Sotheby’s announced that, in partnership with the auction house PIASA, it will sell the Fabius Frères Gallery collection on the 18th and 19th October 2011 in Paris. The 400 sculptures, pieces of furniture, works of art, drawings and 19th century paintings, estimated to sell for € 9 – 14 million, will be [Read More]
The BADA Antiques & Fine Art Fair dates for the next Fair are Wednesday 23 March – Tuesday 29 March 2011, at the Duke of York Square. The BADA Fair is the UK’s premier national art and antiques fair and the showcase for approximately 100 members of the prestigious British Antique Dealers’ [Read More]
Leslie Hindman Auctioneers is offering the only known signed photograph of Jesse Woodson James, at auction on April 5th. The albumen print portrait, showing a bust of James as a young man with his hair slicked back and dressed in a suit and tie, is the most iconic image of the outlaw. [Read More]
Morphy Auctions will be auctioning the late Bob Levy’s personal collection of gambling and coin-op machines over Labor Day weekend, 2011. The collection of 350-400 antique and vintage machines will be offered in its entirety in a Sept. 3 session at Morphy’s gallery, with Internet live bidding through Morphy Live and LiveAuctioneers.com. [Read More]
The Washington State History Museum presents WRAPPED! The Search for the Essential Mummy, on display through September 11, 2011. Wrapped! The Search for the Essential Mummy takes visitors on a journey into the ancient beliefs and traditions that answer the ageless questions: “Why do mummies exist?” and “What can ancient objects tell [Read More]
A previously unknown copy of a very rare book of early poems by William Blake is for auction at the Books, Maps, Manuscripts and Historical Photographs sale at Bonhams in London on 22 March. It is estimated at between £60,000-80,000. The poems in Poetical Sketches were written between 1768 and 1777 when [Read More]
Sotheby’s New York Fine Chinese Ceramics and Works of Art sale, on 23 March 2011, will offer superb examples of Chinese painting, jades, furniture, ceramics and other works of art. The 200 lot sale will be part of the Asia Week series of auctions at Sotheby’s New York. The highlight of the [Read More]
Sotheby Indian & Southeast Asian Works of Art sale on 24 March in New York will be led by a spectacular 10th century Khmer Koh Ker period Athlete from a European private collection (est. $2/3 million). Acquired by the original owner over 40 years ago, the figure is mate to the Koh [Read More]
Archie Andrews, everyone’s favorite carrot-top, has proved that he can hold his own with, and even exceed, the likes of Spider-Man, The Hulk and The Fantastic Four. This was no epic fight to save the planet, or even Riverdale, for that matter. The arena was Heritage Auctions’ Feb. 24-25 Signature Vintage Comics [Read More]
David and Lee Ann Lester promised big things from their first art fair hosted out of a refurbished Albertson’s shopping market in North Naples. And by Tuesday, at the 6 p.m. close of the four-day Naples International Art & Antique Fair, it was clear they had delivered. “I’m exhausted and exhilarated,” said [Read More]
Christie’s has announced the sale of the Michel Wittock Collection, Part IV, which will be held in Paris on May 11. As well as an exceptional copy of the famous Description de l’Egypte, bound by Jean-Joseph Tessier in polished and richly decorated calfskin, the collection includes a fine selection of French literature [Read More]
The Smithsonian’s Arthur M. Sackler Gallery and the University of Chicago’s Smart Museum of Art present “Echoes of the Past: The Buddhist Cave Temples of Xiangtangshan,” a major new traveling exhibition that combines majestic sixth-century Chinese Buddhist sculpture and 3-D imaging technology to tell the compelling story of one of the most [Read More]
Bonhams & Butterfields, will offer vintage pens in the United States on February 22, 2011 during the Fine Writing Instruments auction. Timed to coincide with the annual Los Angeles International Pen Show, the auction will feature examples from several of the major collecting categories including rarely seen pens and models close to [Read More]
Bonhams introduces for the first time in New York, a Fine Oriental Rugs, Carpets and Tapestries sale, adding to their already comprehensive list of well-regarded auctions on the East coast. The auction will take place on Monday, February 28, 2011 at 1 p.m. at their saleroom located on 580 Madison Avenue at [Read More]