Book reviews: “Decorative Ironwork of Italy,” “Italian Ironwork: Medieval, Renaissance, Baroque, Neo Classical,” and “Discovering Hallmarks on English Silver.” Read More +
Antiques News
Sale of R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Company fine art collection will benefit Winston-Salem arts group
Hundreds of pieces of art from the R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Co. collection will be sold Feb. 10-12, 2012 to benefit arts organizations and individual artists. Many of the works are by local and North Carolina artists, including Claude Howell, Elsie Popkin, Edd Presnell, Sally Prange and Catherine Ryan. They include oils, watercolors, prints, sculpture, pottery, ceramics and textiles, as well as antiques and decorative items for home and office. There are substantial selections of dishes, flatware, and crystal. Read More +
Vintage Red Wing Pottery collectors pick Iowa for Feb. 10-12, 2012 Mid-Winter GetTogether
Despite the frigid temperatures, Des Moines will get a little warmer when members of the Red Wing Collectors Society join up for the group’s Annual Mid-Winter GetTogether in Des Moines from Feb. 10-12, 2012. Read More +
Victorian costume ball returns to support Rockwood Museum of Wilmington, Del.
The Friends of Rockwood, in support of the Rockwood Museum in Wilmington, Del., is holding its second annual Victorian Costume Ball Feb. 25, 2012. Read More +
Celebrate Charles Dickens’ 200th birthday with antique postcards
Feb. 7, 2012 is a big day for admirers of Charles Dickens. It’s the 200th anniversary of his birth in 1812. As a postcard subject, Dickens is a rewarding challenge. By the early 1900s, he was a national icon in Britain and appeared in many highly collectible sets. Read More +
1939 poster of Walt Disney’s Pinnochio brings $800 in rare book auction
An original Disney 1939 poster for Children’s Book Week brought a hammer price of $799.50 (including buyer’s premium) during National Book Auctions’ Jan. 29, 2012 sale. A 1965 first printing of Cormac McCarthy’s “The Orchard Keeper” fetched a hammer price of $3,240. Read More +
Historic Pancho Villa saddle sets new auction record at $750K
Mexican revolutionary hero Pancho Villa’s silver embroidered saddle – the last saddle he owned – sold for $750,000 at the High Noon Western Americana Auction Jan. 28, 2012, in Mesa, Ariz. Read More +
Top tier pedal car and toy collection offered live and online at Showtime
Over 2,000 lots of investment-grade antiques and collectibles from over 100 consignors will change hands March 30 to April 1 in Showtime Auction Services’ spring sale. In addition to pedal cars and toys, the auction will feature banks, pottery, Wave Crest, trade signs, advertising signs, folk art, soda fountain, Coca-Cola, Western, Native American, country store, paintings, farm signs, match safes, tip trays, whiskey and breweriana. Read More +
Regency plum pudding mahogany side tables may top antique furniture auction
Three lots in Bonhams’ March 19 fine European furniture and decorative arts sale are in a horse race to top lot honors. From three lots are from the estate of Stella Wilson of Napa, Calif., and each carries pre-auction estimates of roughly between $10,000 to $15,000. Read More +
Consignors selling 5,000 vintage firearms with Rock Island Auction Co. in February
More than 2,200 lots featuring 5,200 firearms will cross the auction block Feb. 18-19, 2012 in Rock Island Auction Co’s regional firearms auction. Read More +