Andy Yanchus collection of model kits, vintage toys on deck at Bruneau, Sept. 17

1961 Tamiya Thunder Bolt motorized race car and an early-1960s Japan Hobby SF series S-1 Astoro Boat Star Fire-I, est. $300-$500
1961 Tamiya Thunder Bolt motorized race car and an early-1960s Japan Hobby SF series S-1 Astoro Boat Star Fire-I, est. $300-$500
Left, early-1960s Japan Hobby SF series S-1 Astoro Boat Star Fire-I; right, a 1961 Tamiya Thunder Bolt motorized race car, together est. $300-$500

CRANSTON, R.I. – Part 1 of the Andy Yanchus collection of plastic models, diecast toys, American models and vintage toys from the 1960s through the 1990s will come up for bid on Saturday, September 17 at Bruneau & Co. Auctioneers, starting at 10 am Eastern time. Absentee and Internet live bidding will be available through LiveAuctioneers.

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Sept. 14 fossil auction ‘revives’ fascinating prehistoric species

Fossilized fish in a limestone slab, est. $1,500-$2,000
Fossilized fish in a limestone slab, est. $1,500-$2,000
Fossilized fish in a limestone slab, est. $1,500-$2,000

NEW YORK – A large fossilized Mioplosus labracoides fish, an ammonite Kranaosphinctes with a white shell, and a purplish fossil shark tooth that measures more than five and a half inches will likely earn top lot status at Jasper52’s Fossilized Ammonites, Trilobites and More sale, which will be conducted on Wednesday, September 14 at 11 am Eastern time. Absentee and Internet live bidding will be available through LiveAuctioneers.

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Rosamond Purcell career-spanning exhibition on view at Addison Gallery

Rosamond Purcell, ‘Eye Made of Glass, Antler Bone, and Metal, Collection of Peter the Great, Kunstkamera, St. Petersburg, circa 1990. Inkjet print, dimensions variable. Courtesy of the artist. © Rosamond Purcell
Rosamond Purcell, ‘Eye Made of Glass, Antler Bone, and Metal, Collection of Peter the Great, Kunstkamera, St. Petersburg, circa 1990. Inkjet print, dimensions variable. Courtesy of the artist. © Rosamond Purcell
Rosamond Purcell, ‘Eye Made of Glass, Antler Bone, and Metal, Collection of Peter the Great, Kunstkamera, St. Petersburg, circa 1990. Inkjet print, dimensions variable. Courtesy of the artist. © Rosamond Purcell

ANDOVER, Mass. – Rosamond Purcell: Nature Stands Aside, the first retrospective of the artist’s work, is on view at the Addison Gallery of American Art through December 31. The exhibition will feature more than 150 of the artist’s haunting photographs, assemblages, collages and installations spanning Purcell’s career from the late 1960s to the present day.

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