(Aurelia, Ia.) – A rare Wave Crest egg crate mold hinged box sold for $8,600 at the sale of The Brinkman Collection held May 24-25 at the recently opened Aurelia Community Center. Over the course of many years, Mary Brinkman and her late husband Jim amassed a huge collection of European and [Read More]
BOSTON, Mass – www.skinnerinc.com – Skinner, one of the nation’s leading auction houses, has announced that its upcoming auction of fine jewelry will be held in the Boston gallery on Tuesday, June 17th at 10 a.m. Among the highlights of the sale are several exotic stones, a number of impressive diamonds, and [Read More]
The Spring Prallsville Mills Antique Show will take place on June 14 and June 15. Hours are from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. on Saturday, and 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. on Sunday, at the Historic Prallsville Mills on Route 29, just half a mile north of the Village Center of Stockton, [Read More]
The next Gaithersburg Antique and Collectible Show will be October 4 and 5, at the world-famous Montgomery County Fairgrounds, 16 Chestnut Street, in Gaithersburg, Maryland. This show promises to be bigger and better than the last one held at the fairgrounds. There is space available for dealers in over 200 indoor and [Read More]
IOLA, Wis – AntiqueTrader.com, the online component of America’s Antiques & Collectibles Marketplace, has launched a new classified advertising system. The new online Collectibles Marketplace, accessible at www.antiquetrader.com, offers greatly improved functionality that allows sellers to post up to five full-color photos, extended descriptions of items being sold (up to 3,000 characters), [Read More]
Since Mastro Auctions introduced its Classic Collector events a couple years ago, the sales have been a bonafide industry hit. Never has that fact been more obvious than when Mastro Auctions prepared for its June Classic Collector event. According to Doug Allen, COO and president of Mastro Auctions, consignments for the June [Read More]
The results of Swann Auction Galleries’ March 13, 2008, autograph auction exceeded pre-sale estimates by nearly $200,000, though not all lots were sold. All prices listed include buyer’s premium. The sale featured notable Americana items, rare photographs, and collection of postcards, many illustrated, from diverse 20th-century luminaries, sending felicitations to the Eiffel [Read More]
Del Mar, CA – On Thursday evening, November 20th, 2008, Calendar Shows LLC will hold a preview gala opening to unveil a spectacular three-day 20th century antiques and design event — The event will highlight a caliber of exhibitors and breadth of design genres which has not been seen before in the [Read More]
This June, 60 highly regarded antique dealers will gather together for “Antiques in the Valley” at a new facility, The Oley Valley Middle School (located less than one mile from the former show site). This beautiful, air-conditioned facility was carefully chosen to afford dealers additional display space, and provide comfortable shopping for [Read More]
(Pittsfield, Mass.) – Over 500 antique collectible clocks – many of them exceedingly rare and museum-quality – will be sold on Saturday, June 14, starting at 10 a.m., by Fontaine’s Auction Gallery. A catalog is available by phone request, at (413) 448-8922, or through e-mail request, at [email protected]. Images may be viewed [Read More]
The site was launched to give buyers & sellers of antiques, collectables & fine art an alternative platform to high priced & overpopulated auction sites like eBay. The website was developed to be clutter free, Specifically for buyers & sellers of Antiques, Collectables & Fine Art. It’s easy to list your items [Read More]
AntiqueTrader.com, the online companion for Antique Trader, America’s Antiques & Collectibles Marketplace, was recently relaunched with a wide range of new content and features. “We are thrilled to offer antique enthusiasts a one-stop shop online,” said Antique Trader associate publisher Scott Tappa. “In addition to offering everything web users expect in a [Read More]
LOS ANGELES – The J. Paul Getty Museum has announced the appointment of Claire Lyons to the position of Curator in the Department of Antiquities. Currently, Dr. Lyons is Senior Collections Curator, History of Archaeology and Ancient Art at the Getty Research Institute (GRI). She will transition to the Getty Museum on [Read More]
(Flat Rock, N.C.) – A pair of scarce Confederate Civil War buttons soared to $8,000, and an image of Georgia Confederate Sgt. Nathaniel Gardner hammered for $7,000 at a three-day Antiques, Coins and Art Auction held May 1-3 by Richard D. Hatch & Associates. They were the top two lots in a [Read More]