Geneseo, NY, USA, September 2, 2022 -- Cottone Auctions’ late summer Fine Art & Antiques auction, on Friday, September 23rd, will feature items from the estate of Howard D. Booher, Sr. of Atwater, Ohio; the private Tiffany lamp collection of Rich and Pat Garthoeffner of Lititz, Pa., the estate of Al Turner, Bonita Springs, Fla.; and fine items from private institutions, estates and individuals.

The auction is online-only and will begin at 12 o’clock noon Eastern time. Online bidding will be facilitated by LiveAuctioneers.com, Invaluable.com and the Cottone Auctions website: www.cottoneauctions.com. Register to bid at live.cottoneauctions.com. Phone and absentee bids will be taken. To place a phone bid, you may call the Cottone Auctions gallery at 585-243-1000.

The sale is packed with over 200 quality, curated lots. Howard D. Booher, Sr., the founder and CEO of East Manufacturing Corporation for 54 years, was an avid collector with an affinity for fine works by Tiffany Studios and Duffner & Kimberly. Over his lifetime, Mr. Booher amassed a noteworthy collection of early 20th century lighting and fine leaded glass windows.

Duffner & Kimberly examples from the Booher collection include a fine and rare Italian Renaissance table lamp with a 24-inch shade (est. $40,000-$60,000); a Renaissance floor lamp; an Elizabethan table lamp; a Greek table lamp; and a fine and rare counterbalance lamp.

The estate also includes a historically important John La Farge (American, 1835-1910) Aesthetic Lantern (est. $30,000-$50,000). Lanterns such as these hung in the Japanese room of the William H. Vanderbilt mansion in New York.

Mr. Booher’s many works by Tiffany Studios include a documented leaded glass window of Boy David among luxuriant foliage, 6 feet 2 inches by 3 feet 4 inches (est. $50,000-$80,000); and a rare Turtleback Tile lantern (est. $30,000-$50,000).

Tiffany Studios lamps from the collection of Rich and Pat Garthoeffner will be highlighted by a Peony lamp with an 18-inch shade (est. $40,000-$60,000); and a Poinsettia lamp with 18-inch shade (est. $30,000-$50,000). A Tiffany Studios Jeweled Dragonfly lamp with a 14-inch shade ($30,000-$50,000) from a Pennsylvania collection will also be offered (est. $30,000-$50,000).

Finishing off the Tiffany is a magnificent documented leaded glass Romanesque ornamental window, circa 1890, from a private Chicago, Illinois collection, at 8 feet 5 inches by 4 feet 9 ½ inches (est. $50,000-$80,000); an attributed suite of mahogany and leaded glass wisteria trellis doors, circa 1920 (est. $75,000-$125,000); and finally, three Moorish filigree screens, attributed to Louis C. Tiffany Company, Associated Artists (N.Y., 1881-1883) (est. $75,000-$125,000).

The 20th century design, paintings and prints will include an Alexander Calder (American, 1898-1976) gouache on paper titled The Beams, from Perls Galleries New York, acquired by a private collection in New York in 1966 (est. $40,000-$60,000); and a cloud form stacked and laminated walnut sideboard made in 1979 by master craftsman Wendell Castle (American, 1932-2018), from the estate of Esther Germanow in Pittsford, New York. (est. $15,000-$25,000).

Also offered will be a signed screen-print on wallpaper by Andy Warhol (American, 1928-1987), titled Cow (F. & S. II.11A), 46 inches by 29 ½ inches (est. $5,000-$8,000); an oil painting by Jean Dufy (French, 1888-1964) titled Les Cavaliers au Bois, 22 inches by 18 inches (est. $10,000-$15,000); a magic realism work by T. Lux Feininger (German/American, 1910-2011) titled The Cuyahoga Engine, 20 inches by 29 inches (est. $10,000-$15,000); and an etching by Alberto Giacometti (Swiss, 1901-1966) titled Dans I'Atelier, 15 inches by 11 ¼ inches (est. $5,000-$8,000). Other artists will include Pablo Picasso, Patrick Heron, Sam Francis, Michael Goldberg, Howard Hodgkins and Martha Visser’t Hooft, to name a few.

