LITCHFIELD, CT – It’s a scenario every art appraiser and auctioneer dreams of – exploring the contents of a long-held collection and discovering an artwork that is much more important than even its knowledgeable owner initially believed. That was the case when Nick Thorn, president of Litchfield County Auctions & Appraisals, was [Read More]
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PITTSFIELD, Mass. – A rare antique Chinese animated triple fusee bracket clock roared past its pre-sale estimate of $500,000-$750,000 to sell for $1.27 million at Fontaine’s Auction Gallery’s cataloged antique and clock auction held May 21st in the firm’s Pittsfield showroom. It was the top lot in a sale that grossed $2.5 [Read More]
From Tuesday 14th June to Thursday 23rd June, London clock dealer Howard Walwyn will be presenting a specialist selling exhibition at his gallery at 123 Kensington Church Street, London W8 7LP. “Lanterns and Taverns: clocks for the Wall and Hall, will provide an exciting opportunity to acquire some of the rarest and [Read More]
BOULDER, CO – Those inveterate time-travelers at Artemis Gallery – Bob and Teresa Dodge – are ready to take another virtual trip back in time through the great cultures of the world, and antiquities collectors are invited along for the ride. Their Thursday, May 12 auction offers a wonderful array of masks [Read More]
WEST PALM BEACH, FL – Sunny southeastern Florida, the global epicenter for cool modern design, is home to the premier source for investment-grade art and furniture: Palm Beach Modern Auctions (PBMA). While many modern-design aficionados wish they could keep their favorite gallery a secret, PBMA’s high-profile sales of coveted celebrity collections have [Read More]
A rare Elizabethan shoe horn could fetch up to £6,000 when it is offered for sale in Matthew Barton Ltd’s bi-annual auction of Decorative Works of Art which will take place on Tuesday, November 24, 2015 in London at 25 Blythe Road, W14. The sale which comprises more than 500 lots of [Read More]
A poignant collection of over 50 nursery teacups and plates, made in the 19th century by children as young as eight years old, will go under the hammer in Dreweatts & Bloomsbury Auctions’ Interiors sale on Tuesday 20th May 2014, at their Donnington Priory Saleroom. Mass produced at potteries throughout the UK, [Read More]
Dedham, MA: After over thirty years as high-end French antique importers and dealers, Jeff Diamond and Ellen Nadler of A Room with a Vieux Antiques of Boston and Brookline, have decided that it’s time to retire. The inventory of their Boston and Brookline retail locations will be sold in an impressive one [Read More]
Americana specialists David A. Schorsch and Eileen M. Smiles of Woodbury, Connecticut were the largest single buyer of lots at Sotheby’s sale “Visual Grace: Important American Folk Art from the Collection of Ralph O. Esmerian,” on January 25, 2014. Winning a total of 37 out of 188 sold lots, Mr. Schorsch and [Read More]
The Curator’s Eye presents a global collection of swords, crossbows, helmets, and firearms, among other items. These objects combine history, utility, and beauty of function with a strong representation of their particular culture, as well as offering the enthusiastic private collector a unique opportunity to own a physical connection to the past. [Read More]
A color lithograph depicting the French leader Napoleon on horseback with two other men by renowned Post-Impressionist painter Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec (Fr., 1864-1901) is the expected top lot in an auction slated for Saturday, July 13, at Elite Decorative Arts, in the firm’s gallery located at the Quantum Town Center in Boynton [Read More]
Bonhams will sell the Beedham Collection of early oak and works of art on 24th May at Chester, offering the most outstanding oak items to international collectors of this increasingly sought after furniture.
The reason for the sale is that oak experts,…
A man of many talents, Geoffrey Randolph Webster – “GR” to his friends – is a retired businessman, author and portrait painter who divides his time between Florida and the idyllic French Riviera. He is a graduate of the University of Chicago wi…
The Antique Arms and Armor auction at Bonhams, June 11, will feature such highlights as a sword presented to Civil War Major General Ambrose E. Burnside, as well as a cased pair of the earliest known dueling pistols made by the prestigious English gun-…