CHICAGO – Haviland Collectors International Foundation (HCIF) will hold its 20th annual conference at the Embassy Suites, Rosemont, Ill., June 16-19, 2011. Highlights of the conference include special exhibitions, lectures, workshops, Show and Tell, an auction and an all-Haviland Show … Read More +
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Red Wing Stoneware Collectors Society teaming up with Antique Trader
The Red Wing Collectors Society (RWCS) is partnering with Antique Trader to promote its 35th annual National Convention in Red Wing, Minn., July 7-9, 2011. Starting June 1, contestants may enter the Antique Trader Treasure Hunt Sweepstakes for a chance … Read More +
John Bell covered butter crock, circa 1850, sells for $1,700
This John Bell covered butter crock sold for $1,700 at the Horst Auction Center of Ephrata, Pa., Jan 22, 2011. The circa 1850 antique stoneware crock is signed “John Bell / Waynesboro” and measures 8 inches in diameter by 5 … Read More +
Breaking at CBGxtra: Dark Knight page sets original art record
Breaking news this morning over at CBGxtra: An original page from Batman: The Dark Knight #3 set a record for the highest price paid for a piece of original art selling for $448,125. Artist Frank Miller has said of the … Read More +
Hemingway memorabilia hidden for 50 years hints at affair with socialite; auction set for June
A large collection and a daughter’s claims her mother once shared an intimate relationship with author and journalist Ernest Hemingway may set a record for a small Tennessee auction company. During Ernest Hemingway’s 1959 trip to Pamplona, Spain, to produce … Read More +
Heisey Collectors of America to celebrate 40th anniversary
NEWARK, Ohio – The year 2011 marks the 40th anniversary of the Heisey Collectors of America (HCA); they will be marking the occasion with a celebration at their national convention June 16-18. The HCA was formed in 1971 to promote … Read More +
Jay Jay French’s Pinkburst Project unites rival guitar makers at May 1 Skinner Inc charity auction
Skinner’s May 1 charity auction is helping rocker Jay Jay French of Twisted Sister fight childhood blindness through The Pinkburst Project. The project features 13 pink, custom-made guitars crafted by such leading brands as Fender, Gibson, Gretsch and Martin. Pinkburst … Read More +
Antiques, Modern and Asian art in online sale, ends May 4
LITCHFIELD, Ct. – More than 1,000 lots of fresh to the market quality property collected from distinguished New York and Connecticut estates and private collections will be sold in an online sale that ends May 4. Litchfield County Auctions‘ (LCA) … Read More +
Vintage watch and antique clock collectors offer workshops and 900 tables of sellers, June 8-12, 2011
OVERLAND PARK, Kan. – The Heart of America Chapter, #36, of the National Association of Watch and Clock Collectors, will host the Annual Clock and Watch Collectors Convention at the Overland Park Convention Center, from June 8-12, 2011. This annual … Read More +
Your instant (affordable) antiques collection awaits in the famed Thornsjo trove at James D. Julia
Everything on my desk stops when a new auction catalog arrives via snail mail. Tucked inside the latest 240 pager from James D. Julia’s May 5 Advertising, Toy & Doll sale is the Barbara Thornsjo collection. Thornsjo (1928-2010) spent 70 … Read More +