The American Folk Art Museum is “going green” with an eco-friendly exhibition at its Branch Location at 2 Lincoln Square. Recycling And Resourcefulness: Quilts of the 1930’s, organized by the International Quilt Study Center & Museum, University of Nebraska-Lincoln, highlights twelve quilts made during the Depressions Era. Presented from October 21, 2008 [Read More]
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CHARLESTON, S.C. – One of the world’s great private collections of antique and studio glass – the Andy and Rob Collection – will be auctioned in its entirety on Oct. 5 in Charleston. Estate Road Show Auctioneers will produce the sale of more than 275 pieces of superior glass designs. Andy Stone [Read More]
(Oceanside, N.Y.) – An original “Peanuts” Sunday page, rendered in pen and ink in May 1953 by the late comic illustrator Charles Schulz, soared to $67,800 at a multi-estate sale held Sept. 13-14 by Philip Weiss Auctions. The eight-panel strip showed Charlie Brown and Snoopy playing fetch. In addition, two daily “Peanuts” [Read More]
DALLAS – DGSE Companies, Inc. (Amex: DGC), which wholesales, retails and auctions fine watches, jewelry, diamonds, precious metal and rare coin products via traditional and Internet channels, announces exceptionally strong prices realized at Superior Galleries’ September 2008 Pre-Long Beach Elite Auction Sale that concluded on September 15, 2008. This exciting sale featured [Read More]
The Hollywood Poster Auction will be held in conjunction with the Ray and Sharon Courts’ Hollywood Collector’s Show, September 27 and 28 at the Marriott O’Hare in Chicago. More than 600 lots of movie memorabilia will be offered for live bidding, including stills, lobby cards, sheet music, magazines, slides, and all sizes [Read More]
VINELAND, NJ – Nearly 2,500 lots of American, European and Japanese toys will take the spotlight Nov. 7-9 at Bertoia Auctions’ gallery, with prestigious collections anchoring the sale. Automotive collectors will be treated to more of the late Bob Smith’s friction and pressed-steel toys, while holiday enthusiasts will be invited to take [Read More]
Collectibles-Museums.com is home to the World’s Largest Online Collectibles Museums List™, the World’s Largest Free Online Collectibles Price Guides List™ and The World’s Largest Collector Glossaries List™. Cedar Rapids, Iowa, August 25, 2008 — Collectibles-Museums.com has compiled the World’s Largest Directory of Online Collectlor Glossaries™. Glossaries are also known as Definitions of [Read More]
It was the Dutch East India Company who, in 1650 opened the doors of Europe to the export of Japanese porcelain. Most of this early export porcelain was decorated as blue and white, much favoured by the Dutch and still widely collected in the Netherlands today. The Japanese Emperor had granted the [Read More]
New York, NY – AutographStore.com, a leading auction website specializing in celebrity autographed photos and memorabilia, invites fans to bid on its popular celebrity signed collectibles. AutographStore.com is unique because it offers autographed photos of many favorite movie stars, models, musicians and more from the modern era and yesteryear. Whether fans and [Read More]
The second annual “Autumn” Hunterdon County Antiques Fair will be held at the Hunterdon County Fairgrounds on Rt. 179, Ringoes, New Jersey, on Sunday, September 21, from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. The Fairgrounds are located just off Rt. 202, 5 minutes south of Flemington and 5 minutes north of Lambertville. All [Read More]
Naples, Florida- Michael Blair, owner of Restorer Supplies, a retail store that specializes in providing the most exclusive art restoration products, realizes the importance of keeping valuable artwork preserved. Blair, who used to do such work himself, saw first-hand how hard it was to get supplies and decided to come up with [Read More]
Long Beach, California – An exhibit by Professional Coin Grading Service of counterfeit coins and the latest in the Professional Numismatists Guild’s “Share the Knowledge” educational seminars are among the highlights of the next Long Beach Coin, Stamp & Collectibles Expo, September 18 – 20, 2008. The show will be held in [Read More]
The Highest Graded Mint State Humbert Gold Coin of Any Denomination or Variety Graded MS-65 * by NGC IRVINE, Calif. – Bowers and Merena Auctions, America’s leading rare coin and currency auction house, will auction an extremely rare and exceptional 1851 Augustus Humbert $50 Gold Piece at their Beverly Hills Rarities Sale [Read More]
The 12th Annual Delaware Coast Antiques Show and Sale is scheduled for Friday, Saturday, and Sunday, September 5, 6, and 7, at the Convention Center on Rehoboth Avenue in Rehoboth Beach, Delaware, a popular seaside resort and year-round community. Rehoboth is about half way between Washington, D.C., and New York City, and [Read More]