Swann secures exceptional material for LGBTQ+ sale, Aug. 18

Oscar Wilde, ‘The Picture of Dorian Gray,’ signed deluxe first edition rebound in 2019 by Robert Wu, est. $25,000-$35,000
 Oscar Wilde, ‘The Picture of Dorian Gray,’ signed deluxe first edition rebound in 2019 by Robert Wu, est. $25,000-$35,000

Oscar Wilde, ‘The Picture of Dorian Gray,’ signed deluxe first edition from 1891, rebound in modern red full Morocco leather in 2019 by Robert Wu, est. $25,000-$35,000

NEW YORK — Swann Galleries’ LGBTQ+ Art, Material Culture & History sale will be held Thursday, August 18. In its fourth iteration and entering its fifth year, the sale continues to deliver exceptional works by LGBTQ+ artists, creatives and activists. Absentee and Internet live bidding will be available through LiveAuctioneers.

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Mullin Automotive Museum readies Monterey Car Week displays

1930 Bugatti Type 46. Image courtesy of the Mullin Automotive Museum
1930 Bugatti Type 46. Image courtesy of the Mullin Automotive Museum
1930 Bugatti Type 46. Image courtesy of the Mullin Automotive Museum

OXNARD, Calif. – The Mullin Automotive Museum will display six exquisite vehicles at various events during Monterey Car Week on August 17-21. Guests of the Rolex Monterey Motorsports Reunion; The Quail, A Motorsports Gathering; and the Pebble Beach Concours d’Elegance will have the opportunity to view prized classics such as the 1946 Delage D6-3L racecar and the 1951 Talbot-Lago Type 26-GS.

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Encore! Colonial Williamsburg shows how Americans once made music

Harpsichord, Jacob Kirkman, London, England, 1762. Museum purchase, 1997-76

 

 Harpsichord, Jacob Kirkman, London, England, 1762. Museum purchase, 1997-76

Harpsichord, Jacob Kirkman, London, England, 1762. Museum purchase, 1997-76

WILLIAMSBURG, Va. — Making Music in Early America, an exhibition opening on August 20 in the Mark M. and Rosemary W. Leckie Gallery at the DeWitt Wallace Decorative Arts Museum, one of the Art Museums of Colonial Williamsburg, will envelop visitors in the musical world of the 18th and 19th centuries.

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