s summer auction on August 6 and 7 grossed close to the high estimate at $4.2 million. The event featured 550 lots, with five lots selling for more than $100,000 and 98 selling for more than $10,000. Absentee and Internet live bidding was facilitated through LiveAuctioneers.
CRANSTON, R.I. – A dynamic Cubist painting by the Indian artist Maqbool Fida Husain, an early 20th-century Tiffany Studios Bleeding Heart table lamp, and a circa-1904 Caille Brothers Eclipse upright 25-cent slot machine are all expected to do well in Bruneau & Co. Auctioneers’ Estate Fine Art & Antique Auction on Thursday, September 30. Absentee and Internet live bidding will be available through LiveAuctioneers.
PHILADELPHIA — Freeman’s is pleased to announce the results of its September 15 Art and Design auction, in which all but six lots of the 126-lot auction sold, resulting in a 95% sell-through rate. Property from the estate of Gabriele Lee, a prominent champion of the arts in Philadelphia, performed at a 100% sell-through rate; the auction overall achieved $563,475, outperforming its high estimate.
WILTON, Conn. – University Archives’ next major online-only auction, Fabulous Autographs & Art, From Van Gogh to Hendrix, will take place Wednesday, September 29 at 10:30 am Eastern time. The 410-lot auction features historical autographs, rare books, artwork, posters, photographs, ephemera, collectibles, and relics – something for every level of collector. Absentee and Internet live bidding will be available through LiveAuctioneers.