WorthPoint Corporation announced they will again be the Platinum Sponsor of The Original Miami Beach Antique Show, best known as the world’s largest indoor antique show, for the second consecutive year. The show will be held this Jan. 31-Feb. 4, 2013. WorthPoint, the leading resource for researching, valuing and buying/selling art, antiques [Read More]
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DATES have now been confirmed for the new Chelsea Art Fair, which will take place at Chelsea Old Town Hall, King’s Road, London SW3 5EE between Thursday, April 11 to Sunday, April 14, 2013. Art Lovers, keen collectors and first-time buyers should head down the King’s Road to visit the Fair that [Read More]
The launch today of the Portable Antiquities and Treasure annual reports show that 97,509 finds were recorded by the Portable Antiquities Scheme (PAS) in 2011 (an 8% rise on the previous year) and 970 Treasure cases were reported in the same period (up by 12%). Late Iron Age helmet from near Canterbury, [Read More]
After nearly 15 years, iconic designer destination, Hermitage Antiques, Ltd., has chosen to close its gallery at 1313 Slocum Street in the Dallas Design District. Interior Designers and connoisseurs from all over the city, state, country and even the world have considered Hermitage in Dallas to be a prime importer of hand [Read More]
Swedens’s Nationalmuseum has acquired a Drawing-room table with porphyry mosaic top. The tabletop shows neo-rococo influences in its form and decoration, which dates it to around 1860, four years after the Swedish royal family sold Elfdals Porphyrverk to Erik Gideon Arborelius. Arborelius ran the business until his death in 1866, and the [Read More]
Nationalmuseum in Sweden has acquired a pair of superb quality nightstands with royal provenance. It is most likely that the nightstands were made for Queen Hedvig Elisabet Charlotta’s large bedchamber at Rosersberg Palace, a room that was newly refurbished under the direction of architect Carl Christoffer Gjörwell in 1809–1810. Gjörwell took his [Read More]
Merseyside Maritime Museum presents MV Derbyshire. Search for the Truth, an exhibition on view from 7 September 2012. MV Derbyshire lifebuoy. ©National Museums Liverpool. MV Derbyshire (previously named MV Liverpool Bridge) was a British oil/bulk/ore (OBO) carrier built in 1976 by Swan Hunter of Newcastle and owned by Liverpool’s Bibby Line. She [Read More]
After 40 years selling modern art from many of the most respected painters and sculptors of the 20th century, London-based, Australian-born art dealer Adrian Mibus says, “Fashions in art can be fickle. Some of the most successful collectors I know are the ones with the patience to learn about and enjoy works [Read More]
RONALD PHILLIPS LTD is coming to New York’s International Fine Art & Antique Dealers Show October 19 – 25 with what Director Simon Phillips says are, “Probably the best pieces we’ve ever had. I think that people come here because they know what they want and what we are offering. In this [Read More]
Today Michigan Antique and Collectible Festivals owner Lori Oberlin announced a new and exciting addition for the September 21-23, 2012 show. The Shabby and Industrial Market! “Our customers have been looking for different types of items in the past couple of festivals and we are pleased to announce two new areas that [Read More]
A panel from a 15th century Italian marriage chest, or cassone, will be presented by Moretti Fine Art at the Biennale des Antiquaires (Stand N15) which takes place at the Grand Palais, Paris, from Friday 14 to Sunday 23 September 2012. 15th/early 16th century cassone panel painted with ‘A battle Scene’, 45.4 [Read More]
Winterthur announces Uncorked! Wine, Objects & Tradition. The exhibition is open to the public through January 6, 2013. Featuring more than 300 objects, nearly all from Winterthur’s Museum and Library collections, Uncorked! explores how wine was marketed, consumed, and enjoyed in America and Britain from the 1600s through the 1800s. A wide [Read More]
The 2012 edition of Journal of Advanced Appraisal Studies contains nineteen in depth original research articles and topical discussions relating to personal property appraisal. While the Journal is targeted primarily at professional property appraisers, it also contains useful insights and information for anyone associated with the business of personal property such as [Read More]
It’s the largest antiques and collectibles show in New York State – actually many shows in one. (BOUCKVILLE, N.Y.) – This year marks the 41st anniversary of Madison-Bouckville Antique Week, slated for Aug. 13-19 in Bouckville, a town located in central New York State, not far from Syracuse and Utica and right [Read More]