MOUNT KISCO N.Y. – The Benefit Shop Foundation Inc. usually has merchandise that runs the gamut from soup to nuts in its monthly Red Carpet auctions. This is especially true for its next auction on Wednesday, May 16, at 10 a.m. Eastern, which features an Andy Warhol “Souper” soup can paper dress, which was made only in 1966-67. Absentee and Internet live bidding is available through LiveAuctioneers.
DALLAS – Hobby-changing discoveries of World and U.S. coins paced Heritage Auctions’ late April Chicago Coin Expo and Central States Numismatic Society auctions to $38,150,247, registering a 99 percent sell-through rate by value and lot for U.S. coins.
BOULDER, Colo. – World history is a subject of endless fascination to collectors of antiquities and ethnographic art. Volumes have been written about how and why ancient cultures lived as they did, but no words can present the story of an early civilization quite as vividly as the art and relics they left behind. At the pinnacle of auction houses known for their expertise in antiquities is Artemis Gallery, owned and operated by internationally respected authorities Bob and Teresa Dodge. On many occasions in the past, the Dodges have been enlisted by eminent members of the antiques trade to authenticate important pieces.
PITTSFIELD, Mass. – Important clocks and all manner of traditional antiques will cross the block at Fontaine’s Auction Gallery on Saturday, May 19, beginning at 11 a.m. Eastern. Internet live bidding is available through LiveAuctioneers.
NEW YORK – Chevrolet latched on to the advertising slogan “Heartbeat of America” in the 1980s, and nothing gets Chevy lovers’ hearts pumping faster than the sight of an original Cheetah race car. Guernsey’s will auction one of the few original Cheetahs to the highest bidder on Thursday, May 10. Absentee and Internet live bidding is available through LiveAuctioneers.
NEW ORLEANS – A gorgeous 19th century American Classical carved mahogany full tester bed and an exceptional French bronze and black marble figural mantel clock from around 1880 are expected star lots in Crescent City Auction Gallery’s upcoming Important Estates Auction, set for May 19 and 20. Absentee and Internet live bidding is available through LiveAuctioneers.
NEW YORK – America’s foremost historians recount the American Civil War in a large collection of books on the subject that will be sold Wednesday, May 9, by Jasper52. Absentee and Internet live bidding is available through LiveAuctioneers.
CRANSTON, R.I. – A Spanish street painting titled Palma De Mallorca Street Scene by the French-American artist Ludwig Bemelmans (1898-1962), best known as the illustrator for the popular Madeline children’s book series, sold for to take top lot honors at Bruneau & Co. Auctioneers’ Antiques & Fine Art Estate Auction conducted on April 14. Absentee and Internet live bidding was available through LiveAuctioneers.
NEW YORK – Codex, a cryptocurrency and decentralized title registry for the $2 trillion dollar arts & collectibles (A&C) asset class, has unveiled a distinguished catalog of crypto-theme artwork that will be made available at the live Codex Charity Art Auction at Ethereal Summit on May 12, 2018 in New York City. Codex Consortium member and leading online marketplace for collectibles, antiques and fine art, LiveAuctioneers, will enable bidders to participate absentee or live via the Internet from anywhere in the world through its platform.
NEW YORK – In Capsule Gallery Auctions’ diverse spring sale May 10, one can trace the arc of modern and contemporary art through 50 carefully selected works by some of the greatest artists of the 20th and 21st centuries. Absentee and Internet live bidding is available through LiveAuctioneers.