The living estate of Katherine Creamer – a dedicated and discerning antiques collector from Mobile, Ala., whose stately mansion was built specially to contain her vast collections – will be sold on Saturday, June 13, starting at 10 a.m., by Stevens Auction Gallery. The Mobile mansion, as well as a beach house [Read More]
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A monumental Sheraton-style dining room suite – comprising a 10-foot Regency table, a set of ten Maitland Smith dining chairs and a massive breakfront – sold for $11,550 at a multi estate sale held May 3 by Hal Hunt Auctions. The suite was only made within the last 20 years, “which proves [Read More]
Antique shows all over the United States are seeing an increase in the number of attendees as the popularity of antique treasures continues to grow. Not only are people looking for beautiful pieces to decorate their homes, but many collectors turn to quality antiques as an alternative investment in difficult economic times. [Read More]
The newly renovated BAHOUKAS ANTIQUE MALL at 408 North Union Avenue in historic Havre de Grace offers 6400 sq. ft. of beautiful antiques and collectables. With a variety of individual vendor spaces, the diversity is outstanding! And the Beer MuZeum is located in the upstairs of this building, which provides 2200 sq. [Read More]
Over 1,000 lots of vintage antique clocks and watches – many of them exceedingly rare and highly collectible timepieces – will be sold at a two-day, four-session sale planned for May 30-31 by Fontaine’s Auction Gallery. The centerpiece lot promises to be a rare and fine E. Howard Model #61 floor standing [Read More]
Skinner, has announced that it has been chosen as the sole auction house to handle the sale of the Estate of Richard Wright, one of the world’s leading experts in the field of fine dolls, and a prominent and colorful appraiser on the PBS series, The Antiques Roadshow. The estate of Richard [Read More]
Chicago’s Randolph Street Market Festival opens this year for savvy shoppers and fashionistas on May 23-24, 2009 at 1350 W. Randolph St. in Chicago’s uber-chic West Loop neighborhood. The grand opening weekend extravaganza brings the who’s who of Chicago out for the annual Garden Party theme, showcasing exceptional outdoor living and home [Read More]
This 23-minute documentary (E.Perrone) in HD format describes the extraordinary human adventure of the birth in France of the world leader in art market information, Artprice, which grew out of a twenty year search for perfection in a global quest to make an Alexandrian library available to the world on Internet. Today [Read More]
Who says lightning doesn’t strike twice? The cast iron toy collecting fraternity has been treated to not one, but two major collections this year from individuals considered to be “dinosaurs” in the field. For those unfamiliar with the term, it holds a positive connotation meaning one of the original old timers who [Read More]
For many people, antiquities collecting seems like something for only the very wealthy, inaccessible to a general audience. But now, with the launch of Phoenix Ancient Art’s innovative e-commerce site — www.e-tiquities.com — the world of high-end antiquities has been opened to a larger audience than ever before. The site, e-tiquities.com, which [Read More]
Dreweatts, the UK’s largest exclusively regional auctioneers, will on Tuesday 12th May be offering some 376 lots of fine English furniture from the long-established Kent dealer Chevertons of Edenbridge. To be held at the auctioneers’ Donnington Priory salerooms, the sale is expected to appeal to trade buyers and private collectors in equal [Read More]
Skinner, has announced it will host an auction of Fine Oriental Rugs and Carpets at its Boston gallery, located at 63 Park Plaza, on Saturday, May 9th at noon. More than 300 lots, including 50 room-sized carpets, will be offered with palates, patterns and prices to suit every kind of buyer. Persian [Read More]
The California Country & Folk Art Antiques Show will be held in Los Altos, CA on June 14th from 10am-4pm. Featured at this show is primarily American country and folk art antiques from the 17th-19th centuries including: country to formal furniture, folk art, quilts, hooked rugs, samplers, paintings, lighting, woodenware, baskets, stoneware, [Read More]
The art of horology will be elegantly expressed on Tuesday, May 12, when Heritage Auction Galleries hosts its Signature Timepieces Auction at its’ uptown Dallas headquarters. This gathering of fine wristwatches and rare pocket watches marks the deepest Heritage watch auction to date, with top names – Patek Philipe, Audemars Piguet and [Read More]