Northern Illinois University Art Museum announces: “Heroes, Villains and the American Zeitgeist; Comic books from the Rare Books and Special Collections Department of the University Libraries”, January 19 through March 13, 2010 at Hall Case Galleries, Altgeld Hall. The exhibition then traces the development through to the Modern Age which encompasses Independent [Read More]
(WICHITA, Kan.) – The lifetime personal collections of Elizabeth and the late Clarence Lee Dubois of Russellville, Ark., will be sold to the highest bidder, without reserve, on Saturday, Feb. 13, beginning promptly at 9:30 a.m. The couple collected KPM porcelain, Tiffany sterling, Pickard, art glass, Limoges table sets, and Orient and [Read More]
A West Hollywood antiques dealer has been named in a federal fraud case involving the $2 million sale of a fake Pablo Picasso that she paid an artist $1,000 to fabricate. Tatiana Khan was informed of the charges this morning by FBI agents who also seized a $700,000 de Kooning painting that [Read More]
On January 26, Christie’s New York will present The Collection of Benjamin F. Edwards III, a prominent collector and former Chairman, CEO and President of A.G. Edwards & Sons in St. Louis. Following the enormous success of three annual sales of The Benjamin F. Edwards Collection of Chinese Export Porcelain from 2002 [Read More]
Kaminski Auctions, announces the opening of its new Beverly Hills location and an exciting two-day appraisal event. The appraisal event, which is free and open to the public, takes place Thursday and Friday, January 14-15, 2010, from 10am – 4pm each day at 9312 Civic Center Drive, Beverly Hills. Kaminski Auctions’ appraisal [Read More]
Cantor Arts Center at Stanford University announces the opening on May 5, 2010 of “Collection Highlights from Europe, Ancient Greece and Rome,” which continues indefinitely. The museum’s second-floor gallery devoted to European art is revitalized and now includes artworks from the ancient Mediterranean, in addition to 16th- through 18th-century art from western [Read More]
The Sterling McCall Antiques Showcase will premier its all new, all indoor show located on Highway 237, in the heart of Warrenton on March 27th through April 3rd. With a focus on top quality as well as variety, this new show in the heart of Warrenton is fully booked to offer shoppers [Read More]
Online web magazine Urban Art and Antiques released its list of the ten most searched in 2009. Not surprisingly “urban art” topped the list. Others in the top ten relate to some of the big art events of the year including the exhibition of Vermeer’s “Milkmaid” at the Metropolitan Museum of Art. [Read More]
The Yardley Community Centre will open its doors for the 56th Annual Antique Show on Friday, January 15 and Saturday, January 16, 2010. The show, which is Bucks County Pennsylvania’s longest running show, is well known for its quality and variety of antiques and is a highly anticipated event among dealers and [Read More]
The Winter Antiques Show celebrates its 56th year as America’s most prestigious antiques show, featuring 75 renowned experts in American, English, European, and Asian fine and decorative arts in a fully vetted Show. Open January 22 -31, 2010 at the Park Avenue Armory in New York City.. The Show was established in [Read More]
David Gill, archaeologist, reflects on the trends in the sale of antiquities over the last decade Swansea archaeologist David Gill has been analyzing the sale of antiquities in New York since 1999. Some $300 million worth of antiquities have been sold at Sotheby’s and Christie’s since 1998. There are normally two sales [Read More]
The Botleigh Grange Antiques and Fine Art Fair opens at the Legacy Botleigh Grange Hotel & Spa, Grange Road, Hedge End, Southampton, Hampshire from Friday 23 until Sunday 25 April 2010. This second new fair to be launched by The Antiques Dealers Fair Limited in 2010 is the most southern location of [Read More]
Bonhams auction of American Furniture & Decorative arts is set to take place on January 27th. With all areas of American F&D collecting represented, the over 200 lot sale is comprised of furniture spanning from the 17th century to the 19th century including folk art, paintings, textiles, clocks, and silver. Amongst the [Read More]
The Artistic Furniture of Charles Rohlfs, featuring more than 40 pieces of furniture and related objects by this protean artist, actor, and furniture-maker will be presented January 30 to April 25, 2010 at Carnegie Museum of Art. The Artistic Furniture of Charles Rohlfs is the first major museum exhibition to bring together [Read More]