NEW YORK – Doyle will hold an auction of American Paintings & Prints on Tuesday, November 2 starting at 11 am Eastern time. Featured will be 19th and 20th century paintings, including fine examples of portraiture; Hudson River, Western and regional landscapes; and still lifes. The sale also offers Audubon, Currier & Ives and topographical prints. Absentee and Internet live bidding will be available through LiveAuctioneers.
BOSTON – Gene Cernan’s Apollo 17 flown checklist used during his final moonwalk sold for $744,993 at RR Auction.
PARIS (AP) – In a decision with potential ramifications across European museums, France is displaying 26 looted colonial-era artifacts for one last time before returning them home to Benin. The wooden anthropomorphic statues, royal thrones and sacred altars were pilfered by the French army in the 19th century from Western Africa.
NEW YORK – It’s astonishing what the right thing in the right place can do for the look and feel of an interior. Some pieces are functional and become beloved household objects and even heirlooms. Others might have been purpose-made for a specific task that was rendered obsolete generations ago. Still others, from the moment of their conception, had the sole job of looking beautiful and bringing joy. On Wednesday, November 3, starting at 7 pm Eastern time, Jasper52 will hold an auction titled Exquisite Decorative Arts, containing 353 lots of objects, keepsakes, and perfect little touches that make a room sing. Absentee and Internet live bidding will be available through LiveAuctioneers.
NEW YORK — The year 2021 marks several anniversaries for classic monsters and horror films. At Halloween — or anytime, really — it’s fun to explore movie posters and collectibles featuring the characters that have sent shivers up the spines of generations of movie-goers.