Artnet News
APRIL 25, 2024
How is Adriano Pedrosa's 'Foreigners Everywhere?' Judge for yourself. The post See Almost All of the 2024 Venice Biennale in More Than 100 Photos appeared first on Artnet News.
Auction Central News
APRIL 26, 2024
DALLAS — In 2007 on the north side of Chicago, a self-storage facility held its monthly auction for unpaid units. Three antique show pickers were there, as usual — John Maloof, Ron Slattery, and Randy Prow. When one storage unit was opened, it was packed with vintage photographs, negatives, and other related items. The three […] The post Vivian Maier photography from Ron Slattery’s collection may set records at Heritage May 2 appeared first on Auction Central News.
WorthPoint
APRIL 26, 2024
Brimfield’s first show of the 2024 season kicks off on May 14. It’s that time of year again. The snow is mostly gone from the fields along Route 20, residents with room to spare are getting ready to open their yards for parking, and the dealers are loading up their treasures for the 2024 Brimfield Antiques Flea Market. It’s the oldest outdoor antiques flea market in the United States, and the first show of the 2024 season kicks off on May 14, promising something for any collector or vintag
Reagan Upshaw Fine Art
APRIL 24, 2024
O’Keeffe’s art is currently having a moment. Not Georgia O’Keeffe’s – that’s as popular as it’s ever been. No, I’m talking about the art of her little sister, Ida Ten Eyck O’Keeffe (1889-1961), which scored a huge success at Christie’s last week. Born in Sun Prairie, Wisconsin, Ida studied art with the same teacher as her older sister and a younger sister, Anita, in Williamsburg, Virginia, where the family had moved when she was 13.
Artnet News
APRIL 24, 2024
The museum said it had received new information from the Manhattan District Attorney’s Office indicating it had been illegally excavated. The post The Getty Museum Returns an Ancient Bronze Head to Turkey appeared first on Artnet News.
Auction Central News
APRIL 23, 2024
CRANSTON, RI — Fourteen highly curated lots of vintage PEZ dispensers will be offered Saturday, April 27 at Bruneau & Co.‘s Comics, Sports, TCG and Toy Auction. The 393-lot catalog is now available for review and bidding at LiveAuctioneers. Created in 1927 in Austria by Eduard Haas III, PEZ candy has almost taken the back […] The post PEZ dispensers bring sugary action to Bruneau & Co.
Maine Antique Digest
APRIL 25, 2024
Bonhams Skinner, Marlborough, Massachusetts Bonhams Skinner’s online Americana auction held February 19-29 presented bidders with an eclectic array of antiques, most with deep historical interest.
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Artnet News
APRIL 26, 2024
Institutions established by collectors have a veneer of permanence. In reality, 'they can do whatever they want.' The post Private Foundations Made Artists and Dealers Rich. What If Many Are Just ‘Tools for Flippers’? appeared first on Artnet News.
Auction Central News
APRIL 25, 2024
TROY, MI — Harvey Littleton (1922-2013) was born into a family of glass experts at Corning Glass in upstate New York. His mother Bessie was a key figure in developing Corning Pyrex cookware, now an American collectible icon. Though initially a ceramicist, he became intrigued with the idea of working in glass at lower temperatures […] The post ‘Father of American Studio Glass’ Harvey Littleton collection emerges at Habatat May 2 appeared first on Auction Central News.
Maine Antique Digest
APRIL 26, 2024
The Original Semi-Annual York Antiques Show and Sale, York, Pennsylvania A windy morning didn’t detract visitors and buyers alike from attending the opening day of the Original 182nd Semi-Annual York Antiques Show and Sale, held February 2 and 3 in Memorial Hall at the York Expo Center, York, Pennsylvania.
Antique Collecting
APRIL 26, 2024
An exhibition this month pays tribute to the genius of the Victorian ceramicist William De Morgan, Antique Collecting explores the The post William De Morgan – the ultimate guide appeared first on Antique Collecting.
Artnet News
APRIL 25, 2024
In a new court filing, the museum has rejected all claims the drawing was seized by the Nazis, saying there is no evidence. The post The Art Institute of Chicago Refuses to Turn Over Contested Schiele Drawing appeared first on Artnet News.
