Monthly Archives: September 2008

21 posts

Lushpad.com launched

Lushpad is a unique online home for lovers of mid-century Modern furniture, accessories and related objects sought by vintage collectors and anyone else interested in contemporary design and art. In the spirit of democratizing good design, Lushpad is a resource for everyone, where buyers and sellers can connect at every price point. […]

Greshville 2008 Berks County Art™ Show

Greshville Antiques and Fine Art of Boyertown, Pennsylvania, is proud to announce The Annual Berks County Art™ Show to be held Sunday, October 5, through Sunday, October 12. The show will be held in their gallery located in a restored 18th-century stone barn. The show will feature approximately 125 paintings by the […]

Nineteenth Century Watercolor Interiors Exhibition

The Smithsonian’s Cooper-Hewitt, National Design Museum is presenting “House Proud: Nineteenth-century Watercolor Interiors from the Thaw Collection,” a special exhibition that examines the evolution of the domestic interior in 19th-century Europe. Cooper-Hewitt explores the origins of the modern home through Eugene and Clare Thaw’s generous gift to the museum of eighty-five 19th-century […]

American Folk Art Museum Quilts Exhibition

The American Folk Art Museum is “going green” with an eco-friendly exhibition at its Branch Location at 2 Lincoln Square. Recycling And Resourcefulness: Quilts of the 1930’s, organized by the International Quilt Study Center & Museum, University of Nebraska-Lincoln, highlights twelve quilts made during the Depressions Era. Presented from October 21, 2008 […]

Peanuts Makes $67,800 at Philip Weiss Auction

(Oceanside, N.Y.) – An original “Peanuts” Sunday page, rendered in pen and ink in May 1953 by the late comic illustrator Charles Schulz, soared to $67,800 at a multi-estate sale held Sept. 13-14 by Philip Weiss Auctions. The eight-panel strip showed Charlie Brown and Snoopy playing fetch. In addition, two daily “Peanuts” […]

Superior Galleries September 2008 Pre-Long Beach Elite Sale Posts Exceptional Prices

DALLAS – DGSE Companies, Inc. (Amex: DGC), which wholesales, retails and auctions fine watches, jewelry, diamonds, precious metal and rare coin products via traditional and Internet channels, announces exceptionally strong prices realized at Superior Galleries’ September 2008 Pre-Long Beach Elite Auction Sale that concluded on September 15, 2008. This exciting sale featured […]

Hollywood Collectors Show Poster Auction

The Hollywood Poster Auction will be held in conjunction with the Ray and Sharon Courts’ Hollywood Collector’s Show, September 27 and 28 at the Marriott O’Hare in Chicago. More than 600 lots of movie memorabilia will be offered for live bidding, including stills, lobby cards, sheet music, magazines, slides, and all sizes […]

Bertoia Toy Auction

VINELAND, NJ – Nearly 2,500 lots of American, European and Japanese toys will take the spotlight Nov. 7-9 at Bertoia Auctions’ gallery, with prestigious collections anchoring the sale. Automotive collectors will be treated to more of the late Bob Smith’s friction and pressed-steel toys, while holiday enthusiasts will be invited to take […]

180 Online Collector Glossaries from Largest Collectibles Museums List

Collectibles-Museums.com is home to the World’s Largest Online Collectibles Museums List™, the World’s Largest Free Online Collectibles Price Guides List™ and The World’s Largest Collector Glossaries List™. Cedar Rapids, Iowa, August 25, 2008 — Collectibles-Museums.com has compiled the World’s Largest Directory of Online Collectlor Glossaries™. Glossaries are also known as Definitions of […]

Japanese Imari table lamps

It was the Dutch East India Company who, in 1650 opened the doors of Europe to the export of Japanese porcelain. Most of this early export porcelain was decorated as blue and white, much favoured by the Dutch and still widely collected in the Netherlands today. The Japanese Emperor had granted the […]