Over 700 lots of fine art, period furniture, decorative accessories and more – most of it fresh-to-the-market merchandise from prominent local estates and collections – will be sold Saturday, Sept. 19, at 9 a.m. by Leland Little Auction & Estate Sales, Ltd. It is just the second major auction to be held [Read More]
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A single owner collection of early Derby ceramics has broken auction records by totalling a cool £1/4million at the Lichfield Auction Centre. The 250 Lot auction held by Richard Winterton Auctioneers of Lichfield last Thursday, (20th August) resulted in a 100% selling rate combined with prices never seen before for such items [Read More]
dmg antique shows announces that it has partnered with the Palm Beach Appraisers Association (PBAA) for five upcoming shows including the Washington DC Antiques Art & Jewelry Show, the Miami Beach Antique Jewelry & Watch Show, the Original Miami Beach Antique Show, the Las Vegas Antique Jewelry & Watch Show, and the [Read More]
One of the most unusual discoveries from the Thames in recent years, a ball and chain dating from the 17th – 18th century, goes on display at Museum of London Docklands today. Museum experts believe it would have been used to shackle prisoners during transport, but it was uncovered with the lock [Read More]
On Saturday, Sept. 12, 2009, promoter and toy soldier authority Norman Joplin will present his annual Old Toy Soldier and Figure Show at the Holiday Inn Bloomsbury, on Coram Street in London. Sponsored by Old Toy Soldier magazine, the show is held in the hotel’s combined Academy, Booker and Turner Rooms, and [Read More]
A Mohawk Gasoline neon single-sided porcelain sign, graded 9 on a scale of 1 to 10 for condition and with exceptional gloss, sold for $30,250 at a Petroliana & Gas Station Collectibles Auction held Aug. 7 by Matthews Auctions, LLC. The sale was staged at the Des Moines Airport Holiday Inn, on [Read More]
New Indoor monthly show beginning Sat. Sept 26, 2009 at the 9 Muses Art Gallery 7145 W Oakland Park Blvd, Lauderhill, FL. Proceeds to benefit Mental Health Association of Broward County, FL. VENDORS WANTED.Antiques, collectibles,jewelry,furniture, vintage clothing and treasures and more (please no tube sox) Low rates begin at $40.00 for wide [Read More]
Commencing Christie’s Asian Art Week, the sale of Fine Chinese Ceramics and Works of Art including Property from the Arthur M. Sackler Collections on September 14 and 15 will bring together over 400 works of art, including superb ceramics, jades, bronzes, furniture and sculptures. The first day begins with Property from the [Read More]
The International Fine Art and Antique Dealers Show, Brian and Anna Haughton’s flagship fair launched in 1989, will again bring together many of the top dealers in the world from October 16th-22nd at the Park Avenue Armory, Park Avenue at 67th Street, New York City. Optimism and confidence prevail among the sixty-five [Read More]
More than 1,000 antique firearms enthusiasts attended Dan Morphy Auctions’ preview prior to the standing-room-only Aug. 14, 2009 sale of the late John Holman’s collection of 220 antique Kentucky rifles and powder horns. The selection of handmade rifles – many of them crafted by German immigrant gunsmiths of the 18th and 19th [Read More]
Garth’s Auctions of Delaware, Ohio held two strong sales within two weeks during late July and early August. The Saturday, July 25th auction of Fine & Contemporary Art and Decorative Arts featured Garth’s usual offerings of antique furniture, artwork, pottery, glass and sculpture, but it was clear that furniture stole the show. [Read More]
Allman Promotions is pleased to announce a new antiques show to be held on January 30 & 31, 2010 in the heart of old Naples, at The Jubilee Center of Saint Ann School, in Naples FL. The Old Naples Antique Show dates are positioned to follow the Miami Beach Antiques show by [Read More]
On July 4, 1902, Henry Clay Frick, one of America’s greatest industrialists and art collectors, hosted President Theodore Roosevelt and 20 other gentlemen at a luncheon at Clayton, the Frick family home in Pittsburgh’s East End. The president visited Pittsburgh for a day-long celebration that included a parade, a speech in Schenley [Read More]
Items that Queen Victoria made herself will be sold by Bonhams at their Scottish sale on 18-21 August. These two personal items of Victoriana reach the market at the same time as the release of the film ‘The Young Victoria’ which is being publicized by Sarah, Duchess of York, as her daughter, [Read More]