Highlights of the European painting and decorative Arts category will feature a rare enconchado, oil and mother-of-pearl on panel, attributed to Miguel & Juan Gonzalez, Mexican School, 17th/18th Century, of Saint Simon the Zealot, 26 ¼ inches by 19 ½ inches (est.$3,000-$5,000); and a 17th century oil on canvas English portrait, School of Van Dyke, 35 ¼ inches by 28 ¾ inches (est. $5,000-$8,000).

Also up for bid will be several Old Masters paintings from the Edward Cornwell (1936 - 2002) collection in Rochester, N.Y; and a rare copper plate of the Bearded Old Man by Ferdinand Bol (Dutch, 1616–1680) (est. $10,000-$15,000). Bronzes include a Mathurin Moreau (French, 1822-1912) on a roux marble base titled Sappho, 25 inches by 26 inches by 11 inches (est. $3,000-$5,000); and a work by Eutrope Bouret (French, 1833-1906) of an Egyptian woman with a harp, 20 ½ inches tall (est. $2,000-$4,000).

Silver will feature a fine and rare pair of Gorham sterling silver Art Nouveau candelabras from the 1904 St. Louis World's Fair, marked with an “S” superimposed with an “L” (for St. Louis) to denote their significance as pieces exhibited at the Fair, 13 ¾ inches by 14 inches by 4 ¾ inches (est. $15,000-$25,000); a Tiffany & Co. English King sterling silver flatware service (est. $10,000-$15,000); and a Japanese Export silver and enamel Wisteria bowl, circa 1900, by Sanju Saku, Yokohama, Max 4 ¾ inches by 8 ¾ inches (est. $2,000-$4,000).

Estate jewelry will feature a 3.65-carat marquise brilliant cut diamond ring (est. $20,000-$30,000); a 5.66-carat emerald cut diamond ring (est. $25,000-$50,000); and a stunning ladies’ Art Deco platinum, 4.55-carat emerald and 7.78-carat diamond bracelet (est. $8,000-$12,000).

Asian items will be led by a rare Chinese Ming-style blue and white ewer, with the mark and period of Qianlong (1736-1795), hand painted porcelain (est. $50,000-$80,000) with outstanding provenance. The ewer was gifted by the Dowager Empress Cixi (1835-1908) to the Honorable Edwin H. Conger (1843-1907) and Mrs. Sarah (Pike) Conger, American Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary to China. It has remained in the family ever since. Also sold will be a beautiful pair of 18th century Chinese Export hexagonal porcelain vases, 16 5/8 inches tall (est. $4,000-$6,000).

The Americana and rare books category will include Thomas McKenney and James Hall’s History of the Indian Tribes of North America, Vol. 1 & 2, Philadelphia, published by Edward C. Biddle, 23 Minor Street, 1836, large folio (est. $15,000-$25,000); George Washington’s Columbia’s Legacy, Philadelphia: printed by H. Sweitzer & J. Ormrod, December 10th, 1796 (est. $5,000-$8,000); a 19th century oil on panel folk art painting of cat in a rocker, 21 inches by 17 ½ inches (est. $3,000-$5,000); and an oil on canvas painting attributed to Thomas Chambers (American, 1808-1866), 18 inches by 24 inches, from the collection of Edward Cornwell (1936 - 2002) of Rochester, N.Y. (est. $3,000-$5,000).

Live, in-gallery previews are available by appointment only and will be held in the Cottone Auctions gallery located at 120 Court Street in Geneseo, New York. To arrange for a preview, you may call 585-243-1000, or, you can contact them by email at This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it..To learn more about Cottone Auctions’ September 23rd auction, visit www.cottoneauctions.com.

Sean Whalen (Wes Craven’s The People Under the Stairs, Twister) and Richard Tyson (Black Hawk Down, There's Something About Mary), have joined the real life domestic abuse drama Finding Nicole, based on the Chris Cuomo-fronted CNN doc Inside Evil – Until Death Do Us Part. This film chronicles the life of domestic abuse survivor and advocate for domestic violence awareness Nicole Beverly. This film will shoot soon in Michigan.

