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Exciting photographs, daguerreotypes to modern, to be sold at Be-hold Oct. 30

NEW YORK – Powerful and revealing images documenting war will be front and center at the 52nd Be-hold catalog/internet auction of photographs that will take place Thursday, Oct. 30, starting at 2 p.m. Eastern.

A large series of photographs dealing with 20th century wars will be offered. Some of the material is disturbing, yet these photographs show how art and documentation are closely entwined. A major group of offerings deals with Vietnam. These are grouped chronologically, from the end of the French involvement up to the aftermath in Cambodia. Most of the images are press photographs, with the original “slugs” attached that provide important context. The photographers are often credited. Photographs by some of the major photographers such as Sean Flynn, Kyoichi Sawada, Philip Jones Griffith and Don McCullin will be offered individually.

Gordon Estate Services to auction first 1969 Dodge Daytona shipped from Detroit

First Dodge Daytona shipped from Detroit in 1969. Image courtesy Gordon Estate Services.

KINGSTON, Ontario, Canada – The first 1969 Dodge Daytona muscle car ever shipped from Detroit will be sold at auction by Gordon’s Estate Services. Online bidding began on Friday, Sept. 26. The live/online auction will start on Thursday, Oct. 9, at 8:30 a.m. The Dodge Daytona ushered in the NASCAR “aero car” era and was the first vehicle to shatter the 200 m.p.h. lap speed barrier.

The car to be sold – one of only 10 Special Editions in existence – has remained in the care of its enthusiastic owner, Dr. John Chesebrough, since he purchased it off the Kingston Dodge lot in 1970. The vehicle has only 34,000 miles on the odometer and is in all-original condition, except for a 1971 factory warranty repaint. It has all of the Special Edition features and the original numbered parts.

John Lowe jar sets auction record for Tennessee pottery

KNOXVILLE, Tenn. – A recently discovered jar by potter John Alexander Lowe set a record for Tennessee pottery at a Case Antiques Auction on Sept. 27. Estimated at $12,000-$18,000, the redware jar soared to $63,000, inclusive of 12.5 percent buyer’s premium, selling to a collector in the room.

Gallery owner John Case said that state archaeologists dug up pottery shards bearing Lowe’s name at a site in Greene County, Tenn., several years ago. However, the circa 1860 jar, with extruded handles, incised decoration at the handle attachments and stamped name circling its shoulders, is the only known intact piece of Lowe’s pottery to ever surface. The six underbidders on the Low jar included the Museum of Early Southern Decorative Arts in Winston-Salem, N.C.

Contested Banksy art bombs in U.K. auction – is Britain’s stealth artist taking charge?

Flying Copper, by Banksy (b.1975?), silkscreen printed in colors, 2004, numbered 284/600 in pencil, published by Pictures on Walls, London, on woven paper. Photo courtesy Bloomsbury Auctions and LiveAuctioneers.com.

LONDON (AP and ACNI) – A British auction house says it has failed to find buyers for five contested pieces of street art purportedly created by aerosol impresario Banksy.

The auction at Lyon & Turnbull follows a statement posted to Pest Control, a Web site affiliated with the British artist, warning that some street pieces were being falsely attributed to the artist, whose identity has never been confirmed.

Pest Control says it refuses to authenticate street art because Banksy prefers the work to remain in place. Ben Hanly, Lyon & Turnbull’s contemporary art expert, said Monday that the pieces were genuine and that the sale fell through for economic reasons.

Rare Marilyn Monroe footage sells for $24,624 in Sydney auction

Marylin Monroe, from Some Like It Hot trailer. Image courtesy Wikipedia.

MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) – Rare film footage of Marilyn Monroe on the set of her 1959 hit Some Like It Hot sold at auction for US$14,624.

The two-and-a-half minute 8 mm film, which features Monroe goofing around with co-stars Tony Curtis and Jack Lemmon, was shot by a U.S. naval officer who was invited to the set after Monroe visited his base in San Diego.

The sailor’s daughter, who moved to Australia’s Victoria state, discovered the film by chance among her late father’s possessions.

The Fame Bureau Reprises Classic Hits in Oct. 1st Sale

The score for Blue Suede Shoes used in Elvis Presley's 68 Comeback Special. Signed by Elvis Presley Charlie Hodge, Joe Esposito and DJ Fontana, Framed and Glazed.

