Redlands to auction long-held trove of rare NASA Apollo Moon, astronaut photos, Dec. 1

NASA Apollo 15 (1971) photograph of Astronaut James B Irwin with Lunar Rover, Lunar Module, and planted American Flag against Mt Hadley Delta in the background. Size 8 x 10 inches. NASA IDs at top left margin. Estimate $20-$20,000

 REDLANDS, Calif. – As governments and private entities fast-track their goal to explore and colonize space, interest in images documenting the earliest days of space exploration has increased by leaps and bounds. A rare opportunity to acquire 1960s/’70s NASA photos and prints of Apollo astronauts working on the Moon, ultraviolet shots of Earth from the Moon, and shots of the Moon’s terrain itself, will take place on December 1 as Redlands Antique Auction sells a collection that has been quietly stored and unpublicized for 40 years. Absentee and Internet live bidding is available through LiveAuctioneers.

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Potter & Potter presents its first Fine and Outsider Art sale, Dec. 1

Peter Max hand-painted vase from 1961, estimated at $1,000-$2,000
Peter Max hand-painted vase from 1961, estimated at $1,000-$2,000
Peter Max vase from 1961, estimated at $1,000-$2,000

CHICAGO  – Potter & Potter Auctions will hold its first Fine & Outsider Art Sale on Thursday, December 1, starting at 10 am Central time. The 365-lot sale will feature works by Dali, Picasso, Chagall and their contemporaries, as well as an array of Outsider art by Howard Finster, Mose Tolliver and Purvis Young. Absentee and Internet live bidding will be available through LiveAuctioneers.

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Jasper52 prepares Thanksgiving Americana feast, Nov. 24

20th-century American copper setter dog weathervane, estimated at $2,000-$2,500
20th-century American copper setter dog weathervane, estimated at $2,000-$2,500
20th-century American copper setter dog weathervane, estimated at $2,000-$2,500

NEW YORK – An exquisite Navajo rug, a charming mid-century American flag quilt, and an American copper setter dog-form weathervane will battle for top lot status at Jasper52’s Special Thanksgiving Americana Day 1 auction, which will be held on Thursday, November 24 – yes, Thanksgiving day – starting at 6 pm Eastern time. As is true for virtually every Americana auction offered through Jasper52, the sale is curated by Clifford Wallach, an expert in tramp art, folk art and Americana. Absentee and Internet live bidding will be available through LiveAuctioneers.

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Books signed by MLK and Gandhi set records at Hindman

Cover of 1958 first printing, first edition of Stride Toward Freedom, The Montgomery Story, signed by Martin Luther King Jr., $50,000, a record for a King-signed book
Cover of 1958 first printing, first edition of Stride Toward Freedom, The Montgomery Story, signed by Martin Luther King Jr., $50,000, a record for a King-signed book
Cover of 1958 first printing, first edition of Stride Toward Freedom, The Montgomery Story, signed by Martin Luther King Jr., $50,000, a record for a King-signed book

CHICAGO – A collection of letters by notorious American gangster Al Capone achieved exceptional prices in Hindman’s Fine Books & Manuscripts auction, which took place November 8 and 9. Books and manuscripts authored and signed by presidents and world leaders from the Patrick Atkinson collection also saw significant attention, with new auction records set for books signed by Martin Luther King, Jr. and Gandhi. The total sale nearly doubled its estimate, and realized more than $1.2 million, representing one of Hindman’s most successful various-owner Books & Manuscripts auctions in recent years.

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Ancient art featuring gods of the Maya showcased at the Met

Whistle with the Maize God emerging from a flower. Mexico, Late Classic period (600–900). Ceramic, pigment, H. 8 1/8in. (20.7cm). The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, the Michael C. Rockefeller memorial collection, bequest of Nelson A. Rockefeller, 1979. (1979.206.728)
Whistle with the Maize God emerging from a flower. Mexico, Late Classic period (600–900). Ceramic, pigment, H. 8 1/8in. (20.7cm). The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, the Michael C. Rockefeller memorial collection, bequest of Nelson A. Rockefeller, 1979. (1979.206.728)
Whistle with the Maize God emerging from a flower. Mexico, Late Classic period (600–900). Ceramic, pigment, H. 8 1/8in. (20.7cm). The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, the Michael C. Rockefeller memorial collection, bequest of Nelson A. Rockefeller, 1979. (1979.206.728)

NEW YORK — In Maya art — one of the greatest artistic traditions of the ancient Americas — the gods are depicted in all stages of life: as infants, as adults at the peak of their maturity and influence, and finally, as they age. The gods could perish, and some were born anew, providing a model of regeneration and resilience. Opening November 21 at the Metropolitan Museum of Art and continuing through April 2, 2023, the exhibition Lives of the Gods: Divinity in Maya Art will bring together nearly 100 rarely seen masterpieces and recent discoveries in diverse media — from the monumental to the miniature — that depict episodes in the life cycle of the gods, from the moment of their birth to resplendent transformations as blossoming flowers or fearsome creatures of the night.

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