Travel posters cruised past estimates at Potter & Potter, Jan. 29

Circa-1960s Air Djibouti / La Mer Rouge poster, $1,920
Circa-1960s Air Djibouti / La Mer Rouge poster, $1,920
Circa-1960s Air Djibouti / La Mer Rouge poster, $1,920

CHICAGO – Potter & Potter Auctions‘ January 29 poster sale was a wall-to-wall success, with images touting the charms of India, Hawaii and Djibouti achieving strong prices.

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Visit exotic destinations via Potter & Potter’s Jan. 29 Vintage Posters sale

David Klein, ‘TWA / Las Vegas,’ est. $900-$1,200
David Klein, ‘TWA / Las Vegas,’ est. $900-$1,200

CHICAGO – Potter & Potter Auctions will hold an 825-lot sale of Vintage Posters on Saturday, January 29 starting at 10am Central time. Absentee and Internet live bidding will be available through LiveAuctioneers.

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British Museum to unveil Peruvian antiquities exhibit in November

Miniature gold figure of a llama, Peru, Inca, about 1500. © 2021 The Trustees of the British Museum
Miniature gold figure of a llama, Peru, Inca, about 1500. © 2021 The Trustees of the British Museum
Miniature gold figure of a llama, Peru, Inca, about 1500. © 2021 The Trustees of the British Museum

LONDON – A landmark loan of ancient objects will travel from Peru to the British Museum for a major new exhibition on the ancient cultures of the South American country. Nine Peruvian museums have loaned more than 40 remarkable objects – some dating from over 3,000 years ago, and most never having traveled to the UK before – will come to London for Peru: a journey in time, which opens November 11 and continues through February 20, 2022.

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Advance tickets available for Boca Raton Museum’s Machu Picchu exhibition

14K gold alloy frontal adornment from an Andean headdress, dating between year 1 and year 800. Photo courtesy of World Heritage Exhibitions
14K gold alloy frontal adornment from an Andean headdress, dating between year 1 and year 800. Photo courtesy of World Heritage Exhibitions
14K gold alloy frontal adornment from an Andean headdress, dating between year 1 and year 800. Photo courtesy of World Heritage Exhibitions

BOCA RATON, Fla. – The Boca Raton Museum of Art will host Machu Picchu and the Golden Empires of Peru, an exhibit that combines a display of 192 ancient Peruvian artifacts with a spectacular virtual-reality expedition of the famed UNESCO World Heritage Site via drone footage and virtual reality (VR) technology. Advance tickets are now available to purchase for the show, which opens on October 16 and continues for what’s described as a limited run ahead of a planned worldwide tour.

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