Cantor Arts Center at Stanford University announces the opening on May 5, 2010 of “Collection Highlights from Europe, Ancient Greece and Rome,” which continues indefinitely. The museum’s second-floor gallery devoted to European art is revitalized and now includes artworks from the ancient Mediterranean, in addition to 16th- through 18th-century art from western [Read More]
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The Sterling McCall Antiques Showcase will premier its all new, all indoor show located on Highway 237, in the heart of Warrenton on March 27th through April 3rd. With a focus on top quality as well as variety, this new show in the heart of Warrenton is fully booked to offer shoppers [Read More]
Online web magazine Urban Art and Antiques released its list of the ten most searched in 2009. Not surprisingly “urban art” topped the list. Others in the top ten relate to some of the big art events of the year including the exhibition of Vermeer’s “Milkmaid” at the Metropolitan Museum of Art. [Read More]
The Yardley Community Centre will open its doors for the 56th Annual Antique Show on Friday, January 15 and Saturday, January 16, 2010. The show, which is Bucks County Pennsylvania’s longest running show, is well known for its quality and variety of antiques and is a highly anticipated event among dealers and [Read More]
The Winter Antiques Show celebrates its 56th year as America’s most prestigious antiques show, featuring 75 renowned experts in American, English, European, and Asian fine and decorative arts in a fully vetted Show. Open January 22 -31, 2010 at the Park Avenue Armory in New York City.. The Show was established in [Read More]
David Gill, archaeologist, reflects on the trends in the sale of antiquities over the last decade Swansea archaeologist David Gill has been analyzing the sale of antiquities in New York since 1999. Some $300 million worth of antiquities have been sold at Sotheby’s and Christie’s since 1998. There are normally two sales [Read More]
The Botleigh Grange Antiques and Fine Art Fair opens at the Legacy Botleigh Grange Hotel & Spa, Grange Road, Hedge End, Southampton, Hampshire from Friday 23 until Sunday 25 April 2010. This second new fair to be launched by The Antiques Dealers Fair Limited in 2010 is the most southern location of [Read More]
Bonhams auction of American Furniture & Decorative arts is set to take place on January 27th. With all areas of American F&D collecting represented, the over 200 lot sale is comprised of furniture spanning from the 17th century to the 19th century including folk art, paintings, textiles, clocks, and silver. Amongst the [Read More]
The Artistic Furniture of Charles Rohlfs, featuring more than 40 pieces of furniture and related objects by this protean artist, actor, and furniture-maker will be presented January 30 to April 25, 2010 at Carnegie Museum of Art. The Artistic Furniture of Charles Rohlfs is the first major museum exhibition to bring together [Read More]
On Saturday, Feb. 6, 2010, Dan Morphy will host the 19th edition of the York Antique Toy, Doll & Advertising Show at the Memorial Hall, York Fairgrounds, in York, Pa. The semiannual show has developed into a must-do event on collectors’ calendars. Top-notch dealers from throughout North America are expected to participate [Read More]
2009 saw Bonhams Antiquities department build on their position as the market leaders in the UK for sales of ancient art. With a £2 million sale in the October and consistently high sale rates above 80% throughout the year, notable results have been achieved across the board: • An Egyptian bright blue [Read More]
The 49th Annual Original Miami Beach Antique Show will host free antique appraisals during this year’s show by an internationally recognized panel of world-renowned appraisers comprised of Gary Piattoni, David McCarron and Todd Peenstra. The appraisals, free to consumers with paid admission to the show, will take place from 12 p.m. to [Read More]
University of Virginia students will be able to attend Antiques in Charlottesville, January 22-24, 2010, for half price, show promoters Melrose & Duddy announced this week. In addition, employees of local historical attractions including Monticello, Ash Lawn-Highland and others will also be eligible for half-price admission. Dealers from at least twelve states [Read More]
On January 10, 2010, Freeman’s, located in Philadelphia, PA, will host its Oriental Rugs, Carpets & Tapestries Auction live online with Artfact Live!. In this amazing sale, Freeman’s will offer more than 100 lots of decorative art. A Sarouk Fereghan Carpet, West Persia, First Quarter 20th Century is the top estimated lot, [Read More]