The largest event of its kind in the world, the Santa Fe International Folk Art Market provides an unparalleled chance to collect cultural treasures, meet the artists who created them, and have a direct and even profound impact on the lives of not only the artists but also their communities around the [Read More]
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International auctioneers, Bonhams & Butterfields, are pleased to announce the company?s first auction exclusively dedicated to modern Montblanc writing instruments on February 15, 2010. The sale will contain more than 130 lots of exceptional pens with a focus on the Writer?s Editions, Patron of the Arts and 333 series, as well as [Read More]
Even prior to his death J.D. Salinger was one of the world’s rarest and most valuable autographs. This magnificent signed letter offers a rare insight into his reclusive lifestyle and bears a superb signature. Dated Wednesday 9/16/1981 Salinger writes to his lover Janet Eagleson. Salinger talks of a road trip he has [Read More]
The launch of the 2010-2012 Canadian national tour of The Warrior Emperor and China’s Terracotta Army was announced at the Royal Ontario Museum (ROM). At the event, attended by media and special guests including The Honourable Michael Chan, Ontario Minister of Tourism and Culture, it was confirmed that the Government of China [Read More]
Beginning March 7, 2010, 30 contemporary metal works will be on view at the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, in Liquid Lines: Exploring the Language of Contemporary Metal. Organized by Cindi Strauss, MFAH curator of modern and contemporary decorative arts and design, the exhibition explores the varied ways that contemporary artists have [Read More]
Members of the Antiques and Collectibles National Association enjoyed three days of networking, seminars, field trips and fine New Orleans cuisine at the January 10-13 Convention in the fabulous Hotel Monteleone in the French Quarter, one block from Bourbon Street. After the welcoming keynote address participants had the opportunity to attend a [Read More]
Paul Fraser Collectibles are delighted to announce the sale of the famous Burns’ Bible. An outstanding relic of Scottish heritage, dating from 1796. The Burns Bible is referenced in the famous ‘Relics of Burns’ printed in 1880. Last seen in public in 1896: The “Burns Bible” was read by Robbie Burns in [Read More]
The Art Fund announces that the three major UK political party leaders are backing the Staffordshire Hoard campaign. Gordon Brown, David Cameron and Nick Clegg have all pledged support for The Art Fund’s campaign to save the Staffordshire Hoard for the West Midlands. The Prime Minister, Rt Hon Gordon Brown MP said: [Read More]
Sale will be held jointly by Matthews Auctions, LLC, and Gavin Pope Auction Company. (RAYMOND, Ill.) – A monstrous two-day auction dedicated to farm and construction toys, Lionel toy trains and vintage toys will be held the weekend of Feb. 20-21 at a former furniture store building in Raymond, Ill., located halfway [Read More]
Described as a collection people have waited for decades to come on the market, a colorful author and historian’s extensive multi-million dollar archive of important American manuscripts, maps, letters, early photographs, books and documents tracing America’s journey to the Wild West will be offered in a public auction conducted in New York [Read More]
TIAS.com the Webs largest online antiques and collectibles mall reported that merchant sales at TIAS.com were up 32.6% in December of 2009 when compared to December of 2008. The TIAS.com antiques and collectibles mall hosts just over 400 online merchants who list 630,000 items for sale online. Just prior to the December [Read More]
A new auction record for American silver was set at Sotheby’s when a Silver Punch Bowl by Cornelius Kierstede, made in New York between 1700 and 1710, sold for an astonishing $5,906,500. With a pre-sale estimate of $400/800,000 auctioneer David Redden opened the bidding at $275,000 and almost instantly a bid of [Read More]
Kaminski Auctions’ December Estates Auction, which took place December 28-29, 2009, offered a premier selection of items from the San Diego estate of Robert O. Peterson. Peterson, founder of the popular Jack-in-the-Box restaurant chain and noted patron of the arts, was a discerning collector of antiques and fine art with a fervent [Read More]
Over the course of his 50-year career, antiques dealer Peter Tillou has helped to build some of the finest private collections of art and antiques in the U.S. Admired for his deep passion and relentless pursuit of knowledge about the items he sells, Mr. Tillou is a sought-after expert on an array [Read More]