Around 260 quality, fresh-to-the-market lots in a wide array of categories – vintage clocks, Asian objects and furniture, period American furniture, estate silver, fine art, decorative accessories and more – will be sold Saturday, April 23, at 10:30 a.m. (EDT), by Gordon S. Converse & Company at the Sheraton Great Valley hotel [Read More]
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The Art Fund announce that both the Frome Hoard of Roman coins and the Iron Age Hoard of Gold Torcs, or neck ornaments, uncovered near Stirling in Scotland have been secured for the UK public with significant assistance from the Art Fund and the National Heritage Memorial Fund. Group of washed coins [Read More]
Sotheby’s New York have auctioned the Property of a Palm Beach Private Collector achieving $8,397,649, almost double the pre-sale high estimate*. The auction was led by a strong group of over 80 pieces of Chinese porcelain and works of art, most notably A Rare Large Chinese ‘Famille-Rose’ ‘Millefleurs’ Altar Garniture bearing six [Read More]
Randall Tysinger Antiques is proud to announce the opening of their new showroom located at 1stdibs@NYDC,The 10th Floor of the New York Design Center 200 Lexington Avenue, New York, NY 10016. The showroom will feature a sampling of exclusive European antiques as seen online at our 1stdibs.com website. “We are very excited [Read More]
It was a 1796 Half Dollar, 15 Stars AU58 PCGS, a stunning coin featuring one of the rarest designs in all of U.S. coinage, that emerged from spirited bidding as the top lot in Heritage Auctions’ March 17-20 Signature® ANA U.S. Coin Auction, with a final price realized of $207,000. The auction [Read More]
The Astleford Restoration Studio has introduced an Antique Dealer Economic Stimulus plan to assist antique and collectible dealers and estate auction resellers boost their sales and increase their profits. The Astleford Restoration Studio is an antiques and collectibles restoration studio located in Sioux Falls, SD, and is owned and operated by Mr. [Read More]
Sotheby’s sales of Chinese Ceramics and Works of Art have concluded, bringing the overall total for the series of auctions to $71,320,518 (est. $17.5/25.1 million), the highest total ever achieved anywhere in New York. All three auctions exceeded their estimates and competitive bidding was seen across all categories and periods. The sales [Read More]
Greek, Roman and Etruscan art and sculptures can be found in the Altes Museum. The thematically arranged exhibition includes stone sculptures, clay and bronze figures, friezes, vases, gold jewellery and silverware. Three information displays provide details on additional topics such as Greek myths, ancient city culture and the archaeological sites investigated by [Read More]
Bonhams & Butterfields announce the Tony Duquette “Talismans of Power” Auction on April 18, 2011, which will follow the firm’s sale of 20th Century Decorative Arts. The Los Angeles auction will feature a unique offering of approximately 135 lots of jewelry designed and created by the famed Tony Duquette. The collection is [Read More]
Chelsea Antiques Fair is being held on 23 – 27 March 2011 at Chelsea Old Town Hall. The Fair offers a Boutique style, of intimate elegance in the fine Old Town Hall, built in 1906 in 17th Century style. Small and relaxed, the 38 exhibitors are delighted to chat with visitors, impart [Read More]
An exceptionally clean Richlube Motor Oil double-sided porcelain sign (“100% Pure Pennsylvania”) soared to $7,425 at the Spring Petroliana & Advertising Auction held Mar. 4 by Matthews Auctions, LLC. The sale was conducted the day before the popular Chicagoland Petroliana & Advertising Show, held each spring and fall in Peotone. The Richlube [Read More]
The Forum will be held May 13-15 at the Decorative Arts Center of Ohio, located at 245 East Main Street in Lancaster, Ohio, in conjunction with the Center’s current exhibition, Equal in Goodness: Ohio Decorative Arts 1788-1860. Ohio-based p4A.com, Ltd. is the Forum’s major sponsor, with additional support from Antique Week, Cowan’s [Read More]
Sotheby’s London Sale of Old Master, Modern & Contemporary Prints, on Wednesday, 30 March, 2011, will present for sale the earliest printed star charts, in the form of a pair of extremely rare woodcuts by Albrecht Dürer depicting A Map of the Northern Sky and A Map of the Southern Sky. These [Read More]
Urban Art & Antiques and Antiques Show Promotions have made its art and antiques file photos of shows, museums and galleries available for republication on the web. The photos may not be suitable for print and should not be used for advertorial purposes. Anyone re-publishing a photo should provide credit and a [Read More]