THOMASTON, Maine – The Splendor sale at Thomaston Place Auction Galleries, a three-day event taking place from Friday, August 26, through Sunday, August 28, will present important artwork, American folk art and colonial furnishings, modernist design, antiquities and decorative pieces. Absentee and Internet live bidding will be available through LiveAuctioneers.
Fine art lifts early August Rafael Osona auction to $2M
NANTUCKET, Mass. – After a robust four-day live exhibition of 850 lots, Rafael Osona’s combined August 6 and August 7 Americana, Fine Art, Marine Auction grossed nearly two million dollars.
1920s fashion drawings, vintage posters and more at PBA Galleries, Aug. 25
BERKELEY, Calif. – On Thursday, August 25, PBA Galleries will host a sale of Antiquarian Books with Fine Press and Fine Bindings, with more than 350 lots from the private press movement, fine bindings, fore-edge painted books, posters, graphic arts and antiquarian books. Featured are choice selections of chromolithography, pochoir and a wonderful collection of early color lithograph posters from the great poster craze of the late 19th century. Absentee and Internet live bidding will be available through LiveAuctioneers.
Nathan Cobb Jr brant decoy swims away with $252K at Guyette & Deeter
ST. MICHAELS, Md. – The sun was out and spirits were high during Guyette & Deeter’s July 29-30 decoy and sporting art auction at the Chesapeake Bay Maritime Museum. The sale had 120 collectors in attendance and more than 1,000 others participating online and by phone. Gross sales totaled $3.32 million, with 72 lots selling for more than $10,000, including one that exceeded $200,000.
Emeralds, sapphires and other coveted stones highlight Aug. 23 sale
NEW YORK – On Tuesday, August 23, starting at 1 pm Eastern time, Jasper52 will conduct a sale of Classic to Modern Jewelry and Stones. Absentee and Internet live bidding will be available through LiveAuctioneers.
Massachusetts art museum workers schedule one-day strike
NORTH ADAMS, Mass. (AP) – Unionized workers at the Massachusetts Museum of Contemporary Art, frustrated with the progress of contract negotiations, have authorized a one-day strike for later this week.