Campaign donations top $280,000 in Tuscaloosa mayor s race
If politics can be described as war without bloodshed, then campaign contributions could be considered the ammunition for the weaponry.
Tuscaloosa’s 2021 race for mayor is rife with such contributions, with donations between the three candidates – incumbent Walt Maddox and his challengers, Martin Houston and Serena Fortenberry – topping more than $280,000 since their campaign announcements were made.
And while Maddox’s $140,637 in recorded cash contributions since August – the month that a survey of his chances at a fifth term was leaked to The Tuscaloosa News – ranks the most out of the three candidates, Houston is not far behind.
Lark Mason Associates announces sale of French Furniture and Chinese Decorative Arts
French Louis XVI Mahogany and Inlaid Tulipwood Wood Desk. Est.: $2,000-3,000.
NEW YORK, NY
.- Lark Mason Associates sale of French Furniture and Decorative Arts from a prominent New York collector is now live on igavelauctions.com. The sale, which closes on January 26th, consists of just under 50 select lots of French furniture, Chinese tomb pottery, and decorative arts. The collection which was housed in an elegant apartment designed by a well-known Washington DC-based interior designer includes a fine pair of Louis XVI Tulipwood Marquetry corner cabinets, made by Pierre Roussel (Estimate: $15,000-25,000), and a Louis XVI Mahogany and Inlaid Tulipwood Wood Desk (Estimate: $2,000-3,000). Among the superb Chinese tomb pottery wares are a pair of Tang Dynasty Chinese painted pottery Lokapala (Estimate: $7,000-10,000) and a large Chinese pottery prancing horse, Sichuan Provence, Han Dynasty (Estima
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An archaeologist displays unearthed human skulls ahead of the official announcement of the discovery by an Egyptian archaeological mission of a new trove of treasures at Egypt s Saqqara necropolis south of Cairo, on January 17, 2021. The discovery at the necropolis which lies 30kms south of the Egyptian capital, includes the funerary temple of Queen Naert, wife of King Teti, as well as burial shafts, coffins, and mummies dating back to nearly 3000 years ago during the New Kingdom. Khaled DESOUKI / AFP.
by Mohamed Abouelenen
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.- Egypt unveiled Sunday ancient treasures found at the Saqqara archaeological site south of Cairo, including sarcophagi over 3,000 years old, a discovery that rewrites history , according to famed Egyptologist Zahi Hawass. Saqqara is a vast necropolis of the ancient Egyptian capital of Memphis, a UNESCO World Heritage Site home to more than a dozen pyramids, ancient monasteries, and animal burial sites. A team he
Andy Warhol s Mao screen-print leads Lark Mason Associates Print Sale
George Tooker (American, 1920-2011), The Voice, Lithograph, 1977.
NEW YORK, NY
.- Lark Mason Associates announced their Prints and Multiples sale is now open for bidding on www.igavelauctions.com through January 14th, 2021.
Leading the sale is Mao, a screen-print by Andy Warhol, dated 1972, (ed.25/250 (Estimate $30,000-$50,000; reserve $15,000). It was donated by James Hannon, class of 1960, to his alma mater Visitation Catholic School, in Kewanee Illinoisa small midwestern town of 12,900 residents. Proceeds from the print will support technology, scholarships and operations needed to ensure students and teachers a consistent quality learning experience during the COVID 19 pandemic.
Andy Warhol screen-print holds local perspective
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An Andy Warhol screen-print being sold at auction could help out a Kewanee -area school.
The print, entitled, “Mao,” was created by Andy Warhol in 1972. It is the 25th of 250 editions and has an estimated value is between $30,000 -$50,000.
The piece was donated by James Hannon, class of 1960, to his alma mater Visitation Catholic School, and is being sold by New York-basked Lark Mason Associates. The company’s Prints and Multiples sale is now open for bidding on www.igavelauctions.com through Jan. 14, 2021.
Proceeds from the print will support technology, scholarships and operations at Visitation, money that is meant to ensure students and teachers a consistent quality learning experience during the COVID 19 pandemic.