In a joint effort to raise funds and awareness of Cystic Fibrosis, a chronic and debilitating disease which affects 30,000 children and adults in the US, 70,000 worldwide, Decotique.com partners with the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation of Greater Delaware Valley. Decotique.com donates 10% of its proceeds to the Foundation in support of patients [Read More]
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February is a great time to visit at Historic Burlington Antiques in Burlington City, New Jersey. Burlington is the oldest city in New Jersey, established 1677. Burlington City is one of the most scenic and historic towns on the Delaware River. Scott Carlbon, a local developer and city resident, gave new life [Read More]
Christie’s London announce the sale of stellar English furniture from the John Parry collection on Thursday, March 25. An internationally renowned collector in the field, Parry’s passionate connoisseurship, his eye for detail, rare design and his commitment to quality, is showcased by exemplary walnut, oak and yew furniture dating from the 17th [Read More]
Bloomsbury Auctions, the world’s leading auction house for rare books and works on paper, announces their first sale of the winter season- Autographs & Fine Printed Books (web, 3D, pdf) on Wednesday, February 24th with sale times at 10:00am and 2:00pm. The sale will showcase over 100 lots of autographs which will [Read More]
Fontaine’s Auction Gallery is offering a free one-day seminar and appraisal on the lamps of Tiffany and other 20th century lighting, to be held Sunday, Mar. 21, in the firm’s gallery facility, located at 1485 South Housatonic Street in Pittsfield. Fontaine’s has been the scene of numerous auctions that featured rare and [Read More]
The DFW Elite Toy Museum (http://www.DFWeliteToyMuseum.com) in Fort Worth contains thousands of rare automotive toys from around the world. Now one item in their collection is to be featured in a book about German toys. German toy expert Juergen Cieslik plans to include a photo and description of the German-made tin motorcycle [Read More]
The 48th Hong Kong Coin Auction will be held at the Holiday Inn Golden Mile, Kowloon, Hong Kong, at 10.00am on the 25th February, and will feature two sessions (868 lots in total) of predominantly Asian coins and banknotes. The auction opens with lot 1, a Ming Dynasty (1368-1644) 1-Kuan banknote. The [Read More]
On Monday, February 8th at 6:00 pm, Clarke Auction will sell 400 lots of its usual mix of the unusual, the exceptional, and the unique. Estate Silver, a Clarke strength, features a heavily chased Ottoman-era lidded urn with a eagle finial poised over a possibly gold serpent. Other silver highlights include a [Read More]
Contents from the historic Annesdale mansion-villa in Memphis, Tenn., plus several other private Southern collections and a marvelous collection of antique guns, will be sold Saturday, March 13, at 10 a.m., by Hal Hunt Auctions. The sale will be conducted at Hal Hunt Auctions’ spacious gallery, located at 5925 Hwy. 43 in [Read More]
The two-day live auction will take place Saturday, February 27 and Sunday, February 28 at 10:00 a.m. CST daily. Auction registration and pre-bidding are already available by visiting www.proxibid.com/rockisland. Firearms enthusiasts will not want to miss the opportunity to participate in this major auction. More than 2,200 lots will be available for [Read More]
An exceedingly rare group of three distinguished awards given to World War I German flying ace Adolf Ritter von Tutschek soared to $28,250 in an Internet and catalog auction that ended Jan. 23-24 by SoldUSA.com, the premier hunting and fishing, militaria and collectibles site. The group was the top earner of the [Read More]
With 100 dealers, this year’s show has something for everyone. Visitors will see an enormous variety of treasures from our past from estate jewelry and art glass to original painted 18th century furniture and textiles, oriental rugs, clocks, toys, linens and lace, lighting, paintings and prints and everything else in-between. One can [Read More]
Christie’s New York will hold its mid-season sale of 20th Century Decorative Art and Design on March 16, 2010. The 112 lot sale offers a wide range of high quality and affordable objects and furniture by well-known makers from the 20th century, featuring works by Tiffany Studios, Frank Lloyd Wright, Daum, George [Read More]
Wes Cowan, President and Principal Auctioneer of Cowan’s Auctions, Garth Clark, and Mark Del Vecchio, both of Clark + Del Vecchio Gallery in Santa Fe, New Mexico, have announced a partnership to bring modern and contemporary ceramics to the international art market through focused, selective, and scholarly semi-annual auctions. The 20th-century and [Read More]