This film is about Nicole, played by Kaiti Wallen (Tale of Tails) whose journey of falling in love, getting married and starting a family with Warren played by Shomari Giles, (Good Thief), radically changes as signs start to emerge of domestic violence and abuse. Harley Wallen (Investigation Discovery's Homicide Hunter: Lt. Joe Kenda) will direct as he shares his own dealings of growing up in a household with domestic violence. “This hits very close to home as I grew up similar to Nicole’s sons in the middle of it all, you are forced to grow up fast and to try and figure out how to stay out of the way, or when to try and intervene and as a child that’s simply not something we’re equipped to do well.” Whalen will be playing Cameron, the defense attorney for Warren who pushed the envelope in the case and Tyson will be playing Judge Carter who has the task of deciphering the truth.

The script is written by Geoffrey Calhoun from police reports as well as journals and testimony of Beverly as well as the story structure that Wallen wanted. “I want this to really showcase how difficult it is to leave, how dangerous it often gets and to shine a light on something we sweep under the rug even though statistically it’s an overwhelming epidemic!” Said Wallen

The project is produced by Harley and Kaiti Wallen, Nicole Beverly herself, Joseph K. Williamson, Joseph Victor and Jeffrey Berry.

Production company Painted Creek Productions is producing. The Williamson Management Company represents the Wallen couple and their legal counsel is Bill Dobreff of Dobreff & Dobreff Law. Shawntay Dalon (Detroiters), Vida Ghaffari (The Mindy Project), Blanca Blanco (Betrayed), Michael Alexander (Ash and Bone) , Pierre Aristide and Debra Lamb round out the cast.

Photos courtesy of Bob Delgadillo/WENN.

ABOUT 30 cultural groups will be showcased with spectacular dancing, costumes and artwork at the inaugural Multicultural Fiesta in The Hellenic Function Centre on August 27.

The lively event by Gold Coast Multicultural Arts (GC MAGIC) will showcase a wealth of local cultural diversity with performers coming from the likes of Indonesia, Latin America, Cook Islands, Mongolia, Persia, Uzbekistan and Thailand.

Director Nasrin Vaziri, who co-founded GC MAGIC as a community arts and cultural group in 2000, said this Fiesta offered an initiative to celebrate local cultural diversity on the Gold Coast and was hoped to be an annual event. The new features of the event are: dancing and tasting multicultural refreshments.

It follows a photography shoot or digital representation of the multicultural fiesta, which happened at Robina Community Centre on July 23.

“You will be enthralled and amazed by the showcase of dances, musical performances and cultural costumes from different groups on show unlike any you have seen before. You will have the chance to experience the unique and distinctive artwork and craft from local artists on display and engage in conversations with the artists about their work.”

The fiesta celebrates the Gold Coast's large and unique culturally diverse population and will help to create harmony and understanding among different cultures.

Audience participation will be invited to join in some of the dances and guests will be able to meet some of the artists and enjoy a unique international afternoon tea.

“Knowing people from cultural backgrounds helps with harmony and unity of society and will help add to a more peaceful community,” Mrs Vaziri said.

“Invite your family and friends to an exceptional afternoon of festivities that will delight your senses and discover the hidden cultural gems of our city.”

This project has been partly funded by the Gold Coast City Council and Multicultural Affairs Qld.

Tickets are $22 and group discounts are available. Proceeds from ticket sales will purely cover the costs of the non-profit event.

For more details, call Nasrin on 0434 932 537 or visit the Facebook page Gold Coast Multicultural Arts.

Original oil paintings by Igor Tulpanov (Russian-American, b. 1939), Jean Baptiste Van Loo (French, 1684-1745) and Eastman Johnson (American, 1824-1906) are a few of the expected top lots in Ahlers & Ogletree’s three-day, online-only Fine Estates & Collections auction planned for the weekend of August 25th-27th starting at 10 am Eastern time all three days.

