A portrait by Cuban artist Amelia Pelaez (Est. $50,000 - $80,000) graces the auction block. A prolific painter, sculptor, muralist and furniture designer, Pelaez is best known for her cubist paintings, usually depicting female subjects. The portrait, which measures X by X, originally belonged to the artist’s sister, and is signed and dated “42”.

Amelia Pelaez Painting Estimated $50,000-$80,000

Also featured is a grouping of four circa 1860 Chinese silk paintings (Est. $4,000 - $6,000). Each piece depicts a battle scene from the Taiping Revolution. An appraisal certificate from van Cline & Davenport accompanies these rare items.

Antique furniture highlights include an 18th Century New England tiger maple tall chest (Est. $1,500 - $2,500), complete with original brass hardware. Also offered is an 18th Century English George II mahogany chest (Est. $2,000 - $4,000). The mahogany chest boasts four graduating drawers with original gilt brass hardware.

A sterling silver wine cooler (Est. $4,000-$7,000) designed by French silversmith Jean Puiforcat is also featured. A founder-member of the Union des Artists Modernes, Puiforcat’s work exemplifies the Art Deco aesthetic. The wine bucket stands 11” tall with a weight of 134.9 ozt.

Also representing the decorative arts category is a cameo glass vase (Est. $3,500 - $4,500) by renowned French Art Nouveau artist Emile Galle. This amber-colored vase bears Galle’s signature in cameo.

“We’ve collected quite an impressive array of consignments for our May auction,” comments Frank Kaminski, owner of Kaminski Auctions. “We are always looking for items to feature in upcoming auctions and can take consignments in any volume, from a single piece to an entire estate.”

About Kaminski Auctions
Kaminski Auctions, headed by Frank Kaminski, specializes in appraising and auctioning fine art and antiques. As part of a complete estate service package, Kaminski provides expert appraisals, local and national advertising for all sales, competitive fees, itemized accounting of all transactions for heirs and representatives. In addition to full estate auctions, Kaminski accepts partial estate liquidations, as well as individual pieces and collections for consignment. The firm’s extensive clientele includes museums, historical societies, corporations, non-profit organizations and private individuals.

Ok, here is a very bold prediction: It will be very difficult to walk out of the theaters disappointed this summer. Now, if you’ll just read on it will be my pleasure to explain/defend my proclamation.

Every summer really good movies are released… but this summer, WOW, what a blockbuster summer for Hollywood! You’ll have no trouble finding star-studded casts and wonderful plot-lines for every age and demographic. Plenty of amazing comic book adaptations are hitting the silver screen, from the new Incredible Hulk and Batman The Dark Knight, to Speed Racer the movie starring heart throb, Emile Hirsch as Speed. Just a quick heads up, the Mach 5 will probably be on your little ones Christmas list come December!

How about the story of the summer thus far starring Robert Downey, Jr. as Tony Stark… You know IRONMAN! Sorry no Spoilers here, you”ll need to see this movie!

Comic heroes aren’t the only ones finding new life this year… Harrison Ford is back for the fourth installment of the super successful Indiana Jones films in Temple of the Crystal Skull. Shia LaBeouf from last summer’s blockbuster, Transformers, also makes an appearance in the new Indy movie as Mutt Williams.

There is more to this summer’s movie madness then action adventure and nail biting thrillers… The younger crowd and the kid in us will absolutely love The Chronicles of Narnia 2: Prince Caspian, as well as Kung Fu Panda which features voices lent by such monsters as Jack Black, Dustin Hoffman and Jackie Chan. It’s gonna be hilarious. Wall E is and amazing Disney Pixar movie that takes us to the year 2700 for the misadventures of “the last robot on earth”.

So once again, I state that it will be very difficult to walk out of the theaters disappointed this summer. This is not just observation, you see I work at postergods.com and we’ve been tracking this information for nearly half a decade. Since we started the company 4 years ago. As a family run business that has grown into the leading supplier of high quality posters and prints on the internet, we need to be aware of what is and what is not hot! So we follow the trends. Why, because we don’t want to be stuck with 700 Waterworld posters if no body went to see the movie.

