Exciting pieces of antique furniture, fine art and modern decor brought out the bidders during Litchfield County Auctions’ Winter Antiques & Modern Auction. Read More +
Chinese rock crystal vase carves out $12,000
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California prospector opens gold nugget horde for Sept. 3-4 auction
Gold is the commodity on everyone’s minds these days, and bidders could very well strike pay dirt over Labor Day weekend, Sept. 3-4, 2011 when southern California auctioneer Don Presley offers nuggets and other specimens from the private collection of a retired professional prospector. Read More +
Eat your heart out Tiffany: Porcelli Orchid lamp hits $16,100
A 22-inch leaded glass lamp from the studio of Joseph Porcelli was one of the top selling lots during the second day of James D. Julia’s June 24th, 2011 lamp and glass auction in Fairfield, Maine. The lamp has a … Read More +
Sterling McCall Antique Showcase becoming popular Round Top antiques destination
ROUND TOP, Texas – All three buildings of the Sterling McCall Antique Showcase were filled as the new venue has become a popular destination for shoppers in the famous Round Top Texas Antiques Market week. With more than 60 exhibitors Kathy Johnston said she “has a real presence in Round Top as one of the premier shows, with quality exhibits and antiques and we have done it in just a year and a half.”
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Unnoticed atop a fountain for 300 years, de Vries bronze masterpiece may set $8M auction record
Christie’s says it has discovered a previously unrecorded 17th masterpiece by the Dutch master sculpture Adriaen de Vries (1550-1626): a bronze mythological figure supporting the globe, which is estimated to bring between $8 million and $11 million at a July 7 sale. Dating to 1626, the work may possibly be the last fully autographed work executed by the artist. Discovered last year on a routine Christie’s valuation, the bronze stood unrecognized for at least 300 years atop a fountain in the center of an anonymous European castle courtyard. Read More +
Massachusetts’ finest estates and collections coming May 21, 2011
More than 500 lots of top market antique furniture, vintage lighting, fine art, decorative accessories, period furniture, clocks, estate jewelry and watches, including a 12-piece R.J. Horner figural carved dining set is set to light up a May 21 sale in Pittsfield, Mass. The sale is punctuated by several pieces from Tiffany studios. A key find is a bronze inkwell with the fine figure of a crab, its claws reaching forward, pinching the coiled handles of the inkwell pot mounted with an oyster shell.
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Sir Daniel Donohue’s ‘white glove’ collection of fine antiques and precious objects grosses $4 million
The collection of Sir Daniel Donohue, a single-owner estate sold April 4-5, attracted a crowd of more than 200 people to Bonham’s Los Angeles saleroom, many of whom traveled from abroad to participate. The remarkable two-day sale brought more than $4 million and featured nearly 1,000 lots. The entire collection will be sold at four different auctions during the next three months.
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Ask Antique Trader: Pair of slag glass lamps worth $300
Q I am hoping you can give me some information on these two lamps I got at an estate sale. I have had them for 15 years and am not sure how old they are or who made them. They are not petty as you see but they have a real glass panels. I think they are called slag glass and are very heavy. Do they have any value? P.D. – Iverness, Fla. Read More +
Firefighter trove brings $4,200 in NY antique auction
OCEANSIDE, N.Y. – A Tiffany Studios leaded glass bronze floor lamp lit up the room for $135,600 at a three-day multi-estate sale held Sept. 24-26 by Philip Weiss Auctions. Read More +
March Mania takes over spring Pier 94 Antiques Show
NEW YORK — The aisles are packed, the atmosphere charged. It’s a hot shopping party and everyone is in on the action. Newlyweds are spotted purchasing a 12-foot long industrial table. (Are they thinking family, or what?) Is that a celebrity checking out the leaded glass Tiffany lamps? Read More +