CINCINNATI – On March 9 and 10, Cowan’s, a Hindman company, saw tremendous engagement in its American Furniture, Folk and Decorative Arts auction and realized more than $790,000. Online bidding was provided by LiveAuctioneers.com; click for March 9 results; click for March 10 results. Prices include buyer’s premium. Continue reading
SAN RAFAEL, Calif. – An extraordinary baseball signed six times by New York Yankees legend Lou Gehrig – believed to be the only one in existence – leads an auction packed with rare Americana offered by Fine Estates, Inc. March 21. Online bidding is offered through LiveAuctioneers.com. Continue reading
CRANSTON, R.I. – Bruneau & Co., Auctioneers will bounce into spring with a 444-lot Comic, TCG (Trading Card Game, for Pokémon) and Toy auction on Saturday, March 27 at 10 a.m. Online bidding will be provided through LiveAuctioneers.com. Continue reading
ATLANTA – A collection of five furniture pieces by the renowned American woodworker George Nakashima (1905-1990), a polished bronze sculpture on a Lucite base by Arnaldo Pomodoro (Italian, b. 1926), and a 19th-century Regency-style mahogany library table are just a few of the expected top lots in Ahlers & Ogletree’s two-day, two-session 1,000-lot Spring Fine Estates & Collections auction scheduled for March 27 and 28, starting at 10 a.m. Eastern. Online bidding is available through LiveAuctioneers.com. Continue reading
MONROVIA, Calif. – After setting a world auction record for the sale of a Picasso vase during the recent biannual Modern and Contemporary art sale, John Moran Auctioneers quickly pivoted to a single owner sale of The Alan Schneider Collection. The auction prominently featured American and European art glass and furnishings from the late 19th and 20th centuries. A wide array of Tiffany Studios leaded glass lamps, candlesticks, and Favrile glass, alongside Handel reverse-painted lamps all over-performed. With more than 1,000 active participants bidding online, by phone, and absentee, Moran’s rolled out a 6-hour white glove sale with 100% sell through by lot and 175% by value.
BOSTON — A bright yellow custom “Cloud” guitar commissioned by Prince sold for $132,868, according to Boston-based RR Auction. Continue reading
OAKLAND, Calif. – In its March 20-21 sale, Clars Auction Gallery will offer an important 8.58 carat, very light blue VS2 pear brilliant-cut diamond ring estimated at $200,000-$300,000. The exceptional diamond is without fluorescence and nestles between a pair of near colorless pear brilliant-cut diamonds in its platinum setting. Continue reading
CHICAGO – Hindman Auctions will present three days of Asian Art sales this March with over 1,000 lots, beginning with Chinese and Southeast Asian Works of Art on March 25, followed by Japanese and Korean Works of Art on March 26, and concluding with Asian Works of Art Online on March 27. Absentee and Internet live bidding is available through LiveAuctioneers.
WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. – Rico Baca says his former job as a hairstylist in Palm Beach helped prepare him to run auctions. Already an art and design aficionado, Baca’s job afforded him access to many area homes and gave him an understanding of what made his future client base tick by seeing what they collected. As auctioneer and co-owner of Palm Beach Modern Auctions (PBMA) in West Palm Beach, along with his husband, Wade Terwilliger, he now conducts a handful of highly select auctions per year, specializing in 20th-century furniture, fine and decorative arts. Notable genres with which PBMA has scored impressive results include Karl Lagerfeld fashion sketches, quirky Picasso ceramics, Le Pho paintings, Studio 54 memorabilia and Wendell Castle furniture. Auction Central News chatted with Rico Baca to learn more.
NEW YORK – Images by the world’s foremost photographers are presented in a Jasper52 online auction of vintage photogravures and photolithographs that will sell Tuesday, March 16, at 7 p.m. EDT. Photographers whose work is offered in the 144-lot sale include Ansel Adams, Diane Arbus, Richard Avedon, Philippe Halsman, Cindy Sherman and Edward Weston. Bid absentee or live online exclusively through LiveAuctioneers.