Lot. 1559. In 1924, after the Hilldale Giants club from Darby, Pennsylvania captured the crown in the newly established Eastern Colored League and the western powerhouse Kansas City Monarchs won out in the four-year old Negro National League. The two teams met in what was scheduled to be a best of nine series for the World's Championship. However, a 13 inning tie in the pivotal game 4, with alternating wins throughout, forced a tenth and deciding game.

We are pleased to announce that Mr. Stephen Harrison, a curator of the Cleveland Museum of Art, will be conducting a lecture at our gallery on Friday, August 27th at 5pm on the export armorial porcelain being offered as part of our special auction featuring the collection of the late Ellen Gries Cole.

A Preview party with start thereafter from 6pm until 8pm. If you would like to attend the lecture, please rsvp by August 25th by calling the gallery at 216-231-5515, or via email, info [at] aspireauctions [dot] com.

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Aspire Auctions-We are proud to announce an important auction from the collection of the late Ellen Gries Cole. This will be an exclusive auction, with items only from Ms. Cole's estate. Highlights include rare etchings and lithographs by Marc Chagall, Pierre Bonnard, Auguste Renoir and Edouard Vuillard. Paintings include William Merritt Chase, Ben Austrian and Leon Kroll, furniture by Paul Sormani and an extensive offering of fine export porcelain and armorial pieces.

In the current online auction conducted by Aspire Auctions, there is a dedicated category to The Cleveland School. A group of local Northeast Ohio artists, these men and women thrived during a period from 1910-1960 and was renowned for watercolor painting, printmaking, sculpture and ceramics. It was so named in 1928 by Elrick Davis, a journalist with the Cleveland Press. Artists of the Cleveland School were involved with the founding of the Cleveland School of Art (now 

The second largest auction in eight years, Aspire Auctions brings the most diversified collection of art, antiques, & jewelry to the world via the best online auction software known. In the up-coming May auction there are 1551 lots from various owners and collections including the Textile Art Alliance of the Cleveland Museum of Art. The online catalogue has detailed images, condition reports and auction estimates. Bidding is online only with phone bidding assistance available.

The largest auction in eight years, Aspire Auctions brings the best art, antiques, jewelry & books to online bidders with the best online auction catalogue worldwide. With global consignors & bidders, this is not an auction to miss. This auction has one of the largest selections of Orientalia including ivories, netsukes, and snuff bottles. Aspire provides estimates, detailed images and condition reports. Many high end jewelry pieces including GIA items. Fine watches are also offered, including Rolex and a Gentleman's 18k Patek Philippe Gubelin.

 Cleveland, OH/Pittsburgh, PA: The September Fine Art & Antiques online auction by Aspire Auctions, Inc., starts Friday September 18th and lots close over a three day period (Sept. 24, 25 and 26) because there are 1242 lots in thirteen categories including paintings, works on paper, sculpture, silver, porcelain & ceramics, fine watches, fine jewelry, glass, orientalia, decorative arts, furniture, books/maps & autographs and oriental carpets.

 Cleveland, OH/Pittsburgh, PA: The auction of the collection created by Muriel and Noah Butkin grossed $1,052,664.00 last weekend at Aspire Auctions. The auction benefits the Cleveland Museum of Art.  

 It's said that every piece of art tells a story, and Muriel Butkin certainly knew her art.

Now, with an online auction of much of what she and her husband, Noah, had collected, the public will see a greater glimpse of this very private couple's story, through the fine furniture, art and rare decorative objects they accumulated over their lifetimes.

Muriel S. Butkin was an important benefactor and philanthropist to the Cleveland Museum of Art. Together with her husband, the late Noah Butkin, they donated many works to the art museum over the years including an extensive collection of French old master paintings and drawings. In addition, Mrs.