After spending hours searching with his metal detector, and turning up little save an occasional stray bullet, Bud Guthrie discovered this 70-ounce gold in quartz nugget in Arizona in 1989, which is now offered at public auction, both live and online. Read More +
This month, the Musical Instrument Museum (MIM) in Phoenix, courtesy of a five-year loan from The Music Box Society International, will conserve and display 15 historic music boxes. Read More +
“Draw Me a Story: A Century of Children’s Book Illustrators,’’ at the Frick Art & Historical Center in Pittsburgh, Pa., is the place to learn and rekindle the itch to collect the best in children’s books. The exhibit runs through May 2012. Read More +
The Cody Firearms Museum at the Buffalo Bill Historical Center in Cody, Wyo., houses one of the most remarkable collections of firearms in the world. The gallery features more than 6,500 historically significant firearms dating from the mid-1400s through the present day. Read More +
Works of one of Oklahoma’s favorite potters, John Frank, are featured in a new exhibition, Oklahoma Clay: Frankoma Pottery, which opened April 20, at the Fred Jones Jr. Museum of Art. Read More +
One of the last remaining bells from a D-Day landing craft has been discovered after being lost for nearly 70 years. The bell, which even has a bullet dent from the assault on Omaha Beach, is now being sold by England’s Hemswell Antiques Centre after it was discovered in a scrap dealer’s yard. Read More +
More than 400 lots of vintage and antique collectibles have been donated from across the United States for a charity auction April 28, 2012 for the benefit of the Wisconsin Historical Society. Read More +
The East Hampton Historical Society announces the speaking engagement of Charles F. Hummel, an esteemed expert on fakes, forgeries and reproductions in the realm of American decorative arts and antiques. Read More +
Constantino Brumidi’s study for “The Apotheosis of Washington” set the world record for the highest price ever paid at auction for a work by the artist during Skinner, Inc.’s March 4 auction of American furniture and decorative arts. Read More +
Auction Team Breker celebrates 25 years of sales with its 121st specialty auction May 26, 2012, including a complete set of 18th century French trepanning instruments. Trepanning is the practice of removing a small circular section of the human skull. Read More +