Leslie Hindman Auctioneers – Fine Furniture and Decorative Arts Auction
Thursday, January 21st, 2010Auction Sunday January 24th & 25th 11:00am
Preview January 20th – 23rd
Chicago, Illinois
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Bonhams – American Furniture and Decorative Arts Januray 27, 2010 New York
Thursday, January 21st, 2010
iGavel – Ceramics & Works of Art from The Gardiner Museum & Other Owners
Wednesday, January 20th, 2010Now through February 2nd, 2010
Live exhibition at iGavel Gallery January 25th – 29th 10am – 5pm
New York, NY
Bonhams & Butterfields – SoMa Estate Auction
Wednesday, January 20th, 2010SoMa Estate Auction – Interior Resolutions
Sunday January 24, 2010
San Francisco
Bonhams & Butterfields – Furniture and Decorative Arts from the Burton-Ching Collection Part III
Wednesday, January 20th, 2010Sunday January 31, 2010
San Francisco
From the hand of ‘The Grey Ghost’: Recently Discovered Col. John S. Mosby Civil War speech at Heritage Auctions Los Angeles
Tuesday, January 19th, 2010
Feb. 12 Historical Manuscripts Auction presents handwritten letter from Civil War Colonel disbanding his legendary Rangers
LOS ANGELES – An emotional and pointed farewell given by controversial Civil War Colonel John S. Mosby, believed to be one of only two contemporary copies known to be written by him, will be auctioned off as part of Heritage Auctions Los Angeles Signature® Historical Manuscripts & Autographs Auction, Feb. 12. It is estimated at $70,000-$90,000.
The Virginia-born and bred Mosby, known as “The Grey Ghost” for his lightning quick partisan-style tactics against Union forces, addresses his Partisan Rangers at the close of the Civil War after Lee’s surrender at Appomattox. Rather than subject his troops to the undue hardships they would face if they continued to fight, Mosby disbands the 43rd Virginia Cavalry, also known as “Mosby’s Rangers”: (more…)
Ivey-Selkirk Auctioneers & Appraisers – Saint Louis
Tuesday, January 19th, 2010Jackson Rooms Auction – January 20 & 21, 2010 9:30am Preview January 19th 9:00am
Featuring American, Continental, English, and Asian furniture
Edged Weapons & Militaria Auction – January 22, 2010 9:30am Preview January 19th, 20th, 21st 9:00am
Featuring an amazing collection of short swords and other worlwide blades from the 17th to the 20th century
Bonhams & Butterfields -Contemporary Art from the Heller Ehrman LLP Collection – February 8, 2010 San Francisco
Tuesday, January 19th, 2010
A Look Inside the World of Edward Wormley – by Reyne Haines
Tuesday, January 19th, 2010
Edward Wormley; a household name in the Mid Century Modern crowd. He was a major influence on American design.
Wormley was born in 1907. As a young child, he developed polio, which hindered his ability to walk until the age of 5. This would be a mere speed-bump in Wormley’s life. In 1926 he attended college at the Art Institute of Chicago. By 1928 he was working at Marshall Field & Co, then later for Berkey & Gay in Michigan.
Wormley’s first taste of furniture design was in 1930 when he traveled to Paris and met designer Emile-Jacques Ruhlmann. Upon his return to the United States, he went to work at the Dunbar Furniture Company. (more…)
Comics – The Art of Collecting – Reyne Haines & Jonathan Novack
Tuesday, January 19th, 2010It’s all about the superhero when Reyne and Jonathan make a visit to Bedrock City Comics. Every generation has its own heroes drawn into action, the first comic book hero was Captain Marvel…not Superman or Batman, as you might suspect. Superman first appeared in June 1938 and Reyne lets us know what that comic just fetched at auction last March. Plus some heroic tips on collecting and preserving your comics.