DALLAS – Silver fit for royalty – an imperial Prussian silver and cut-glass centerpiece, with cypher of Queen Augusta, wife of Kaiser Wilhelm I, circa 1865, and a George Smith III & William Fearn basting spoon with the crest of Queen Charlotte – are among the highlights in Heritage Auctions’ Fine Silver & Objects of Vertu Auction Nov. 12. LiveAuctioneers.com will provide absentee and Internet live bidding.
BIRMINGHAM, UK – The Fortnightly Jewelry Auction at Fellows scheduled for Thursday, Nov. 5, contains move than 1,000 lots, including a beautiful 18K gold sapphire and diamond cluster ring, which has an affordable estimate of £200-£300. LiveAuctioneers.com will provide absentee and Internet live bidding.
ATLANTA – An an unusual French glass, gilt metal and enamel candy dish – or box – shaped like a sadiron from around 1880, sold for $18,880 at an auction held Oct. 17 and 18 by Ahlers & Ogletree. But an important circa-1980s American Aesthetic Movement sterling and copper pitcher made by Bigelow, Kennard & Co. of Boston rose even higher, selling to a LiveAuctioneers bidder for $26,550.
CARVERSVILLE, Pa. – There’s an international quality to every one of Noel Barrett’s auctions, and it’s not accidental. The company’s consignments come in equal measure from distinguished collectors in Continental Europe, the United Kingdom and all over North America. Variety is one of Barrett’s strong suits, and it has never been more evident than in the diverse 975-lot selection of toys, trains, dolls, miniatures and advertising set to cross the auction block on November 20-21. Absentee and Internet live bidding will be available through LiveAuctioneers.com.
DALLAS – Select items from an important private collection of American Indian beaded clothing and accoutrements – including a Plateau beaded hide and cloth shirt (above) and rare Plateau pony beaded hide dress (below) – will be offered in Heritage Auctions’ Ethnographic Art: American Indian, Pre-Columbian and Tribal Art Auction on Thursday, Nov. 6. LiveAuctioneers.com will provide absentee and Internet live bidding.
BOULDER, Colo. – Artemis Gallery will present nearly 300 lots of affordable, authentic treasures from all over the world in an Ancient and Ethnographic Art Discovery Sale on Thursday, Nov. 5. LiveAuctioneers.com will provide absentee and Internet live bidding.
BEVERLY HILLS, Calif. – I.M. Chait Gallery / Auctioneers will present important Buddhist works of art including a 14th century Tibetan bronze head of Buddha at their Asian and International Fine Arts Auction on Nov. 22. LiveAuctioneers.com will provide absentee and Internet live bidding for the 500 lot auction.
SAN FRANCISCO – PBA Galleries’ sale of rare maps on Oct. 29 realized $1.55 million, the highest auction total in the company’s history. Absentee and Internet live bidding was available through LiveAuctioneers.com.
DALLAS – Andy Warhol’s Endangered Species, 1983, set a new world record for a numbered edition when it sold for $725,000 in Heritage Auctions’ New York debut of Modern & Contemporary Art. The Oct. 28 auction – the first of two such sales planned this season – garnered more than $3.8 million on just 21 lots.
MONROVIA, Calif. – John Moran Auctioneers’ Decorative Art Auction on Nov. 17 features over 260 lots of 19th and 20th century works of European, Latin American and Asian artworks to be offered alongside a wide selection of mid-century modern and contemporary designer decorative arts, 18th and 19th century French furniture, bronzes, sculptures and an excellent selection of art glass, both modern and antique. LiveAuctioneers.com will provide absentee and Internet live bidding.