Nye & Co. presents Chic and Antique Estate Treasures auction, Jan. 19-20

Marcel Wanders for Louis Vuitton lounge chair from the Objets Nomades collection, est. $12,000-$18,000
Marcel Wanders for Louis Vuitton lounge chair from the Objets Nomades collection, est. $12,000-$18,000

Marcel Wanders for Louis Vuitton lounge chair from the Objets Nomades collection, est. $12,000-$18,000

BLOOMFIELD, N.J. – Nye & Company Auctioneers’ two-day, online Chic and Antique Estate Treasures auction planned for Wednesday and Thursday, January 19 and 20, will offer a wide variety of fine and decorative arts, with a concentration on 17th- thru 20th-century paintings, furniture from the 18th through the 21st centuries, as well as silver and jewelry. Sales begin at 10 am Eastern time both days. Absentee and Internet live bidding will be available through LiveAuctioneers.

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Scottsdale museum mounts groundbreaking Edward S. Curtis exhibition

Edward S. Curtis, ‘Medicine Crow,’ 1909, goldtone. Peterson Family Collection.
Edward S. Curtis, ‘Medicine Crow,’ 1909, goldtone. Peterson Family Collection.
Edward S. Curtis, ‘Medicine Crow,’ 1909, goldtone. Peterson Family Collection.

SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. – Western Spirit: Scottsdale’s Museum of the West (SMoW) is now hosting a remarkable exhibition celebrating the life and works of photographer-ethnographer Edward Curtis, titled Light and Legacy: The Art and Techniques of Edward S. Curtis. It opened on October 19, 2021 and will run through April 30, 2023.

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Chinese famille rose vase set the pace at Roland’s New Year’s Day sale

19th-century Chinese famille rose Hu-form vase, $54,000
19th-century Chinese famille rose Hu-form vase, $54,000
19th-century Chinese famille rose Hu-form vase, $54,000

GLEN COVE, N.Y. – Roland Auctions NY kicked off the New Year in style. The company’s January 1 sale turned out to be its highest-grossing single-day, and highest-grossing per lot, auction of the past year. The auction lineup featured selections from multiple estates with a spotlight on the collection of a socialite from European nobility who had properties at The Pierre Hotel in Manhattan and in Lloyd Harbor, Long Island. The collection offered everything from Louis XIV to mid-century Modern, along with art, silver, jewelry and decorative items.

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Jan. 16 is last day to see V&A exhibition ‘Bags: Inside Out’

Moynat Mini Pyramide Gravity Bag, 2019. France (c) Victoria and Albert Museum, London
Moynat Mini Pyramide Gravity Bag, 2019. France (c) Victoria and Albert Museum, London

Moynat Mini Pyramide Gravity Bag, 2019. France (c) Victoria and Albert Museum, London

LONDON – Bags: Inside Out is the UK’s most comprehensive exhibition dedicated to the ultimate accessory. From designer handbags to despatch boxes, vanity cases to military rucksacks, the exhibition explores our longstanding fascination with the bag. The show opened at the V&A in fall of 202o and has been extended multiple times, but it looks set to end on January 16, 2022.

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