Intercontinental Exchange: ICE publishes auction calendar for UK s new Emissions Trading Scheme
ICE UK Allowance (UKA) Futures and Daily Futures launching
Intercontinental Exchange, Inc. (NYSE:ICE), a leading operator of global exchanges and clearing houses and provider of mortgage technology, data and listings services, today announced the publication of the auction calendar for the UK s new Emissions Trading Scheme ( ETS ) with the first auction due to commence on May 19, 2021, subject to regulatory approval.
ICE was appointed to host emissions auctions on behalf of the UK Government s Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy (BEIS) following the announcement from the UK Government and Devolved Administrations in December 2020 of the planned launch of a UK ETS to replace the UK s participation in the EU ETS.
Colonial Williamsburg, William & Mary identify structure of 18th-century school
Crystal Castleberry, an intern on the 2013 dig, displays an 18th-century coin bearing the visage of George III. The field schools turned up numerous features and artifacts that ranged from before the founding of Williamsburg to a Brown Hall door key.
WILLIAMSBURG, VA
.- A small, white building tucked away on the William & Mary campus once housed the Williamsburg Bray School, an 18th-century institution dedicated to the education of enslaved and free Black children, researchers have determined. Now, the university and Colonial Williamsburg are working together to ensure current and future generations learn about the complex history of what is likely the oldest extant building in the United States dedicated to the education of Black children and the stories of those who were part of it.
Pax Romana s March 7 auction explores Chinese decorative art for interiors
Chinese gilded bronze Buddha (or Bodhisattva) holding a sword up to his head, 370mm high x 300mm wide. Estimate: £1,000-£2,000.
LONDON
.- Internationally acclaimed for its auctions of connoisseur-level antiquities, ancient jewelry and weaponry, Pax Romana will add a new string to its bow on March 7 with the debut of Asian Interiors: Chinese Decorative Arts. The 243-lot sale of hand-picked, fully vetted Chinese porcelain and art focuses on exquisite decorative treasures that add color and sophistication to the home, with a timeline that starts with the Qing Dynasty and concludes in the 20th century. All items are being offered with no reserve and will be sold to the highest bidder at or above the starting price. Bid absentee or live online through LiveAuctioneers.
Artist Tim Kent joins Hollis Taggart Gallery
Tim Kent. Courtesy the artist.
NEW YORK, NY
.-Hollis Taggart announced its representation of artist Tim Kent, who joins the gallerys growing contemporary program. Kents work examines the dynamics of power as experienced through architecture and the formal vocabulary of art. His own paintings, which embrace both soft painterly gestures and crisp graphic lines, often depict architectural spaces and landscapes disrupted by the incorporation of grids or other geometries as well as figures in motion. Hollis Taggart previously included Kents work in its fall 2020 exhibition Figure as Form and in its recent online presentation for art miami. The artist will be featured in a group show at the gallerys location in Southport, Connecticut later this year and will be the subject of a solo exhibition at Hollis Taggarts Chelsea flagship in March 2022.
J. Garrett Auctioneers to offer the Loyd-Paxton Collection
Museum-quality oil on canvas painting by the British Royal Academy artist Marcus Stone (1840-1921), cleaned and restored and in a 50 inch by 40 ¾ inch frame (est. $45,000-$55,000).
DALLAS, TX
.- Items from the collection of the internationally recognized interior design firm Loyd-Paxton, plus consignments from other estates including an incomparable collection of rare David Webb jewelry with other fine makers, will be sold the weekend of March 20th and 21st by J. Garrett Auctioneers, online and absentee only. Start times both days are 11 am Central time.
The Loyd-Paxton name is one that exudes glamour and mystique to anyone in the antiques and fine arts industries over the past five decades, said Julie Garrett VanDolen, an officer with J. Garrett Auctioneers. The two artists, Loyd Taylor and Paxton Gremillion, brought unparalleled design and extraordinary furnishings to the exploding design mecca of Dallas and be