The two-day live auction will take place Saturday, February 27 and Sunday, February 28 at 10:00 a.m. CST daily. Auction registration and pre-bidding are already available by visiting www.proxibid.com/rockisland. Firearms enthusiasts will not want to miss the opportunity to participate in this major auction. More than 2,200 lots will be available for [Read More]
An exceedingly rare group of three distinguished awards given to World War I German flying ace Adolf Ritter von Tutschek soared to $28,250 in an Internet and catalog auction that ended Jan. 23-24 by SoldUSA.com, the premier hunting and fishing, militaria and collectibles site. The group was the top earner of the [Read More]
With 100 dealers, this year’s show has something for everyone. Visitors will see an enormous variety of treasures from our past from estate jewelry and art glass to original painted 18th century furniture and textiles, oriental rugs, clocks, toys, linens and lace, lighting, paintings and prints and everything else in-between. One can [Read More]
Christie’s New York will hold its mid-season sale of 20th Century Decorative Art and Design on March 16, 2010. The 112 lot sale offers a wide range of high quality and affordable objects and furniture by well-known makers from the 20th century, featuring works by Tiffany Studios, Frank Lloyd Wright, Daum, George [Read More]
Wes Cowan, President and Principal Auctioneer of Cowan’s Auctions, Garth Clark, and Mark Del Vecchio, both of Clark + Del Vecchio Gallery in Santa Fe, New Mexico, have announced a partnership to bring modern and contemporary ceramics to the international art market through focused, selective, and scholarly semi-annual auctions. The 20th-century and [Read More]
The largest event of its kind in the world, the Santa Fe International Folk Art Market provides an unparalleled chance to collect cultural treasures, meet the artists who created them, and have a direct and even profound impact on the lives of not only the artists but also their communities around the [Read More]
International auctioneers, Bonhams & Butterfields, are pleased to announce the company?s first auction exclusively dedicated to modern Montblanc writing instruments on February 15, 2010. The sale will contain more than 130 lots of exceptional pens with a focus on the Writer?s Editions, Patron of the Arts and 333 series, as well as [Read More]
Even prior to his death J.D. Salinger was one of the world’s rarest and most valuable autographs. This magnificent signed letter offers a rare insight into his reclusive lifestyle and bears a superb signature. Dated Wednesday 9/16/1981 Salinger writes to his lover Janet Eagleson. Salinger talks of a road trip he has [Read More]
The launch of the 2010-2012 Canadian national tour of The Warrior Emperor and China’s Terracotta Army was announced at the Royal Ontario Museum (ROM). At the event, attended by media and special guests including The Honourable Michael Chan, Ontario Minister of Tourism and Culture, it was confirmed that the Government of China [Read More]
Beginning March 7, 2010, 30 contemporary metal works will be on view at the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, in Liquid Lines: Exploring the Language of Contemporary Metal. Organized by Cindi Strauss, MFAH curator of modern and contemporary decorative arts and design, the exhibition explores the varied ways that contemporary artists have [Read More]
Members of the Antiques and Collectibles National Association enjoyed three days of networking, seminars, field trips and fine New Orleans cuisine at the January 10-13 Convention in the fabulous Hotel Monteleone in the French Quarter, one block from Bourbon Street. After the welcoming keynote address participants had the opportunity to attend a [Read More]
Paul Fraser Collectibles are delighted to announce the sale of the famous Burns’ Bible. An outstanding relic of Scottish heritage, dating from 1796. The Burns Bible is referenced in the famous ‘Relics of Burns’ printed in 1880. Last seen in public in 1896: The “Burns Bible” was read by Robbie Burns in [Read More]
The Art Fund announces that the three major UK political party leaders are backing the Staffordshire Hoard campaign. Gordon Brown, David Cameron and Nick Clegg have all pledged support for The Art Fund’s campaign to save the Staffordshire Hoard for the West Midlands. The Prime Minister, Rt Hon Gordon Brown MP said: [Read More]
Sale will be held jointly by Matthews Auctions, LLC, and Gavin Pope Auction Company. (RAYMOND, Ill.) – A monstrous two-day auction dedicated to farm and construction toys, Lionel toy trains and vintage toys will be held the weekend of Feb. 20-21 at a former furniture store building in Raymond, Ill., located halfway [Read More]