Kaminski Auctions, one of Massachusetts’ premier antiques and fine art auction houses, announces a major appraisal event October 2-3, 2009. Kaminski’s expert appraisers will be on-hand from 9:00am – 4:00pm both days at 564 Cabot Street, Beverly, Massachusetts. All proceeds from the event will benefit the American Red Cross of Northeast Massachusetts. [Read More]
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“Tutankhamun and the Golden Age of the Pharaohs” will arrive in New York City in April 2010, marking the first time a collection of treasures from King Tut’s tomb has visited the city since the groundbreaking 1979 exhibition at the Metropolitan Museum of Art launched “Tutmania” and attracted 1.8 million visitors. Following [Read More]
Seventy plus selected dealers (from throughout the U.S} set up inside the historic German dance hall and in adjacent tents. Our dealers have searched widely to bring you these many special finds! Here you will discover unique, quality, rare and hard to find merchandise, ranging from primitives to highly sought after fine [Read More]
California Country & Folk Art Antiques Show will be held in Los Altos, CA on October 18th from 10am-4pm. Featured at this show is primarily American country and folk art antiques from the 17th-early 20th centuries including: country to formal furniture, folk art, quilts, hooked rugs, samplers, paintings, lighting, woodenware, baskets, stoneware, [Read More]
From ancient times to present day, heroes and heroines have played vital cultural roles in society by defining trends, creating norms and shaping behavior. Sometimes heroes are portrayed as superhuman protagonists while at other times they emerge as average people who rise above the ordinary. Heroes are acknowledged with admiration by the [Read More]
A rare American Brilliant Cut Glass (ABCG) oval-shaped tray in the Coronet pattern by Hawkes sold for $27,000 at a multi-estate sale held Sept. 5 by Woody Auction of Douglass, Kan. The auction was held in the junior ballroom of the St. Charles Convention Center. The tray, 15 inches by 10 ½ [Read More]
On 5 November, Bonhams will offer the Bronze Age Chinese vessels from one of the finest old English collections, formed by the 2nd Lord Cunliffe between the darkest war years of the early 1940s, and his death in 1963. The most important group of early Chinese bronzes ever offered at Bonhams, the [Read More]
Members of the Japanese Art Dealers Association will hold special exhibitions that coincide with New York’s Asian Art Week. The exhibitions reveal highlights of Japanese art from the 14th through 20th centuries, with a narrow focus in one show on an important Ukiyo-e artist whose work is infrequently seen in significant numbers. [Read More]
The latest auction organised by Baldwin’s auction department begins with an impressive selection of Ancient Greek, Roman and Byzantine coins featuring a very rare Greek Medallion (lot 105). It is presumed that this medallion was produced to commemorate an African victory of the emperor Commodus, although it appears to have few details [Read More]
Carlton Hobbs, the long established international antiques dealer, is delighted to announce his participation in the San Francisco Fall Antiques Show this fall, which will take place from Thursday, October 29th through Sunday, November 1st. “We love the atmosphere of the San Francisco show and look forward to seeing our West coast [Read More]
Christie’s Art of the Islamic and Indian Worlds auction on Tuesday 6 October 2009, presents a dynamic array of over 250 rare works of academic importance and decorative beauty. This sale presents a shift in emphasis from early archeological items to examples from the ‘high period’ dating from the 15th and 16th [Read More]
WorthPoint Corporation on Thursday announced the availability of a new Mobile Application – a natural extension of its increasingly popular subscriptions. These services provide access to the “Worthopedia” – the premier online antiques and collectibles database consisting of detailed descriptions, images and realized prices for more than 35 million unique items – [Read More]
The preferred gifts of kings, Meissen porcelain, from many of the noble houses of Europe, will be sold at Bonhams on November 25 2009 when the first part of the Hoffmeister Collection is auctioned on Wednesday 25 November 2009 at 10:30am at New Bond Street, London The world-famous Hoffmeister Collection was assembled [Read More]
David Gill, archaeologist, reflects on the possible implications of the investigation into an antiquities dealer from Jaipur, India. In June 2003 a dealer in antiquities was arrested in Jaipur. He had aroused suspicion in the 1990s during an undercover investigation by British journalist Peter Watson. One of the leads had been provided [Read More]