1950s Marx sheet metal Coca-Cola stakebed delivery truck in red and yellow, 20in long. Coca-Cola decals on both sides say ‘Take some home Today.’ Est. $120-$250. Image courtesy of Stephenson’s Auction

All aboard for Stephenson’s summer toys and trains auction, July 17

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1930s Lionel standard-gauge steam engine #385 with #384-T tender. G to VG condition. Est. $250-$500. Image courtesy of Stephenson’s Auction

1930s Lionel standard-gauge steam engine #385 with #384-T tender. G to VG condition. Est. $250-$500. Image courtesy of Stephenson’s Auction

SOUTHAMPTON, Pa. – On Sunday, July 17, Stephenson’s Auctioneers will conduct the 2022 edition of its popular Summer Trains & Toys Auction, featuring antique and vintage items from collections and estates through the Mid-Atlantic region. The sale will take place at the company’s spacious Bucks County gallery, with bidding available live online through LiveAuctioneers.

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Exterior of the Cheech Marin Center for Chicano Art & Culture, which has been nicknamed “The Cheech.” It opened June 18 in California. Image courtesy of the Cheech Marin Center for Chicano Art & Culture

Cheech Marin’s museum of Chicano art opens in California

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Exterior of the Cheech Marin Center for Chicano Art & Culture, which has been nicknamed “The Cheech.” It opened June 18 in California. Image courtesy of the Cheech Marin Center for Chicano Art & Culture

Exterior of the Cheech Marin Center for Chicano Art & Culture, which has been nicknamed “The Cheech.” It opened June 18 in California. Image courtesy of Riverside Art Museum

RIVERSIDE, Calif. (AP) – A home for Cheech Marin’s collection of Chicano art has debuted in Southern California. The Cheech Marin Center for Chicano Art & Culture opened June 18 in Riverside, east of Los Angeles.

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Tony Rosenthal, ‘Big Red,’ from the Accumulation series, $75,000

Roland NY to offer Tony Rosenthal works in the Hamptons, July 14-17

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Tony Rosenthal, ‘Big Red,’ from the Accumulation series, $75,000

Tony Rosenthal, ‘Big Red,’ from the Accumulation series, $75,000

SOUTHAMPTON, N.Y. – The Roland NY auction house will present an exhibition of the works of abstract sculptor Tony Rosenthal (American, 1914-2009) at the Hamptons Fine Arts Fair on the grounds of the Southampton Fairgrounds July 14-17. The Arts Fair will feature 85 galleries from around the world.

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Taxidermy replica dodo, est. £2,000-£3,000

Fantastic beasts found in abundance at Curated Auctions, July 13

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Taxidermy replica dodo, est. £2,000-£3,000

Taxidermy replica dodo, est. £2,000-£3,000

LONDON – From floating giraffes to dodo bones, extinct bird feathers to flying beasts, as well as taxidermy, curiosities, natural history and so many more delights that tickle and test the imagination, the Curated Auctions sale taking place Wednesday, July 13 and dubbed Objects of Wonder & Relics of Extinct Beasts, is set to astonish. View the fully illustrated catalog on LiveAuctioneers.

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Olmec jade maskette, est. $6,000-$8,000

Olmec jade maskette set to turn heads at Hindman, July 13

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Olmec jade maskette, est. $6,000-$8,000

Olmec jade maskette, est. $6,000-$8,000

CHICAGO – It’s easy to forget that everything we consider ancient today was once contemporary. Hindman Auctions’ Ethnographic & Tribal Art sale, scheduled for Wednesday, July 13, will spotlight objects from around the world that were made for trade or served utilitarian purposes. This 300-lot online auction offers objects from Pre-Columbian, African and Oceanic cultures, spanning from ancient to contemporary times. This sale is the ideal destination for antiquarians, designers and art enthusiasts alike to be inspired by what was once viewed as cutting-edge and find the perfect focal points or accents for a range of interiors. Absentee and Internet live bidding will be available through LiveAuctioneers.

