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.