LOS ANGELES – Reyne Haines, a national media fixture in her role as an expert appraiser in 20th Century Decorative Arts—including on PBS’s popular, long-running series Antiques Roadshow—has launched a blog for antiques and collectibles enthusiasts at www.ThreeOrMore.net. The weekly-updated blog also documents her trips around the country and throughout the antiques industry; tracks...
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Observations from Atlantique City
What was hot at AC? According to Eric Bradley: As for hot selling merchandise – toy dealers did well all across the board. Folks were choosy and selective, trying to buy the best toys they could afford for under $100. Vintage sports memorabilia was the surprise growth market. We have five dealers who carry...
Collectors love Atlantique City
Dealers cover the Atlantic City Convention Center with 18th, 19th and early 20th century period antiques and fine arts including Tiffany lamps and metalwork, American folk art, and more.
Hundreds of dealers, thousands of collectors and one weekend to see it all
The online box office for the March 2009 Atlantique City Show is now open for business. Atlantique City will take place March 28-29, 2009 at the Atlantic City Convention Center.
Treadway Dec. 7 auction grosses $2 million in sales
Given the state of the current economy the folks at the Treadway Gallery of Cincinnati, Ohio, were very pleased with the results of their Sunday, Dec. 7 Arts & Crafts/Art Nouveau sale.
John Henry Belter furniture from prominent estate to be sold at Hal Hunt
A collection of more than 35 pieces of John Henry Belter furniture, including a rare pierce-carved laminated bed (one of only two known), will be sold by Hal Hunt Auctions. The only other known example of the bed is on display at the Brooklyn Museum in New York.
Austrian Art Nouveau lamps at Morphy Auction
Tiffany Studios’ stunning turn of the 20th century leaded-glass lamps appear frequently in the auction marketplace, but many collectors may not be aware of a contemporaneous but far-less-expensive alternative: Austrian figural bronze-base lamps. Made during the same timeframe as their botanically themed Tiffany counterparts, Austrian Art Nouveau specialty lamps often incorporate bronze animal forms...
Austrian art-glass lamps and Bakelite jewelry join antique toys, banks and advertising in Morphy’s Dec. 11-13 sale
Morphy Auctions’ remedy for chilly weather is a Dec. 11-13 Winter Sale of 2,900 lots of antique toys, banks, trains and antique advertising, enhanced by the warmth of superior-quality Austrian art-glass lamps and the cheerful colors of vintage Bakelite.
Atlantique City fall show full of possibilities
After a hot summer of collectibles hunting in barns, flea markets and fairgrounds, the approach of autumn means it’s time to head indoors for collecting conventions and shows — and none are more diverse than the Atlantique City show in October.
Finest ever offerings at Julia’s spring glass and lamp auction
Their offering of rare glass and lamps is the auction firm’s most ambitious glass and lamp sale to date with more than 1,200 lots with a potential gross of $3-$4 million. The sale will offer a selection of Tiffany glass, French cameo, superb lamps, art glass, and accessories.