Session 1, on Thursday, August 25th, will feature 362 lots of Asian and ethnographic arts. Session 2, the following day, will contain 396 lots of Mid-Century Modern and modern art and design, jewelry and silver. The final session, on Saturday, August 27th, will have 529 lots of period antiques and fine art, making for a three-day event bursting with a total of 1,289 lots.

The large oil on canvas by Igor Tulpanov, 36 inches by 59 ½ inches (less frame), is a colorful surrealist work titled Samurai (est. $35,000-$55,000). It’s one of Tulpanov’s most important paintings and is signed and dated (‘96’). It depicts chess boards, a ghost-like figure, a rolling hill of sleeping people and a red Samurai. The Russian-born Tulpanov makes his home in Florida.

The oil on canvas portrait painting by Jean Baptiste Van Loo is an 18th century three-quarter length painting of the actress and playwright Madame Marie Justine Benoit Duronceray Favart (French, 1727-1772), shown in a blue dress with jewels, against a red draped background (est. $15,000-$25,000). The apparently unsigned work is 37 ¼ inches by 31 ¾ inches (less frame).

The oil on board depiction of an Old Man Reading by Eastman Johnson depicts a gentleman with white hair reading a book on a table in a darkened interior, initial signed (“E.J.”) lower left, with two paper labels on verso, possibly in Johnson’s hand, and nicely housed in a 20 ¾ inch by 27 inch frame (est. $4,000-$6,000). The work is listed in the Eastman Johnson Catalogue Raisonné.

The Session 1 Asian offerings will be led by a Chinese root wood and dream stone parlor set, comprising two gnarled root wood arm chairs, each having a round marble dream stone centered in the back, with a conforming rectangular cocktail table (est. $2,000-$4,000).

A pair of Chinese blue and white vases with stands, having short necks with lotus scrollwork above square section tapering bodies decorated with flowers, the underside with a blue Kangxi artemisia leaf mark, possibly period, should finish at $1,500-$3,000.

A Korean Chaekgeori 8-panel floor screen, ink and gouache on paper with silk borders, depicting a scholar's bookshelf with vases, chimes, stone chops, calligraphy brushes, a toad and flowers, each panel 70 inches by 16 ½ inches wide, should reach $1,000-$2,000.

Session 2 top lots will be dominated by intriguing artworks, highlighted by a silkscreen behind float glass by Gerhard Richter (German, born 1932), titled Schwarz - Rot - Gold IV (2015), signed and numbered (“89/100”), 15.375 inches square (est. $8,000-$16,000).

A 1969 zinc etching on paper artist proof by Charles White (American 1918-1979), titled Sara at lower left, signed and dated at lower right, having a Forum Gallery (N.Y.) label on verso, 11 ½ inches by 22 ¼ inches (less frame) is expected to sell for $4,000-$8,000.

An artist proof lithograph in colors by Rufino Tamayo (Mexican, 1899-1991), titled Sandias (Watermelons), circa 1969, artist signed lower right, from edition of 100 (artist proof aside), 28 ½ inches by 21 inches (minus frame), has an estimate of $2,000-$4,000.

A mixed media on shirt board by Robert Rauschenberg (American 1925-2008), titled 3 Shirt Boards (1991), from the artist’s 'Shirt Boards, Morocco, Italy ’52 Portfolio', pencil signed and editioned 17/65, 23 ½ inches by 28 inches (sight) should hit $2,000-$4,000.

Session 3 will feature artworks, but other items, too, such as a bronze and marble bank table acquired by Amadeo P. Giannini, president of the Bank of Italy (now known as Bank of America). The table resided in the lobby of The Bank of Italy in San Francisco for years. It’s 69 ¾ inches wide by 39 ¾ inches deep and should reach $8,000-$12,000.

A Civil War military commission on velum, signed by President Abraham Lincoln, appointing William H. Walcott (American 1828/1830-1901), "First Lieutenant in the 17th Regiment of Infantry" on Aug. 19, 1861 framed, carries an estimate of $4,000-$6,000.

An oil on Masonite board by Gifford Beal (1879-1956), undated, titled Summer Night, depicting Central Park at night with a horse drawn hack carriage and two figures, signed lower right and signed and titled on verso, framed, is expected to rise to $4,000-$6,000.

