NEW HAMBURG, Canada – A bright red 1963 Chevrolet Corvette coupe with a desirable split rear window roared off for $129,800 in an online-only Automobiles, Advertising & Toys auction held December 3 by Miller & Miller Auctions, Ltd. The runner-up lot was a 1940s double-sided porcelain Chrysler Plymouth Fargo dealer sign that made $29,500. Prices quoted are in Canadian dollars.
LOS ANGELES — Everyone from bidders to Bravo fans checked in on John Moran’s December 7 Fine Jewelry & Timepieces sale to see the diamond stud earrings once owned by The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills star Erika Jayne Girardi. While they were the definite stars of the show, there was also major interest in the more than 170 other treasures on offer, which included a Friedrich basketweave diamond ring, a tanzanite and diamond ring. and also gold wristwatches by Cartier and Patek Philippe.
LOS BANOS, Calif. – One of architect Frank Lloyd Wright’s final projects was a stately home on a 96-acre ranch in California known as the Fawcett Farm. Meticulously preserved and restored in consultation with Frank’s grandson, architect Eric Lloyd Wright, the estate is being offered for sale at $4.25 million.
NEW YORK — Now on view as part of the holiday season, Barkitecture is a new series of holiday decor installations on Madison Avenue created by students from the School of Visual Arts (SVA) in partnership with the Madison Avenue Business Improvement District (BID). A total of 14 undergraduate students from SVA’s BFA Design: 3D Design program created their thematic takes on the classic dog house structure with found objects and rich imaginations under the direction of artist, 3D designer and program Chair Kevin T. O’Callaghan. The students’ dog house holiday art installations are on view until January 3, 2023 at Madison Avenue between East 61st and 77th streets.