Arts & Entertainment

A 1940s Canadian McColl-Frontenac Red Indian reverse-on-glass sign realized more than double its high estimate for $24,780, and an American Red Top Flour single-sided porcelain ‘convex’ sign from the 1920s changed hands for $10,620 in two days of online-only auctions held on October 27th and 28th by Miller & Miller Auctions, Ltd. All prices quoted here are in Canadian dollars and include an 18 percent buyer’s premium. The October 27th event was an Advertising & Americana auction featuring 271 lots of advertising signs, soda advertising, music machines and tobacciana. That was followed the next day by an Advertising, Petroliana & Coin-Op auction, boasting 407 lots of advertising signs, petroliana, breweriana, clocks, soda advertising and coin-ops. There was no live gallery bidding. “The demand at this auction for straight, honest advertising was very strong,” said Ethan Miller of Miller & Miller Auctions, Ltd. “Spending was closely ... Continue reading →

Milford, CT, USA, November 8, 2023 -- American paintings drove strong results in Shannon’s Fall Fine Art auction held October 26th. The 153-lot sale was nearly 90 percent sold and grossed $3 million. Fresh-to-the-market consignments attracted interest from across the country and internationally. The top lot in the sale was a 64-inch by 51-inch painting by American Impressionist Frederick Carl Frieseke. Consigned by the Art Institute of Chicago, this life-size painting depicted a Lady Trying on a Hat. Painted in soft pastel tones, reminiscent of French Impressionism, the painting was one of the artist’s masterpieces from the early 20th century. Frieseke spent every summer after 1905 in Giverny, France, where he became known for his Impressionist palette and his portraits of women. Although influenced by Renoir and Monet, Frieseke developed his own unique style that echoed Post-Impressionist masters as well. This impressive canvas exceeded its high estimate, selling for ... Continue reading →

New Hamburg, Ontario, Canada, November 9, 2023 -- Over 100 fine wristwatches and pocket watches from the finest makers in the world will come up for bid in an online-only Luxury Watches auction on Friday, November 17th, by Miller & Miller Auctions, Ltd., at 4 pm Eastern time. Online bidding is via LiveAuctioneers.com and MillerandMillerAuctions.com. Included in the curated offering are vintage and contemporary wristwatches by all of the top Swiss makers, including Rolex, Breitling, Patek Philippe, Panerai, Hublot, Cartier, A. Lange & Sohne, Omega, IWC, Breguet and others. All are high-grade luxury watches. The sale also includes the Matheson pocket watch collection, which includes many fine solid gold timepieces by top makers. Included are two repeaters by Touchon & Co. and a great offering of American railroad grade watches by Hamilton, Illinois and Waltham. Several watches are strong candidates for top lot of the auction. One is a circa 2013 A. Lange & Sohne Ref. 232. ... Continue reading →

Beachwood, OH, USA, November 10, 2023 -- A bronze fountain with greenish-gold and brown patina signed by Edith Barretto Stevens Parsons (American, 1878-1956), titled Frog Baby (1917), 40 inches tall, sold for $33,825 in an online-only Fine Art & Luxury Décor auction held October 28th by Neue Auctions. The fountain had the foundry mark for Roman Bronze Works (New York City). Ms. Parsons studied with Daniel Chester French in New York and at the Art Students League. After marrying and starting a family, she began the series of garden sculptures for which she is best known, beginning with Duck Baby, which was the popular hit of the 1915 Panama-Pacific Exposition, and later Turtle Baby, now on display at the Cleveland Museum of Art. The 335-lot auction was packed with paintings, sculptures, Cleveland School, antique and luxury designer furniture and objects. The fine custom designer furnishings, in pristine condition from local estates, featured Dennis and Lean tables, ... Continue reading →

Peacock is NBCUniversal’s over-the-top (OTT) streaming service. With ad-supported and ad-free plans, the platform includes more than 80,000 hours of popular on-demand content, an enticing selection of sports and even some live TV channels. Is the Peacocktv.com/tv price worth it, though? That depends on how much you love NBC and Universal shows and movies — and whether the service has the live sports you’re looking for. There’s a lot to like here, whether you want to binge some of today’s best shows or catch exclusive movies right when they leave the theater. To find out whether this service fits your streaming needs, dig into our Peacock review below. Peacock at a glance Monthly cost $5.99–$11.99 Simultaneous streams 3 DVR  No, but some programs can be saved to watch later On-demand library Yes, 80,000 hours Live TV streaming Yes, live events and 50+ channels Peacock experience Peacock’s user experience is similar to other ... Continue reading →

