Richard Manson, Jr. grew up loving the sounds and smells of the ballpark. At a young age he was a tiny spectator at the grandest of stages – Yankee Stadium. It was there he looked on as “Big Cat” Mize, “Whitey” Ford, and some fresh faced kid from Oklahoma named Mickey took the field. This […]
Collectors Compete Vigorously in Market-Affirming Landmark Sale Of Late Connoisseur’s American Furniture And Paintings ASHEVILLE, N.C. – For immediate release, September 18, 2020: “BEACON ROCK, NEWPORT,” by John Frederick Kensett (1816-1872) led Brunk Auctions’ highly-anticipated sale of the estate of William N. Banks Jr. and the Collection of Bankshaven, on September 12, selling for $664,200, […]
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This collection of charts, manuscript maps, and documents descended in the Sever family of Kingston MA. Nicholas Sever (1680-1764) and his son, William (1729-1809) were successful merchants involved in the coastal New England trade and were known to own at least seventeen trading vessels. They shipped primarily wood, plank, staves, and salt fish out of […]
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Milton Avery (American, 1885-1965) Birds Over Sea, 1957, signed lower left “Milton Avery 57” and titled, dated and signed verso canvas, oil on canvas, 56 x 42 in.; parcel white gold leaf frame, 59 x 44-3/4 in.Lot 555 / Estimate: $800,000 – $1,200,000 Provenance: Collection of the Artist; Milton Avery Trust; with Grace Borgenicht […]
BY LAUREN WICKS SEP 9, 2020 On September 12, Brunk Auctions is hosting an in-person and virtual auction of items from the estate of William N. Banks, Jr., who is said to be one of the greatest Southern collectors of all time. Collectors, rejoice! Brunk Auctions will be hosting an auction of the contents of the historic “Bankshaven” home in Newnan, […]
Aug 26, 2020Natasha Gural, ContributorArts John Frederick Kensett ‘Beacon Rock, Newport (1856) oil on canvas ($250,000-350,000) Captivated by Newport, Rhode Island’s craggy coastline, sequestered beaches, and serene harbors, John Frederick Kensett painted many views of the cove across Newport Harbor, punctuated by imposing Beacon Rock, which obscures the storied mansion of the same […]
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Courtesy of Jim Landon, June 2020 An invitation to join William Banks for luncheon at Bankshaven, his estate on the outskirts of Newnan, Georgia, was rarely declined. It seemed an experience not only of another era, but of another world. As first-time guests left the interstate highway and turned onto hardscrabble Highway 29, they could […]
By Abby Schultz Updated Aug. 12, 2020 9:31 am ET An expansive collection of Federal and Classical American furniture, 19th-century American paintings, and decorative arts that once filled William N. Banks, Jr.’s historic 1820s Federal-style home in Newnam, Ga., is being sold by Brunk Auctions in Asheville, N.C., next month. Banks, who died last […]
JULY 10, 2020 A Rare Aesthete’s Landmark Collection Comes Up for Auction. Brunk Auctions, the premier Southern U.S. auction house has announced the kick-off to the Fall auction season with the much-anticipated single-owner sale of the collection of William N. Banks, Jr. The auction consists of the contents of Bankshaven, the collector’s renowned historic property […]
PUBLISHED: JUNE 30, 2020 By Laura Beach ASHEVILLE, N.C. – William N. Banks Jr, who died last November at age 95, was the model of a scholar collector, his work as a regular contributor to The Magazine Antiques dovetailing with his passion for preserving historic homes of his own in Georgia and New Hampshire. Banks appointed […]
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