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Prestigious watches highlight Bunda jewelry auction March 7
NEW YORK – An Omega Seamaster Planet Ocean chronometer similar to ones worn by secret agent 007 in James Bond movies is among the fine wristwatches that Bunda Jewelry Appraisers and Auctioneers will sell at an auction March 7 at the Belvedere Hotel, 319 W. 48th St. The sale, which is being conducted on behalf [...]
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Detectives solve cold case of clocks stolen from museum
LOS ANGELES (AP) – The U.S. widow of a notorious Israeli thief has been convicted of receiving stolen property from a 27-year-old heist that included more than 100 expensive timepieces and museum artifacts, including what’s been called “the Mona Lisa of the clock world.” Nili Shamrat, 64, was convicted Feb. 23 and sentenced to five [...]
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‘Short snorter’ $1 bill long on mystery
NORTON SHORES, Mich. (AP) – The 1935 one-dollar bill, its edges frayed and its color faded, reads like a World War II history book. Scrawled on the back of the bill is a list of some of the most notable spots in the history of the war. The entries start with the United States at [...]
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Giant head of pharaoh, King Tut’s granddad, unearthed in Egypt
CAIRO (AP) – Archaeologists have unearthed a massive red granite head of one Egypt’s most famous pharaohs who ruled nearly 3,400 years ago, the Egyptian Supreme Council of Antiquities announced Sunday. The head of Amenhotep III, which alone is about the height of a person, was dug out of the ruins of the pharaoh’s mortuary [...]
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Profiles in History lines up cavalcade of glamour images, March 25-27
CALABASAS, Calif. – George Hurrell’s iconic portrait of Jean Harlow on a white bearskin rug created for Vanity Fair magazine now spearheads the largest auction of glamour photography in art history. The original camera negative, as well as a custom print of this incomparable photograph is regarded as Hurrell’s most important portrait and is estimated [...]
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In Memoriam: Ernst Beyeler, art collector, museum founder, 88
GENEVA (AP) – Ernst Beyeler, whose early eye for undervalued Picassos and Impressionists helped him assemble one of Europe’s most famous art collections, has died, his Beyeler Foundation said Friday. He was 88. Beyeler died Thursday evening at his home near Basel, said the museum, which he created 13 years ago out of his sprawling [...]
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Purdue library launches Amelia Earhart exhibit
WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. (AP) – Documents, photographs and other items exploring the life of aviator Amelia Earhart have gone on public display at Purdue University. The Purdue Libraries opened the exhibit chronicling Earhart’s accomplishments and her advocacy of women’s rights on Monday to coincide with the start of Women’s History Month. Purdue has what it [...]
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NOW is place to buy contemporary art at Phillips de Pury, March 6
NEW YORK – Phillips de Pury & Co., which considers itself a tastemaker in contemporary art, photographs, prints, design and jewelry through its innovative exhibitions and auctions, will demonstrate that position with a NOW Art of the 21st Century auction March 6. Those who cannot be at Phillips de Pury & Co.’s headquarters at 450 [...]
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Record auction price paid for tin robot at Morphy’s
DENVER, Pa. – It came from outer space, and when it landed in southeastern Pennsylvania last month, Masudaya’s multi-action Target Robot smashed a world auction record for an example of its type when it hit the bull’s-eye at $52,900. The boxy tinplate alien invader – complete with original box and shooting accessories – took top-lot [...]
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Police say source in U.S. artifact case committed suicide
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) – A Utah businessman who worked a two-year sting operation for federal officials investigating looting of American Indian relics across the Southwest has died of a self-inflicted gunshot after a brief standoff with police. It appears to be the third suicide connected to the case. Ted Dan Gardiner, an antiquities dealer [...]
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Robert Frank photo exhibition recalls ’50s Detroit
DETROIT – An exhibition of more than 50 rare and many never-before-seen photographs taken in Detroit by Robert Frank a half century ago will run at the Detroit Institute of Arts through July 3. Detroit Experiences: Robert Frank Photographs, 1955 showcases more than 50 black-and-white photographs taken in Detroit by legendary artist Robert Frank. The [...]
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