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National Portrait Gallery to present Sir Jacob Epstein bustsLONDON – The National Portrait Gallery, London, will unveil a display of portrait busts by Sir Jacob Epstein on March 30. All made during the period 1916-1951, 13 busts from the collection will be displayed in the round. The majority of the sculptures on display are executed in bronze and subjects depicted include actors, artists, […]
Legendary British antiques dealer Maurice ‘Dick’ Turpin’s collection commanded $517K at SwordersSTANSTED MOUNTFITCHET, U.K. – Sworders enjoyed a white-glove sale and a £406,000 ($517,400) total for the personal collection of antiques dealer Maurice Turpin (1928-2005). The January 25 auction comprised 267 lots from the London apartment of a dealer who achieved near legendary status during a 50-year career. Born in Bow, England in 1928, the son […]
Weiss serves up Paul Revere pitcher with impeccable provenance, Jan. 18-19LYNBROOK, N.Y. – An original Paul Revere silver pitcher with impeccable provenance, a Carl F. Bucherer Manero chronoperpetual limited edition wristwatch, three Charles Schulz Peanuts comic strips and original artworks by Willem de Koonig, Alfred von Wierusz-Kowalski, Alex Katz and Ludwig Bemelmans will come up for bid online Wednesday, January 18 and Thursday, January 19 […]