After the Westminster Kennel Club dog show judging Feb. 14, 2012 attention moved to the Bonhams annual Dogs in Show & Field: The Fine Art Sale. “This was the best Dogs in Show & Field sale we have had in years and I am delighted with the results,” said Alan Fausel, Bonhams vice president and director of fine art. Read More +
Unlike canvas paintings that fade with time, KPM painted plaques retain their rich, vibrant colors and soft, glowing skin tones indefinitely. The secret? Dealer Afshine Emrani says it’s the porcelain. “The magic of a KPM plaque,” he adds,“ is that it will look as crisp and beautiful 100 years from now as it does today. If two paintings on porcelain are identical, today’s collectors will pay significantly more for the one produced on fine KPM porcelain.” Read More +
A folk-carved stone sculpture of two people seated side-by-side, by Tennessee artist William Edmonson could take top lot honors Feb. 11, 2011 during a diverse antique sale. In addition, there will be music boxes, pottery, bronzes, firearms, a collection of fine sterling, antique slot machines, jewelry and hundreds of related and decorative accessories. Read More +
WorthPoint will also provide free valuations on the Show’s Appraisal Day and demonstrate its new technologies. The Original Miami Beach Antique Show is the world’s largest indoor antique show, which returns to the Miami Beach Convention Center in Miami Beach Feb. 2-6, 2012. Read More +
BEVERLY, Mass – A Dec. 8-10, 2011 Asian arts and antiques auction will offer a rare Chinese rhinoceros horn Buddhist stupa, which is expected to sell for as much as $50,000. It is widely expected to take top lot honors, followed closely by a strand of 19th century Chinese rhinoceros horn prayer beads, comprised of 108 beads interspaced with carved coral and ivory beads, with an overall length of 59 inches, which estimated at $20,000-$30,000. The two rhino horn lots are offered by Kaminski Auctions, which hopes to build on the success of its August Asian sale. Read More +
More than 1,100 lots of mostly fresh-to-the-market items – including a Civil War Whitworth sharpshooter’s rifle and a New Orleans-made percussion cap derringer gun – will be sold on Saturday, Dec. 3, 2011 by Crescent City Auction Gallery. Read More +
Samaritan oil lamp, 4th century A.D. found in Israel. length: 10 cm, $250. Courtesy of Trionfo Jerusalem by Melody Amsel-Arielli Collectors often spend hundreds of thousands of dollars on rare, museum-quality antiquities. Small, abundantly found pieces, however, are often very affordable. … Read More +
A mid-19th century Chinese carved jadeite Guanyin sold for $42,240 at Litchfield County Auctions’ Oct. 12, 2011 Modernism, Asian art and European antiques sale, continuing the firm’s success in selling Asian and Oriental art and antiques. The sale grossed more than $660,000, including a tag sale and buyer’s premium. Read More +
An antique Meissen hand-painted oval-covered dresser box with incredible reticulated design throughout sold for $14,375 at a multi-estate sale held Aug. 27, 2011. 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 +