It was a dark day last September that sent shockwaves coast to coast throughout the antiques industry when F&W announced the cancellation of the long-running Atlantique City Antiques Show. While the show had been in a downward spiral for the past several years, many remembered it as the “grand-daddy” of this country’s [Read More]
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Collectors are eagerly awaiting the first sale of rare and exceptional Coins and Banknotes to bepresented by Bonhams New York. Taking place on December 3rd, the sale consists of over 400 lots ranging from 1692 to the early 21st-Century. Amongst the most coveted lots will be an exceptionally rare 1796 $10 so-called [Read More]
Ariotek was created in 2009 from the amalgamation of three very successful web based companies. All three companies have been privately owned and profitable since creation, the oldest of which started trading in early 2001. Ariotek now host thousands of web sites, all of which are hosted on Ariotek’s state of the [Read More]
Drawing from its renowned Greek and Roman collection, the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston (MFA), has opened a new gallery showcasing some 30 examples of sculpture from the fourth century BC to the second century AD. Each piece has been extensively treated and restored for inclusion in the gallery, which features highlights [Read More]
The world of Cleopatra, which has been lost to the sea and sand for nearly 2,000 years, will surface in a new exhibition, “Cleopatra: The Search for the Last Queen of Egypt,” making its world premiere in June 2010 at The Franklin Institute in Philadelphia. Organized by National Geographic and Arts and [Read More]
Results of I.M. Chait’s November 15th Asian & International Fine Arts Auction, which featured strong collections of Han and Tang Dynasty pottery figures, Chinese porcelains and Chinese ivory carvings, reflected the current state of the market. There was steady bidding on most lots and several surprises. Prices quoted below include the buyer’s [Read More]
The 500 Years: Decorative Arts Europe including carpets from the Corcoran Gallery of Art sale realized $7,328,713/£4,441,644/ €4,918,599 and was sold 75% by lot and 82% by value. Stefan Kist, Christie’s New York, Director of European Decorative Arts said: “Today’s inaugural sale of 500 Years: Decorative Arts Europe, which combined European and [Read More]
From the scientific to the superbly decorative, astoundingly unique fossil specimens will be offered by international auctioneers Bonhams & Butterfields on December 6, 2009 in Los Angeles. The 500 lot sale offers a diverse group of high quality and distinctive mineral specimens, gold nuggets, lapidary works of art, gemstones and jewelry as [Read More]
On November 19th bidders were met with several good collecting opportunities at Bonhams New York’s European Furniture and Decorative Arts sale. Attracting collectors located in New York, California and several regions of Italy was an important Roman Neoclassical giltwood suite of seating furniture, de-accessioned from the Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco. [Read More]
Proxibid, the world’s largest provider of live auction webcasting services, will provide live online bidding for an upcoming auction of firearms and war relics presented by Jeff Dobson & Associates, Inc. The live auction will take place Saturday, December 12 at 9:59 a.m. EST, with live online bidding commencing at that time. [Read More]
Bonhams much anticipated sale of The Hoffmeister Collection of Meissen Porcelain Part I took place today at their New Bond Street saleroom raising £1,091,100. The sale attracted worldwide interest with lively bidders in the saleroom joined on the telephone by collectors from all four corners of the globe. 77.29% of the exquisite [Read More]
An early collection of ‘silver religious ornaments’ from the Ashkenazi Plymouth Hebrew Congregation’s synagogue built in 1762, the oldest in the English-speaking world, sold at Bonhams on 25th November for £175,000. This earliest and rarest set of 14 lots of silver prayer instruments was estimated to sell for £100,000, but instead took [Read More]
On December 4 and December 9, Christie’s New York will present three sales offering over 550 lots of important and rare books, manuscripts, and maps from distinguished private collections. The first day of sales begins with part II of The William E. Self Library of important English and American Literature and immediately [Read More]
Two 18th century wine glasses that recall English and Dutch ships with colourful histories will be sold at Bonhams Fine Glass Sale on December 16 in London. These beautiful images remain engraved on the glass long after the ships themselves were lost. But the value of these two special wine goblets may [Read More]