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“It is an honor and a unique opportunity to bring one of the most important paintings by Warhol to remain outside an institution to Christie’s in Hong Kong where the international art world will gather for our Spring Sales.” said Brett Gorvy, International Co-Head of Christie’s Post-War and Contemporary Art. “Visitors will have a chance to view this extraordinary Mao in Asia for the very first time as part of a specially curated exhibition celebrating Warhol’s legendary series.”

Mao by Andy Warhol is a superlative work in every aspect. One of the finest and greatest examples from Warhol’s entire oeuvre, this magnificent, colossal Mao stuns viewers with its staggering size and wall-power. Over 14 feet high, the painting is one of four Giant Maos of these dimensions executed by the artist. The other three are in major American and European museum collections: the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York, the Art Institute of Chicago, and the Hamburger Bahnhof in Berlin. Never before has any of these paintings been displayed outside of the Western world.

Mao encompassed Warhol’s first major critically and commercially successful series following his premature “retirement” from painting in 1965 to pursue filmmaking. A near fatal shooting in 1968 led Warhol to reevaluate his career and artistic output and he began to execute commissioned celebrity portraits in the early 1970’s. The subject of Mao marks a turning point in the artist’s career and would begin a period of renewed growth. Warhol’s choice of subject also reflected the political developments of his day. In 1971, the People’s Republic of China replaced Nationalist China in the United Nations General Assembly and Securities Council and relations between China and the United States became less strained. In fact, it was Chairman Mao who was credited for encouraging President Nixon’s visit to China in February of 1972, the first by an American leader, with the visit easing Cold War tensions between the United States and China.

The subject of this work and its relevance to Chinese history makes it an important work to exhibit in Hong Kong given its proximity and ties to mainland China. Despite his radical policies, many people still see Mao as a figure of strength and unity. Warhol’s Mao represents the shift in cultural values that has taken place over the past decade and is therefore emblematic of the bridging of east and west.

A smaller portrait of Mao by Andy Warhol established a world auction record for the artist when it sold for US$17,376,000 in Christie’s New York Evening sale in November 2006. This record was surpassed in Christie’s May 2007 Evening Sale by Warhol’s Green Car Crash, which sold for US$71,720,000 and which remains a world auction record for any work by Warhol.

The exhibition “Mao by Andy Warhol” will feature 15 additional portraits depicting Mao by Warhol. Christie’s is collaborating with L&M Arts, New York, for the exhibition of “Mao by Andy Warhol.” L&M Arts were responsible for the first exhibition of Mao to take place in American in 2006. The exhibition and sale of the Giant Mao has been organized with the help of James Mayor, The Mayor Gallery, London.

Exhibition: “Mao by Andy Warhol”

Dates: 22-29 May 2008

Location: Christie’s viewing and sale venue:

Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Centre

1 Harbour Road - Wanchai, Hong Kong

As the toys featured in the two original television specials, feature film My Little Pony: The Movie as well as the syndicated cartoon series, the ponies from the first generation are the most valuable and sought after by collectors and casual fans alike. Though these toys were each originally purchased for $5 or less in stores, My Little Pony G1 dolls today can fetch anywhere from $10 to $400 and more depending on their rarity on sites such as eBay. As antiques and collectibles dealers have discovered the value in these profitable playthings, collectors will find that Hayes’ value guide is helpful for pricing their existing collection as well as deciding on future purchases. The My Little Pony G1 Collector’s Inventory also includes valuable pricing information and other details about hard to find variations, playsets, special offers, store exclusives, and mail order only items to help sellers and buyers alike price these items.

 
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Large photos enable collectors to see details such as markings and symbols and handy checklists not only match each pony with their original accessory, but also enable the collector to keep track of what items she is still missing. In addition to the core My Little Pony items, The My Little Pony G1 Collector’s Inventory also includes sections on hard to find items such as plush, stickers, Pony Wear clothing, Petite Ponies, Dream Beauties, Li’l Litters (My Little Puppy, Kitty and Bunny) and Romper Room’s My Pretty Pony, the precursor to the My Little Pony toys famous today. Hayes also features ways to distinguish real My Little Pony items from fake as well as Collector’s Notes that offer hints for care and valuing of items.

