Monthly Archives: August 2018

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COTTONE AUCTIONS FINE ART AND ANTIQUE AUCTION WILL BE HEADLINED BY THE COLLECTION OF DR. GREGORY ALAN ZEMENICK, AKA DR. Z

He had a passion for collecting Americana, Tiffany lamps and antiques spanning many interests. GENESEO, N.Y. – Cottone Auctions’ upcoming Fine Art & Antique Auction, slated for Saturday, September 29th, will feature an extensive variety of first-time offerings, including the impressive collection of Dr. Gregory Alan Zemenick, an orthopedic surgeon from Troy, [Read More]

DISTINGUISHED PANEL OF APPRAISERS, SCHOLARS, CONNOISSEURS AND EXPERTS SET TO SPEAK AT FOUNDATION FOR APPRAISAL EDUCATION (FAE) SEMINAR

To be held in Quinn’s Auction Galleries, at 360 S. Washington Street, Falls Church, Virginia, the program will include Roadshow alumni and scholars from Harvard and George Washington U. FALLS CHURCH, Va. – The 7th annual educational seminar of the Foundation for Appraisal Education (FAE) will be held Friday and Saturday, September [Read More]

ITEMS FROM THE LIFETIME COLLECTIONS OF PAT BOVARD AND SHERRY SMITHSON WILL BE AUCTIONED BY THE SPECIALISTS OF THE SOUTH ON SATURDAY, SEPT. 22nd ONLINE AND AT THE GALLERY IN PANAMA CITY, FLORIDA

PANAMA CITY, Fla. – Items from the lifetime collections of Pat Bovard and Sherry Smithson of Lynn Haven, a suburb of Panama City – a massive accumulation of objects that began with a six-foot-tall Coca-Cola bottle and snowballed from there into thousands of collectibles in many categories – will come up for [Read More]

PAINTINGS ATTRIBUTED TO VAN GOGH, FILLA, JAWLENSKY WILL HEADLINE WOODSHED ART AUCTIONS LIVE AND INTERNET FINE ART AUCTION

The van Gogh has the collector’s stamp of his physician, Dr. Paul Gachet, and his son, verso. FRANKLIN, Mass. – Paintings attributed to the Dutch master Vincent van Gogh (1853-1890), the Czechoslovakian Cubist-Fauvist Emil Filla (1882-1953) and Russian Expressionist Alexej von Jawlensky (1864-1941) are just a few of the artworks up for [Read More]

FINE JEWELRY ITEMS FROM THE ESTATE OF DESIGNER AND RETAILER CLAUS VOLLRATH WILL BE SOLD ONLINE BY NYE & COMPANY

The estimates are set low, to encourage spirited bidding. Online bidding is via LiveAuctioneers. BLOOMFIELD, N.J. – Fine jewelry items from the estate of Claus Vollrath – the German-born designer of handmade custom jewelry who cut his teeth at Cartier after immigrating to America and later operated several boutique retail jewelry stores [Read More]

HOLABIRD WESTERN AMERICANA COLLECTIONS’ 3-DAY AMERICANA AUCTION, AUGUST 24th-26th, WILL FEATURE MORE THAN 2,100 LOTS IN MANY CATEGORIES

The auction will be held online and in Holabird’s gallery, at 3555 Airway Dr. (Ste. 308) in Reno. RENO, Nev. – Holabird Western Americana Collections’ upcoming Americana auction, planned for August 24th-26th, marks the start of a summer-fall-winter season brimming with a number of major collections. The August event will be held [Read More]

SIX ORIGINAL TATTOO FLASH ART SHEETS ATTRIBUTED TO CHARLIE WAGNER AND SAM O’REILLY BRING A COMBINED $41,375 AT RIPLEY AUCTIONS, JULY 28th

The sale was held at Ripley Auctions’ Indianapolis gallery, plus online at riplripleyauctions.com. INDIANAPOLIS, Ind. – Six early American original tattoo flash art sheets attributed to Charlie Wagner and Sam O’Reilly – an astounding representation of American history, folk and outsider art – sold for a combined $41,375 at an auction held [Read More]

ITEMS SIGNED BY EINSTEIN, LINCOLN, MARILYN AND MANY OTHERS WILL BE SOLD IN UNIVERSITY ARCHIVES ONLINE AUCTION

All 298 lots can be seen now at www.universityarchives.com; online bidding via Invaluable.com. WESTPORT, Conn. – Important, historical items signed by Albert Einstein, Abraham Lincoln and Marilyn Monroe are just part of the incredible selection of autographed documents, books, manuscripts and relics set to come up for bid in University Archives’ next [Read More]