‘Gift of Love’ revealed as 2023 Waterford Crystal Times Square ball theme

Waterford Crystal 2023 Times Square New Year’s Eve Ball. Image courtesy of Waterford

NEW YORK (PR Newswire) – This holiday season, there is excitement to gather again and create special memories on New Year’s Eve. It’s a time for all to reflect upon the past year and look forward to the next. For New Year’s Eve 2023 in Times Square, Waterford will reveal the latest design in their “Greatest Gifts” series: “Gift of Love.” This marks the 10th year in the series of designs and themes created by Waterford Crystal for the iconic Times Square New Year’s Eve Ball.

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Posh pachyderm made by Baccarat thunders to $112,175 at Lunds

Circa-1886 Baccarat cave a liqueur in the form of an elephant transporting a palanquin. Sold for CA$144,000/US$112,175 at the Canadian auction house Lunds. Image courtesy of LiveAuctioneers and Lunds

VICTORIA, B.C., Canada – An opulent circa-1886 Baccarat cave a liqueur in the form of an elephant toting a palanquin has sold for CA$144,000/US$112,175 at the Canadian auction house Lunds.

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Everard to auction superlative estate art, jewelry & decoratives, Feb. 23-24

Contemporary American artist Philip Taaffe is known for process-based abstractions. This work is a signed oil-on-paper mounted to canvas, dated 1991-1992. Framed size is 30 1/8 inches by 42 inches. Estimate $10,000-$15,000

SAVANNAH, Ga. – A growing interest in items that are unique or finely crafted has the auction market off to a robust start in 2022. Everard Auctions & Appraisals’ February 23-24 Winter Southern Estates Auction is ready to meet the demand with more than 650 lots of fine and decorative art from select sources in Georgia, South Carolina, Florida and beyond. Absentee bidding is now in progress, with Internet live bidding slated to begin at 10 a.m. ET on both days of the auction series through LiveAuctioneers.

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Reinvention fuels success of glass legend Daum

A Daum Nancy cameo art glass vase with floral, spider web and bee motifs sold for $11,000 plus the buyer’s premium in March 2021. Image courtesy of Woody Auction LLC and LiveAuctioneers
A Daum Nancy cameo art glass vase with floral, spider web and bee motifs sold for $11,000 plus the buyer’s premium in March 2021. Image courtesy of Woody Auction LLC and LiveAuctioneers
A Daum Nancy cameo art glass vase with floral, spider web and bee motifs sold for $11,000 plus the buyer’s premium in March 2021. Image courtesy of Woody Auction LLC and LiveAuctioneers

NEW YORK – Daum, a luxury art glass company founded in 1878 in Nancy, France, is famed for its eclectic range of innovative and delightful creations. While Daum reached the apex of its cultural influence during the Art Nouveau period, it has survived and flourished by pointedly refusing to rest on its beautifully gilded laurels.

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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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