Auction Central News
APRIL 25, 2024
Sam Maloof Double Rocking Chair VAN NUYS, CA – A Sam Maloof double rocking chair will be offered on Tuesday, April 30 as part of the Design auction at Los Angeles Modern Auctions (LAMA). Maloof (1916-2009) was one of America’s top woodworkers, recognized by the MacArthur Foundation as its first-ever craftsman recipient of its so-called […] The post Sam Maloof Double Rocking Chair leads our five lots to watch appeared first on Auction Central News.
Maine Antique Digest
APRIL 26, 2024
Laughlin Auctions, Edinburg, Virginia Photos courtesy Laughlin Auctions Laughlin Auctions conducted its online-only annual spring antiques auction March 7-13 from its Edinburg, Virginia, galleries, using the HiBid bidding platform. During the sale, nearly 900 lots crossed the virtual block. Many categories were represented.
Antique Collecting
APRIL 23, 2024
The personal collection of Kenneth Partridge (1926-2015), the interior designer and influential tastemaker who was best known for his re-decoration The post Kenneth Partridge collection set to sell appeared first on Antique Collecting.
Artnet News
APRIL 23, 2024
The auction includes art-filled playing cards signed by Westwood, which will be sold to benefit Greenpeace. The post Fashion Icon Vivienne Westwood’s Personal Wardrobe Heads to Auction appeared first on Artnet News.
Auction Central News
APRIL 23, 2024
EDINBURGH, UK – A pair of 18th-century Italian giltwood side tables from a Scottish country house hammered for £220,000 ($278,675) and sold for £288,200 ($289,060) with buyer’s premium at Lyon & Turnbull on March 27. They were consigned from Penicuik House in Midlothian, where they had likely been since the 18th century. Full results for the […] The post Pair of 18th-century side tables from Scottish country house exceed $289K at Lyon & Turnbull appeared first on Auction Central N
Maine Antique Digest
APRIL 22, 2024
Copley Fine Art Auctions, Hingham, Massachusetts Photos courtesy Copley Fine Art Auctions Top honors at Copley Fine Art Auctions’ two-day winter sale February 23 and 24 were shared among several categories. The first honors went to a pair of White Mallard Club pinch-breasted pintail decoys by the Ward brothers, Lemuel T.
Antique Collecting
APRIL 23, 2024
Rare paintings by the Essex designer of the iconic wartime Keep Calm and Carry On poster will feature in Colchester-based Reeman The post East Anglian art leads Essex sale appeared first on Antique Collecting.
Artnet News
APRIL 25, 2024
The bust was smuggled out of the country more than 30 years ago, according to Egypt’s antiquities ministry. The post A 3,400-Year-Old Bust of Ramses II Returns to Egypt appeared first on Artnet News.
Auction Central News
APRIL 22, 2024
BERKELEY, CA — PBA Galleries will present an EC, MAD, Pre-Code Horror and R. Crumb sale on Thursday, April 25 featuring scandalous horror comics of the 1950s, early MAD comics featuring the work of legendary illustrator Harvey Kurtzman, and a selection of Robert Crumb and countercultural Underground comix. The 429-lot catalog is now available for […] The post Horror comic that scandalized a senator could scare up $9K at PBA April 25 appeared first on Auction Central News.
Maine Antique Digest
APRIL 24, 2024
Tremont Auctions, Sudbury, Massachusetts Photos courtesy Tremont Auctions Winfield Robbins (1841-1910) of Arlington, Massachusetts, scion of a local family of major benefactors of the town, was also an inveterate collector.
Antique Collecting
APRIL 23, 2024
A tiny gold Caterpillar Club brooch measuring less than 2cms could make more than £1,000 at auction. It was awarded The post Caterpillar Club Brooch will fly in sale appeared first on Antique Collecting.
Artnet News
APRIL 24, 2024
The painting's provenance has sparked considerable debate among specialists. The post A Gustav Klimt Portrait, Presumed Lost for Decades, Sets a New Record at $32 Million appeared first on Artnet News.
