(www.lesenluminures.com) is exhibiting again this year at the renowned NEW YORK ANTIQUARIAN BOOK FAIR April 11 – 14 at the Park Avenue (67th Street) Armory. LES ENLUMINURES founder and owner Dr. Sandra Hindman says, “We have taken a large stand at the New York Antiquarian Book Fair this year to showcase a [Read More]
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At The European Fine Art Fair (TEFAF) in Maastricht, The Netherlands, March 15 – 24, ROBERT ARONSON of ARONSON ANTIQUAIRS (www.aronson.com), will be showing some of the world’s most important examples of Dutch Delftware, every object illustrated and discussed in a catalog, the twelfth in the last decade published by the 131-year [Read More]
Hixenbaugh Ancient Art announce its participation in the 41st annual New York International Numismatic Convention. From Thursday January 10th through Sunday January 14th, Hixenbaugh Ancient Art will exhibit its fine quality authentic antiquities and ancient coins on the 18th floor of New York’s historic Waldorf Astoria Hotel. Domitian 81-96 AD The New [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]
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]
Specially Commissioned Objects and New to The Market Finds ensure that Collectors will be Spoiled for Choice at the Third Edition of London’s most intriguing Connoisseurs’ Fair Art Antiques London, which incorporates The International Ceramics Fair and Seminar, was launched in June 2010 to wide acclaim, winning praise, in particular, for its [Read More]
Simon Phillips, a co-founder of MASTERPIECE LONDON, which celebrates its third year as a ‘must see’ event June 28 – July 4 at The Royal Hospital, Chelsea, is celebrating his own firm’s 60th Anniversary Year with a stunning array of 18th century British masterpieces in furniture design and decorative art from the [Read More]
For its annual gallery show, May 13 – 20, and its launch of its new ‘TIMELESS ELEGANCE” catalogue, fifth generation dealer ROBERT ARONSON of ARONSON ANTIQUAIRS of Amsterdam (www.aronson.com), is showcasing “The finest array of important Dutch Delftware, as well as select examples of beautiful 17th and 18th furniture from two young [Read More]
A gold crown presented to Queen Victoria in 1862 has long been described as a unique survivor and symbol of power from the Inca civilization. But new research reveals that the object’s origins may be even more intriguing than previously thought. Deborah Clarke of the Royal Collection began researching the crown’s history [Read More]