Auctioneers Press Release

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

Veno Art welcomes you to attend the Covid-Free Kids live charity auction taking place September 19 and 20 at locations in Los Angeles, New York, Maryland and the Washington DC area, as well as online. This extraordinary event will offer a unique opportunity to bid on everything from handcrafted anti...View Full Article

SOUTH SAN FRANCISCO, CA, August 10, 2021 – Turner Auctions + Appraisals is pleased to present a Summer Sale on August 28, 2021, featuring Russian porcelain, Nailsea glass, jewelry, decorative arts, fine art, books, and much more. Besides numerous items from estates and consignors, the auction offers...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 find...View Full Article

NEW YORK — The Coeur d’Alene Art Auction brought a strong total of over $ 17.5 million during this year’s sale. The highlight of the 2021 sale was auction mainstay Charles M. Russell’s Roping a Wolf, 1904, which sold for over $ 1.7 million – the highest total for the influential Western artist in ov...View Full Article

On August 19th, 2021, Pook & Pook presents The Collection of Barbara A. & Fred Johnson, of Rockford, Illinois. Owners of Barbara A. Johnson Antiques, the couple spent decades traveling throughout the U.S. and Europe in search of antiques, specializing in Swedish and Scandinavian folk art and furnitu...View Full Article