ACORN MEDIA is delighted to announce the DVD release of the BBC documentary Priceless Antiques Roadshow The legendary Sunday evening trawl through the attics and cupboards of the British public has been on the air for more than 30 years. From incredibly valuable Feuilles Fougères vases to Matchbox cars the Antiques Roadshow’s [Read More]
Daily Archives: September 4, 2009
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A medium chocolate amber California Clubhouse Whiskey bottle, made circa 1872-74 and one of only nine examples known, soared to $30,240 in an Internet and catalog auction held Aug. 10-21 by American Bottle Auctions (americanbottle.com). The bottle, highly prized by collectors, boasted a fancy monogram in the center, a gorgeous embossing pattern [Read More]
Around 200 lots of fine art, period American furniture, decorative accessories and more will be sold at a two-session auction planned for Wednesday, Oct. 21, by Gordon S. Converse & Co. The sale will be held at the Italian-American Club in Wayne, a suburb of Philadelphia located a half-hour due west of [Read More]
Brecknock Museum & Gallery, Brecon will host Artist l Object l Project – three major new installations based on Amgueddfa Cymru – National Museum Wales’ ceramics collections – from 5 September until 31 October 2009. Artists Catherine Bertola, Michael Cousin and Deirdre Nelson have used museum pieces ranging from the quotidian to [Read More]