The My Little Pony G1 Collector’s Inventory is available now at Amazon.com or a bookstore near you. Copies are also available from Priced Nostalgia Press direct at http://www.pricednostalgia.com

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The My Little Pony G1 Collector’s Inventory: an unofficial full color illustrated collector’s price guide to the first generation of MLP including all US ponies, playsets and accessories released before 1997
by Summer Hayes, foreword by Dream Valley’s Kimberly Shriner

Product Details
• Paperback: 256 pages
• Interior ink: Full color
• Publisher: Priced Nostalgia Press
• Publication Date: May 1, 2008
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0978606310
• ISBN-13: 9780978606312

Product Description:
Finally, the guide that fans of Hasbro’s My Little Pony have waited for is here! With large, full color photos of every pony, playset and accessory released in the US in the 1980s and 1990s, this unofficial guide to the first generation of My Little Pony (commonly called MLP G1) from Summer Hayes provides everything a collector or collectibles seller needs to identify these toys and their accessories, understand their value, or build a collection. In addition to photographs of each item, this illustrated price guide contains detailed checklists to help collectors or sellers identify and reunite each pony in their collection with the accessories that they were originally packed with, including brushes, ribbons, stickers and more. With in-depth coverage of playsets, Pony Wear, stickers, mail orders and other exclusive ponies as well as differences and variations in ponies and accessories, The My Little Pony G1 Collector’s Inventory is the ultimate MLP resource. Collectors will also enjoy helpful sections on hard to find pony sets such as Petite Ponies, Dream Beauties, Little Litters, and stuffed plush. Whether you are a collector looking for a reliable price guide, an easy way to identify your ponies and keep track of accessories, an eBay or other collectibles seller looking for help valuing these items or just someone looking for the chance to remember these beloved toys from your childhood, you will find this to be the most comprehensive and complete guide to MLP available anywhere. With a foreword from Dream Valley’s Kimberly Shriner.

This strange visitor from another planet carried on his one-man crusades like the biblical character Moses. Fighting off the Lex Luthor’s of the world, saving the damsels in distress, he demonstrated greatness again and again right before our very eyes.

What I especially appreciate is that the strong man in tights we’ve all come to love was dreamed up by two high school boys. Talk about revelation.

Superman came to Jerry Siegel in a vision during a sleepless summer night in Cleveland in 1934 after his graduation from Glenville High School. His buddy, turned cartoonist Joe Shuster, gave Superman life with his pen.

On Jan. 29, Hake’s Americana & Collectibles in York, Pa., featured a selection of Superman collectibles in its auction. Looking through the catalog was like digging through my childhood toy box.

A promotional Superman figure made of wood composition; 
designed to promote Superman DC Comics to distributors 
and retailers; 1942; sold for $6,325.
Photo courtesy of Hake’s Americana & Collectibles.

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Less than 28,000 notes were issued and most were recalled after the United States went off the gold standard in 1933. Today, there are estimated to be less than 500 of the notes in existence making the 1928 $1000 Gold Certificate one of the most prized pieces of currency.

“We knew that the rarity of the note would generate interest but we were amazed at the incredible response from collectors” said John Leonard, President of Leonard Auction. He went on to say that “the sale of this note is indicative of the strength in the currency market.”

Leonard Auction’s next scheduled sale will occur on Saturday, June 21, 2008. The sale will feature art pottery & glass in addition to a fine selection of 19th and 20th century antiques and collectibles. A complete color catalog of the items to be offered at future sales is available at www.leonardauction.com.

Leonard Auction is one of the Chicago area’s leading auction houses, conducting monthly auctions at our headquarters located at 1765 Cortland Ct., Ste. D, Addison, Illinois. In addition to a regular auction schedule, we also conduct on-site estate sales and offer an eBay drop-off service. Consignments are always being accepted for upcoming auctions and eBay sales. To learn more about our services, or to arrange a consignment, please contact our office at 630-495-0229 or visit our website, www.leonardauction.com .

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