he Historical Society of Princeton is pleased to announce Suzanne Perrault as its featured guest speaker for the 2010 Princeton Fall Antiques and Fine Arts Show. Ms. Perrault will present “A Roving Eye,” an inside look at the Robert A. Ellison American Art Pottery Collection, recently installed in the New American Wing […]
Monthly Archives: June 2010
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The Art and Antique Dealers League of America (AADLA) have set the date for their new Spring Show, which will open to the public on April 28 to May 2, 2011 at the Park Avenue Armory, it was announced by Clinton Howell, President of the AADLA. The opening night invitation-only preview will […]
On Saturday, July 17, Old Town Auctions will boldly go where they’ve never gone before – selling robots, space toys, Star Wars, action figures and other quality sci-fi and fantasy collectibles. The event will be held at Alexander’s Inn Auction House in Buckeystown, a suburb of Frederick, Maryland, and convenient to Philadelphia, […]
The Charlotte and Don Smith Collection of Ruhstaller and Buffalo Beer Advertising is the most extensive of its kind. It represents a number of one of a kind items including an important die-cut calendar of an Indian Maiden and large factory scene of the brewery. The comprehensive tray collection comprises thirty-six versions […]
Over 750 lots of rare American and European antiques and fine art will be sold June 30-July 14 in an Internet and catalog auction by Litchfield County Auctions (www.LitchfieldCountyAuctions.com). It is the third major sale of the year for the firm and will include property deaccessioned from Connecticut College, plus important estates […]
A pair of rare North Italian 18th century bureau-cabinets from Palazzo Costaguti on Piazza Mattei in Rome are to be sold as part of the Fine Continental Furniture, Sculpture and Works of Art sale on 7 July 2010. These fine examples of bureau-cabinets have been veneered in burr walnut and highlighted with […]
Silver, Continental furnishings, Native American and Chinese works of art will form the core of John Moran Auctioneers’ July 20, 2010 Antiques and Decorative Arts Auction, to be held at the Pasadena Convention Center. The sale will also offer an excellent opportunity for collectors at all levels to acquire Continental and American […]
More than 500 lots of petroliana items – mostly gas and oil signs but to include globes, cans and a great collection of rest room signs – will be sold by Matthews Auctions, LLC, on Friday, Aug. 6, at 9 a.m. (CST). The auction will be conducted at the Airport Holiday Inn […]
The fantastic Procida Mirabelli di Lauro collection of Italian porcelain is to be auctioned at Bonhams, New Bond Street on Tuesday 6th July. This Italian single-owner collection, the most comprehensive of its type to ever come on to the market, is expected to fetch £300,000-500,000. Among the highlights of the sale are […]
Established since 1989 The International Fine Art & Antique Dealers Show is the longest running of the fairs organised by Haughton International Fairs in New York city each year. A multi-category fair, The International Fine Art & Antique Dealers Show is recognised the world over as a premier showcase for exceptional quality […]
Gustav Stickley and the American Arts and Crafts Movement will offer the first comprehensive examination of the life and work of the recognized patriarch of the American Arts & Crafts movement, Gustav Stickley. The exhibition and accompanying catalogue will explore Stickley as a business leader and design proselytizer, whose body of work […]
Skinner, Inc. will host an auction of European Furniture and Decorative Arts on Saturday, July 10th at 10 a.m. in its Boston gallery. Skinner’s July European auction always features a great offering of Fine Ceramics and this sale is abundant, with 450 lots of ceramics, much of it coming from great collections […]
A rare walnut centre table attributed to A.W.N. Pugin, one of only a handful of pieces stamped with the distinguished furniture maker’s initials, is to be sold at Bonhams, New Bond Street as part of its Fine English Furniture and Works of Art sale on 16 June 2010. Coming to Bonhams from […]
The sale of antiquities took a nosedive in 2009. Christie’s and Sotheby’s combined achieved a mere $20 million worth of sales, down by some $8.5 million from the previous year. Indeed 2009 was comparable with 2003 and 2006. 2007 had been an exceptional year with the sale of the Guennol Lioness at […]