Auction Central News
APRIL 23, 2024
TEMPE, AZ — An original shooting script for Gone with the Wind is among the many stars of stage and screen that come under the hammer without reserve on Monday, April 29. The script, one of the few that escaped destruction during the rewrites, is estimated at $15,000-$25,000 in the Piece of the Past auction […] The post ‘Gone With The Wind’ shooting script could exceed $25K at Piece of the Past April 29 appeared first on Auction Central News.
Maine Antique Digest
APRIL 23, 2024
New York City The Outsider Art Fair continues to mature, and its 32nd edition, held February 29 to March 3 in New York City, garnered the respect the fair has worked to achieve along with rave reviews.
Conservation - American Association for State and
APRIL 26, 2024
Mission Over Tradition By Bethany Hawkins, AASLH Chief of Operations A few weeks ago, my pastor was speaking about the calling of the church and said it must value mission over tradition. If you have ever attended a business meeting at a small, older Baptist church, you can understand why he thought this needed to be said. (This does not reflect the culture of my current place of worship which is a thriving mission-driven church.
Artnet News
APRIL 22, 2024
The work's debated authentication has not stopped a flow of visitors to the Saint-Maximin-la-Sainte-Baume basilica. The post A Portrait Controversially Attributed to Raphael Goes on View in France appeared first on Artnet News.
Auction Central News
APRIL 24, 2024
CHICAGO – A stage-used ‘crooked’ pool cue prop owned by legendary entertainer W. C. Fields (1880-1946) came to market at Potter & Potter March 28 as part of its 625-lot Entertainment, Toys & Collectibles sale. Full results for the auction can be seen at LiveAuctioneers. The cue was a prop employed by Fields in his […] The post W. C. Fields’ crooked pool cue prop pockets almost $10K at Potter & Potter appeared first on Auction Central News.
Maine Antique Digest
APRIL 22, 2024
Imagine an antiques sale with 600 to 700 objects that draws a huge crowd, and in only a half-hour everything except seven things is sold. The sale is restocked and virtually sells out again. Amazing, right?
WorthPoint
APRIL 26, 2024
Several 12th-century coins were found in Sweden. Image Source: Jönköping County Museum via foxnews.com Swedish archaeologists recently unearthed coins produced between 1150 and 1180 during an excavation of a grave in an old church, according to Fox News. They discovered the coins in the grave of a man who may have died between the ages of twenty and twenty-five.
Artnet News
APRIL 25, 2024
The veteran auctioneer shares his financial trials and QR tribulations at the exalted art exhibition. The post Simon de Pury on the Rising Costs of the Venice Biennale appeared first on Artnet News.
Auction Central News
APRIL 22, 2024
LONDON – Following a January auction that introduced The Prince Collection of antiquities, more objects from this aristocratic assemblage are included Apollo Art Auctions’ Saturday, April 27 and Sunday, April 28 sale. Formed from the 1990s through 2014, most pieces were acquired through leading European dealers. A highlight of the ancient Egyptian category is an […] The post Second tranche of the Prince Collection comes to Apollo April 27-28 appeared first on Auction Central News.
Maine Antique Digest
APRIL 22, 2024
Asheville, North Carolina When people stake out positions near the entry more than five hours before opening, it’s evident something significant is about to happen. And when registration begins for next year’s conference before this year’s has begun, it’s even more obvious.
The Journal of Antiques and Collectibles
APRIL 26, 2024
Results of Recent Auctions From Near and Far All prices include the buyer’s premium by Ken Hall A painting made and signed by all four Beatles in 1966 while [.] The post Painting by the Beatles, $1.744 million, Christie’s appeared first on The Journal of Antiques and Collectibles.
Artnet News
APRIL 22, 2024
Elizabeth Siddal posed for the painting in a bathtub that was poorly warmed. The post Art Bites: Millais’s Muse Fell Ill After Posing for ‘Ophelia’ appeared first on Artnet News.
Auction Central News
APRIL 23, 2024
TEMPE, AZ — An original shooting script for Gone with the Wind is among the many stars of stage and screen that come under the hammer without reserve on Sunday, April 28. The script, one of the few that escaped destruction during the rewrites, is estimated at $15,000-$25,000 in the Piece of the Past auction […] The post ‘Gone With The Wind’ shooting script could exceed $25K at Piece of the Past April 28 appeared first on Auction Central News.
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