Crescent City offers Picasso ceramic, estate fine art and more, July 14-15

Pablo Picasso, ‘Visage au Nez Vert,’ estimated at $2,500-$3,500. Image courtesy of Crescent City Auction Gallery
Pablo Picasso, ‘Visage au Nez Vert,’ estimated at $2,500-$3,500. Image courtesy of Crescent City Auction Gallery
Pablo Picasso, ‘Visage au Nez Vert,’ estimated at $2,500-$3,500. Image courtesy of Crescent City Auction Gallery

NEW ORLEANS – A painted and partially glazed ceramic tile by Pablo Picasso, bronzes deaccessioned from the private collection of Freeport-McMoRan, Inc. in New Orleans and original paintings by noted artists will come up for bid Friday and Saturday, July 14 and 15, at Crescent City Auction Gallery. The Important July Estates auction, starting at 10 am Central time both days, is loaded with nearly 1,000 lots, including a wide range of French, English and American furniture; original paintings and watercolors; well-known prints and etchings; Oriental carpets and decorative art items. Absentee and Internet live bidding will be available through LiveAuctioneers.

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Parade of rare 1920s Ford Model T service vehicles at Rivich, July 16

1925 Ford Model 18 Standard Oil tanker, estimated at $10,000-$40,000
1925 Ford Model 18 Standard Oil tanker, estimated at $10,000-$40,000
1925 Ford Model 18 Standard Oil tanker, estimated at $10,000-$40,000

CHICAGO – In the spirit of summer, Rivich Auction will present an auction of Americana lovers’ dreams. How To Make It In America: Americana & More will celebrate the best of Americana, Southwestern, Native American, and contemporary American history and design. This auction will feature items such as antique bronzes of mountain men, traditional Southwestern jewelry, authentic 1920s Ford Model Ts, classic American design pieces, and memorabilia from the 1992 U.S. Men’s Olympic Basketball Dream Team. Absentee and Internet live bidding will be available through LiveAuctioneers.

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Eames Institute spotlights collaborations with Saul Steinberg

Fiberglass armchair with Steinberg cat. Image courtesy of the Eames Institute of Infinite Curiosity, photo credit Vitra, Tom Ziora
Pair of Eames Shell Chairs on which Saul Steinberg drew a cat and a nude, circa 1950. Image courtesy of the Eames Institute of Infinite Curiosity, photo credit Vitra, Tom Ziora
Pair of Eames Shell Chairs on which Saul Steinberg drew a cat and a nude, circa 1950. Image courtesy of the Eames Institute of Infinite Curiosity, photo credit Vitra, Tom Ziora

PETALUMA, Calif. – The Eames Institute of Infinite Curiosity has launched its eighth exhibit, titled Steinberg Meets the Eameses. The online exhibit is an exploration of the relationship between design icons Ray and Charles Eames and Romanian-American artist Saul Steinberg and showcases the collaborative works that resulted from an extraordinary encounter between the parties in the summer of 1950. The exhibit opened on June 14 to coincide with the launch of the newly recreated Eames fiberglass armchair with Steinberg cat by Vitra and Herman Miller. The Eames Institute retains two original Steinberg painted chairs — including the chair with the cat — in the Eames collection. The show has no end date.

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Guilty pleas entered by three from burglary ring that stole art, including Warhol, Pollock

Exterior of the Everhart Museum in Scranton, Penn., photographed in September 2007. It was among the museums and institutions targeted by a burglary ring during the course of two decades. On June 30, three of the nine individuals involved pleaded guilty to federal charges relating to the case. Image courtesy of Wikimedia Commons, photo credit Jeffrey from Dunmore, Penn. Shared under the Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 2.0 Generic license.
Exterior of the Everhart Museum in Scranton, Penn., photographed in September 2007. It was among the museums and institutions targeted by a burglary ring during the course of two decades. On June 30, three of the nine individuals involved pleaded guilty to federal charges relating to the case. Image courtesy of Wikimedia Commons, photo credit Jeffrey from Dunmore, Penn. Shared under the Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 2.0 Generic license.
Exterior of the Everhart Museum in Scranton, Penn., photographed in September 2007. It was among the museums and institutions targeted by a burglary ring during the course of two decades. On June 30, three of the nine individuals involved pleaded guilty to federal charges. Image courtesy of Wikimedia Commons, photo credit Jeffrey from Dunmore, Penn. Shared under the Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 2.0 Generic license.

SCRANTON, Pa. (AP) – Three of nine people have pleaded guilty to federal charges in a burglary ring that authorities in northeastern Pennsylvania say stole artwork – including works by Andy Warhol and Jackson Pollock – as well as antique weapons, sports memorabilia and other items from museums and other institutions during two decades.

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