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HOCKNEY, CLOSE & KATZ: CONTEMPORARY MASTERS OF PORTRAITURE AT CLARKE’S APRIL 22ND AUCTION

April 12, 2018

Clarke’s April 22nd auction is highlighted by a single owner collection of contemporary prints and paintings by such renowned artists as Jim Dine, David Hockney, Alex Katz, Chuck Close and Robert ...

Come One, Come All, to the World's Fair!

March 29, 2018

Once again, Gray’s auctioneers is proud to host a wide variety of memorabilia and collectibles from the historic World’s Fair exhibitions, with another slew of souvenirs and curiosities from the ...

Jean-Michel Basquiat (American, 1960-1988) Mixed Media

Modern and 19th Century Art with Asian Antiques Lead April 12 Auction at 888 Auctions

888 Auctions
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March 28, 2018

Richmond Hill, ON – As the temperature rises, so have hammer prices at 888 Auctions. And this is in no small part bolstered by the rising hammer prices achieved by the fine art sold through 888 ...

REMIX - CONTEMPORARY + CLASSIC PROVES OPPOSITES ATTRACT AT RAGO ON APRIL 7

Rago Arts and Auction Center
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March 22, 2018

Rago’s Remix auctions are about how people like to decorate today, unconfined by any decade or design period. Downtown pieces of mid-century modern and 21st c. design will sell side-by-side with ...

Karl Gasslander, Provincetown Road, c.1935, Oil on canvas, 18-1/4 x 22-1/8 inches

New Show: AD20/21 HOME April 12-15 Features 40 Exhibitors plus Special Guests as Culmination of 5th Annual Boston Design Week

March 21, 2018

Co-Producers Tony Fusco and Robert Four are pleased to announce the new AD20/20 HOME takes place April 12 – 15, 2018 as the culminating event of the 5th Annual Boston Design Week. The show will ...

The MIT Jade boulder. Lot 53. Gianguan Auctions, March 10 sale.

Previews of Gianguan Auctions March 10 Sale Run 10 a.m - 7:00 p.m. Through Friday

March 06, 2018

Gianguan Auctions' headquarters are welcoming collectors until 7 p.m. today through Friday, March 9th. The annual spring sale takes place on Saturday, March 10, beginning at 10 a.m. When ...

Lot 113: Luis de Lucena, Arte de Ajedres, first edition of the earliest extant manual on modern chess, Salamanca, circa 1496-97. Estimate $10,000 to $15,000.

Early Printed Books on Cats, Chess & Erotica Stand Out at Swann Galleries

Swann Galleries
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February 15, 2018

Swann Galleries will offer an auction of Early Printed, Medical, Scientific & Travel Books on Thursday, March 8, featuring an extensive selection of early Spanish books on a variety of ...

Historic Devotional Art Graces Gianguan Podium

March 01, 2018

The devotional art in Gianguan Auctions' March 10 sale shows the stylistic differences appreciated during the eras and dynasties. Of Sui Dynasty, a free-standing, gilt bronze altarpiece with ...

Prehistoric clay pot effigy of a human head, discovered in the Southeastern United States, 6.5 inches tall (est. $1,000-$3,000).

Tribal and Native American artifacts from prehistoric to modern times in Helm Auction's online-only sale, April 14th

Helm Auction, Inc.
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February 28, 2018

EL CAJON, Calif. – More than 450 quality lots of tribal and Native American artifacts, spanning multiple categories and continents, will come up for bid in a Spring Fling online auction slated for ...

Cover of Tang, gilt copper volume of the Pratyutpanna Sutra (Vol. 3). Finely incised in clerical script. Lot 151, $30,000. Gianguan Auctions March 10 sale.

Gianguan Auctions Pre-Asia Week Sale Shapes Up Strong

February 21, 2018

Coming just a few days before the official opening of Asia Week, Gianguan Auctions' March 10th sale is an exploration in connoisseurship. The gallery previews begin Wednesday, February 28 and ...

Cover of Tang, gilt copper volume of the Pratyutpanna Sutra (Vol. 3). Finely incised in clerical script. Lot 151, $200,000. Gianguan Auctions March 10 sale.

Gianguan Auctions March 10th Sale Is Exploration of Connoisseurship

February 15, 2018

Collectors of Chinese works of art will find Gianguan Auctions, pre-Asia Week sale on Saturday, March 10th, an exploration in connoisseurship. The marquee item is Zhao Mengfu’s "Script ...

Sui Dynasty gilt-bronze altarpiece of Buddha Maitreya with seven Buddha on lotus blossom thrones. Gianguan Auctions, March, 2018.

Chinese Buddhist Devotional Art Leads Gianguan Auctions March Sale

January 10, 2018

Gianguan Auctions will hold its 16th annual spring sale on Saturday, March 10. Marquee properties include a rare Sui Dynasty Buddhist altarpiece, a Northern Qi Buddhist stele and a Western Wei ...

Lot 77: Richard Hakluyt, Novus Orbis, engraved folding map, showing first printed use of “Virginia,” Paris, 1587. Sold December 5, 2017 for $80,000. (Pre-sale estimate: $40,000 to $60,000)

First Use of “Virginia” Sees $80K at Swann Galleries

Swann Galleries
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December 07, 2017

Maps were so plentiful at Swann Galleries’ December 5 auction of Maps & Atlases, Natural History & Color Plate Books that one could be forgiven for getting lost. Many buyers chose to bid in ...

Early jade stem cup. Gianguan Auctions, December 9 sale.

Preview of Buddhist Art and Chinese Modern Paintings Now At Gianguan Auctions

December 05, 2017

For the next four days, Gianguan Auctions' gallery at 39 W. 59th Street is welcoming collectors to view the properties in their upcoming December 9 sale. On view are icons of Buddhist art, Modern ...

Shrine made of wood covered with gold foil inside and gold leaf outside, from the tomb of Tutankhamun.

King Tut Treasures Embark on Largest-Ever World Tour

November 30, 2017

Four decades ago, the unprecedented blockbuster “Treasures of Tutankhamun” exhibition drew massive crowds in six American cities; now there's a new chance to see some of the greatest artifacts of ...

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