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1925 Michelin stone-lithographed poster leads our five auction highlights

Auction Central News

1925 Michelin Stone-lithographed Poster, $113,115 TURIN, Italy – Italian auction house Aste Bolaffi’s April 16 Advertising Posters sale was dominated by its anticipated top lot: an Italian-market 1925 poster for Michelin tires.

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Blame it on Audubon. Or How I became a fine art appraiser. Part Five.

Art Services 2000

These original works and his highly valuable hand colored ( aquatint) engravings and sets of books illustrated with color lithographs bring top prices at auction houses and fine art dealers. The record auction price for a complete four volume first edition Birds of America stands at $11,500,000.00

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How Do I Get My Art Appraised?

Fine Art Estates

If you did not acquire the artwork through a gallery and cannot find similar works online, you may need to take the work, or send photo’s, to an auction house and tell them you are interested in selling the work. They gather information from over 979 auction houses from around the world.

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Jaeger-LeCoultre Clocks

Sarasota Antique Buyers

Our field experts cover many antique related subjects: Chinese art, Asian art, antiques, bronzes, European 800, sterling silver, modern lithographs, fine art, sculptures, furniture, jewelry , antique clocks , vintage clocks, scientific instruments, mechanical oddities, and any other unusual and fine antiques. What about estate sales?

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Fine Art Prints vs. Reproductions

Art Peritus

In 2022, Sotheby’s sold an “Eric” lithograph numbered 35/38 from an early edition published in 1984 for over $56,000. In short, when assembling your fine art collection of prints, it’s crucial to purchase from reputable art dealers and auction houses, as well as seek guidance from fine art appraisal firms such as Art Peritus.

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Fine Art Prints vs. Reproductions

Art Peritus

In 2022, Sotheby’s sold an “Eric” lithograph numbered 35/38 from an early edition published in 1984 for over $56,000. In short, when assembling your fine art collection of prints, it’s crucial to purchase from reputable art dealers and auction houses, as well as seek guidance from fine art appraisal firms such as Art Peritus.

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5 Hot Lots Coming to Auction in December

WorthPoint

Ripley Auctions of Indianapolis, Indiana, is offering one of his famous advertisements at its Great Estates Live! Fine Art Auction on December 14. Champenois Imprimeur-Editeur color lithograph with gold gilding, advertises Ferdinand Champenois of Paris, Muchas primary printer. Morean Auctions, estimate: $40,000-$60,000.