Perfect timing: Man Ray metronome ticks confidently at Swann, Mar. 23

Man Ray, ‘Do Not Destroy (Object Indestructible, 1923-1975),’ estimated at $50,000-$80,000. Image courtesy of Swann Auction Galleries
Man Ray, ‘Do Not Destroy (Object Indestructible, 1923-1975),’ estimated at $50,000-$80,000. Image courtesy of Swann Auction Galleries
Man Ray, ‘Do Not Destroy (Object Indestructible, 1923-1975),’ estimated at $50,000-$80,000. Image courtesy of Swann Auction Galleries

NEW YORK — Swann Galleries’ auction of 19th & 20th Century Art: Featuring Dada & Surrealism will take place Thursday, March 23. The sale will feature a selection of 150 lots devoted to modern artists who embraced the enduring movements alongside offerings by stalwarts of the two centuries such as Pierre-Auguste Renoir, Mary Cassatt, Sonia Delaunay and Pablo Picasso. Absentee and Internet live bidding will be available through LiveAuctioneers.

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Freeman’s celebrates storied legacy of Merrywood with March 23 estate auction

Henri-Edmond Cross, ‘Leda,’ estimated at $60,000-$100,000. Image courtesy of Freeman’s
Henri-Edmond Cross, ‘Leda,’ estimated at $60,000-$100,000. Image courtesy of Freeman’s
Henri-Edmond Cross, ‘Leda,’ estimated at $60,000-$100,000. Image courtesy of Freeman’s

PHILADELPHIA — Freeman’s presents The Legacy of Merrywood: The Estate of Alan I and Dianne Kay, a nearly 80-lot auction that brings an esteemed collection of art, furniture and design objects to market. The Legacy of Merrywood, to be held Thursday, March 23, tells the story of the titular palatial estate in McLean, Virginia, both a historic structure and the childhood home of Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis. Merrywood was purchased and subsequently renovated and expanded by Alan and Dianne Kay in 1984; the couple filled the home with a sophisticated collection of art and objects, and for eight years hosted the immensely successful annual American Cancer Society Ball at the property. The sale showcases a selection of works that the Kays cherished and lived with during their time at Merrywood. The Legacy of Merrywood is led by Henri-Edmond Cross’s Leda, a vibrant, dynamic 1905 canvas by the French Neo-Impressionist, estimated at $60,000-$100,000, which was once hung on the walls of the historic estate. Absentee and Internet live bidding will be available through LiveAuctioneers.

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Auction Team Breker unveils science and technology curiosities, March 25

Circa-1880 trumpet barrel organ by Frati & Co. of Berlin, with 37 keys, estimated at $5,317-$9,570. Image courtesy of Auction Team Breker and LiveAuctioneers
Circa-1880 trumpet barrel organ by Frati & Co. of Berlin, with 37 keys, estimated at $5,317-$9,570. Image courtesy of Auction Team Breker and LiveAuctioneers
Circa-1880 trumpet barrel organ by Frati & Co. of Berlin, with 37 keys, estimated at $5,300-$9,500. Image courtesy of Auction Team Breker and LiveAuctioneers

COLOGNE, Germany – Auction Team Breker will open the collector’s cabinet once more on March 25 for its next Science & Technology, Mechanical Music, and Photography & Film sale. Absentee and Internet live bidding will be available through LiveAuctioneers.

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Asa Ames folk sculpture joins Colonial Williamsburg collection

Asa Ames (1823-1851), ‘Millard Fillmore Dewey,’ (1845-1916), Evans, New York, 1847. Paint on tulip poplar (est), bequest of Vivian F. Greene (2022.701.1). Photo courtesy of the Colonial Williamsburg Foundation
Asa Ames (1823-1851), ‘Millard Fillmore Dewey,’ (1845-1916), Evans, New York, 1847. Paint on tulip poplar (est), bequest of Vivian F. Greene (2022.701.1). Photo courtesy of the Colonial Williamsburg Foundation
Asa Ames (1823-1851), ‘Millard Fillmore Dewey,’ (1845-1916), Evans, New York, 1847. Paint on tulip poplar (est), bequest of Vivian F. Greene (2022.701.1). Photo courtesy of the Colonial Williamsburg Foundation

WILLIAMSBURG, Va. — When the young sculptor Asa Ames (1823-1851) died shortly after his 27th birthday, he left behind nearly a dozen carved portraits, many of which are signed. Most of his sculptures portray family and friends, including a wooden bust of the artist’s nephew Millard Fillmore Dewey (1845-1916) at the age of two. This likeness descended from the subject through his son and was recently given by bequest to the Colonial Williamsburg Foundation. The bust of Millard Dewey is the third Ames portrait to join the foundation’s esteemed American folk art collection.

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