dmg world media today reported strong attendance and exhibitor sales at the premier Washington DC Antiques Art & Jewelry Show. The show was held October 15-18 at the Walter E. Washington Convention Center and brought together more than 100 dealers from all over the world. The Washington DC Antiques Art & Jewelry [Read More]
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More than 400 lots of superb English, French and Italian furniture and decorative arts from the collections of the late Antonio Mariani and his wife Liliane Mariani, owners of the well-respected firm Antonio’s Antiques, come to auction in Bonhams & Butterfields’ San Francisco salesrooms on November 2, 2009. The auction and pre-sale [Read More]
Sam Fogg, one of the great dealers in Medieval Art, is bringing to New York a rare exhibition of precious objects. The project is undertaken in collaboration with Richard L. Feigen & Co. It is titled “Medieval Art and the Contemporary Spirit” and will be held from Thursday October 29, 2009 to [Read More]
(PEOTONE, Ill.) – A dazzling cardboard diorama, advertising Mayo-Skinner Automatic Windshield Cleaner and graded 8.5 on a 1-10 scale for condition, sold for $5,060 at a Fall Peotone Petroliana & Advertising Auction held Oct. 16 by Matthews Auctions, LLC, of Nokomis, Ill. The auction was held the day before the start of [Read More]
The Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art has announced an extraordinary gift from longtime Museum patrons Estelle and Morton Sosland, which will bring one of the nation’s finest private collections of American Indian art to the Nelson-Atkins. The gift of Northwest Coast masterworks strengthens the museum’s comprehensive holdings of American Indian art. The 34 [Read More]
The 21st annual International Fine Art & Antique Dealers Show, which ran from October 16-22, 2009 at the Park Avenue Armory, New York City, drew record crowds. Highly coveted and historically important pieces sold to discerning collectors and institutions and audience response was extremely positive. The prestigious “International Show” – which is [Read More]
(ANN ARBOR, Mich.) – A monumental mahogany front and back bar made around 1893 by Brunswick, Balke & Collender Co., the desirable Los Angeles model and with an original matching liquor cabinet, soared to $302,500 at the living estate of Ron Wallace – a dedicated collector and former president of UPS – [Read More]
(FLAT ROCK, N.C.) – A gorgeous pair of rare Tiffany sterling silver and mixed metals salt and pepper shakers, each piece standing 3 ¾ inches tall and in the flying crane décor, hammered for $4,000 at a multi-estate sale held Sept. 25-26 by Richard D. Hatch & Associates. The set went to [Read More]
Carlton Hobbs, the eminent international antiques dealer, and Jean- Luc Baroni, one of the leading international fine art specialists, are pleased to announce that an exhibition entitled “In the Grand Manner,” will open on January 22 to February 2, 2010 at the Carlton Hobbs Gallery, 60 East 93rd Street, in New York. [Read More]
Flamingo Eventz, LLC and the Congregational Church of Manhasset are pleased to announce that the 50th Annual Manhasset Antiques Show will be held Saturday and Sunday, October 24 and 25, at the church at 1845 Northern Boulevard (Route 25A), Manhasset, New York. A benefit for the ladies club of the church and [Read More]
The Saint Louis Art Museum opened Five Centuries of Japanese Screens: Masterpieces from the Saint Louis Art Museum and the Art Institute of Chicago, a major exhibition that showcases rarely seen masterpieces of Japanese screens from the permanent collections of the two museums. Morita Shiryu, Japanese, 1912–1998; Dragon Knows Dragon, 1969; four-panel [Read More]
Dan Morphy Auctions ventures into the fantasy fringe of Deep Space 9 on Nov. 13-14, with an extraordinary sale of robots, space toys, and Japanese superheroes, die-casts and vinyls at the company’s gallery in Denver, Pa., on the Adamstown antiques strip. The comprehensive sci-fi toy collection of nearly 1,500 lots was consigned [Read More]
For the first time, the Château de Versailles devotes a large scale exhibition to Louis XIV. It brings together more than 300 exceptional works coming from collections all over the world and never shown together before. Paintings, sculptures, objets d’art and furniture will be exhibited. These masterpieces, some of which have never [Read More]
Professional Antique Show Promoters Melrose & Duddy announced plans recently for a new show in Charlottesville, Virginia. Antiques in Charlottesville will be held January 22-24, 2010 to at the University Center Holiday Inn in historic Charlottesville. “We are confident our brand of show is a great fit for the Charlottesville market,” says [Read More]