The sale of Important European Furniture, Sculpture & Clocks realised £7,012,750 and was 79% sold by value and 65% sold by lot. The top lot was a pair of Louis XIV ormolu-mounted Boulle marquetry coffres en tombeau (coffers-on-stands), by André-Charles Boulle, circa 1688, which was bought by the Rijksmuseum Amsterdam and realised [Read More]
The enduring relationship between Native people and the horse will be illustrated through vivid personal accounts and a spectacular array of objects in “A Song for the Horse Nation,” opening Saturday, Nov. 14, at the Smithsonian’s National Museum of the American Indian in New York, the George Gustav Heye Center. Starting with [Read More]
The Estorick Collection of Modern Italian Art will present the exhibition Terra Incognita: Italy’s Ceramic Revival at 39a Canonbury Square , Islington, London N1, from 30 September to 20 December 2009. This is the first time that the Hockemeyer Collection has been exhibited in the UK and promises to be a revelation [Read More]
Kovels on Antiques and Collectibles July 2009 issue is now available in print and online. In this issue Terry Kovel writes about the brand-name vintage clothing sold at a recent auction in Pennsylvania. Successful bidders took home outfits designed by Christian Dior, Oleg Cassini, Bill Blass and Pauline Trigere, many for under [Read More]
Art-world, crafts-world, and crossover talents come together in Dirt on Delight: Impulses That Form Clay, a lively presentation, on view at the Walker Art Center through November 29, that features work in clay by 22 artists spanning four generations. Examining the rich history of clay and showcasing some of the medium’s most [Read More]
An appraisal fair is being sponsored by the Durham Regent, and the public is welcome. Regional antiques and art appraiser Vicky Nash Shaw, ISA AM will be featured at the appraisal fair which is being held in Durham, North Carolina on August 1st. The event, Regent Relics Roadshow, which be an Antiques [Read More]
It was obvious from even before the very first lot hit the block that this was going to be no ordinary sale. In an auction world that is very much absentee and internet bid driven, Julia’s Fairfield, Maine auction facility was brimming with one of the largest crowds seen at a Julia [Read More]
A Remington .41 caliber Double Derringer, taken from John Dillinger when he was captured in Tucson, AZ on Jan. 25, 1934 will be up for auction as part of Heritage Auction Galleries’ July 25 Militaria and Arms Auction. It is expected to bring between $35,000-$45,000. This follows close on the heels of [Read More]
Hundreds of antiquarian books are currently on the Internet auction block through the website www.manions.com. The company, which specializes in militaria and historic collectibles, has recently received a large consignment of collectible volumes. “Antiquarian books certainly fall within the realm of historic collectibles,” said company representative Andrew Turner. “We’re pleased to offer [Read More]
Around 1,200 lots in a wide array of categories – to include toy trains, transportation, advertising, militaria, ocean liner, World’s Fair, railroadiana, automotive, Hollywood memorabilia, historical items and more – will be sold at a three-day event slated for July 31-Aug. 2 by Philip Weiss Auctions, in the firm’s spacious gallery facility [Read More]
GAVIN GARDINER is delighted to announce that he will be selling a gun that belonged to Lord Ripon – the greatest shot of the Edwardian era – in his annual auction of Fine Modern and Vintage Sporting Guns at the world-famous Gleneagles Hotel, Auchterarder, Perthshire, Scotland on Monday, August 24, 2009. The [Read More]
The Wild Rice Trade, Art & Antique Expo – 2009 will be held July 17-19 on Highway 59 at the south entrance to Mahnomen, MN. A replica of the World’s Largest Bratwurst will be served on Saturday, July 18, to benefit the Deputy Dewey Fund, the deputy sheriff shot in the line [Read More]
Houston Antiques Dealers Association presents our Fall 2009 Antiques Show & Sale! This is the 46th Semi-Annual HADA Antiques Show & Sale. What: For one weekend only, shopping enthusiasts and antiques aficionados will be able to peruse antiques from the 1750s through Art Deco and Mid-Century Modernism when more than 150 of [Read More]
A Japanese toy designer took a discarded tin can in 1945 and hammered it into the shape of a U.S. Army jeep. Just inches in length, crudely painted by hand, and powered by nothing more than an elastic band, Matsuz? Kosuge’s jeep spawned a huge automotive industry–in miniature. From July 9 to [Read More]