Significant Modern Design will take center stage in Manhattan on Dec. 10 when Heritage Auctions offers more than 300 period pieces of furniture and lighting from the collection of internationally renowned dealer and collector Michael Playford (Two Zero C Applied Art Ltd.) in its inaugural New York City auction of Important 20th [Read More]
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Sotheby’s annual sale of Important Judaica will be held in New York on 24 November 2009. The sale will comprise a choice offering of Hebrew manuscripts, printed books, paintings, ceremonial metalwork and works of art estimated to bring more than $3.3 million. Works from the sale will be exhibited alongside the annual [Read More]
A massive three-session cataloged auction boasting nearly 525 lots of vintage clocks and watches, lighting (by Tiffany, Handel, Duffner & Kimberly, Pairpoint and others), Arts & Crafts furniture and accessories, bronzes, coins, paintings, porcelains and more will be held Saturday, Nov. 21, by Fontaine’s Auction Gallery, at 1485 West Housatonic Street, starting [Read More]
On November 19th, collectors will have the opportunity to bid on several notable lots during an auction of European Furniture and Decorative arts set to take place at Bonhams New York. Consisting of over 200 lots the auction encompasses a well-rounded selection of English, French and Continental furniture; 19th century bronze and [Read More]
Internationally renowned antiques, art, and jewelry dealers will exhibit at the 49th Annual Original Miami Beach Antique Show, opening January 21-25, 2010, at the Miami Beach Convention Center. This five-day show will feature more than 800 national and international exhibitors and is the largest indoor antiques show in the world. The most [Read More]
A vintage E. Howard & Co. (Boston) Astronomical Observatory Regulator clock soared to $52,900 and a rare and antique Henry rifle purchased by the U.S. government for use during the Civil War hit a bull’s eye for $48,300 at a pair of sales held Aug. 15 and Aug. 29 by Cottone Auctions. [Read More]
Sotheby’s London will offer for sale on Tuesday, November 17, 2009 an exquisite selection of fine Piedmontese furniture and works of art from the Vigna Corte di Bonvicino – a charming 18th-century villa situated in the hills outside Turin. Representing the finest Piedmontese craftsmanship of the 18th-century, the selection of 204 lots [Read More]
MATTHEW BARTON is delighted to announce that he will be holding his first independent auction of Silver, Works of Art and Objects of Vertu on Wednesday, November 25, 2009 in West Kensington at 25 Blythe Road, W14. The sale will start at 12noon. More than 150 items dating from 1670 onwards, including [Read More]
The centrepiece of the sale will undoubtedly be the magnificent group of Kakiemon beauties which graces the front cover of the fine Japanese catalogue, going under the auctioneer’s hammer at Bonhams New Bond Street on the 5th November. Products of a bygone era of Japan’s feudal past, they were exported to the [Read More]
Simulcast between Los Angeles and New York, the October 19, 2009 auction of Fine Books and manuscripts garnered international attention with competitive bidding both on the telephone and via absentee bid. “It was an energetic sale reflecting the strength and continuing interest in Hollywood history, Hawaiiana and historical documents. We saw strong [Read More]
Indoor Antique & Collectibles event being held at the City of Tamarac Community Center 8601 W Comm. Blvd. Approx. 20 minutes west of Ft Lauderdale on Saturday, January 16, 2010. Vendors will be selling jewelry, pottery, porcelain, art, paintings, vintage items including linens & clothing. Several jewelry artisans will be joining the [Read More]
On 5th November 2009 Bloomsbury Auctions in London is staging the first ever sale devoted entirely to artefacts from ‘New China’ and the Chinese Cultural Revolution (1950-1976). Major exhibition pieces will be offered in addition to the renowned Little Red Books and other Mao memorabilia. Works by Senior Masters, who were given [Read More]
Fine porcelain and glass will be on display in the exhibition in the Neoclassical Library at the LIECHTENSTEIN MUSEUM. The connecting element here lies in the coloured decoration, the motifs and design of which reflect the spirit of the epochs – Baroque, Neoclassical and Biedermeier – in which these objects were created. [Read More]
The first ever retrospective about André-Charles Boulle, the most illustrious cabinetmaker of all time, opened on October 28. With a scenography by Juan Pablo Molyneux, it takes place in the Museum of Decorative Arts of Frankfurt, the emblematic building created by Richard Meier. It was conceived by two French art historians, Jean [Read More]