John Lennon’s lyrics for “Sexy Sadie” are among the rock ’n’ roll relics being sold by the Fame Bureau at an auction Oct. 1 beginning at 5 p.m. London time (noon Eastern).

The auction, titled It’s More Than Rock ’n’ Roll Reprise, is composed of lots that did not sell in the auction company’s two sales in September.

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Choice estate pieces add sparkle to Woody Auction’s Oct. 25 sale

Considered rare, this 10-inch signed L.C. Tiffany Favrile trumpet vase has a green heart vine motif.

ST. CHARLES, Mo. – Hundreds of high-end items in an array of categories will be offered at a multi-estate auction slated for Saturday, Oct. 25, at the St. Charles Convention Center. Lots will include more than 2,000 silver spoons, John Rogers statuary groups, vintage clocks and art glass, including five Tiffany vases.

“This will be an exciting sale because there is so much here and the merchandise is so diverse,” said Jason Woody of Woody Auction, based in Douglass, Kan, which will conduct the sale. “These are high-end, highly collectible, fresh-to-the-market items, from several important estates. It isn’t every day we get this much quality merchandise all at once, but this will be such an event. Mark your calendars.”

Telescope believed to have been owned by Geo. Washington in Oct. 5-6 Hindman sale

George Washington telescope, est: $10,000. Image courtesy Leslie Hindman.

CHICAGO – A telescope believed to have belonged to George Washington, and last offered as such in 1920, will be sold at a Fine Furniture & Decorative Arts Auction scheduled for Oct. 5-6 by Leslie Hindman Auctioneers. It is expected to fetch $10,000 or more. The spyglass has been consigned by the renowned Illinois Institute of Technology.

George Washington owned many telescopes during his lifetime, having eleven in his collection at the time of his death in December 1799. Several of these are now housed in the Smithsonian, Mount Vernon and other esteemed institutions.

Archangel Uriel painting lights fire under Leland Little’s bidders

Though the artist is not known, this Spanish Colonial School painting of the Archangel Uriel, done around 1700, flew to $14,375.

HILLSBOROUGH, N.C. – An oil-on-canvas rendering of the Archangel Uriel holding a musket and standing before a mountainous landscape, painted around 1700 by an unknown artist in the Spanish Colonial School, sold for $14,375 at an auction conducted Sept. 13 by Leland Little Auction Estate Sales Ltd.

The painting was one of 615 lots that changed hands in a sale that grossed $690,000. Most of the lots were drawn from seven important and prominent estates and lifetime single-owner collections.

The archangel Uriel painting came from the estate of former U.S. Ambassador Findley Burns Jr., of Southern Pines, N.C.

“Mr. Burns and his wife only collected choice, worldwide material,” said Leland Little. “It didn’t surprise me his estate drew so much attention from bidders.”

And there were plenty of bidders vying for the mostly fresh-to-the-market merchandise. About 250 people packed the showroom in Hillsborough, while record numbers of phone and absentee bids – nearly 1,000, versus the usual 750 at most Leland Little sales – were posted. In addition, more than 1,400 online registered bidders participated through LiveAuctioneers.com, which facilitated Internet bidding.

Chicago-based Modern design specialists Wright announce Oct. 7 auction

Charles and Ray Eames DCWs, pair Herman Miller USA, 1946/c. 1950 19 w x 20 d x 29 h inches Estimate: $5,000–7,000

CHICAGO – Wright’s Oct. 7 Modern Design auction will feature select works from such 20th-century legends as Harry Bertoia, Charles and Ray Eames, Gio Ponti, George Nakashima and George Nelson, as well as many others. In keeping with current buying trends, the 517-lot Wright sale will also include designs from fast-rising stars in the Contemporary field, like Marc Newson, Tom Dixon, Martin Szekely and Tjep.

Among the event’s top lots are two important works by Shiro Kuramata. Lot 264, a curiosity cabinet of multicolored acrylic, numbered 13 of 40 and accompanied by a certificate of authenticity, is expected to make $70,000-$90,000. Lot 265, a Kuramata Glass Chair, number 15 of 40, may realize $40,000-$60,000.

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