The contents of the Kirkwood mansion – one of the most famous and stately privately-owned antebellum homes in the South – will be auctioned on Saturday, Sept. 5, by Hal Hunt Auctions, based in Northport, Ala. The sale will be held at the mansion itself, located at 111 Kirkwood Drive in Eutaw, [Read More]
The Historic Alexandria Antiques Show, November 13-15 at the Holiday Inn Historic District. Thousands of pieces of period furniture, paintings, prints, folk art, carpets, lamps, ceramics, metalware, glass, textiles and unusual decorative accessories await curious homeowners in search of inspiration. And while shoppers feast their fancies on five centuries of mementos, they [Read More]
Several prominent lifetime collections of American Brilliant Cut Glass – known as ABCG and hugely popular with collectors – will be sold at auction on Saturday, Sept. 5, beginning promptly at 9:30 a.m. The sale will be held in the junior ballroom of the St. Charles Convention Center by Woody Auction of [Read More]
(ANN ARBOR, Mich.) – After skipping its customary live spring sale to conduct a catalog auction, Showtime Auction Services will return this fall to stage a remarkable three day event with the entire collection of Ron Wallace, a dedicated collector for over 30 years and former president of shipping giant UPS. Mr. [Read More]
Showcasing some 50 wondrously wrought examples, Cinnabar: The Chinese Art of Carved Lacquer, opening on August 6, will explore the development of this important artistic tradition from the 13th to the 18th century. Drawn from The Metropolitan Museum of Art’s holdings as well as the collection of Florence and Herbert Irving, the [Read More]
On 30 November, Sotheby’s London will bring to the market the extraordinary and rediscovered collection of personal and rare objects, including many exquisite pieces of Fabergé, which belonged to Her Imperial Highness Maria Pavlovna, Grand Duchess Vladimir (1854-1920) and her late husband, His Imperial Highness Grand Duke Vladimir Alexandrovich (1847-1909) – son [Read More]
An extensive group of antique arms, armour and modern sporting guns fetched over £740,000 when it went under the hammer at Bonhams yesterday, with 83% of items sold by lot and by value. The atmosphere at the sale was explosive as a host of international collectors and dealers competed for the lots [Read More]
Bonhams & Butterfields is pleased to offer Fine European Furniture and Decorative Arts on September 14, 2009 in Los Angeles. The eclectic auction will offer a global array of works, showcasing pieces from the 16th through 20th centuries with a focus on English, French, Italian, Spanish and German property. Highlights from the [Read More]
Following the success of their debut show in New York last year, UK dealer Tomasso Brothers is returning to stage a second Scultura exhibition at the Williams Moretti Irving Gallery, 24 East 80th Street, New York , from Thursday 15 to Saturday 24 October 2009. The exhibition, which is accompanied by a [Read More]
An unusual and elegant walnut cabinet with ties to the Morgan family who lived in Tredegar House, Newport for five centuries, has been returned to its original home thanks to grants from independent charity The Art Fund, the MLA/V&A Purchase Grant Fund, Friends of Tredegar House and the Beecroft Bequest. The cabinet [Read More]
If you’re still interested in fine antiques and collectibles, then the St. Louis Antique Festival is the place to shop. The St. Louis Antique Festival is held twice a year with a Spring and a Fall Show. This Fall, the St. Louis Antique Festivals’ 31st show will be held at the Belle [Read More]
Fulfilling a great need observed by David Cunningham during his many years in the high-end antiques business, Antiques-Video-Gallery.com provides an easily digestible source of knowledge about antiques and collectibles. Antiques-Video-Gallery.com was established in late spring of 2009 to provide that knowledge. Using short videos from many different sources and annotating them with [Read More]
The 17th century Tankersley Manor in South Yorkshire is the newest addition to The Antiques Dealers Fair Limited’s successful Luxury Antiques Weekends in the north of England. Taking place from Friday 5 to Sunday 7 November 2010, the Luxury Antiques Weekend at Tankersley Manor, Church Lane, Tankersley near Barnsley will be the [Read More]
More than 300 greenstone tiles found inside the Moon Pyramid originated a human sculpture that gives testimony of the esthetic cannons of the ancient Teotihuacan culture. The effigy is one of the emblematic pieces of the exhibition “Teotihuacan. Ciudad de los Dioses” (Teotihuacan, City of Gods), open until late August in the [Read More]