An 18th century oil on canvas bust-length portrait of a noble lady with jewels, wearing a yellow brocade dress with a blue cloak, from the Circle of Nicolas de Largilliere (French, 1656-1746), untitled, signed "JM Nattier" (likely later), should command $3,000-$5,000.

Internet bidding will be available on Ahlers & Ogletree’s Auction Mobility bidding platform, bid.AandOAuctions.com, as well as LiveAuctioneers.com and Invaluable.com. Telephone and absentee bids will also be taken. Live, in-person previews will be held August 22nd-24th, from 10-5 all three days, in the Ahlers & Ogletree showroom, located at 700 Miami Circle in Atlanta.

To learn more about Ahlers & Ogletree Auction Gallery and the three-session Fine Estates & Collections auction planned for August 25th-27th, or to join their email list for information on upcoming sales, please visit www.aandoauctions.com. Updates are posted often. You can also follow Ahlers & Ogletree through social media on Twitter, Instagram, Pinterest and Facebook.

Rare items signed by George Washington, John F. Kennedy, Daniel Boone, Benjamin Franklin, Abraham Lincoln, George Armstrong Custer and many more of history’s brightest stars are just a few of the highlights in University Archives’ next big online-only auction, slated for Wednesday, August 17th, by University Archives, starting at 10:30 am EDT.

The Rare Autographs, Manuscripts & Books auction features historical material from multiple collecting categories. All 537 lots are up for viewing and bidding now (on the University Archives website: www.UniversityArchives.com), plus LiveAuctioneers.com, Invaluable.com and Auctionzip.com. Phone and absentee bids will be taken, but there’s no live gallery bidding.

“At 537 lots, this sale is our largest ever, eclipsing the previous company record-holder, our 534-lot auction held January 6th,” said John Reznikoff, president and owner of University Archives. “The sale boasts a spectacular variety of items representing the best of U.S. Presidential, Early American and the Civil War/Western collecting categories, plus music, sports, art and literature.”

The list of major categories is extensive, to include Presidential (Washington to Obama); Early American (Franklin, John Hancock, Benedict Arnold, Marquis de Lafayette, Declaration signers, Daniel Boone, others); and Civil War/Western (Gen. Custer, Robert E. Lee, Stonewall Jackson, Joseph E. Johnston, John S. Mosby, Jefferson Davis, Clara Barton, Philip Sheridan, others).

Other categories include Music (Bob Dylan, the Beatles, the Monkees, Tupac Shakur, Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young, others); Entertainment (Marilyn Monroe, Harry Houdini, Walt Disney, others); Sports (Babe Ruth, Mickey Mantle, Willie Mays, Sandy Koufax, Joe DiMaggio, Yogi Berra, others); and Civil Rights (John Brown, Muhammad Ali, Alex Haley, Rosa Parks, others).

Still other categories include Art (Warhol, Picasso, Matisse, Monet, Rockwell, Sendak, Ansel Adams, others); Literature (Hemingway, Twain, Kerouac, Steinbeck, Shakespeare, Helen Keller, Margaret Mitchell, others); Science (Darwin, Edison, Freud, Jung, Feynman, others); World Leaders (Churchill, Lenin, David Ben-Gurion, Castro, Napoleon Bonaparte, Ho Chi Minh, etc.); and Aviation & Space (Lindbergh, Von Braun, Neil Armstrong, Buzz Aldrin, Alan Shepard, etc.).

One of the earliest documents signed in George Washington’s hand (in 1752, the same year he inherited Mt. Vernon in Virginia, when he was just 21 years of age), a two-page front-and-verso survey of a 346-acre tract of land in Augusta County, should bring $20,000-$24,000. Washington had just returned from Barbados with his brother, where he’d contracted a mild case of smallpox.

A pair of items relating to John F. Kennedy’s political aspirations in the late 1950s will be sold as one lot (est. $15,000-$17,000). The first item is a signed personal check reimbursing travel expenses; the other is an accompanying typed letter, signed by JFK in the spring of 1956. Both are slabbed and authenticated by Beckett Authentication Services. Kennedy was a U.S. Senator from Massachusetts at the time, angling for the 1956 Democratic Vice-Presidential nomination.

