Vinyl Valhalla: Heritage offers peerless record collection, March 12-13

Multi-colored vinyl pressing of Bob Dylan’s 17th LP, Desire, est. $800-$1,200. Image courtesy of Heritage Auctions
Multi-colored vinyl pressing of Bob Dylan’s 17th LP, Desire, est. $800-$1,200. Image courtesy of Heritage Auctions
Multi-colored vinyl pressing of Bob Dylan’s 17th LP, Desire, est. $800-$1,200. Image courtesy of Heritage Auctions

DALLAS — Heritage Auctions will present the David Swartz Vintage Vinyl Collection Entertainment & Music Memorabilia Signature® Auction on Saturday, March 12, and Sunday, March 13, featuring 365 items from Swartz’s impressive collection. In addition to rare recordings by Bob Dylan, the Beatles and other headliners, auction highlights include the original, uncensored version of David Bowie’s Diamond Dogs from 1974, the unique unassembled production sleeve originally made for the Rolling Stones’ 1968 Street Fighting Man single and an ultra-rare copy of the 1962 Tony Sheridan and the Beatles 7-inch My Bonnie single. Absentee and Internet live bidding will be available through LiveAuctioneers.

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Haute couture is runway ready for Hindman auction, March 16

Christian Dior tweed skirt suit, 1997-1998, est. $400-$600
L-R: Chanel haute couture wool tweed skirt suit with removable facings, Spring/Summer 1997, est. $2,000-$4,000; Givenchy haute couture maternity jumpsuit, circa 1984, est. $500-$700; Christian Dior tweed skirt suit, 1997-98, est. $400-$600
From left to right: Chanel haute couture wool tweed skirt suit with removable facings, Spring/Summer 1997, est. $2,000-$4,000; circa-1984 Givenchy haute couture maternity jumpsuit in light blue crinkle crepe, est. $500-$700; Christian Dior tweed skirt suit, 1997-98, est. $400-$600

CHICAGO – Hindman Auctions will present its Spring Fashion: Centuries of Style auction on March 16, featuring several private collections of significant haute couture headlined by New York fashion collectors Susan Gutfreund and Jaqueline Leeds. Absentee and Internet live bidding will be available through LiveAuctioneers. Through these remarkable garments, we begin to understand not only the women who wore them, but also their lifestyle and knowledge of fashion history. Gutfreund and Leeds cultivated relationships with the trailblazing designers and couturiers that created the fashions in this sale.

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Native American baskets carry weight at John Moran sale, March 15

Polychrome California Mission rattlesnake basket, est. $5,000-$7,000
Polychrome California Mission rattlesnake basket, est. $5,000-$7,000
Polychrome California Mission rattlesnake basket, est. $5,000-$7,000

MONROVIA, Calif. – On March 15, John Moran Auctioneers will present the James M. Cole collection, featuring more than 300 lots of Native American art and artifacts. Absentee and Internet live bidding will be available through LiveAuctioneers.

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Manhattan DA returns seized artifacts worth $20M to Greece

The Kouros, one of 46 antiquities seized from billionaire hedge fund founder Michael Steinhardt and returned to the people of Greece. Image courtesy of the Manhattan District Attorney’s office.
The Kouros, one of 46 antiquities seized from billionaire hedge fund founder Michael Steinhardt and returned to the people of Greece. Image courtesy of the Manhattan District Attorney’s office.
The Kouros, one of 46 antiquities seized from billionaire hedge fund founder Michael Steinhardt and returned to the people of Greece. Image courtesy of the Manhattan District Attorney’s office.

NEW YORK (AP) – Dozens of looted antiquities seized from billionaire hedge fund founder Michael Steinhardt after a yearslong investigation have been returned to the people of Greece, prosecutors in New York announced February 23.

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