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Brad Walls, aerial drone photograph from the new series ‘Vacant.’ Copyright Brad Walls, https://www.bradscanvas.com/, Instagram @bradscanvas

Brad Walls’ latest aerial photo series is anything but ‘Vacant’

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Brad Walls, aerial drone photograph from the new series ‘Vacant.’ Copyright Brad Walls, https://www.bradscanvas.com/, Instagram @bradscanvas

Brad Walls, aerial drone photograph from the new series ‘Vacant.’ Copyright Brad Walls, https://www.bradscanvas.com, Instagram @bradscanvas

NEW YORK – Award-winning Australian photographer Brad Walls, who now resides in New York, has released a new series titled Vacant. Drawing inspiration from his fascination with surrealism and geometric art, audiences are invited to experience his second conceptual art series from above.

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Untitled Sam Francis abstract acrylic painting, est. $15,000-$20,000

Sam Francis works bring color and verve to Roland NY, July 16

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Untitled Sam Francis abstract acrylic painting, est. $15,000-$20,000

Untitled Sam Francis abstract acrylic on paper, est. $15,000-$20,000

GLEN COVE, N.Y. – Roland Auctions NY will present its July Auction on Saturday, July 16 beginning at 10 am Eastern time. Its lineup will focus on fine and contemporary art, decorative arts, furniture, silver and Asian items. Absentee and Internet live bidding will be available through LiveAuctioneers.

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1652 map of Italy signed by Nicolai Ioannis Visscher, est. $1,500-$2,000

Jasper52 offers antique maps, books and more, July 13

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1652 map of Italy signed by Nicolai Ioannis Visscher, est. $1,500-$2,000

1652 map of Italy signed by Nicolai Ioannis Visscher, est. $1,500-$2,000

NEW YORK – On Wednesday, July 13, starting at 7 pm Eastern time, Jasper52 will hold a sale titled 15th-19th Century Antique Books Collection, which delivers exactly that – books published between the 15th and 19th centuries, with a few maps and posters mixed in. Absentee and Internet live bidding will be available through LiveAuctioneers.

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Harvard returns Standing Bear’s tomahawk to Nebraska tribe

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Standing Bear’s pipe-tomahawk, photographed in May 2017 on display in the Native American Collection at the Peabody Museum at Harvard University in Cambridge, Mass. The museum returned the object to the Ponca tribe in a ceremony held on June 3. Standing Bear, a Native American civil rights pioneer, originally gave the pipe-tomahawk to one of his lawyers, John Lee Webster, in 1879. It passed through several hands before the university acquired it in 1982. Image courtesy of Wikimedia Commons, photo credit Daderot. Shared under the Creative Commons CC0 1.0 Universal Public Domain Dedication

Standing Bear’s pipe-tomahawk, photographed in May 2017 on display in the Native American collection at the Peabody Museum at Harvard University in Cambridge, Mass. Harvard officials returned the object to the Ponca tribe in a ceremony held on June 3. Standing Bear, a Native American civil rights pioneer, originally gave the pipe-tomahawk to one of his lawyers, John Lee Webster, in 1879. It passed through several hands before the university acquired it in 1982. Image courtesy of Wikimedia Commons, photo credit Daderot. Shared under the Creative Commons CC0 1.0 Universal Public Domain Dedication

BOSTON (AP) – A tomahawk once owned by Chief Standing Bear, a pioneering Native American civil rights leader, has been returned to his tribe after being housed for decades in a museum at Harvard University.

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Sean Scully, ‘Drawing #30,’ est. $20,000-$30,000

Great expectations for Sean Scully artwork at Clarke, July 10

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Sean Scully, ‘Drawing #30,’ est. $20,000-$30,000

Sean Scully, ‘Drawing #30,’ est. $20,000-$30,000

LARCHMONT, N.Y. — For its summer estates auction on Sunday, July 10, which begins at 10 am Eastern time, Clarke Auction Gallery will present a well-rounded sale that hits all the major collecting categories with examples of notable and important works. Absentee and Internet live bidding will be available through LiveAuctioneers.

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