Three choice lots from upcoming Heritage auctions Asian Art Enlarge These sancai-glazed pottery figures of Lokapalas from the Tang dynasty exemplify the era’s mastery of ceramic art and its spiritual significance. The figures, each poised on a recumbent bull, embody the strength associated with Lokapalas, who were believed to guard the directions and protect the […]
Continue ReadingEditor’s Picks August 2024 – 1st Edition
Editor’s Picks Three choice lots from upcoming Heritage auctions Football Enlarge Visitors to the Green Bay Packers Hall of Fame have seen a small reproduction of this circa 1923 “Certificate of Membership” signed by NFL president Joe Carr and presented to the team. But this is the real thing, the one and only original that […]
Continue ReadingEditor’s Picks July 2024 – 2nd Edition
Three choice lots from upcoming Heritage auctions Music Memorabilia Enlarge Music memorabilia collectors would be hard-pressed to name a Beatles item more desirable than a signed version of the group’s groundbreaking first UK album. This cover of the British Parlophone Records edition of 1963’s Please Please Me has been signed by all four band members […]
Continue ReadingEditor’s Picks July 2024 – 1st Edition
Editor’s Picks Three choice lots from upcoming Heritage auctions European Art Enlarge The works of French painter and printmaker Michel Delacroix embody the spirit of naïve art, a genre characterized by simplicity and a sense of childlike innocence. Born in Paris in 1933, the artist is best known for his detailed and whimsical depictions of […]
Continue Reading