In this space you’ll see fresh updates to the latest antiques auctions, shows and events in Antique Trader. Weekly Auction & Show Ads: Dec. 15, 2012-Feb. 27, 2013. Read More +
Weekly Antiques Auction & Show Ads: Dec. 15, 2012-Feb. 27, 2013
Pottery
Tea Leaf Club convention auctions top $1M
A Wilkinson Tea Leaf mug consigned by a Massachusetts dealer and purchased by a Michigan collector was the item that sent the Tea Leaf Club International convention cumulative auction sales over the $1 million mark. Read More +
Rookwood vellum plaque set to frame up to $8,000 in live, online auction
A fine selection of American and Continental furniture, sterling silver, glass, porcelain, paintings and works on paper from the 19th and 20th centuries fill Cowan’s Auctions, Inc.’s Fall Fine and Decorative Art Auction. Read More +
Philadelphia tall case clock may prompt bidding up to $40,000
Seldom-offered antiquities, fine art, rare documents and fine antiques are crossing the block at Thomaston Place Auction Galleries’ three-day sale Nov. 3-5. A seldom-seen selection of ancient pottery from Read More +
Cowan’s hosts inaugural 20th Century Art + Design Auction Oct. 31
Cowan’s Auctions, Inc., in partnership with Garth Clark and Mark Del Vecchio, will host its semi-annual Modern and Contemporary Ceramics auction Oct. 31, 2012. Immediately following the ceramics sale is Cowan’s Inaugural 20th Century Art + Design Auction. Read More +
The history of Japanese cloisonné
Although certain artists often exhibit characteristic techniques and motifs, no two pieces of Japanese cloisonné are exactly alike. Experts say prices range across the board from less than $200 for more commercial pieces up to the six-figure range for the most exceptional examples, however rare Japanese cloisonné remain underpriced in relation to the talent, training, effort and time required for their creation. Read More +
Welcome to the hobby of antique bottle collecting
Bottle expert Michael Polak joins Antique Trader as a columnist on issues important to bottle collectors. Known as the author of “The Bottle Bible” Polak has a long history in the hobby and will share news from bottle clubs shows and sales, upcoming auctions and pricing results and ongoing bottle hobby events. He kicks off with a few antique bottles from Tonopah and Goldfield, Nev. Read More +
More than 2,000 dealers turn out for Madison Bouckville Antiques Week 2012
The little hamlet of Bouckville had its front yards, hay fields and pastures covered with tents filled with antiques for many thousands of shoppers Aug. 11-19. Ranging in size from one exhibiting dealer in front of a single house in the center of the village to the biggest field known as the Madison Bouckville Antiques Festival with about 500 exhibitors, there were antiques of all varieties for the shoppers to peruse and purchase. Read More +
Club hosts special pottery exhibit at 61st annual WADA antique show
Since 1951, the Wisconsin Antiques Dealers Association (WADA) has been gathering each autumn, making their Oct. 5-6 event in Waukesha, Wis., the organization’s 61st Fall Show & Sale. Read More +
New hours, exhibits at Oct. 5-6 WADA Show
A featured exhibit at the show Oct. 5-6, 2012 Wisconsin Antiques Dealers Show is hosted by Madison’s Wisconsin Pottery Association. Read More +