The first forum for people interested in American-made paperweights, old and new, is March 31, 2012, at the Museum of American Glass in West Virginia. Read More +
Museum of American Glass hosting inaugural paperweight forum
Art Glass
Cameo glass vases stand to bring $5K in Modern design auction
A prime collection of 20th century furniture, art and Art Deco Schneider and Le Verre Francais cameo glass (amassed over 40 years by a prominent Boston collector) will be featured in Kaminski Auctions’ March 25 20th Century Art Glass and Modern Design Sale. Read More +
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 +
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 +
Ask Antique Trader: Primitive New England scrub boards worth $250
Antique Trader editor Eric Bradley appraises a pair of primitive New England scrub boards and an Aesthetic Period glass plate. Read More +
Hot Cartier: Platinum and diamond Art Deco wristwatch sells for $21K during live/online antique auction
Over 300 people were in attendance (and more than 450 registered to bid online) during Cordier Auctions’ two day antique and fine art auction, the inaugural auction in their new Harrisburg, Pa., salesroom Nov. 5-6.
Among the highlights, a lady’s Cartier Art Deco diamond wristwatch realized $21,000. Read More +
Values of antique glass and contemporary paperweights
A selection of top lots of antique glass and contemporary paperweights sold by James D. Julia Auctioneers, Dec. 1-2, 2011 in Fairfield, Maine. Read More +
Jan. 24 auction holds Old Master paintings music boxes, furniture, estate jewelry, Oriental antiques and watches
Museum-quality Old Master paintings offered with music boxes, furniture, estate jewelry, Oriental antiques and watches offered Jan. 24, 2012 in New England. Read More +
Rare solid nephrite jade bear tops $8 million at Florida antiques, art auction
An exceedingly rare, ancient Chinese Eastern Han Dynasty solid nephrite jade bear sold for a little more than $8 million at a multi-estate antiques auction. Read More +
American Brilliant Cut Glass collections in Jan. 21 antique glass auction
ST. CHARLES, Mo. – Nearly 450 lots of highly collectible American Brilliant Cut Glass, drawn from several important collections will be sold Jan. 21 by Woody Auction, at the St. Charles Convention Center’s upper level of Grand Ballroom A, St. … Read More +