Bonhams announce the Fine American and European Furniture and Decorative Arts auction taking place January 19 during New York City’s Americana Week. This sale will attract beginners and seasoned collectors alike since the sale includes several st…
Les Enluminures gallery of Paris and Chicago (www.lesenluminures.com) will host a special exhibition of about 18 original Medieval and Renaissance Posy Rings dating from the fifteenth to the seventeenth centuries at the Winter Antiques Show (Stand 6) in New York January 20 -29. Sandra Hindman, a Medieval art historian and owner of [Read More]
Bonhams will auction a magnificent and exceptionally rare pair of silver flintlock holster pistols. Estimated to sell for £40,000-60,000 they will be offered at Bonhams, Knightsbridge, on Wednesday 18 April 2012.
The pair are highly decorated with ch…
Richard Winterton Auctioneers are pleased to confirm the next specialist free valuation days for stamps, coins & medals with our experts, (strictly by appointment only and if you are considering selling).
STAMPS – MONDAY 27TH FEBRUARY (WITH STUA…
A remarkable collection of campaign furniture, which was used by gentleman travellers and army officers in the 19th century, is to be sold by Bonhams in its Period Design sale on 7 February 2012.
This portable furniture meant that the men did not have…
On Thursday, January 26th, East Side House Settlement will host the annual Young Collectors Night at the Winter Antiques Show at the Park Avenue Armory. This high-energy night attracts over 650 new collectors, young philanthropists, interior designers, and art and antiques enthusiasts. Sponsored by New York magazine, Benjamin Moore, and Elie Tahari, [Read More]
More than 2,000 lots of antique toys, trains, advertising and rare comics are primed and ready to make their appearance Feb. 9-11 in Morphy Auctions’ first sale of 2012. All forms of bidding will be available, including live via the Internet, with st…
PBS’s most-watched primetime series, has announced its Summer 2012 Tour destinations: Boston, MA; Myrtle Beach, SC; Rapid City, SD; Cincinnati, OH; Corpus Christi, TX; and Seattle, WA. Programs recorded in those locations will make up ROADSHOW’s seventeenth broadcast season on PBS, airing in 2013. “ANTIQUES ROADSHOW turns seventeen in 2013,” said ROADSHOW [Read More]
Sotheby’s annual auction of Important Americana on 20 & 21 January 2012 will feature a group of rare and important 17th, 18th and early-19th century American silver from First Parish Church in Dorchester, Massachusetts.
Both the church and the …
Christie’s New York announces the sale of The John Townsend Chippendale Block-and-Shell Document Cabinet. A rare survival of colonial Newport’s merchant elite, this cabinet is signed by John Townsend, Newport, Rhode Island, 1755-1765 and will lead …
Bonhams, announce that it has been selected to handle the sale of the extensive and historic David E.Davis, Jr. Collection during its inaugural Scottsdale Sale on January 19th, 2012.The late David E. Davis, Jr. (1930-2011) was widely regarding among en…
John Eskenazi, the highly-respected London dealer in Indian, Gandharan, Himalayan and Southeast Asian works of art, will be presenting outstanding sculpture in his annual New York exhibition at Adam Williams Fine Art and Moretti Fine Art, 24 East 80th Street . Recent Acquisitions will be on view from 14 to 25 March [Read More]
An antique bed made of solid oak was one of the highlights at a three-day auction held between Christmas and New Year.
Lot 1528, a double size oak panelled tester bed, (which was no sleeper) was offered by Richard Winterton Auctioneers in a special t…
On Wednesday, 11 January 2012, Lyon & Turnbull of Edinburgh, Scotland, UK will host its first auction of the new year, focused on rare and antique books. The sale will take place in Edinburgh as well as live online at Artfact.com. The auction boas…