Potter & Potter to conjure 500+ lots of pure magic, July 16

Circa-1947 Okito Checker Cabinet by Theo Bamberg, est. $10,000-$15,000
Circa-1947 Okito Checker Cabinet by Theo Bamberg, est. $10,000-$15,000
Circa-1947 Okito Checker Cabinet by Theo Bamberg, est. $10,000-$15,000

CHICAGO – Potter & Potter Auctions‘ Saturday, July 16 sale, The Collection of Jim DeLoach, will feature a fine selection of antique to modern magic apparatus, posters, books and artwork. The auction, containing 531 lots, will start at 10 am Central time. Absentee and Internet live bidding will be available through LiveAuctioneers.

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Sitting Bull’s rifle prevailed at Cowan’s frontier firearms auction

Winchester 1st Model 1876 rifle, believed to have been owned by Sitting Bull, $132,000
Winchester 1st Model 1876 rifle, believed to have been owned by Sitting Bull, $132,000
Winchester 1st Model 1876 rifle, believed to have been owned by Sitting Bull, $132,000

CINCINNATI – The Frontier Firearms from the Lifetime Collection of Larry Ness sale at Cowan’s Auctions on June 8 achieved more than $929,000. A Winchester 1st Model 1876 rifle believed to have been taken from Sitting Bull’s cabin on the day of his death was the showstopper of the sale, emerging as the top lot of an auction that saw strong engagement throughout.

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Boston’s Museum of Fine Arts employees, management, reach labor deal

Exterior of the Boston Museum of Fine Arts, photographed in March 2017. On June 28, workers at the museum finalized their first labor deal, following a vote to join a union in November 2020. Image courtesy of Wikimedia Commons, photo credit Suicasmo. Shared under the Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 4.0 International license.
Exterior of the Boston Museum of Fine Arts, photographed in March 2017. On June 28, workers at the museum finalized their first labor deal, following a vote to join a union in November 2020. Image courtesy of Wikimedia Commons, photo credit Suicasmo. Shared under the Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 4.0 International license.
Exterior of the Boston Museum of Fine Arts, photographed in March 2017. On June 28, workers at the museum finalized their first labor deal, following a vote to join a union in November 2020. Image courtesy of Wikimedia Commons, photo credit Suicasmo. Shared under the Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 4.0 International license.

BOSTON (AP) – Employees at Boston’s Museum of Fine Arts ratified their first labor deal on June 28, becoming the latest prestigious art institution to protect workers with a union contract. The collective bargaining agreement is the first since museum workers voted to join the United Auto Workers Local 2110 in November 2020, the union and management said in a joint statement.

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Scarce version of Bob Dylan Freewheelin’ LP headlines at Heritage, July 9-10

Copy of Bob Dylan’s 1963 ‘Freewheelin’ album that includes four deleted tracks, est. $48,000-$72,000. Image courtesy of Heritage Auctions
Copy of Bob Dylan’s 1963 ‘Freewheelin’ album that includes four deleted tracks, est. $48,000-$72,000. Image courtesy of Heritage Auctions
Stereo copy of Bob Dylan’s 1963 ‘Freewheelin’ album that includes four deleted tracks, est. $48,000-$72,000. Image courtesy of Heritage Auctions

DALLAS – One of the rarest artifacts of Bob Dylan’s illustrious career will get a spin in Heritage Auctions’ Music Memorabilia Signature® Auction July 9-10. Dylan’s 1963 original Freewheelin’ album includes four tracks that were deleted and ultimately replaced by others before the album was distributed upon its release in May 1963. Almost all of the mono and stereo copies of the album with the original musical lineup were destroyed. The album is estimated at $48,000-$72,000. Absentee and Internet live bidding will be available through LiveAuctioneers.

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Tiffany & Co. diamond ring rocked Doyle jewelry auction

Tiffany & Co. 3.16-carat diamond and platinum ring, $88,200
Tiffany & Co. 3.16-carat diamond and platinum ring, $88,200
Tiffany & Co. 3.16-carat diamond and platinum ring, $88,200

NEW YORK – Jewelry sales at Doyle in all levels of value continue to surpass expectations, and the auction of Fine Jewelry & Important Jewelry on June 23 was no exception. With competitive bidding, the sale totaled $2,271,911, far above its collective estimate of $1,266,000-$1,831,900, with an exceptional 96% sold by lot and 100% by value.

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Raising a toast to the charm of British pub signs

A double-sided sign for a longtime inn and pub in Horsham, The Dog & Bacon, brought $1,300 plus the buyer’s premium in November 2020. Image courtesy of Austin Auction Gallery and LiveAuctioneers.

 

A double-sided sign for a longtime inn and pub in Horsham, The Dog & Bacon, brought $1,300 plus the buyer’s premium in November 2020. Image courtesy of Austin Auction Gallery and LiveAuctioneers.
A double-sided sign for a longtime inn and pub in Horsham, England,  The Dog & Bacon, brought $1,300 plus the buyer’s premium in November 2020. Image courtesy of Austin Auction Gallery and LiveAuctioneers.

NEW YORK — The pub, a shortened term for “public house,” ranks among Great Britain’s finest cultural contributions, providing a convivial setting for socialization that is hard to equal. Far more than a place to order a pint and a meal, pubs are as much a part of the landscape as red double-decker buses are in London.

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