Hundreds of select, handpicked items from three prominent Virginia estates – in Franklin, Virginia Beach and Norfolk, plus other consignments – will be sold at auction Saturday, Feb. 4. Read More +
BOSTON – Following the success of last year’s inaugural Winter Sale of wildlife art, Copley Fine Art Auctions, LLC is returning to New York City for their premier American art event. Held in conjunction with Keno Auctions, the Winter Sale … Read More +
“Stranger in Paradise: The Works of Reverend Howard Finster,” is free and on exhibit in the Tennessee State Museum’s Changing Galleries through Jan. 15. Read More +
For tool collectors, Black Friday can mean many things, like cast iron! In this photo spread we present a selection of unusual multifunction tools and their recent prices. These would make perfect stocking stuffers for the collector on your list, but be careful – it will be difficult to keep the stocking pinned to the mantle. Read More +
BOSTON, Mass. – A rare 18th century portrait of Abigail Rose, of North Branford, Conn., sold for $1,271,000 Nov. 5, 2011, breaking a record for the most expensive folk art portrait ever sold at auction. Read More +
The Third Sunday Antique Market runs on the third Sunday of each month May through October, with a special winter show in Feb. 26, 2012. Manager Mike Raycraft said he is pleased with the Fall 2011 show and is looking forward to next year’s 25th anniversary year. Read More +
According to Artifact Consultant Larry Swann, the first auction session will feature approximately one quarter of Earl Townsend Jr.’s prestigious Native American artifact collection. Read More +
This Confederate flag, which was captured at the Battle of Mine Creek, Kans., Oct. 24, 1864, sold at auction June 25, 2011, for $26,290. Heritage Auction Galleries (Dallas) sold the 35-by-50-inch wool flag accompanied by documentation and historical analysis. Photo … Read More +
FISHKILL, N.Y. – Louis J Dianni, LLC is presenting a two-day, 750-lot maritime and militaria-themed antiques auction at the Connecticut Convention Center in Hartford, Conn., Oct. 9-10. Day one, Oct. 9, offerings focus on marine art, nautical, naval history and … Read More +
Weather again menaced Brimfield for this season’s final gathering September 6-11, 2011 with rain Tuesday and a storm Wednesday overnight called the hundred year rainfall by the weather reporters on TV and radio. The rain was so severe it saturated the field at Mays Antiques Market preventing dealers from driving onto the grounds for Thursday’s opening. The show did eventually open Friday with about half the dealers who were still in town ready to show and sell. Read More +