One Frame at a Time: How Phil Tippett Changed the Movies
THE LEGENDARY ANIMATOR’S CAREER ARCHIVE TRACES THE ARTISTRY AND INNOVATIONS BEHIND UNFORGETTABLE CREATIONS FOR ‘STAR WARS,’ ‘ROBOCOP,’ ‘JURASSIC PARK,’ AND MORE
Harry and Johnny: The Story of a Knoll ‘Dandelion’
THE LONGTIME FRIENDSHIP BETWEEN HARRY BERTOIA AND KNOLL’S JOHN L. HELM REVEALS THE PERSONAL RELATIONSHIPS THAT HELPED SHAPE A MID-CENTURY MODERN MASTER’S CAREER
A World of Pure Imagination: Inside Gene Wilder’s Personal Collection
A LIFETIME OF LAUGHTER AND GENEROSITY LIVES ON THROUGH THE ACTOR’S ORIGINAL ARTWORK, FILM MEMORABILIA, AND OTHER TREASURES, OFFERED TO BENEFIT CAUSES HE CHERISHED
The Art of the Cartridge
AN ASPIRING ILLUSTRATOR AND A CHANCE ENCOUNTER: THE UNLIKELY STORY BEHIND THE ARTWORK THAT HELPED DEFINE A GENERATION OF NINTENDO VIDEO GAMES
7 New Books for the Collector’s Bookshelf
FROM THE GLAMOUR OF MID-CENTURY FASHION TO RARE TIMEPIECES AND ANCIENT CERAMICS, THESE TITLES EXPLORE THE PEOPLE AND CRAFTSMANSHIP BEHIND ENDURING COLLECTIBLES
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The Weapons of a More Civilized Age
DARTH VADER’S SCREEN-MATCHED LIGHTSABER LEADS AN EXTRAORDINARY COLLECTION OF 28 ORIGINAL ‘STAR WARS’ LIGHTSABERS THAT HELPED BRING A GALAXY FAR, FAR AWAY TO LIFE
Collector’s Guide to Gil Elvgren
HERITAGE’S DIRECTOR OF ILLUSTRATION ART OFFERS A CLOSER LOOK AT THE ARTISTRY, IMAGERY, AND MARKET BEHIND THE INFLUENTIAL PIN-UP ARTIST
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Sculpture Meets Coinage in Augustus Saint-Gaudens’ ‘Victory’
Heritage’s Aviva Lehmann and Todd Imhof explore a rare gilded bronze and its connection to America’s most celebrated gold coin
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Three choice lots from upcoming Heritage auctions
Early 20th Century Design
While best known for its ecclesiastical projects, Tiffany Studios also transformed the window into a central element of the American domestic interior in the early 20th century. In this window, a barefoot woman in flowing drapery moves through blue and violet irises, with warm light gathering behind her against a sky of deep blue and muted gold. Varied glass gives the composition its painterly richness. Although its original setting is unknown, the window’s moderate size and subject suggest it may have been commissioned for a residential space.
Tiffany Studios Springtime Window, circa 1920
Auction: November 11
Watches & Fine Timepieces
This circa 1895 Ls. Audemars pocket watch represents an extraordinary amount of precise engineering, complete with a four-year calendar. Born in Switzerland’s La Vallée de Joux, Louis-Benjamin Audemars was apprenticed at an early age to Philippe Meylan. In 1811 he founded Louis Audemars & Cie, quickly developing a reputation for fine workmanship. By 1848 the firm was providing highly complicated watches and movements to major Swiss and French manufacturers such as Le Roy, Patek Philippe, and Vacheron Constantin.
Ls. Audemars Gold Grand Complicated Minute Repeater With Perpetual Calendar & Moon Phase, circa 1895
Auction: November 20
Rare Books
Death in the Afternoon was Ernest Hemingway’s authoritative study of Spanish bullfighting, combining history, technique, and philosophy with exploration of bravery, ritual, and mortality. It was one of the major nonfiction works of his career and remains his lasting tribute to Spanish culture and traditions. This first-edition copy was inscribed by the author to Patricia Bowers, the daughter of journalist, historian, and diplomat Claude Gernade Bowers, Franklin D. Roosevelt’s ambassador to Spain during the Spanish Revolution and later to Chile.
Ernest Hemingway Death in the Afternoon New York: Charles Scribner’s Sons, 1932
Auction: November 18