Apollo Galleries welcomes New Year with Jan. 16 Ancient Art & Antiquities Auction

Gandharan upper torso of Bodhisattva, circa 200-300AD, richly carved in grey schist. Serene expression, coiffure radiating from top of head and styled in such a way as to accentuate the subject’s princely status. Size: 650mm x 500mm. Similar to an example sold at Sotheby’s on Sept. 21, 2007. Provenance: Property of London ancient art gallery; private UK collection; acquired in Japan pre-2003; previously in a Japanese collection since the 1960s. Estimate £40,000-£80,000

LONDON – Apollo Galleries, London’s premier source for authentic, fully vetted ancient art and antiquities, will host its first auction of the New Year on Sunday, January 16, with absentee and Internet live bidding through LiveAuctioneers. The breathtaking assemblage of rarities from legendary civilizations is offered with authoritative descriptions and assessments from a newly-engaged team of specialists whose experience at the highest echelons of the art trade is amply documented.

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Coker’s Jan. 15 auction led by top-tier Euro. art, antiques with Washington family provenance

Ker-Xavier Roussel (French, 1867-1944), Satyr Chasing a Woodland Nymphette, oil-on-canvas, artist-signed. Size: 12in wide x 9 7/8in high. Provenance: Collection of Dr. Albert K. Chapman; M.R. Schweitzer Gallery NYC (acquired December 1963). Estimate $60,000-$80,000

KNOXVILLE, Tenn. – On Saturday, January 15, 2022, John W. Coker & Co., will auction antiques and fine art from several distinguished estates and families. The online-only event, with absentee and Internet live bidding through LiveAuctioneers, is highlighted by a very special selection of European Impressionist and Post-Impressionist paintings formerly in the collection of Dr. Albert Kinkade Chapman (1890-1984), president and CEO of Eastman Kodak.

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Minneapolis is site of first Kamoda Shoji retrospective outside Japan

Kamoda Shoji, Jar, 1971. Stoneware with red and green painted glazes. 4 ½ in by 6 ½ in. Photo credit: Collection of Joan B. Mirviss and Robert J. Levine
Kamoda Shoji, Jar, 1971. Stoneware with red and green painted glazes. 4 ½ in by 6 ½ in. Photo credit: Collection of Joan B. Mirviss and Robert J. Levine
Kamoda Shoji, Jar, 1971. Stoneware with red and green painted glazes. 4 ½ in by 6 ½ in. Photo credit: Collection of Joan B. Mirviss and Robert J. Levine

MINNEAPOLIS, Minn. — The Minneapolis Institute of Art is now hosting an exhibition of works by the Japanese ceramist Kamoda Shoji, who, despite his fame in Japan for significant contributions to contemporary ceramics, has not received the attention he deserves outside of his native country, in part because of his untimely death at the age of 49 in 1983. Continue reading

Even CGC low-graded Spider-Man comics triumphed at Bruneau

Marvel Comics’ Amazing Fantasy #15 (August 1962), featuring the origin and first appearance of Spider-Man, graded CGC 1.0, $25,000
Marvel Comics’ Amazing Fantasy #15 (August 1962), featuring the origin and first appearance of Spider-Man, graded CGC 1.0, $25,000
Marvel Comics’ Amazing Fantasy #15 (August 1962), featuring the origin and first appearance of Spider-Man, graded CGC 1.0, $25,000

CRANSTON, R.I. – Vintage Spider-Man comic books – even ones in poor condition – can still bring dizzying prices at auction, as was proven in Bruneau & Co.’s Comic, TCG, Toy & Sports Auction held December 11. Two early 1960s comics featuring Spidey – one graded CGC 1.0 and the other CGC 2.0 – brought a combined $36,562.

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Goal-oriented collectors seek game-worn soccer jerseys

A 1981 Diego Maradona match-worn jersey realized $12,500 plus the buyer’s premium in May 2020 at Julien’s Auctions. Image courtesy of Julien’s Auctions and LiveAuctioneers.
A 1981 Diego Maradona match-worn jersey realized $12,500 plus the buyer’s premium in May 2020 at Julien’s Auctions. Image courtesy of Julien’s Auctions and LiveAuctioneers.
A 1981 Diego Maradona match-worn jersey realized $12,500 plus the buyer’s premium in May 2020 at Julien’s Auctions. Image courtesy of Julien’s Auctions and LiveAuctioneers.

NEW YORK — Whether you call it soccer or football, as they do in England and most of the world, the sport is big business. The World Cup, the match series that holds the same importance as the Super Bowl or the World Series, is played every four years and is arguably the most popular worldwide sporting event, drawing billions of fans on television. Naturally, game-worn jerseys from soccer’s top stars are always in demand.

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