Sculpture was one of the most powerful presences in the cities of both Greek and Roman cultures, it was found in parks and squares, in temples and cemeteries and within many of the homes of the affluent too. The next Bonhams sale of Antiquities on October 5th, has a strong offering of [Read More]
Kalmar Antiques are very excited to have recently received a very large shipment of 19 antique clocks from France. They are all magnificent antique French clocks dating from the 1870’s through to the Art Deco era of the 1920’s, and an exciting Jaeger LeCoultre Atmos clock dating from the 1950’s. 15 of [Read More]
An important exhibition: A Rare Collection of Workshop Drawings from the Renowned Indian Silversmith, Oomersi Mawji OOMERSI MAWJI, will be held at Marc J. Matz ~ Antiques & Works of Art in association with the Intarawut Gallery in Damariscotta, Maine from September 17-30th. The exhibition will feature over sixty previously unknown, meticulous [Read More]
The San Francisco Fall Antiques Show Benefiting Enterprise for High School Students, celebrates its 30th anniversary at the Festival Pavilion of Fort Mason Center, starting October 27. Over 60 carefully-vetted new and returning dealers will present a superb array of thousands of best-in-class decorative and fine art objects. This year’s theme, Hidden [Read More]
Sotheby’s New York will auction Fine Chinese Ceramics and Works of Art in two sessions at 10am and 2pm, on 14 September 2011. The sale is exceptionally diverse with important archaic bronzes, furniture, porcelain, jade, sculpture and other works of art, the majority of which are drawn from private collections in the [Read More]
Lot 528, a Regency writing table has just sold for a staggering £8k at a local Fine Art Auction breaking the auction house records for a table of this type.
The elegant writing table veneered in amboyna with gilt gesso mounts had been discovered in a …
Bonhams is to participate in New York City’s Asia Week 2011, which brings together a variety of art outlets to celebrate Asian art from China, India, Japan, Korea, the Himalayas and Southeast Asia. Bonhams will highlight this week with two sales on September 13, 2011— The Sartin Collection of Asian Art and [Read More]
Bonhams & Butterfields’ Asian Decorative Art sale in San Francisco on Tuesday, August 30, 2011 at 10 a.m. With fresh material and conservative estimates, sharp-eyed collectors should be competing to find fantastic bargains among the many blockbusters in store. Lot No: 6068 A white jade peach group Qing dynasty Traditionally popular categories [Read More]
Christie’s presents Superb Jade Carvings from an Important European Collection, a sale of 36 lustrous jades from the collection of a European connoisseur on September 15 at 2 pm. This exceptional group was formed over the past fifty years and focuses…
A 16th century Iznik bottle flask from a private Belgian collection with an interesting history linking it to current events in Egypt is one of the top items in Bonhams next sale of Indian and Islamic art on October 4th. The flask comes from the family…
Sotheby’s London announced that it will offer Sir Henry “Chips” Channon’s 25 feet long, mirrored dining table and three sets of double doors from his celebrated rococo dining room at 5 Belgrave Square. The spectacular table (estimated at £5,00…
Resembling a storyline from TV’s ‘Lovejoy’, the recent discovery of a West Midlands house crammed with rare and valuable treasures from the orient is the stuff of dreams for any Auctioneer.
It all started with a phone call to Richard Winterton Au…
With the Chinese economy still keeping its art market as red-hot as ever, all eyes are on Bonhams & Butterfields’ Asian Decorative Art sale in San Francisco on Tuesday, August 30, 2011 at 10 a.m. With fresh material and conservative estimate…
Major pieces of European sculpture and works of art will be presented by Tomasso Brothers Fine Art at The International Fine Art & Antique Dealers Show, the prestigious New York fair that takes place at The Park Avenue Armory, Park Avenue at 67th Street , from Friday 21 to Thursday 27 October [Read More]