Entries by Jasper52

Full line of Hermes items available in March 3 auction

An all-Hermes lineup will be offered in a Rare and Coveted Designer Accessories auction that will be conducted by Jasper52 on Wednesday, March 3. Thirteen Hermes Birkin bags – several valued at six figures – and 29 Kelly bags, clutches and wallets head the list of 143 lots. View the auction here. Learn more about […]

Jasper52 offers huge selection of luxury jewelry March 2

More than 800 lots of authentic designer jewelry and watches are offered in a Jasper52 auction that will conclude on Tuesday, March 2. The sale features designs by Piaget, Bulgari, Van Cleef & Arpels and more. View the auction here. Learn more about the auction on Auction Central News.

Cloisonné and its enameled cousins

It may only be glass dust baked into colorful decoration today, but cloisonné art defined royalty from its earliest period some 3,000 years ago. Today, that royal privilege is a common everyday auction favorite. Around the third century B.C., the art of cloisonné featured gems and multicolored stones that were ground to perfectly to fit […]

Giant eyeglasses focus of attention in NHADA auction Feb. 25

Leave it to the New Hampshire Antique Dealers Association to gather astonishing treasures from across America and beyond, which will be presented in a Jasper52 online auction on Thursday, Feb. 25. Museum-quality pieces among the nearly 400 lots offered include a rare Pennsylvania Mennonite quilt and a giant pair of eyeglasses that likely served as […]

Japan’s finest woodblock prints offered in online auction Feb. 24

A Jasper52 auction composed of vintage Japanese woodblock prints set for Wednesday, Feb. 24, will include what is considered by some to be the most beautiful work of its kind ever printed in Japan. A Book of Drawings of Flowers and Birds by Imao Keinen (1845-1924) contains 164 large oban format prints in four volumes. […]

Tureens offer a feast of artistry

NEW YORK – Humans have eaten soup for thousands of years but have served them from tureens for only a few hundred. Dinnerware designers elevated the large covered serving bowl into the form dubbed the tureen in the early 18th century and quickly understood its potential as an artistic showpiece. Hosting a dinner party is […]

Textile auction Feb. 18 features many Grenfell mats

Jasper52’s online auction of American quilts and textiles on Thursday, Feb. 18, features an amazing collection of nearly 90 vintage quilts as well as 42 handmade Grenfell mats from eastern Canada. View the auction here. Learn more about the auction on Auction Central News.

Top jewelry designers’ work showcased in Jasper52 sale Feb. 16

Featuring iconic designs from Cartier, Bulgari and Van Cleef & Arpels, Jasper52’s online fine jewelry auction will be conducted on Tuesday, Feb. 16. This special sale offers only the best in luxury jewelry, watches and fashion. View the auction here. Learn more about the auction on Auction Central News.

Pop-up valentines send hearts soaring

NEW YORK – How do I love you? Let me count the ways … A handmade or printed valentine is one popular way to tell your spouse, parent, child or sweetheart of your feelings on Feb. 14. Evolving from religious devotionals and sung/spoken messages of love, sending cards on St. Valentine’s Day has been a […]

Daredevil leads superheroes in comic book sale Feb. 12

Jasper52 will sell 112 vintage comic books, many from the industry’s Silver Age (circa 1956-1970), in a no-reserve online auction on Friday, Feb. 12. Because this auction has no reserves, the high bidder on each lot will prevail. View the auction here. Learn more about the auction on Auction Central News.