In July 2021, Universal released The Boss Baby 2 in theaters, and also for paid subscribers to Peacock on the same day. It did the same in October with the hit horror film sequel Halloween Kills and again in February 2022 with the romantic comedy Marry Me, starring Jennifer Lopez. However, that’s just the start. As of 2022, Universal will debut most of its new theatrical films on Peacocktv.com/tv just 45 days after they are released in theaters. In the past, it took theatrical movies much longer to reach streaming and pay cable services. Peacock subscribers can currently stream recent movies like The Black Phone, Minions: The Rise of Gru, Jurassic Park: Dominion, and Halloween Ends. Nope (the latest film from horror movie master Jordan Peele) was added in November. Those movies will be available for four months on Peacock, before they move to other streaming services for 10 months, and will be back on Peacock for another four-month stretch. What about Peacock ... Continue reading →

The Vudu app is available on the Roku Channel Store, Amazon App Store, Google Play Store, Apple App Store, Microsoft Store, LG Content Store, Samsung Smart Hub, and more. Based on the device you use, install the Vudu app from the respective app store. Roku #1. Go to the Roku home screen and choose Streaming Channels. #2. Under Streaming Channels, choose Search Channels. #3. Type Vudu.com/start on the search bar. #4. Select Add Channel to install the Vudu app on your Roku. Fire TV #1. On the home page, select the Find icon and go to the Search bar. #2. Type Vudu in the search box. #3. Click the Vudu app from the search results. #4. Hit the Get button to download the Vudu app on Firestick. Apple TV #1. Launch App Store on your Apple TV. #2. On the top of the screen, you’ll see six navigation options. Go to Search and type Vudu. #3. Select the Vudu app. #4. ... Continue reading →

Reno, NV, USA, November 13, 2023 -- Two San Francisco Mint silver ingots produced in the 1930s or ‘40s combined for just over $10,000 ($10,001 to be exact) in Holabird Western Americana Collections, LLC’s two-day, online-only Hauntingly Good timed auction held October 21st-22nd, on iCollector.com. The auction featured more than 2,000 lots of Americana, numismatics, philatelic and dealer items. “We assembled a wide variety of great stuff, from true individual item rarities to very popular collecting categories such as mining, numismatics, philatelics, sports and a great selection of Western history and collectibles libraries,” said Fred Holabird of Holabird Western Americana Collections, LLC. Every lot started at just ten dollars, which made for brisk, competitive bidding. The largest category was numismatics, with about 300 lots. The San Francisco Mint silver ingots were the top two lots of the auction. Both featured type one oval hallmarks and consisted of 999. ... Continue reading →

Wilton, CT, USA, November 14, 2023 -- A photograph of Albert Einstein from 1954 with his signature and a hand-written dedication to a fellow nuclear policy activist, and a document signed by Founding Father and renowned Declaration signer John Hancock on July 1, 1775, just two weeks after the Battle of Bunker Hill, are featured lots in University Archives’ next major online-only auction scheduled for Wednesday, November 29th. The Rare Autographs, Manuscripts, Books & Sports Memorabilia auction will start promptly at 10:30 am Eastern time. All 472 lots in the catalog are up for viewing and bidding now – on the University Archives website: www.UniversityArchives.com – as well as on Invaluable.com, Auctionzip.com and LiveAuctioneers.com. Telephone and absentee bids will also be accepted. “Our November sale features items relating to U.S. Presidents and First Families, Early America, Science, Literature, World Leaders, Music, Military, Art, Civil Rights, ... Continue reading →

Los Angeles, CA, USA, November 15, 2023 -- Andrew Jones Auctions will hold their final Design for the Home and Garden auction of the year on Wednesday, November 29th – just in time for the holidays. The sale features property from collections in Beverly Hills and Los Angeles, including items from interior designer Timothy Corrigan, Inc., Santa Barbara, San Francisco and Scottsdale, Arizona. Andrew Jones Auctions welcomes clients to preview the sales in advance and is also open for an in-room audience on auction day. The gallery is located at 2221 South Main Street in Downtown Los Angeles. The auction will begin promptly at 10 am Pacific time. Online bidding will be via AndrewJonesAuctions.com, Invaluable.com and LiveAuctioneers.com. Absentee bids accepted. Property from the private collection of Nina Schwimmer will include unusual clocks and scientific instruments, featuring a rare Victorian sterling silver strut clock in the manner of Thomas Cole, retailed by Hunt & ... Continue reading →