Dates: Tuesday March 17, 2009 (Evening Preview Party & Sale), Wednesday and Thursday, March 18 and 19, 2009—presented by the United Methodist Women of historic First United Methodist Church, Sarasota—Sarasota’s FIRST CHURCH! 40 quality antique dealers are represented at The Pineapple Show, featuring American & English Antiques, Fine Art, Fine Jewelry, China, [Read More]
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A beautiful 72-piece sterling silver service (circa 1948-1955) by the renowned Mexican silversmith Hector Aguilar, in the “Aztec” motif, sold for $41,400 at a two-day, four-session multi-estate sale, dubbed the “Historic Hillsborough Auction,” by Leland Little Auction & Estate Sales, Ltd. The sale was held at the firm’s spacious showroom, located at [Read More]
Over 160 antiques dealers from 10 states will assemble under one roof at THE GREATER BOSTON ANTIQUES FESTIVAL at the Shriner’s Auditorium on Saturday and Sunday, January 17 & 18, showcasing thousands of sought after items including furniture from many periods, European ceramics, American pottery, sterling silver, folk art, mid century modern [Read More]
(Sarasota, Fla.) – A standing room only crowd of eager bidders turned out for a mid-20th century sale of furniture, designer name accessories, modern art and more at an auction held Nov. 30 by Elliot Bernstein Auctions. The 4-hour event was held at the firm’s spacious gallery, located at 6227 North Washington [Read More]
The Icollect247.com Web site is devoted to offering only vintage items from quality dealers across the United States. What sets icollect247.com apart from other online malls is the fact that their dealers agree to sell only vintage and no reproductions. Dealers are enthusiastic about the site and are promoting their Web stores [Read More]
Skinner, one of the nation’s leading auction houses, will host an auction of 20th Century Furniture & Decorative Arts in its Boston gallery on December 20th at 10 a.m. The sale will feature more than 750 lots of furniture and decorative and utilitarian objects from the Art Nouveau, Arts & Crafts, Art [Read More]
The 6th annual Christmas Antiques Show will be held December 6 and 7 in Oldwick, New Jersey, at the Turnpike Road School on Route 517, (four miles north of I-78. (From I-78: Exit 24 onto Route 523 North. Continue straight onto Route 517 through Oldwick 3 more miles to show.) Show hours [Read More]
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 [Read More]
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 [Read More]
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 [Read More]
Skinner, Inc., one of the nation’s leading auction houses for antiques and fine art, today announced it has set a new world record for a rare illustration by Aubrey Beardsley. At the recent Fine Books & Manuscripts auction, which took place on Sunday, November 16th, Beardsley’s The Climax (lot 139) fetched $213,300 [Read More]
Visit Crossroads Antique Mall located in Hershey, Pennsylvania, for its 7th Annual Holiday Special Weekend on Saturday and Sunday, December 6 and 7. “Don’t miss this opportunity to buy an unusual one-of-a-kind gift for a special person and a great antique for yourself,” say the owners and management. “If you’re looking for [Read More]
On December 17th Bloomsbury Auctions will hold a 20th Century Arts auction that features an eclectic selection of livre d’artistes, monographs, photographs, photobooks and iconic prints from the Modern, Contemporary and Pop periods. The sale is led by affordable works from such masters as Picasso, de Kooning, Lichtenstein, Hockney and Warhol. The [Read More]
Mihály Munkácsy, Béla Kádár, Andy Warhol, André Kertész, László Moholy-Nagy – just to name a few artists whose works of art can be admired at this year’s Budapest Art Fair antique and contemporary exhibition and fair in the M?csarnok (Art Hall) between 20 and 23 November 2008. The antique and contemporary exhibition, [Read More]