They were two top lots at Norman C. Heckler’s Premier Auction #146 that ended March 15th. WOODSTOCK, Conn. – A pattern molded covered sugar bowl and an early pattern molded pocket bottle, both manufactured by Stiegel’s American Flint Glass Manufactory in Manheim, Pennsylvania sometime between 1763 and 1774, combined to sell for [Read More]
Monthly Archives: March 2017
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The Spring Salon Auction was held at Ahlers & Ogletree’s showroom located in Atlanta, Georgia ATLANTA, Ga. – Asian lots took center stage at Ahlers & Ogletree’s March 25-26 Spring Salon Auction, as a monumental classical painting attributed to Ming painter Qiu Ying (Chinese, 1494-1552) soared to $112,500, and a pair of [Read More]
The all-day event was held in the firm’s gallery, located at 63 Fourth Avenue in Cranston, R.I. CRANSTON, R.I. – A screenprint in color, accented with diamond dust of screen legend Greta Garbo as Mata Hari by Andy Warhol, titled The Star and from Warhol’s “Myths” portfolio, sold for $52,000 at a [Read More]
ROCK ISLAND, Ill – Two of Elvis Presley’s lavish revolvers will be available in a May firearms auction hosted by Rock Island Auction Company. They are accompanied by several items personally owned by the legendary performer such as a diamond and ruby studded Shelby County sheriff’s badge, the Elvis-signed contract to purchase [Read More]
BOULDER, CO – The 2003-4 “Windows Into Heaven” exhibition held at the Mint Museum of Art in Charlotte, N.C., celebrated a period that was the zenith of Russian art’s long and illustrious history. The stellar exhibition that drew international media attention featured 18th- and 19th-century Russian icons on loan from the Lilly [Read More]
The auction will be held by John McInnis Auctioneers, in Amesbury, Massachusetts, and online. AMESBURY, Mass. – An important Revolutionary War sword and scabbard made by John Bailey and descended in the family of patriot Francis Dana (1743-1811), a pair of circa 1820 floor globes by Cary of London, each standing 39 [Read More]
Also in the sale will be works by Picasso, Warhol, Man Ray, Dr. Seuss, Lichtenstein and others. FRANKLIN, Mass. – An original ink drawing by Vincent van Gogh, an untitled 1967 gouache study by Adolph Gottlieb, a work by Fernand Leger titled Composition with Three Women and a paint and ink on [Read More]
The auction was conducted in the firm’s gallery at 74 Merrick Road in Lynbrook, New York. LYNBROOK, N.Y. – A pair of Goudey baseball cards signed by Yankees’ slugger Lou Gehrig, one from 1933 and the other from 1934, sold for $37,950 and $49,450, respectively, at an auction held March 4th by [Read More]
The Friday, March 24 sale will be online-only – no onsite bidding – and will start at 10 am EST. MALVERN, Pa. – Over 300 lots of fine American, European, African, Chinese and other Asian items will be sold in an internet-only Spring East Meets West Auction on Friday, March 24th, by [Read More]
PHILADELPHIA – One world is enough for Material Culture, the Philadelphia auction house that respectfully celebrates the art of all nations and societies, past or present. On Sunday, March 19, the company will shine its spotlight on premier works from the folk and self-taught art collections of Academy Award-winning Hollywood director Jonathan [Read More]
The all-day event will be held in the firm’s gallery, located at 63 Fourth Avenue in Cranston, R.I. CRANSTON, R.I. – An original screenprint depiction of screen legend Greta Garbo as Mata Hari by Andy Warhol, plus additional artworks by Miguel Martinez, Walter Franklin Lansil, William Perkins Babcock, Craig McPherson and Bruno [Read More]
The three day event will be held in Great Gatsby’s Atlanta gallery at 5180 Peachtree Blvd. in Atlanta. ATLANTA, Ga. – An exceptional estate from Baltimore, Maryland featuring an extensive collection of S. Kirk & Son sterling silver, French furniture, 19th century Wedgwood basalt, Persian rugs, Continental bronzes and 19th century paintings, [Read More]
Featuring DRC, Jayer, Leroy, Rousseau, and More (Chicago, IL)-Hart Davis Hart Wine Co. is pleased to announce that our sixth annual Celebration of Burgundy will be held on April 1st. This special sale, which is devoted exclusively to the wines of Burgundy, will feature 1,448 lots projected to fetch $3.3-4.9 million. Worldwide [Read More]
Gavin Gardiner’s first sale of 2017 will include 9 sporting and big game rifles from the H. Frank Wallace Collection. The auction will take place at Sotheby’s, New Bond Street, London W1A 2AA on Wednesday, April 12, 2017. H. Frank Wallace of Corrimony (21st March 1881 to 16th September 1962) was an [Read More]
The auction featured prints and drawings by Old and Modern Masters spanning four centuries. FRANKLIN, Mass. – A pair of drawings on white paper by the renowned Russian-born French artist Marc Chagall (1887-1985) combined for over $25,000 in an online-only fine art auction held February 22nd by The Woodshed Gallery, based in [Read More]
YORK, PA – Looking back on the year 1967, some might say that it was, paradoxically, a time of peace, love and war. Lyndon B. Johnson was president, 475,000 US troops were fighting in Vietnam, the Beatles unveiled their immortal Sgt. Pepper’s LP, and the Chiefs and Packers squared off at the [Read More]
Selkirk Auctioneers & Appraisers will host an auction of American Indian and Ethnographic Artifacts, with Persian and Oriental rugs, at 10 a.m. on March 11, 2017, at its gallery in St. Louis’ Central West End. Spanning the pre-historic to modern eras, more than 350 lots of Native American items are to be [Read More]
Alameda, California – Michaan’s has seen many successful sales of waterfront scenes and seascapes in recent months, from a range of different periods and locales. March brings to auction the fine French painting “Ship in Harbor” attributed to Albert Marquet (1875-1947), whose career spanned one of the most exciting periods in the [Read More]