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Moving promotion as automaton advertising panels head to auction
17 February 2020A collection of automaton advertising panels formed by two dedicated enthusiasts over a 20-year period will go under the hammer on March 12 at Drouot in Paris in a sale mounted by Auction Art Rémy le Fur.
Betty Seeler’s botanical wares sold in New Jersey auction
17 February 2020The collection of the late Elizabeth ‘Betty’ Seeler comprising the contents of her home in Forest Hill Gardens went under the hammer at Millea Bros (25% buyer’s premium) in New Jersey on January 30.
Armour from Susquehanna collection draws international demand to Pennsylvania sale
17 February 2020A 16th century composite suit of armour that had been assembled by a specialist curator in this field at the Metropolitan Museum of Art proved to be the toast of a sale held by Morphy.
Stieglitz’s African spoons emerge at Sotheby's
17 February 2020In 1914 Western interest in African art was in its infancy. When these two wooden anthropomorphic spoons were shown as part of an exhibition of African wood statuary at the photographer Alfred Stieglitz’s New York gallery in that year it represented a key moment.
French sculptor Louis Hottot's bronze of an exotic musician triples estimate
17 February 2020A sale at Oise Enchères yielded a strong price for a bronze by the French sculptor Louis Hottot (1829-1905).
Märklin pioneer plane offered at auction in Germany
10 February 2020This clockwork monoplane manufactured by Märklin in 1914 was one of numerous early 20th century tin toys made by German manufacturers to celebrate the achievements of the early pioneers of flight.
Pre-revolutionary provincial French silver offered in the Biron collection shine at auction
10 February 2020Rare 18th century French silver from the golden age of production was a feature of the collection of Renée and Louis Biron offered by Ader (28% buyer’s premium) at Drouot in Paris.
Boudin down on the farm
10 February 2020This 14 x 10¾in (35.5 x 27cm) oil on canvas by Eugène Boudin (1824-98) will feature in Freeman’s sale of European Art and Old Masters in Philadelphia on February 18.
Research adds value for Giuseppe de Ribeira portrait in Paris saleroom
03 February 2020A newly discovered painting by Giuseppe de Ribeira (1591-1652) has been uncovered in a private home by the Paris auction firm Daguerre.
Punchinello visits Paris as Tiepolo is key name at Christie's drawings sale
03 February 2020March is when Paris turns its attention to the world of drawings and works on paper.
Single-owner sales significant among French auction turnovers
03 February 2020Dedicated collections boost Sotheby’s as it tops list of French auction turnover figures.
Moigniez bronze bird flies into German auction
27 January 2020When he was only 20, the French sculptor Jules Moigniez exhibited one of his works at the Paris Exposition Universelle of 1855.
George Tinworth plaque stages a Shakespeare show in terracotta
27 January 2020This Doulton Lambeth terracotta plaque by George Tinworth will be included in the ceramics section of Skinner’s February 14 sale of European furniture and decorative arts in Boston.
Italian sculptor's marble Cleopatra appears in North Carolina
27 January 2020The sale at Brunk in Asheville, North Carolina, on February 8 includes a 3ft 10in (1.17m) carrara marble Cleopatra morente by the Italian sculptor Pio Fedi (1816-92).
Whitby working life in focus at Swann sale
27 January 2020An album dating to c.1887 containing 64 evocative albumen prints by Frank Meadow Sutcliffe, documenting Whitby, England, is on offer at New York auction house Swann.
Antique picture frames given prominence in Paris
27 January 2020Artcurial holds a sale of Old Master and 19th century paintings in Paris on February 4. The opening 200 lots of this auction is given over to antique picture frames and two unusual entries are made from 18th century French faience rather than wood.
Kangaroo chair is from Chandigarh project offered in Munich
27 January 2020In 1952, India’s first prime minister Jawaharlal Nehru commissioned the Swiss-French architect Le Corbusier to design and construct the north Indian city of Chandigarh.
Picasso ceramic design comes to Florida
20 January 2020This 14in (35cm) earthenware ‘face’ charger made by Madoura to a design by Pablo Picasso carries an estimate of $2000-3000 at Neely Auction in Lantana, Florida, on February 16.
Gifford takes the Grand Tour
20 January 2020A picture of a famous Italian Grand Tour view by one of the best-regarded artists of the American Hudson River school of painting is one of the highlights of a sale at Skinner in Boston on January 24.
Chelsea porcelain dishes appear in New Jersey sale
20 January 2020On January 30, Millea Bros of Boonton, New Jersey, will offer more than 400 lots of English and American furniture and decorative arts from the estate of Elizabeth ‘Betty’ Seeler (1926-2018).
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