At THE SILVER FUND (www.thesilverfund.com) stand at MASTERPIECE LONDON from 26 June to 3 July, owner and founder Michael James is ecstatic about an 1879 suite of Japanesque silver by Tiffany he just acquired from a private collector who has possessed the outstanding suite for more than 50 years. He says, “This [Read More]
A U.S. Model 1883 Colt Gatling Gun and rare limber sold for $227,050 and a U.S. Model 1875 .45 government caliber Colt Gatling Gun realized $179,250 to take top lot honors during Heritage Auctions’ $3.457+ million Civil War & Militaria and Arms & Armor Signature® Auctions June 8-9. The two rare military [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]
The over-life-size bronze statue Boxer at Rest a realistic ancient Greek sculpture created between the late fourth and the second century B.C., on loan from the Museo Nazionale Romano – Palazzo Massimo alle Terme—will be shown outside Europe for the first time in The Boxer: An Ancient Masterpiece, a special presentation at [Read More]
The Baltimore Summer Antiques Show, the largest indoor summer fine art, antiques and jewelry show in the country, proudly introduces Art Baltimore 2013 – a concept that features a spectacular selection of international fine art galleries at the Baltimore Convention Center – August 22-25, 2013. The show’s diverse array of artworks and [Read More]
A First Edition of F Scott Fitzgerald’s The Great Gatsby and E.M. Forster’s personal copy of The Seven Pillars of Wisdom by T.E. Lawrence (otherwise known as Lawrence of Arabia) are among the gems that will be on sale at the 56th London International Antiquarian Book Fair. The Fair, which will again [Read More]
Trinity House Paintings brings John Singer Sargent’s (1856 – 1925) beautiful landscape ‘Cypresses and Pines’ back to London for Masterpiece London 2013 (27 June – 3July). This marks the first time this important signed painting (priced in excess of $10million) has come to the open market in over 70 years. ‘Cypresses and [Read More]
Art Deco and 1920’s Hollywood glamour are the buzz words for fashion and interior design this spring as the remake of the movie “The Great Gatsby” hits the big screen. Black onyx, white diamonds, feathered headbands, geometric patterns and other Art Deco elements are cropping up in everything from tabletop to jewelry [Read More]
The Curator’s Eye present, for private sale, a choice offering of imminently collectible items. As part of its continuous online exhibition of the finest art and antiques from distinguished dealers across the globe, The Curator’s Eye (www.CuratorsEye.com) offers noteworthy objects ranging from American folk art carving to South American silver. American Folk [Read More]
From Friday, April 26, through Sunday, April 28, 2013, The New York Botanical Garden hosts its 21st annual garden ornament show, newly titled the Garden Sculpture & Antiques Fair: 1750–2013. Visitors can enjoy the Fair from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. each day. The country’s original, largest, and most important venue for [Read More]
Art enthusiasts, antiques collectors and taste-makers can all look forward to feasting their winter-weary orbs on a vibrant room-setting that features the Spring Show NYC Collection. Ochestrated by Brett Beldock, and in tribute to the ASPCA® (The American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals), the Spring Show NYC opening-night beneficiary, [Read More]
Robert Zurko, whose Zurko’s Midwest Promotions antiques shows and vintage markets are a Chicago tradition, has announced the dates for the 2013 “Jewel of Europe Vintage Market Shopping Trip.” The trip to markets throughout Poland is scheduled for July 24 – August 5. On the agenda are stops at more than seven [Read More]
The Palm Beach Show Group proudly announces the seventh addition to its portfolio of fine art, antique and jewelry shows: The inaugural Chicago International Art, Antique & Jewelry Show, set to take place next Spring at the Navy Pier—April, 24-28, 2014. The Chicago Show will feature the finest and most prominent exhibitors [Read More]
Lawrence Fine Art (www.lawrence-fine-arts.com) will showcase works by artists Rolph Scarlett, Arthur Pinajian and Nahum Tschacbasov at the Chicago Merchandise Mart Spring Antiques and Fine Art Show April 26-29. “This show dovetails nicely with two important retrospectives we are mounting this spring,” said Gallery Director Howard Shapiro. “The first show ‘Rolph Scarlett: [Read More]