A Graeco-Roman mummified cat dating from the 2nd century BC to the 2nd century AD, a Roman marble head of a woman from the later 4th century AD, and a massive circa 3rd-1st century BC Hellenistic bronze trident are a few highlight lots in Ancient Resource Auctions’ online-only Exceptional Summer Antiquities Discovery Sale slated for […]
A Rare Aesthete’s Landmark Collection Comes Up for Auction. Brunk Auctions, the premier Southern U.S. auction house has announced the kick-off to the Fall auction season with the much-anticipated single-owner sale of the collection of William N. Banks, Jr. The auction consists of the contents of Bankshaven, the collector’s renowned historic property and architectural gem […]
Thomas Del Mar Ltd’s auction of Fine Antique Arms, Armour & Militaria on Thursday, July 30, 2020 at Olympia Auctions, 25 Blythe Road, London W14 will include a fascinating selection of items from several important collections including a number of elements from the Spanish armoury of the Duke of Infantado. Among 13 lots from an […]
Nye & Company Auctioneers online-only Estate Treasures auction on Wednesday, July 8th, beginning at 10 am Eastern time, will offer a variety of fine and decorative arts. Internet bidding will be provided by LiveAuctioneers.com, Invaluable.com and the Nye & Company website: www.nyeandcompany.com. “In accordance with the New Jersey State mandate, we cannot open our doors […]
London Art Week is launching a new online platform for Summer 2020. LAW DIGITAL will take place from 3 – 10 July 2020, with a Private View on Thursday 2 July. The format enables London Art Week to retain its unique community of international art dealers, auction houses, museums and sponsors, all working together in […]
Hindman auctioneers announced the success of its inaugural Antiquities & Islamic Art auction. Enthusiastic bidding from buyers around the globe participating by phone, absentee bid and four online bidding platforms, sent the June 16 auction well past its low estimate of $601,800 to a $991,325 total. Hindman is not new to the antiquities category, but […]
AUGUSTA, Ga. – Antique bottle and glass enthusiasts will want to mark their calendars for Thursday to Saturday, August 1st – 3rd. That’s when the Federation of Historical Bottle Collectors (FOHBC) will hold its 2019 50th Anniversary National Antique Bottle Convention in Augusta, Georgia. The event will be held in the downtown, riverfront Augusta Marriott […]
NEW YORK – Throckmorton Fine Art (throckmorton-nyc.com) will feature an important collection of forty-one pre-Columbian masks from the personal collection of Spencer Throckmorton from May 23 to June 22 at its New York gallery. “Faces For Eternity” – Small Masks from Pre-Columbian Mesoamerica dates to Spencer Throckmorton’s first purchase in 1971. Over nearly four decades, […]
NEW YORK – The 2019 Asia show at Throckmorton Fine Art in New York – titled “Spirit and Soul – Hongshan Jades 4700-2500 BCE” (www.throckmorton-nyc.com) features fifty rare jade carvings from the Hongshan societies of northeastern China, Spencer Throckmorton has announced. On view from February 28 through March 24, this important collection of late Neolithic […]
