Native American baskets carry weight at John Moran sale, March 15

Polychrome California Mission rattlesnake basket, est. $5,000-$7,000
Polychrome California Mission rattlesnake basket, est. $5,000-$7,000
Polychrome California Mission rattlesnake basket, est. $5,000-$7,000

MONROVIA, Calif. – On March 15, John Moran Auctioneers will present the James M. Cole collection, featuring more than 300 lots of Native American art and artifacts. Absentee and Internet live bidding will be available through LiveAuctioneers.

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Jasper52 offers Americana, Folk Art & Outsider Art, Dec. 23

Large copper apothecary trade sign, est. $1,500-$2,000
Large copper apothecary trade sign, est. $1,500-$2,000
Large copper apothecary trade sign, est. $1,500-$2,000

NEW YORK – On Thursday, December 23, starting at 6 pm Eastern time, Jasper52 will hold a sale of Americana, Folk Art & Outsider Art, numbering 589 lots in all. Included are a mid-18th-century Dutch delft tobacco jar; cast iron door stops; trade signs; Native American jewelry; a circa-1780 turned ash burl bowl; antique checkerboards; needlework samplers, quilts, and other textile arts; a mid-18th-century Connecticut cherry bonnet top chest; stoneware jars; a New England whale form copper weathervane dating to 1950; a Chemehuevi tribal community Native American basket; hand-colored engravings; a 45-star American flag; a mid-18th-century lady’s foot stool; a Victorian-style wicker doll buggy; and hundreds more. As always, the sale is curated by Clifford Wallach, an expert on tramp art, folk art, and Americana. Absentee and Internet live bidding will be available through LiveAuctioneers.

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