A large pay receipt signed by legendary frontiersman Daniel Boone, sometime during his service as a delegate of the Virginia General Assembly (circa 1781-1791) is expected to bring $12,000-$14,000. The document highlights one of Boone’s often overlooked roles as a legislator. In 1781, Boone represented Fayette County, now in Kentucky but then part of Virginia, and was kidnapped in a British cavalry raid led by Colonel Banastre Tarleton. Tarleton’s targets were Virginia Governor Thomas Jefferson and more high-profile Virginia lawmakers, but he settled for Boone and six other legislators.

Benjamin Franklin engrossed and signed a receipt in 1756 for his Pennsylvania Gazette, the Philadelphia newspaper he had established in the late 1720s. Franklin collaborated with a Scottish printer named David Hall for 18 years, during which the Pennsylvania Gazette became politically aligned with the Patriot cause. The signed receipt should finish at $9,000-$10,000.

Lot 100 is an engraving of The First Reading of the Emancipation Proclamation Before the Cabinet, after Francis Bicknell Carpenter’s original oil on canvas. It is displayed above the assembled signatures of all eight figures depicted, including Abraham Lincoln, William H. Seward, Edwin M. Stanton and Salmon P. Chase, and has a pre-sale estimate of $8,000-$10,000.

Lot 369, a 3pp autograph letter signed by George A. Custer, has an interesting connection to the 1876 Battle of Little Bighorn in that its author and its recipient, George W. Yates, were both 7th Cavalry officers killed there. Custer’s lengthy signed letter was written at Fort Lincoln, Dakota Territory in June 1871. In it, he advises Yates to acquire well-bred Kentucky horses earmarked for cavalry use at reasonable prices (est. $9,000-$10,000).

Jefferson Davis, exiled in Canada in April 1868, wrote a letter signed to fellow Confederate John Taylor Wood about his ongoing federal prosecution case (not resolved until Grant’s Christmas Day amnesty of that year), and about the economic distress of black freedmen that he had witnessed during a recent trip to the Deep South. The letter, in which Davis justifies attitudes that he held towards blacks prior to the Civil War, is expected to garner $6,000-$7,000.

Lot 259 is a promissory note inscribed with over 25 words and signed by Benedict Arnold in 1771, four years before the Revolutionary War and nine years before his defection to the British side. The receipt was for building supplies, boards and “parcell staves” and was probably penned in New Haven, Conn., where Arnold had lived as a prosperous merchant (est. $4,500-$5,500).

A two-page letter written and twice signed by JFK assassin Lee Harvey Oswald (as “Lee”), dated Dec. 13, 1961 and sent to his mother from Minsk (today the capital of Belarus), saying, “if we finally get back to the states…maybe we’ll…settle in Texas”, should command $6,000-$7,000.

A first-edition copy of The Babe Ruth Story (E.P. Dutton & Co., Inc., 1948), written by Ruth (as told to Bob Considine) and signed on the half-title page by the New York Yankee great himself (as “Babe Ruth” in blue ink) just months before his death, carries an estimate of $6,000-$7,000.

A copy of the Bob Dylan double-album Blonde on Blonde, circa 1966, signed by Dylan (as “Bob Dylan”), with a certificate of authenticity from Dylan’s manager, Jeff Rosen, from the stock of the two gentlemen, 12 ¼ inches square, in near-fine condition, is expected to hit $4,500-$5,500.

Though they were only married for 9 months, their romance was legendary. Two checks – one signed by Marilyn Monroe, dated Jan. 10, 1953, made out to Harriet Beal for $50.00; and the other signed by Joe DiMaggio, dated Jan. 7, 1980, made out to the Presidio Golf Club for $110.25; both in a wood frame with an identifying plaque, should reach $4,000-$5,000.

For more information about University Archives and the Rare Autographs, Manuscripts & Books auction slated for Wednesday, August 17th at 10:30 am EDT, visit www.universityarchives.com.