Approaching its 30th anniversary Claremont Rug Company declared 2010 “The Year of the Rug” and recent sales at the Gallery and of a rare carpet at auction have dramatically reinforced the claim. The most authoritative demonstration of the burgeoning interest in art level rugs was the recent sale of a 17th century Laver Kirman rug for $9.59 million at a Christie’s auction in London. The price, more than 20 times the estimate, was twice the highest price previous paid for a rug. Coincidentally, Claremont Rug ... Read The Full Story

Proceeds to benefit the Wayside Inn Historic Site MARLBOROUGH, Mass. – Skinner, Inc. today announced its sponsorship of the Wayside Inn Antiques Show, a major new antiques show for the Boston area and the most significant fundraising endeavor that the historic landmark has held in its nearly 300-year history. The debut event will take place at Longfellow’s Wayside Inn in Sudbury, MA from May 14-16, 2010. The show will feature nearly 50 first-rate antique dealers from around the country, showcasing a ... Read The Full Story

NM Collector Software JE Collecting Software ( http://www.nmcollectorsoftware.com ) keeps track of every aspect of gun or other valuable collections. This software program which can be downloaded for free or purchased on a portable USB flash drive. This collection management software tracks individual guns or other collectibles with model numbers, serial numbers, purchase date, purchase price, sale price, and appraised value. Although the program can be downloaded to a PC, it is designed to run entirely off a ... Read The Full Story

Several property documents signed by Elvis Presley – to include the original contract to purchase Graceland in 1957 – plus Star Wars collectibles combined to lead the charge at a huge three-day multi-estate sale held Apr. 23-25 by Philip Weiss Auctions. The sale was held in the firm’s spacious gallery facility, located at #1 Neil Court in Oceanside. Internet bidding was facilitated by Proxibid.com. All prices quoted include a 13 percent buyer’s premium. The Elvis documents sold for an aggregate of ... Read The Full Story

The Artcurial – Briest – Poulain – F. Tajan Herm?s Vintage Sale on May 11, 2010 is available for online bidding exclusively through Artfact Live! Highlights of the sale include: Lot 340: An exceptional “Birkin” bag in shiny green porosus crocodile with silver hardware, keyfob and padlock, double handle and stamped with the letter I. The bag is in mint condition and measures 13 x 17 in. Minimum bid for this piece is €24,000. Numerous other “Birkin” bags are also included in this sale, starting at ... Read The Full Story

A rare, 184-year-old map that captures a critical point in Northeast Ohio history will soon be unveiled as it is presented for a May auction with expected bids as high as $50,000. The 1826 Savery-Sumner map, titled Map Of The Western Reserve Including the Fire Lands in Ohio, is one of the earliest locally printed maps of the Western Reserve, and is truly distinguished by watercolor embellishments added at a later time, possibly by schoolgirls. The map will be auctioned by Garth’s Auctions Inc. at its Annual ... Read The Full Story

The exhibition at the New York Transit Museum’s Gallery Annex in Grand Central Terminal, offers a fascinating look into the creative and utilitarian use of clay as a base material and its conversion into items of service and beauty. Visitors will see shards of ceramic roof tiles, cooking pots, dishes and pipes that still retain their luster and beauty after being discarded and buried for so many centuries. Admission to “Where New York Began: Archeology at the South Ferry Terminal will be on public exhibition ... Read The Full Story

An outstanding marked, 25-inch Handel leaded and reverse painted lamp with an Egyptian design and large 20-inch square shade lit up the room for $16,000 at a sale of the single-owner lifetime collection of Dale Gabel, held Apr. 9-10 at the St. Charles Convention Center. The auction was conducted by Woody Auction, based in Douglass, Kan. Mr. Gabel was a dedicated collector of antiques in a wide range of categories. Over 850 lots crossed the block, to include Daum Nancy, primitives, art glass, R.S. Prussia, ... Read The Full Story

The estate of the late J.T. Boudreaux of southern Louisiana, plus the contents of the magnificent Bella Vida mansion, will be sold Saturday, May 1, beginning promptly at 9 a.m. (CST). The on-site auction will be held at Bella Vida, located at 503 South Franklin Street in Aberdeen. Stevens Auction Company of Aberdeen will conduct the auction. Offered will be many marvelous period furnishings, bronze statues and garden figurines, fine estate jewelry, vintage lamps, porcelains, original paintings and more. Bella ... Read The Full Story

David Gill, archaeologist, reflects on the decision to withdraw a Roman statue from auction at Bonhams in London. In 1997, the investigative journalist Peter Watson exposed the workings of the antiquities market in London. He carefully documented the way that antiquities were being stripped from archaeological contexts in Italy (and elsewhere), and then forwarded to London, often via Switzerland. Raids in the Geneva Freeport provided a major dossier of images recording the objects that had passed through the ... Read The Full Story

Spence’s Bazaar, 550 S. New Street, Dover, Del. on Sunday May 2. features: Vintage furnishings, artifacts, jewelry, porcelain, ephemera, glassware, advertising, dolls, trains, pottery, collectibles and toys will be featured. Also at this event there will be a special antique, collectible and toy auction starting at noon. Admission is free. Gates open at 9 a.m. and the show runs until 4 p.m. The rain date is May 9. For more information on attending or participating in the shows, go to Toyshows.org or ... Read The Full Story

Bonhams next sale of Fine Japanese Art on May 11th, offers a superb decorated dish also estimated to sell for £100,000 to £150,000. This is a fine and rare Nabeshima shaku-zara, a large dish, circa 1690-1760, decorated with strange images which represent Buddhist symbols of precious emblems comprising the ribboned ‘bag of plenty’, hat of invisibility, flywhisk, sword, pair of books, castanets, fan, sho organ, pair of scrolls and tama (jewel), popular motifs in Japanese art. This masterpiece of Japanese ... Read The Full Story

The 15th annual Los Angeles Antiques Show, runs from April 21 to 25 at the Barker Hangar in Santa Monica. Sixty-five top antique dealers from around the U.S. and some international dealers will be selling authenticated antiques. There will also be a Gala Opening Preview Party benefiting P.S. Arts. Barker Hangar The Santa Monica Air Center, South Field, 3021 Airport Ave., Santa Monica, CA www. losangelesantiqueshow.com Share ... Read The Full Story

A two-day sale featuring over 1,000 lots of self-taught art, Southern folk pottery, outsider art, African-American decorative arts, quilts, circus art, new discoveries, major collections and more will be held May 1-2 by Slotin Auction. The sale will be held in the Historic Buford Hall, located at 112 East Shadburn Ave. in Buford, starting promptly at 10 a.m. Headlining the event will be the prestigious folk art collections of Karen and Werner Gundersheimer and Roger Schlaifer. Both collections have been widely ... Read The Full Story

The Stapleford Park Antiques and Fine Art Fair is a one-stop-shop for private buyers and interior decorators seeking unusual and quirky furnishings and accessories for the home. 20 professional antiques dealers from around the UK are showcasing their best pieces including town and country furniture, jewellery, oriental rugs, oils and watercolour paintings, sculpture, original book illustrations, fine porcelain, glass and objets d’art. Stapleford Park Country House Hotel & Sporting Estate, Stapleford, near ... Read The Full Story