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Onstage, Georgetown: September
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JazzFest Underway; Meet the Artists at Arena Stage
Weekend Roundup
Weekend Roundup, August 29 through September 2
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City Tavern Club to Close Aug. 31, Will Sell Historic Building
August 2024 Auction Block
August 14, 2024
•Recent auction highlights include: striking works of art by Stephen S. Pace and Jaune Quick-to-See Smith; cufflinks playfully set with diamonds; and a dozen bottles of fine Burgundy. Bonhams Untitled […]
July 2024 Auction Block
July 17, 2024
•Among the highlights of recent auction results were the sale of a pair of National Park posters, a signed sketch of a dress worn by Grace Kelly and a portolan […]
April 2024 Auction Block
April 10, 2024
•April’s auction report brings a blend of sales. Noteworthy mentions include a Christian Dior newspaper print dress sold for over $23,000 and a sapphire and diamond ring that sold for […]
March 2024 Auction Block
March 13, 2024
•March auction items include a pair of pearl, platinum and diamond earrings from The Potomack Company, a Fiat beach car from Bonhams, a Mario Sanchez painting from Christie’s, and more. […]
Real Estate: January Auction Block
January 8, 2024
•Our new year kicks off with an eclectic mix of highlights, including a mid-19th century oil painting by Vincent De Vos, Pee-Wee Herman’s “treasured bike,” a Tiffany lamp from Christie’s, […]
December Auction Block
December 6, 2023
•Our last auction block of the year includes a Matisse painting, Tahitian pearl necklace, cabinet plates, a photograph by Ruth Orkin and nine loose diamonds that sold for well over […]
November 2023 Auction Block
November 8, 2023
•This month’s auction block features an art deco emerald, diamond and platinum necklace, a painting that sold for 10 times its estimate, a pre-prohibition pint of Bourbon and more. The […]
Auction Block, Oct. 2023
October 5, 2023
•October’s auction block is full of fascinating pieces, including an ostrich leather Hermés Birkin handbag, an Andy Warhol screen print, an original Man Ray photograph at Christie’s, and an intriguing […]
Auction Block, Sept. 2023
September 13, 2023
•September’s auction block sees the wrapping-up of summer auctions. A rare book from Doyle, paintings out of Bonhams and Potomac and a Jean-Michel Basquiat from Christies are highlighted. Doyle […]
August 2023 Auction Block
August 16, 2023
•This month’s auction block includes a black opal gemstone from Bonhams, a collection of first and early edition volumes from Mark Twain from Weschler’s, a diamond and gold evening clutch […]