With the resumption of live sales at Pook & Pook comes the return of a favorite pastime, the auction preview. People gather to wander through the exhibition, admiring and engaging with the antiques on display. Old friends, multigenerational families, young couples, antique hounds and renowned expert...View Full Article
On January 13th & 14th, 2022 Pook & Pook will auction a number of rare and important works of American folk art and fraktur, as well as a large group of tall case clocks and fine art in its wide-ranging Americana & International sale. Lot 253, Wilhelm Schimmel rare figure of a tiger. Estimate $40,00...View Full Article
Santa Claus may deliver his presents on December 25—but on December 26, it’s your turn to acquire something storied and truly unique to kick off the coming New Year 2022! Fine Rugs NY is placing on auction over 229 vintage and antique hand-woven rugs, as well as paintings and objets d’art, at an exc...View Full Article
SOUTH SAN FRANCISCO, CA – Turner Auctions + Appraisals is pleased to present a Holiday Auction on Saturday, December 11, 2021, featuring Fine and Decorative Art, Asian, Silver & Jewelry. Offering 320 lots from estates and consignors, the auction showcases an inviting selection of items ideal for hol...View Full Article
SOUTH SAN FRANCISCO, CA – Turner Auctions + Appraisals is pleased to present Return to Oz: Part 2 of the Joel Harris Collection of Oziana & Children’s Books on Friday, December 10, 2021. The sale offers over 195 lots of first edition and vintage books, showcasing an enchanting and extensive selectio...View Full Article
NANTUCKET, MA – Sourced from Nantucket’s oceanfront and historic estates, and from private collectors across the US, Rafael Osona’s 41st Annual Christmas Stroll Auction is loaded. With strong offerings in both maritime arts and Americana, the Dec. 4th online auction presents a Smart Fortwo Car conv...View Full Article
PHILADELPHIA, PA - Freeman’s Modern and Contemporary Art auction, beginning at 11am on Wednesday, November 17, offers something for every collector, from Pop Art aficionados to connoisseurs of Modernism. With works by some of the leading figures of 20th-century art, including Pablo Picasso, Henri Ma...View Full Article
The 2021 Host Committee includes designer Martine Rose, actor Jason Rodriguez, activist Raquel Willis and designer Hillary Taymour of Collina Strada As the world's only museum dedicated to supporting LGBTQIA+ art, the Leslie Lohman Museum of Art is proud to announce their 2021 Fall Gala celebrating ...View Full Article
PHILADELPHIA, PA—The result of Freeman’s October 28 Fine Jewelry and Luxury Accessories auction exceeded its pre-sale estimate by 10%, delivering exciting opportunities for collectors of well-known houses and makers, particularly Van Cleef & Arpels and Cartier. “Exceptional colored stones ruled the ...View Full Article
The vintage enthusiast, the art lover, the handbag collector...something unique for your most challenging loved ones is at your fingertips if you know where to buy. WEST PALM BEACH, FLORIDA – South Florida locals know there's more to holiday shopping than "add to cart" and crushing crowds at big box...View Full Article
Clarke Auction Gallery in Larchmont, NY is pleased to be offering an extremely rare, early 20th century, carved Fabergé nephrite jade Tyrannosaurus Rex with rose cut diamond eyes in its upcoming November 7, 2021 sale. The carving was attributed by Geoffrey Munn OBE, MVO, a London-based Fabergé exper...View Full Article
PHILADELPHIA, PA - Freeman’s October 25 white-glove sale of The Alexander Hamilton Collection of John E. Herzog confirms Freeman’s strength in presenting single-owner collections and securing excellent results for significant historic American material. The auction totaled nearly $600,000 in 44 lots...View Full Article
PHILADELPHIA, PA—Freeman’s American Furniture, Folk and Decorative Arts auction, beginning at 11am on Wednesday, November 10, features a fine selection of American silver, furniture, paintings, flags, and objects illustrating the customs, politics, and design sensibilities of early America, and also...View Full Article
The 2021 Smithsonian Craft Show will be held virtually from Oct. 23 to Oct. 31. Originally scheduled in-person for October, the craft show will now be online due to health and safety measures to prevent the spread of COVID-19. The 2020 Smithsonian Craft Show was also held virtually due to the pandem...View Full Article
Victor Mashihi, owner of Fine Rugs NY, is putting 263 handmade rugs under the hammer during an exclusive, live online auction on Sunday, October 24. On offer are finely woven antique and vintage rugs and tapestries from Persia, France, the Caucuses, China, Turkey. The auction will kick off at 2pm ES...View Full Article
PHILADELPHIA, PA - On Thursday, October 28, Freeman’s presents a Fine Jewelry and Luxury Accessories auction beginning at 12pm, featuring 74 lots of jewelry, handbags, and fine accessories. Lot 74, A shiny black Crocodile Porosus palladium hardware Birkin 35, Hermès 2013. Estimate $25,000-$40,000 ...View Full Article
CHICAGO - Rivich Auction is known for its liquidation of valuable goods, in particular fine and decorative art and antiques. However, a few weeks ago a call came in of a different nature which resulted in the consignment of a 2015 Bella Tori (USA) electric ride-on train. It will be offered as a spec...View Full Article
PHILADELPHIA, PA - Freeman’s is honored to present The Alexander Hamilton Collection of John E. Herzog, a single-owner sale of Alexander Hamilton material, in an October 25 auction. Collectors of documents of American history, particularly items related to Hamilton and the US Federalist Era, will fi...View Full Article
PHILADELPHIA, PA - Freeman’s is pleased to announce the results of its September 23 auction, a 140-lot sale that achieved a 95% sell-through rate and underscores Freeman’s strength in presenting material across a wide range of disciplines and time periods. Thursday’s auction saw strong results for d...View Full Article
PHILADELPHIA, PA - Freeman’s is honored to present a rare Imperial “Emperor Emeritus” celadon-white jade seal of great cultural and historical importance at its October 14 Asian Arts auction. An outstanding example of Chinese jade carving, the seal’s upper face is gracefully sculpted with a qilong a...View Full Article
Cloudscape is a word coined by American artist and author Eric Sloane (1905-1985). His largest cloud painting is a 58 foot by 75 foot mural covering an entire wall of the Smithsonian Air and Space Museum. In the 1920’s Sloane was hired to paint signs for Coney Island’s Steeplechase Amusement Park, w...View Full Article
PHILADELPHIA, PA - Freeman’s is pleased to announce the results of its September 15 Art and Design auction, in which all but six lots of the 126-lot auction sold, resulting in a 95% sell-through rate. Property from the Estate of Gabriele Lee (Lots 1-19), a prominent champion of the arts in Philadelp...View Full Article
Pook & Pook Auction’s two-day sale September 30th and October 1st promises to be one of its biggest Americana & International events to date. The sale will begin with the Pennsylvania Mocha collection. The first three quarters of this noted collection was sold over the course of multiple Americana a...View Full Article
JACKSON, WY – The internationally-recognized Jackson Hole Fall Arts Festival, September 8- 19, 2021, will bring in the best Western, wildlife, and landscape artists in the region. Most events are scheduled to continue both in-person and online, attracting buyers and collectors to Jackson and showcas...View Full Article