Archive for November, 2008

Dorflinger Tankard Soars to $49,000 at American Brilliant Cut Glass Auction

Friday, November 28th, 2008

An exceptionally rare, dark cranberry cut to clear tankard by Dorflinger, cut in the fine #99 pattern and boasting a fine embossed vintage spout with monogram “S.V.S.” signed Tiffany & Company, with mark “C” (for Charles C. Cook, the president of Tiffany from 1902-1907), soared to $49,000 at an American Brilliant Cut Glass multi-estate auction [...]

Bobby Jones Golf Integrity Explored at LiveAuctionTalk.com

Thursday, November 27th, 2008

Santa Fe, Nov. 27, 2008 — In the beginning of his golf career, Bobby Jones was in the final playoff of the United States Open. He swung and hit the ball and it ended up in the rough just off the fairway. As he set up his next shot his iron caused a [...]

Griswold & Cast Iron Cookware Convention

Thursday, November 27th, 2008

The convention for 2009 is April 30 through May 3, 2009 in St. Louis, MO. Members will convene at the Hilton St. Louis Airport. We have a special room rate of $82 + tax. Most stay Thursday, Friday, and Saturday nights.
The 800 number for the hotel is 1-800-314-2117.
First, you have to be a member [...]

Collectibles Museums.com Passes 1,000 Listings Milestone

Tuesday, November 25th, 2008

“The Largest Directory of Online Collectibles Museums on Earth™ has crossed the 1000 listings milestone” Collectibles-Museums.com announced.
Sites included are all fascinating, quality-reviewed Museum and Collection sites with online galleries of impressive collectibles displays. The site’s listings include 1,000,000 images of both high art and intriguing oddities.
Some of the more recent site additions include:
• Mark [...]

Auction Gallery of the Palm Beaches put two Fall art and antiques sales back to back with outstanding results

Monday, November 24th, 2008

A pair of carved export ivory tusks and a city Winter scene by Guy Wiggins (American 1883-1962) were the highlights of the September 22 and October 27 sales at Auction Gallery of the Palm Beaches in West Palm Beach, FL. Auction owner Brian Kogan assembled an inventory of over 550 lots of art and antiques [...]

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