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BILOXI, MS .-The Ohr-OKeefe Museum of Art in Biloxi, Mississippi announced a major donation of 50 artworks by Los Angeles-based, advocate and collector Gordon W. Bailey. The transformative gift features African American artists Leroy Almon, David Butler, Richard Dial, Thornton Dial, Minnie Evans, Roy Ferdinand, Sandy Hall, Clementine Hunter, Charlie Lucas, Juanita Rogers, Sulton Rogers, Welmon Sharlhorne, Herbert Singleton, Willie White, and Purvis Young; Native Americans, Silas and Bertha Claw, Betty Manygoats, Elizabeth Manygoats, Wallace Nez, and Lorraine Williams; and Southern potters, Burlon Craig, Cheever Meaders, and Lanier Meaders. On behalf of the board and the OKeefe family, I would like to express my deepest appreciation to Mr. Bailey for making this generous donation of important artworks, said Jeffrey H. OKeefe, In addition to enriching the museums permanent collection by adding Native American an . More ....
Hindman to present important jewelry and timepieces auctions this month Tony Duquette, Opal, Rock Crystal And Moonstone Necklace. Estimate: $12,000 - $18,000. CHICAGO, IL .-Hindmans spring Fine Timepieces and Fine and Important Jewelry auctions will be presented on May 17 and 18, and will showcase stunning antique keepsakes and modern pieces by designers including Van Cleef & Arpels, Bvlgari, Hemmerle, Evelyn Clothier, Tony Duquette, and Nicholas Varney, and wristwatches by Longines, Breitling, Omega, Jaeger-LeCoultre, and Patek Philippe. The timepieces auction will include a variety of pocket watches, ladies dress watches by Cartier and Chopard as well as mens sports watches and collectible timepieces. The jewelry auction will feature property from a private collection with several floral plique-á-jour enamel and gemstone brooches by Evelyn Clothier. ....
DENVER, Pa. â Bidders had a taste for luxury and rarity at Morphyâs lavish Dec. 8-10 pre-Christmas Fine & Decorative Arts Auction, paying above-estimate prices on many of the saleâs premier lots. The $4.3 million event boasted fabulous Tiffany lamps, art glass, high-quality silver, bronzes, coins, fine art, and a formidable array of art pottery, including exotic Amphora. More than 200 lots of magnificent jewelry and important watches attracted the attention of connoisseurs worldwide, with a superb timepiece â a platinum Audemars Piguet Royal Oak Perpetual Calendar wristwatch, Ref. D34714 â claiming top-lot honors.
Purchased new in Paris in 1994, the automatic âQuantieme Perpetuel Automatiqueâ octagonal wristwatch, hallmarked and featuring moon phases in solid platinum, has a textured blue dial and white gold hands and stick markers. The handsome, substantial watch with a gross weight of 225 grams attracted 17 bids and more than doubled ....
by Robin Pogrebin (NYT NEWS SERVICE) .- One of the headliners of the New York Philharmonics fall gala last month was Leonard Bernstein, leading his old orchestra in the overture to Candide. Yes, Bernstein died three decades ago. But since the gala, like so much else, was forced to go remote, the Philharmonic had some fun with the format, filming its current players performing to historical footage of Bernstein wielding his baton. The virtual gala had some advantages: it cost less to produce, with no catering, linen rentals and flower arrangements for a black-tie audience, and it reached some 90,000 people, while the concert hall holds around 2,700. But when it came to the bottom line, the picture was less rosy. The virtual event raised less than a third of what the gala concert took in last year: $1.1 million, down from $3.6 million, a vivid illustration of the steep challenge of raising money for the arts during a global ....
Luxury watches, exquisite jewels, Tiffany lamps and Amphora powered Morphy s glittering $4.3M holiday auction Portrait of child wearing coral necklace, seated on rug with cat and silver baby toys, oil-on-board, 23in x 29in (sight), unsigned, 1840. Sold for $38,400 against an estimate of $800-$1,200. DENVER, PA .- Bidders had a taste for luxury and rarity at Morphys lavish Dec. 8-10 pre-Christmas Fine & Decorative Arts Auction, paying above-estimate prices on many of the sales premier lots. The $4.3 million event boasted fabulous Tiffany lamps, art glass, high-quality silver, bronzes, coins, fine art, and a formidable array of art pottery, including exotic Amphora. More than 200 lots of magnificent jewelry and important watches attracted the attention of connoisseurs worldwide, with a superb timepiece a platinum Audemars Piguet Royal Oak Perpetual Calendar wristwatch, Ref. D34714 claiming top-lot honors. ....