Leonard Auction’s April 19, 2008 sale featuring Tramp Art was a rousing success as bidders had the opportunity to take home many important and unique items not often seen in the Midwest. The auction was well received attracting more than 120 live and phone bidders in addition to 350 internet bidders. “We [Read More]
BOSTON, Mass. – April 29, 2008 – www.skinnerinc.com – Skinner, Inc., one of the nation’s leading auction houses for antiques and fine art, today announced that its spring painting sale will be held on May 16th in Skinner’s Boston gallery. The auction of American and European Paintings will include more than 500 [Read More]
THE first (Shanghai) China Antique and Artwork Exposition opens tomorrow at the Shanghai East Asia Exhibition Center. Organized by Shanghai Yunzhou Antique City, the four-day event features a high-end display section and previews by auction houses. The display area has 153 booths selling jade, ink-wash paintings, stone carvings, bronze vessels, antique furniture [Read More]
(St. Charles, Mo.) – Four important collections of American Brilliant Cut Glass – the rare and often colorful decorative glass pieces made mostly in this country between 1876 and 1916 and highly sought after by collectors – will be sold at auction on Saturday, May 31st, at the St. Charles Convention Center, [Read More]
Antique dealer Mark Scherzer is selling a large portion of his 300+ pieces of Vaseline Glass at the Historic Burlington Antique and Art Emporium in Burlington City, New Jersey. Collecting for more than 20 years, Mark states, “I love the mystery of the glass and how it glows in the sunlight, but [Read More]
Flamingo Eventz is very pleased to announce the return and revitalization of the only antique Book and Paper Shows in Westchester – now at a fabulous new location – the newly built, luxurious DoubleTree Hotel, in Tarrytown, New York. “The dealers want this show and the customers want this show, and they [Read More]
The Czech Collectors Association (CCA) is dedicated to the Austrian, Bohemian and Czechoslovakian Decorative Arts. Its mission is to foster the collection, research and appreciation of the Decorative Arts from the years 1850 – 1940. The CCA will hold its next convention June 12 through 15 in Nashville, Tennessee. Come join collectors [Read More]
Nippon collectors and dealers from all over the United States, Canada and Japan will be meeting for their 27th annual convention at the Embassy Suites in Dublin, Ohio, (just outside Columbus) July 31 through August 2. Educational programs and seminars are planned for both veteran collectors and beginners. The convention fee includes [Read More]
The largest antique & collectible market in California will be held on Sunday, May 18th at Long Beach Veterans Stadium featuring over 800 dealers. Architectural items, shabby chic, metro, modern and retro, dining room sets, china, posters, fine art, pottery, oak , rattan, mahogany, mission style and pine furniture, antique toys, country [Read More]
April 25, 2008–I was one of those kids who couldn’t get enough of Roy Rogers and Dale Evans. In fact, when I got a set of Dale Evans cut-outs complete with all her fringed garb, I played with them until the cardboard fell apart in my hands. Talk about loyalty and a [Read More]
BOSTON, Mass. – www.skinnerinc.com – Skinner, Inc., one of the nation’s leading auction houses for antiques and fine art, will host an auction of American Indian and Ethnographic Art on Saturday, May 10th at 10:00 a.m. in its Boston gallery. According to Douglas Deihl, director of Skinner’s American Indian and Ethnographic Art [Read More]
On Saturday June 7th, antique bottle collectors from the coast of Maine to the coast of California and many States in between, will congregate at the High School in Ballston Spa, NY for the annual Antique Bottle Show & Sale sponsored by the National Bottle Museum ®. Open to the public, this [Read More]
A rare and important group of manuscripts written by the famous literary figure Bishop Thomas Percy goes under the hammer in Ludlow early next month. The group, including two original poems a number of letters and an original marriage certificate go for auction at Mullock’s next specialist sale of Historical Documents at [Read More]
(Ann Arbor, Mich.) – An extremely rare El-Bart Dry Gin tin advertising sign, made in 1905 for the Wilson Distilling Company by Kaufmann & Strauss Co., Lithographers, of New York, sold for $60,500 at the sale of The George Cross Collection held April 11-13 at the Washtenaw Farm Council Grounds in Ann [Read More]