There are many ways to go about decorating an apartment. You can point and order when paging through a magazine, press your nose against a window and dream about taking it all home or you can exercise the clever method of snatching items off the auction block.  If you've never bid at auction before, this month would be the perfect time to start. We've selected oodles of affordable home goods that will inspire you to ditch the old for...the cooler old...in your first, second (or anytime) apartment. Just because your square footage is limited, that doesn't mean your taste has to suffer - our auction finds range from MCM dining sets to colorful antique vending machines. There are two design elements that go a long way in small spaces - bright colors and wheels. Pairing flashy oddities with elegant neutrals, like a vintage tulip table, can elev...Read More

As the early morning sun rose above the Sierra Nevada on July 29th, online bidders steadily stirred, muttering pertinent lot numbers into their coffee cups. They had been waiting all year to contend and each bidders desired artworks were just hours away from sliding across the block. When the western skies reached high noon, The Coeur d'Alene Art Auction released the latch to begin its 32nd Annual Fine Western & American Art auction. Lot 45, Ernest Blumenschein, Mountian Landscape, Oil on canvas; Estimate $30K - $50K; Sold for $50,575 Online bidding for Coeur d'Alene has been exclusively hosted by Bidsquare since it launched in Fall 2014. Based on the momentum it gained last year, Bidsquare, an online auction aggregator, expected to yield strong results - in 2016 the platform exceeded $800,000 in online sales- now the ante has been upped. W...Read More

Nostalgia for the military past can be a powerful thing. Looking back at major conflicts and observing everyday people, no different from you or I, placed into the most extraordinary situations, facing peril and uncertainty with stoicism and good cheer, never ceases to fascinate. This is real history, landmarked for all eternity with dates engraved in the collective memory, seen through the revealing and democratic lense of the camera.  An American WWII pilot catches up on the news between German bombing raids On Thursday, August 17 James D. Julia Inc. offers bidders the opportunity to get their hands on an extensive cache of prized military photographs when they offer Lot 2062 on Day 2 of their massive 3-Day Summer Fine Art, Asian & Antiques Auction. This archive, collected through one consignors lifetime, features 33,000 vintage and first...Read More

While the Asian Art auction world is taking a summer break, James D. Julia in Fairfield Maine will be featuring their sale of Chinese, Japanese and Indian art as part of their 3-Day Summer Fine Art, Asian & Antiques Auction from August 16th to 18th.  The 172 lots of Asian items will be featured on August 18th, the third day of the sale, and includes porcelains, textiles, furniture, paintings and metalwork. One of the top highlights is lot 3569, An Impressive Chinese Huanghuali and Hardwood Corner Leg Table with an auction estimate of $20,000-$40,000 USD.  Lot 3569, Impressive Huanghuali and Hardwood, Corner Leg Side Table; Estimate $20,000 - $40,000 Dated to the Qing Dynasty, this elegant table pays homage to early 17th Century examples through its simplicity of form and graceful lines. Huanghuali 黄花梨 (yellow flowering pear wood) is a rare ...Read More

The summer months descend on us like a blessing from heaven. Gone are the heavy coats and boots and in come the summer dresses, shorts and boat shoes. And what this also means is a lot more socializing with a lot more skin revealed - bringing gilt-edged opportunities to elevate ones casually expensive outfit with a little bit of dazzle. Good time then to go looking for a timely piece of jewelry to compliment ones hard earned tan! On Wednesday, August 2 Kodner Galleries offers a host of breath-taking jewelry options when they stage their Fine Art, Antiques and Estate Jewelry sale. Enlightened designs featuring a stunning variety of stones will be up for grabs, meaning buyers at all price-points should find something to suit their fancy.  Lot 72 is sure to have its share of ardent admirers - a gorgeous set of diamond and white gold earrings w...Read More

Styrofoam showers of packing peanuts and blankets of bubblewrap are currently safeguarding hundreds of antiques as they travel to the new homes whose bids beckoned them there. With every new provenance, exceptional items can continue to cruise through the centuries, adding intriguing stories and admiration to their lives as objects of desire. Weve selected five of the highest selling lots on Bidsquare from Leslie Hindman Auctioneers, Fine Furniture and Decorative Arts, Day 1 (07/17) and Fine Furniture and Decorative Arts, Day 2 (07/18) for you to enjoy as they embark on their destinations to be displayed, decorated and polished by new owners.  Lot 226, A Pair of Louis XV Style Gilt Bronze Mounted Malachite Urns; Estimate $6,000 - $8,000; Sold for $6,048 Marvelous malachite! These powerful urns immediately stand out due to their bright color...Read More

Saturday, July 29 will be a Red Letter Day for fans of Art Deco sculpture, when two of the movements leading lights offer work in two separate sales on Bidsquare! Cowans Auctions Fine & Decorative Art sale will feature a stunning piece by Romanian Demétre Chiparus, while over at Antique Place, Must see Auction Number 8, Chiparus will be joined by German Ferdinand Preiss, who has a number of finely crafted pieces selling. Art Deco is a style of visual arts, architecture and design that first appeared in France just before World War I. It was hugely influential, shaping the design of buildings, furniture, jewellery, fashion, cars, trains, ocean liners, and everyday objects such as radios and vacuum cleaners. Most of the sculpture of the Art Deco period was, as the name suggests, purely decorative; it was designed not for museums, but to ornam...Read More

The gavel comes crashing down like thunder through the mountains. Some say lightning cant strike the same place twice, but that isnt true - it can and it will - 317 more times. On July 29th, The Coeur d'Alene Art Auction will be rolling out west to hold their 32nd Annual Fine Western & American auction at the Grand Sierra Resort in Reno. The catalog will offer 317 lots and is expected to continue breaking records as the leader in the most important event for Western art collectors. Online bidding will only be available exclusively through Bidsquare.  With over $230,000,000 in sales over the past ten years, it is clear that The Coeur d'Alene Art Auction has manifested their own market for Fine Western connoisseurship. Fleets of private jets will touch down on "The Biggest Little City in the World," - importing bidders that are ready to loop ...Read More

In the exhibition and collection catalogue Bridge of Dreams, published in conjunction with the 2000 Metropolitan Museum of Art’s Masterpieces of Japanese Art from the Mary Griggs Burke Collection, Burke credits her mother, Mary Livingston Griggs, for developing her astute eye and passion for collecting. Livingston Griggs raised the family in her St. Paul, Minnesota childhood home and filled it with old master paintings and European furniture collected from her travels. In 1968, Mary Griggs Burke bequeathed the home to the Minnesota Historical Society as a museum. Our upcoming Fine Furniture, Decorative Arts and Silver auction will feature a collection of works from the Burbank-Livingston-Griggs House.   Of her childhood home, Mary Griggs Burke wrote, “Throughout mother’s life she found much pleasure in collecting antiques, which on a large ...Read More

Computer monitors, across the country, were lighting up blue. Passionate mouse clicks from Bidsquare drove over 1.3 million dollars in bids during James D. Julia Auctioneers, Extraordinary Rare Lamps, Glass & Fine Jewelry Auction on June 16th with a total of $306,100 winning bids against the crowded floor. In what is being regarded as one of the most important Tiffany auctions in the past 25 years, online bidders appear to have sent a high voltage signal of, we are here for the auction market to see.   James D. Julia set a new division record grossing a total of 4.3 million dollars as well as breaking item based records; this was no exception for Bidsquare. Tiffany topped our roster in the form of an $86,800.00 Lotus Table Lamp - an iconic design that now graces our records. We decided to reach back out to Mike Fredericks, Department Head i...Read More