ABERDEEN, Miss. – A stunning circa 1890 11-piece mahogany R.J. Horner dining suite with cupids and a rare, museum-quality rococo rosewood fire screen in mint condition are just two of the many important lots set to cross the auction block on Saturday, Feb. 27, by Stevens Auction Co., online through LiveAuctioneers. Please note that this sale was originally to have taken place on Feb. 20, but due to current weather conditions affecting Mississippi, the sale has been rescheduled to Feb. 27.
NEW YORK – Contemporary Japanese artist Yayoi Kusama reveals her lifelong fascination with the natural world in a spectacular installation across the 250-acre landscape at the New York Botanical Garden that will open April 10 and remain on view through Oct. 31. The show is titled “Kusama: Cosmic Nature.”
SAVANNAH, Ga. (AP) – A Savannah museum has been awarded a $15,000 grant for an exhibit of works by an African-American folk artist.
THOMASTON, Maine – In its first major sale of 2021 on Feb. 26- 28, Thomaston Place Auction Galleries will present an irresistible array of fresh-to-the-market items that will attract all types of potential buyers. Titled “Temptations,” this sale will offer important collections of fine paintings, American and European furniture, folk art, sculpture, country antique accessories and Asian items. Bid absentee or live online through LiveAuctioneers.
NEW YORK – Jasper52 will sell 112 vintage comic books, many from the industry’s Silver Age (circa 1956-1970), in a no-reserve online auction on Friday, Feb. 12. Because this auction has no reserves, the high bidder on each lot will prevail. Bid absentee or live online exclusively through LiveAuctioneers.
CRANSTON, R.I. – A beautiful Chinese Qing Dynasty (1644-1912) or earlier embroidered tapestry, depicting three Buddha figures seated on lotus thrones, sold for $12,500 in an online Estate Fine Art & Antiques auction held Jan. 28 by Bruneau & Co. Auctioneers. Nicely housed in a 37¾-by-25½-inch frame, the textile was the top lot of the 388-lot auction. Absentee and Internet live bidding was available through LiveAuctioneers.
BUFORD, Ga. – Slotin Auction is gearing up for its annual Southern Folk Pottery Extravaganza that will be held Saturday, Feb. 13. For 28 years, Slotin Auction has been the premier auction house bringing self-taught Art, outsider art and folk art to the market, but Southern folk pottery was where it all began. View the fully illustrated catalog and bid on LiveAuctioneers.Continue reading
NEW YORK – If comfort is king, then flexibility must be queen. Since its introduction in 1970, Mario Bellini’s modular Camaleonda sofa for B&B Italia has helped transform homes by combining both those qualities. Making a strong design statement in any of a number of luxurious earthy leather hues, the Camaleonda sofa melds comfort with beauty and architecture with design. Adapting to several configurations, the sofa allows each owner to consider how it might best be utilized in a given space. Although it was retired after only eight years of production, Bellini’s Camaleonda sofa nevertheless became iconic, and B&B Italia reissued this design 50 years after its debut.
What you see: A pair of sleeping mallard duck decoys by Delaware River region carver Jess Heisler around 1920. Copley Fine Art Auctions estimates the pair at $20,000 to $30,000.
The expert: Colin McNair, decoy specialist for Copley Fine Art Auctions.
NEW YORK – Swann Galleries opened the winter/spring 2021 season with a robust sale of illustration art. The auction saw record prices for several works, as well as auction debuts from artists. Original artwork from the collection of Richard “Dick” McDonough brought excitement from buyers, and covers for The Saturday Evening Post and The New Yorker, Sunday comics and story illustrations sparked widespread interest. Absentee and Internet live bidding was available through LiveAuctioneers.