Inspired by Governor Jodi Rell’s Staycation concept of keep-it-in-Connecticut day-trips and vacations, a group of merchants and antiques dealers in Woodbury has tapped into the picturesque town’s vein of ‘antiques gold’ to come up with a collaborative village spree called Woodbury Auction Week. From now until May 31, so-called “participating merchants” will [Read More]
Skinner, Inc. has announced it will host an auction of American Furniture and Decorative Arts on Sunday, June 7th at 11 a.m. in its Boston gallery. Quintessential Americana – and in many cases from New England – Queen Anne, Federal, painted, and country furniture examples, tall clocks, ship portraits, marine arts, basketry, [Read More]
A beautiful Tiffany Studios maple leaf floor lamp, in excellent condition and with the original patina, sold for $103,500 at a multi-estate sale held Mar. 21 by Cottone Auctions. The lamp, standing 64 inches tall, featured a signed base and a 22-inch shade (#1999). It was the top item of the 300 [Read More]
Crawleys Furniture compares its range of antique and modern furniture to the various eras in English Furniture. 16th Century Furniture – If you visit any antique shop or auction, a large quantity of surviving antiques are furnishings. Furniture made even 500 years ago is very durable, and often has a distinct style [Read More]
When The Illustrious Guest (1847) appeared on the PBS program Antiques Roadshow earlier this year, appraiser Alan Fausel of the Bonhams auction house said the painting “could hang in a museum.” Now it is. “I was intrigued by the painting when I saw it on the program,” says Rebecca Lawton, curator of [Read More]
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]
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]