DENVER, Pa. – Absentee bidding is now under way for all 677 lots in Morphy’s Wednesday, June 22nd Coin & Currency Auction. The live portion of the event will take place on auction day at the company’s spacious central Pennsylvania gallery starting at 9 a.m. Eastern time. Bid absentee or live online through LiveAuctioneers.
Contemporary artworks are lively additions to Clars’ June 17 sale
OAKLAND, Calif. – Clars Auction Gallery will hold a Summer Modern + Contemporary Art + Design sale on Friday, June 17. The offered works will span numerous movements and mediums. Absentee and Internet live bidding will be available through LiveAuctioneers.
Porsche modified by sculptor Robert Morris to set pace at LAMA, June 23
VAN NUYS, Calif. – The headlining lot at Los Angeles Modern Auctions (LAMA)‘s Art + Design sale on Thursday, June 23 will be a truly singular Porsche: the modified 356 Speedster from the collection of Minimalist sculptor Robert Morris (American, 1931-2018). The Morris Porsche Speedster is estimated at $250,000-$350,000. Absentee and Internet live bidding will be available through LiveAuctioneers.
Heads up! Antique headgear and other great militaria at Hindman, June 21-22
CINCINNATI – The Civil War and American militaria collection of Bruce B. Hermann, an internationally renowned specialist in military antiques, will highlight Hindman’s June 21 to 22 American Historical Ephemera and Photography Auction. With an extensive background in American and Western European military history, Hermann has more than 30 years of experience collecting and dealing in 16th- to 20th-century militaria. Hermann also served as an appraiser on the PBS series Antiques Roadshow for 11 seasons. The sale offers bidders an opportunity to compete for exceptional historical items that represent Hermann’s passion for history and American militaria. Absentee and Internet live bidding will be available through LiveAuctioneers.
Snap judgment: no duds in Doyle’s June 21 Photographs sale
NEW YORK – Doyle will present an auction of Photographs on Tuesday, June 21 at 10 am Eastern time, showcasing fine examples spanning the history of the genre, from early photographs to contemporary works. The sale also includes a small selection of photobooks. Absentee and Internet live bidding will be available through LiveAuctioneers.
Trains and automobiles fuel Miller & Miller’s June 18 sale
NEW HAMBURG, Canada – A fully restored 1959 Chevrolet Corvette convertible, a 1937 Ford Model 78 Deluxe convertible sedan and a 1930s Service Station Equipment Co., Ltd. Canadian double gasoline pump are just a few of the treasures that await bidders in Miller & Miller Auctions, Ltd.’s online-only Petroliana, Railroadiana & Advertising auction planned for Saturday, June 18 at 9 am Eastern time. Absentee and Internet live bidding will be available through LiveAuctioneers. All estimates quoted are in Canadian dollars.
Washington, Lincoln, Einstein and more gather at University Archives, June 22
WILTON, Conn. – Extensive and historically significant archives pertaining to Civil War generals (one for the Union, one for the Confederacy), a George Washington-signed free frank document from March 1775, a typed letter signed by Albert Einstein concerning God and science and pertaining to one of his most famous quotes, and Bob Dylan’s handwritten lyrics for The Times They Are A-Changin’ are just a few of the highlights in University Archives’ next online-only auction, slated for Wednesday, June 22. The Rare Autographs, Manuscripts & Books auction, beginning at 10:30 am Eastern time, features 481 lots. Absentee and Internet live bidding will be available through LiveAuctioneers.
John Moran to auction Diebenkorn’s only surviving sculpture, June 21
LOS ANGELES — In its Post-War and Contemporary Art + Design sale taking place on Tuesday, June 21, John Moran Auctioneers will offer more than 250 lots including paintings, prints, sculptures, works on paper, midcentury furniture and modern design by many leading artists of the 20th and 21st centuries. A major highlight of the sale is an untitled welded scrap iron sculpture by Richard Diebenkorn, produced by the artist when he was living in Albuquerque, New Mexico. This work is one of two known sculptures that the artist designed, and it is without a doubt the most accomplished example of Diebenkorn’s three-dimensional works to have survived since its creation in 1951. It carries an estimate of $70,000-$90,000. Absentee and Internet live bidding will be available through LiveAuctioneers.
Hermann Historica presents 3,300 diverse auction lots, June 20-24
MUNICH, Germany – Once again, Hermann Historica will present a number of rarities and showpieces in its multi-day online-only sale taking place from June 20 to 24. During the course of the week, 3,330 highly diverse objects will come under the hammer in five main categories. Absentee and Internet live bidding will be available through LiveAuctioneers.
Albert Lorey Groll painting, direct from artist’s estate, a drawcard at Willow, June 16
LINCOLN PARK, N.J. – Willow Auction House will hold its Summer Curated and Groll Estate Auction on June 16, beginning at noon Eastern time. The sale features more than 250 lots of artwork, furniture, rugs, decorative items and firearms. Also included are items from the estates of artist Albert Lorey Groll and Judge Edwin L. Garvin. Absentee and Internet live bidding will be available through LiveAuctioneers.