(ATLANTA, GA.) – Red Baron’s Antiques, the Southeast’s premier auction house, will be liquidating about $8 million and 11 tractor trailers’ worth of the finest and most fantastic furnishings from the world-famous Yellowstone Club in Montana, the only private ski resort in the world. The Yellowstone inventory is the expected highlight of [Read More]
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Wolfgang Ketterer, “one of the most renown European art dealers“ (Abendzeitung, 09 September 2000) and “precursor of the German auction market“ (Handelsblatt, 08/09 September 2000), died in his home in Kreuth on Tegernsee near Munich today on 14 October 2009. Wolfgang Ketterer “made history in the German art business“, wrote the Frankfurter [Read More]
Included within the Bonhams & Butterfields’ Fine Books & Manuscripts auction on October 19, 2009 are two remarkable documents dating from the birth of the State of California: The first is a registrar leaf from the 1849 California State Constitutional Convention signed and inscribed by 46 members of the delegation. Signatures include [Read More]
One of the last complete European horse armors to have remained in private hands, accompanied by an imposing man armor, has been acquired by the Philadelphia Museum of Art. Created in 1507 by Wilhelm von Worms the Elder, the most famous Nuremberg armorer of his day, and entirely made of steel plates [Read More]
A number of rare pieces and notable collections mark Bonhams’ upcoming 20th Century auction. Taking place on December 9th the sale will offer a diverse and meticulously chosen selection of furniture and decorative arts representing all styles of 20th Century design. Cause for excitement is the offer of the renowned Matt Wyse [Read More]
The annual Hong Kong International Art and Antiques Fair (HKIAAF 09) was held in the Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Centre from 3 to 6 October 2009. Attended by 16,500 visitors from all over the world, HKIAAF 09 showcased almost 4,000 superb works of art, exhibited by some 60 leading Asian, European [Read More]
Christie’s announces the second Centuries of Style: Silver, European Ceramics, Portrait Miniatures and Gold Boxes sale on November 17, 2009, presenting collectors and connoisseurs with an incredible opportunity to add to their collections with a wide-range of important, rare, and unique treasures with exceptional provenance. This follows the inaugural sale in June, [Read More]
Kovels Antiques & Collectibles Price Guide 2010, the 42nd and newest edition of what The New York Times called “the bibles of the field,” was published on September 23, 2009 ($27.95, Black Dog & Leventhal). With thousands of new prices in over 775 categories, this essential collector’s guide covers everything from the [Read More]
Grogan & Company Fine Art Auctioneers and Appraisers is pleased to announce their October Auction including Paintings, Prints and Sculpture, 18th and 19th century Furniture and Decorative Works of Art, Silver and Oriental Rugs and Tapestries from various Estates and Collections will be held on Sunday, October 18th at 12:00 noon. The [Read More]
A 3-volume set of the iconic Lord of the Rings trilogy by J.R.R. Tolkien (The Fellowship of the Rings, The Two Towers and The Return of the King), with one of the books signed by the author himself, sold for $14,600 at a two-day weekend multi-estate sale held Oct. 3-4 by Philip [Read More]
It was the watch meant for a Queen. It is the watch that became the Queen of all timepieces. The story of the watch began in 1783. It was named after Marie-Antoinette, the young Austrian aristocrat who married King of France, Louis XVI and later became the Queen of France and Navarre. [Read More]
Christie’s New York is pleased to announce a dedicated sale of Arts of the Samurai on October 23, which exemplifies the outstanding craftsmanship and visual splendor of the Samurai culture. The collection includes over 80 lots comprising of armor, helmets, and most importantly, swords dating from the thirteenth to nineteenth centuries. The [Read More]
Skinner, will host Session II of the Richard Wright Collection on October 24th starting at 11 a.m. in the Boston gallery. Richard Wright, one of the world’s foremost fine dolls experts, and a prominent and colorful appraiser on the PBS series, Antiques Roadshow, also had a discerning eye for furniture and decorative [Read More]
Muddy Creek Antiques has upgraded to their own dot com! You can find them at www.muddycreekantiques.com. With this new dot com status comes a new look and a new name (formerly Sidekikz). Stop by and visit for a nice variety of glassware including Blenko, Fenton, and other WV Glass. We also have [Read More]