GLASSMAKER USED ANCIENT TECHNIQUE THAT REQUIRED MOLD FOR EACH PIECE TO BE BROKEN By Nick Dawes René Lalique is widely regarded as the greatest artistic glassmaker that ever lived. Despite not turning his talents to commercial glassmaking until he was nearing 50 years of age, Lalique left an extraordinary legacy of glass creations, many of […]
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‘LAST FRONTIER’ PURCHASED FROM RUSSIA 150 YEARS AGO. A LOOK AT RELATED COLLECTIBLES FROM THE HERITAGE AUCTIONS ARCHIVES 1 BANK SERIAL NUMBER on this 1902 First National Bank of Fairbanks $5 Red Seal, Fr. 587. It sold for $246,750 at an October 2012 Heritage auction. 13.5 INCHES WIDE of this 1925 window card for […]
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Arizona artist Charles H. Pabst (b.1950) has garnered attention in the art world by interpreting monumental vistas and scenery of the American West. His oil on canvas The Winter Trek (detail above) surpassed its pre-auction estimate of $2,500 to realize $10,000 at a September 2017 Heritage auction. JEWELRY Collector demand for colored diamonds was evident […]
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THE WINDSOR HOUSE, LOS ANGELES Southern California connoisseurs gathered for an evening of rare cars, fine wine and important timepieces. Enthusiasts enjoyed direct import wines poured by Heritage Auctions’ fine wine experts while getting a chance to preview highlights from Heritage’s fall timepieces auction and check out rare cars from McLaren Beverly Hills. McLaren Automotive […]
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