Carlton Hobbs, the long established international antiques dealer, is delighted to announce his participation in the San Francisco Fall Antiques Show this fall, which will take place from Thursday, October 29th through Sunday, November 1st. “We love the atmosphere of the San Francisco show and look forward to seeing our West coast [Read More]
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Christie’s Art of the Islamic and Indian Worlds auction on Tuesday 6 October 2009, presents a dynamic array of over 250 rare works of academic importance and decorative beauty. This sale presents a shift in emphasis from early archeological items to examples from the ‘high period’ dating from the 15th and 16th [Read More]
WorthPoint Corporation on Thursday announced the availability of a new Mobile Application – a natural extension of its increasingly popular subscriptions. These services provide access to the “Worthopedia” – the premier online antiques and collectibles database consisting of detailed descriptions, images and realized prices for more than 35 million unique items – [Read More]
The preferred gifts of kings, Meissen porcelain, from many of the noble houses of Europe, will be sold at Bonhams on November 25 2009 when the first part of the Hoffmeister Collection is auctioned on Wednesday 25 November 2009 at 10:30am at New Bond Street, London The world-famous Hoffmeister Collection was assembled [Read More]
David Gill, archaeologist, reflects on the possible implications of the investigation into an antiquities dealer from Jaipur, India. In June 2003 a dealer in antiquities was arrested in Jaipur. He had aroused suspicion in the 1990s during an undercover investigation by British journalist Peter Watson. One of the leads had been provided [Read More]
The Mint Museum of Art will present Faces & Flowers: Painting on Lenox China through January 30, 2010. Lenox china is often referred to as America’s greatest porcelain. The exhibition will feature more than 70 objects, including plates, vases and decorative wares with exquisite paintings of orchids, figures, idealized women and landscapes.Faces [Read More]
For the last 5 or 6 years, the Julia firm has been world leader in the sale of quality, high-end firearms. Indeed, their auctions during that time have averaged $10 million each. In October 2008, just as the economy fell off a cliff, the Julia auction grossed $12 Million and set a [Read More]
RSL Auction Co. will conduct its Bountiful Harvest sale featuring approximately 500 lots of antique toys and banks on Oct. 17, 2009 at Richard Opfer’s auction gallery in the Baltimore suburb of Timonium. A multiple-consignor offering of top-tier pieces hand-picked from seasoned collections, the traditional auction event will feature a full complement [Read More]
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]
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]
The DFW Elite Toy Museum in Ft. Worth, Texas, is a treasure trove of rare, unusual, exquisite, and historically significant objects spanning the entire era of modern transportation. Yet even in such stellar company, the gleaming ebony landau coach stands out. Just shy of 2 feet long and 1 foot high, this [Read More]
From September 2009, the National Gallery of Victoria will celebrate the 250th anniversary of Wedgwood. Featuring over 70 works drawn from the NGV’s internationally acclaimed Wedgwood holdings, the display will pay tribute to one of the most famous designers of decorative arts, a leading figure in the rise of neo-classical taste in [Read More]