Tiffany Nasturtium lamp bloomed at Woody’s auction of single-owner collection

Tiffany Studios table lamp with telescoping base and a 32in Nasturtium shade having numerous yellow and orange blossoms with green slag foliage background, $71,500

 

Tiffany Studios table lamp with telescoping base and a 32in Nasturtium shade having numerous yellow and orange blossoms with green slag foliage background, $71,500

Tiffany Studios table lamp with telescoping base and a 32in Nasturtium shade having numerous yellow and orange blossoms with green slag foliage background, $71,500

DOUGLASS, Kan. – A Tiffany Studios table lamp with a leaded glass Nasturtium shade sold for $71,500, and three lots of furniture from the renowned 19th-century American cabinetmaker R. J. Horner brought a combined $43,000 in the sale of Part 2 of the Ron Blessing collection by Woody Auction, online and live in the Douglass auction hall.

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Crescent City flaunts its range in compelling two-day sale, May 12-13

Emilio Sanchez, ‘Casita en Miami Rosada,’ estimated at $15,000-$25,000
Emilio Sanchez, ‘Casita en Miami Rosada,’ estimated at $15,000-$25,000

Emilio Sanchez, ‘Casita en Miami Rosada,’ estimated at $15,000-$25,000

NEW ORLEANS – Original oil paintings by Gustave Courbet, Emilio Sanchez, Clementine Hunter and Sir Edwin Henry Landseer; two Rolex watches (one men’s, one ladies’); and vases by Newcomb College potters Maria de Hoa Leblanc and Anna Francis Simpson are just a few of the expected highlights in Crescent City Auction Gallery’s Important Two-Day Estates auction slated for Friday, May 12 and Saturday, May 13. The auction, starting at 10 am Central time both days, features nearly 700 choice lots in a wide variety of collecting categories. Absentee and Internet live bidding will be available through LiveAuctioneers.

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Santa Monica Auctions May 6-7 event includes fundraiser for AIDS charity

Andy Warhol, ‘Mao,’ estimated at $70,000-$80,000. Image courtesy of Santa Monica Auctions and LiveAuctioneers
Andy Warhol, ‘Mao,’ featured in the May 7 Modern and Contemporary Art sale, estimated at $70,000-$80,000. Image courtesy of Santa Monica Auctions and LiveAuctioneers

SANTA MONICA, Calif. – On Saturday, May 6 and Sunday, May 7, Santa Monica Auctions will present a series of sales. The May 6 event will consist of two presentations: a photography sale, starting at 1 pm Pacific time, followed by a charity auction supporting the non-profit Focus On AIDS (FOA). The May 7 session will feature modern and contemporary art. Absentee and Internet live bidding will be available through LiveAuctioneers.

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Underdog, Winnie the Pooh and more share stage at May 10 sale of animation cels

‘Away We Go’ sericel featuring Underdog and Sweet Polly Purebred, signed by Joe Harris, estimated at $120-$150
‘Away We Go’ sericel featuring Underdog and Sweet Polly Purebred, signed by Joe Harris, estimated at $120-$150
‘Away We Go’ sericel featuring Underdog and Sweet Polly Purebred, signed by the characters’ creator, Joe Harris, estimated at $120-$150

NEW YORK – On Wednesday, May 10, starting at 1 pm Eastern time, Jasper52 will present a sale titled Animation Cels 1930s-1990s & Illustration Art. Absentee and Internet live bidding will be available through LiveAuctioneers.

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Capsule Auctions welcomes spring with appealing variety of art & antiques, May 11

Vincent Arcilesi, ‘Trees at Charlevoix,’ estimated at $300-$500
Vincent Arcilesi, ‘Trees at Charlevoix,’ estimated at $300-$500
Vincent Arcilesi, ‘Trees at Charlevoix,’ estimated at $300-$500

NEW YORK – On Thursday, May 11, Capsule Auctions presents LX: Spring Fine Arts and Antiques, an eclectic sale spanning an incredible variety of items including paintings, prints, sculpture, books, carpets, furniture and design. Featuring items from the 18th century to present day, the sale will represent a wide range of styles, offering something for every collector to discover. Absentee and Internet live bidding will be available through LiveAuctioneers.

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Bid Smart: Collectors pay royal premium for coronation souvenirs

Detail from the Queen Elizabeth II Coronation set by Britains, #2081, showing the young monarch riding in a royal carriage. The set to which it belongs achieved $9,000 plus the buyer’s premium in April 2021. Image courtesy of Old Toy Soldier Auctions USA and LiveAuctioneers.
Britains, the venerated British toy soldier company, released set #2081 to mark Queen Elizabeth II’s coronation. The only known complete boxed example achieved $9,000 plus the buyer’s premium in April 2021. Image courtesy of Old Toy Soldier Auctions USA and LiveAuctioneers.
Britains, the venerated British toy soldier company, released set #2081 in 1953 to mark Queen Elizabeth II’s coronation. The only known complete boxed example achieved $9,000 plus the buyer’s premium in April 2021. Image courtesy of Old Toy Soldier Auctions USA and LiveAuctioneers.

NEW YORK — If there’s one thing people love to celebrate, it’s the pomp and circumstance of royalty. Even in the United States, a country that launched a revolution in 1775 to declare independence from England’s King George III, there is still a fascination with the British royal family. Millions of television viewers across the world watched the late Queen Elizabeth II’s coronation in June 1953 as well as the wedding of Charles and Diana in the summer of 1981, and the weddings of Charles and Diana’s two sons decades later. Queen Elizabeth II had the longest tenure of any British monarch, serving slightly more than 70 years in all, and she ruled longer than any woman head of state.

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