TULSA, Okla. – Helen “Sassy” Johnston built her extensive collection the old-fashioned way during decades of visiting antique stores worldwide, but thanks to modern technologies her impressive collection will be available for purchase to avid collectors and hobbyists around the world. The three-day auction presented by Kruse International will be broadcast live [Read More]
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(Hillsborough, N.C.) – An original oil painting by New York artist Arthur Parton (1842-1914), titled “Eventide Landscape,” sold for $13,800 at a multi-estate sale held June 14 by Leland Little Auction & Estate Sales, Ltd. The oil on canvas rendering, signed lower left, was a pastoral landscape, depicting a stream meandering through [Read More]
(Pittsfield, Mass.) – A magnificent E. Howard & Co. #61 astronomical floor regulator, consigned from an estate in Baltimore and never before offered for sale, soared to $195,500 at a Spring Clock Auction held June 14 by Fontaine’s Auction Gallery. It was the second highest amount ever paid for a Howard astronomical [Read More]
CHARLESTON, S.C. – This fall, the Charleston Fine Art Dealers’ Association (CFADA) rolls out the red carpet for avid art collectors and nationally renowned artists in celebration of its Tenth Fine Art Annual. As Charleston’s exclusive weekend dedicated to the visual arts, the Fine Art Annual features more than 25 leading artists [Read More]
(Matthews, N.C.) – An extremely rare California Powder Works “Diana Cartridges” 10-gage empty ammunition box sold for $9,730 in an Internet and catalog auction that went online mid-May and concluded June 7-8. The auction was conducted by SoldUSA.com, the premier hunting collectibles auction site. The shotgun shell box was one of 989 [Read More]
The annual Harrisburg and Political Memorabilia Extravaganza Show will be held at the Four Points Sheraton Hotel, 800 East Park Drive (exit 48 – Union Deposit Road off of Interstate 83, Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, on Friday, June 27, from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., and on Saturday, June 28, 9 a.m. to 2 [Read More]
Bertoia Auctions welcomed spring with a 2,462-lot auction of toys, dollhouses, miniatures, and Christmas antiques that attracted global participation and intensely competitive bidding on top-tier selections. The company’s $1.8 million Open House Sale held April 17 to 19 achieved the predicted overall high estimate, with a superb, early Erzebirge-style ark stealing the [Read More]
The museum, on the Bethel College campus in North Newton, will hold a shed sale Saturday, June 21, from 8 a.m. to 4.p.m. on the west side of the interpretation building (delivery entrance on 27th Street). The sale will feature antiques that have been in storage for more than 30 years. Museum [Read More]
Dallas, TX – Heritage Auction Galleries’ Long Beach Signature® Auction of Ancients and World Coins has brought in nearly $7.5 million in prices realized. The concurrent Signature Auction of U.S. coins realized $19 million. The totals will rise further when post auction buys are finalized. “While the Russian market continues extremely strong,” [Read More]
Gateway Gallery Auction of Chambersburg, Pennsylvania, presented $696 to the Cumberland Valley Animal Shelter (CVAS). The money was raised during a “Roadshow” appraisal fundraiser. The appraisal “Roadshow” was held on May 24 at Gateway Gallery Auction, and drew participation from local animal lovers and treasure hunters. According to Jennifer Vanderau, marketing director [Read More]
Proxibid, a premier provider of live auction webcasting services, today announced that it will provide live online bidding for an upcoming auction of collectibles including southern pottery, taxidermies and glassware. The live auction, hosted by Riverside Antiques and Auction, will take place Saturday, June 28 at 7:00 p.m. EDfoT. Pre-bidding and absentee [Read More]
BOSTON, Mass. – www.skinnerinc.com – Skinner, one of the nation’s leading auction houses, a will host an auction of 20th Century Furniture & Decorations in its Boston gallery on June 28th at 10 a.m. The sale is an eclectic mix of Arts & Crafts, Art Nouveau, Art Deco, mid-century modern and contemporary [Read More]
June 21 to 22, 2008, marks the 2nd appearance of an exciting new show – Northern Virginia’s Antiques and Modernism Show and Sale. “This show is unique in this area of the country,” said Arthur Farbenbloom of Pappabello Management, who collaborates with the Arlington Kiwanis and the Art Deco Society of Washington [Read More]
Record prices realized in Part I of the Sam and Winifred Alschuler Paperweight Collection at L. H. Selman Ltd. Spring Auction An extremely rare, possibly unique, antique Clichy signed scattered millefiori white stardust carpet ground paperweight weight sold for $36,815, a figure well above the highest estimated value. The design elements, which [Read More]