Popular among collectors, Alphonse Mucha’s sensual style typically featured intriguing female figures. “Four Seasons” was Mucha’s first series of decorative panels and one of his most popular works. Read More +
They say, the ‘devil is in the details,’ and with Lalique, that is the case. Because while many pieces appear to be similar, that doesn’t always mean they are. Read More +
Hundreds of glass pieces from both public and private collections, headlined by a richly decorated free-blown sugar bowl, will go under the gavel May 15 at Jeffrey S. Evans & Associates auction house. Read More +
Slow Art Day, this year on April 27, asks people all over the globe to visit local museums and art galleries to look at art slowly. Read More +
A silver plate showing an image of a bull’s head by renowned artist Pablo Picasso may earn top lot honors at $50,000 during a March 2-3 multi-estate sale. Read More +
The Winter Antiques Show opened its 10-day run at the Park Avenue Armory with strong antiques sales, celebrity sightings, standing-room-only at the special lectures, and a 25 percent increase in daily visitors. Read More +
Michaan’s Auctions reports making more than $4 million in sales in just under three hours Nov. 17, 2012, during the firm’s Treasures of Louis C. Tiffany from the Garden Museum, Japan Auction. Read More +
Original works of art by noted artists such as Jean Dufy, Antoine Blanchard and Avinash Chandra will be part of a fine artwork and decorative arts auction slated for Saturday, Jan. 12, 2013, by Elite Decorative Arts, Read More +
A private collection of Tiffany lamps, a collection of Tiffany glass that had been bricked up in a secret Connecticut trove and the largest Lalique collection ever offered by Heritage Auctions make their way to the auction block Nov. 16-17. Read More +
The term “carnival glass” has evolved through the years as glass collectors have responded to the idea that much of this beautiful glassware was made as giveaway glass at local carnivals and fairs. However, more of it was made and sold through the same channels as pattern glass and Depression glass. Some patterns were indeed giveaways, and others were used as advertising premiums or souvenirs. This article offers a list of major carnival glass makers and popular forms. Read More +