Quinn’s June 9 Fine & Decorative Arts auction led by marine painting with intriguing provenance

Montague Dawson (British, 1895-1973), untitled oil-on-board painting of ships in a harbor. Signed at lower left. Label on verso from Frost & Reed, London. Size: 19½ x 23½in (sight). Reputedly, the work was originally commissioned for The White House. Estimate $15,000-$25,000

FALLS CHURCH, Va. – On Friday, June 9, 2023, Quinn’s Auction Galleries will conduct a beautifully curated Fine & Decorative Arts sale featuring American, European, Asian and modern art. All bidding will be online through LiveAuctioneers; no in-person gallery bidding.

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Myers Fine Art celebrates 35th anniversary with Apr. 30 auction of works from artists’ estates

Roy Lichtenstein (American, 1923-1997), ‘Crying Girl,’ 1963, original offset lithograph in colors on wove paper, 19in x 25in. Pencil-signed ‘R. Lichtenstein’ at LR. Provenance: Estate of American novelist Terry Southern (Dr. Strangelove, Easy Rider), Sag Harbor, NY. Estimate $6,000-$9,000

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. – After a hiatus of more than three years, Myers Fine Art will return to the auction spotlight on April 30 with a 459-lot auction that bears all the hallmarks of their signature style. Bidders can look forward to seeing a high-quality, estate-fresh selection of scrupulously researched artworks with impeccable provenance. Each and every item has been personally curated by Myers’ owners Mike Myers and Mary Dowd, whose combined decades of experience in the fine art sector serve as the basis for auction catalogs whose scholarly descriptions are both lauded and trusted throughout the art world.

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Stephenson’s New Year’s Day Auction packed with treasures from Philly estates   

Set of eight mid-century modern Johannes Hansen for Knoll ‘The Chair’ teakwood chairs, designed by Hans Wegner. All have ‘Johannes Hansen Copenhagen Denmark’ branded to underside; seven have applied Knoll/Hansen retailer’s label. Estimate $10,000-$14,000

SOUTHAMPTON, Pa. – For more than 60 years, family owned and operated Stephenson’s Auctioneers has earned an impeccable reputation based on its sales of fresh-to-market art and antiques from the Philadelphia area’s most elegant estates. Traditionally, their most anticipated event of the year is their Jan. 1 New Year’s Auction, which, for 2023, will feature high-quality fine and decorative art, jewelry, silver, fine furniture; and other valuables and personal property from residences in the Mid-Atlantic region. All forms of remote bidding will be available for those who cannot attend in person, including phone, absentee or live online through LiveAuctioneers.

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Palm Beach Modern serves up Tupperware’s corporate art collection, Dec. 3

Rico Baca and Wade Terwilliger, co-owners of Palm Beach Modern Auctions, are seated in front of the Richard Mayhew painting. The work was acquired by Tupperware Brands in 1975 and is being seen for the first time outside their campus since then. Image courtesy of PBMA

LAKE WORTH BEACH, Fla. – When Palm Beach Modern’s auctioneer Rico Baca set foot on the Tupperware Brands campus, he knew he was there to look at art that could be sold to the advantage of both firms. What he didn’t expect was the magnitude and importance of the corporate collection, which will be auctioned this Saturday, December 3, with absentee and Internet live bidding through LiveAuctioneers.

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Sterling Associates’ Nov. 9 auction brimming with estate art, jewelry 

Hudson Mindell Kitchell (NY/NJ/RI, 1862-1944), nocturnal landscape, oil on canvas, signed, 23in x 19in (framed size). Estimate $600-$800

NORWOOD, N.J. – New Jersey’s estate specialists, Sterling Associates, will host a November 9, 2022 art and antiques auction featuring a carefully vetted selection of goods from estates and upscale residences in the Garden State and beyond. The boutique auction comprising 178 lots includes an eclectic array of fine and decorative art, furniture, clocks, watches and fine jewelry. Absentee and Internet live bidding is available through LiveAuctioneers.

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Coker’s Jan. 15 auction led by top-tier Euro. art, antiques with Washington family provenance

Ker-Xavier Roussel (French, 1867-1944), Satyr Chasing a Woodland Nymphette, oil-on-canvas, artist-signed. Size: 12in wide x 9 7/8in high. Provenance: Collection of Dr. Albert K. Chapman; M.R. Schweitzer Gallery NYC (acquired December 1963). Estimate $60,000-$80,000

KNOXVILLE, Tenn. – On Saturday, January 15, 2022, John W. Coker & Co., will auction antiques and fine art from several distinguished estates and families. The online-only event, with absentee and Internet live bidding through LiveAuctioneers, is highlighted by a very special selection of European Impressionist and Post-Impressionist paintings formerly in the collection of Dr. Albert Kinkade Chapman (1890-1984), president and CEO of Eastman Kodak.

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Sterling Associates to auction estate art, Rolex, LV trunk & luxury goods, Oct. 20

Marc Chagall (Russian/French, 1887-1985), ‘Couple et Poisson,’ lithograph on Arches paper from period edition, 107/150, artist-signed and numbered in pencil. Estimate $10,000-$15,000

NORWOOD, N.J. – New Jersey’s estate specialists, Sterling Associates, will host an October 20 Fine Art and Antiques Auction featuring a carefully vetted selection of goods from estates and elegant residences in the Garden State, as well as Manhattan, New Orleans, and Jupiter, Florida. The boutique auction comprising 205 lots includes an outstanding array of European, American and Asian art; fine jewelry and coins, furniture, clocks and luxury goods.

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Auction Technology Group to complete acquisition of LiveAuctioneers

NEW YORK – LiveAuctioneers, one of North America’s favorite destinations for fine and decorative arts, antiques and luxury goods, is pleased to announce its acquisition by Auction Technology Group plc (LON:ATG). Following the receipt of final approvals required in order to proceed, ATG expects to complete the acquisition shortly. LiveAuctioneers is currently owned by Cove Hill Partners, a Boston-based, long-term oriented private equity firm that invests in consumer internet and technology businesses.

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Aerial-photo artist Brad Walls releases new series ‘Detached, in Harmony’

Brad Walls, ‘Dissonance,’ aerial photograph from the series ‘Detached, in Harmony.’ Copyright Brad Walls, https://www.bradscanvas.com/, Instagram @bradscanvas

SYDNEY – Award-winning aerial photographer Brad Walls has released a new series titled “Detached, in Harmony,” drawing inspiration from the pandemic, as well as from a renowned 1940s fashion photographer. Audiences are invited to experience the first-of-its-kind conceptual art series from above.

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Treasures from Atlanta collections take center stage at Hindman, May 21

Edmond-Louis Dupain, ‘La Plage a Saint-Malo,’ estimated at $3,000-$5,000
Edmond-Louis Dupain, ‘La Plage a Saint-Malo,’ estimated at $3,000-$5,000
Edmond-Louis Dupain, ‘La Plage a Saint-Malo,’ estimated at $3,000-$5,000

ATLANTA – On May 21, Hindman will present its spring Atlanta Collections auction which blooms with artwork, furniture, and decorative objects from important regional collections and estates—and some sales will benefit area non-profits. Absentee and Internet live bidding will be available through LiveAuctioneers.

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