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Material Culture is celebrating the spirit, animation and theatricality of folk, self-taught and ethnographic arts in its May 26 auction, “Folk Out Loud.” Featuring over 300 lots, the sale will provide an exciting mix of art...Full story
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DALLAS (AP) –
A chandelier by glass artist Dale Chihuly that once belonged to former Texas tycoon R. Allen Stanford sold for $158,500 Wednesday at an auction to raise money to help compensate victims of his Ponzi scheme...Full story
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CHICAGO –
Leslie Hindman Auctioneers’ Modern Art auction May 13 was a success with international competition from hundreds of bidders in the salesroom, on the telephones and via the Internet...Full story
Aircraft insignia ready for take off at Mohawk Arms, June 8-9
BOUCKVILLE, N.Y. – A World War I squadron insignia and archive pertaining to American pilot Lt. Paul E. Green is expected to sell for $10,000 or more in a live and Internet auction slated for...
Wright offers 20th century's top designs at auction June 6
CHICAGO – Wright's Important Design auction on June 6 celebrates the most significant designs of the 20th century. As the company's most exclusive auction of the year, Important Design features...
Rago’s auction features works by Nakashima, Evans, June 8-9
LAMBERTVILLE, N.J. – On Saturday, June 8, and Sunday, June 9, the Rago Arts and Auction Center will hold its auctions of Early 20th Century Decorative Arts and Modern Design. LiveAuctioneers.com...
Stephenson’s May 31 sale boasts 800 lots of fine estate antiques
SOUTHAMPTON, Pa. – Laden with heavy silver, fine timepieces and a regal array of jewelry, Stephenson’s May 31st auction blends a 35-year single-owner collection with additional estate and individual...
Arthaz gathers modern masters' works for auction June 1
NEW YORK – Arthaz Inc. will present an online sale of 19th and 20th century fine art works on paper on Saturday, June 1, titled “Modern Masters from a Scarsdale Private Home.” LiveAuctioneers.com...
Dallas exhibit reunites art JFK saw the day he died
DALLAS (AP) – Artist Jack Zajac said learning earlier this year that his bronze sculpture was among the last works of art ever seen by President John F. Kennedy left him feeling “reverential.” Zajac's...
C.M. Russell Museum fundraiser breaks $1M mark
GREAT FALLS, Mont. (AP) – The C.M. Russell Museum says it brought in more than $1 million in net income from its Western Art Week and Russell Auction held in March. Museum executive director Michael...
NY museum adds Lincoln artifacts to Civil War exhibit
ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) – The New York State Museum has added two artifacts to its exhibition marking the 150th anniversary of the Civil War. Now in the exhibit, entitled “An Irrepressible Conflict:...
Submerged structure stumps Israeli archaeologists
TIBERIAS, Israel (AP) – The massive circular structure appears to be an archaeologists dream: a recently discovered antiquity that could reveal secrets of ancient life in the Middle East and is...
Fosse Gallery to show Lansley’s views of the Cotswolds
STOW ON THE WOLD, England – Talented artist Bridget Lansley has been invited by Fosse Gallery to hold her first solo show at the gallery titled “A Sense of Narrative” from Sept. 9-28. All works...
Man gets 8 months in jail for stealing pottery from university
COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) – A man who admitted stealing rare pottery from Ohio State University and selling it to an antiques dealer has been sentenced to eight months in jail. A judge in Columbus sentenced...
Picasso linoleum cut hits $572,500 at Hindman art auction
CHICAGO – Leslie Hindman Auctioneers’ Modern Art auction May 13 was a success with international competition from hundreds of bidders in the salesroom, on the telephones and via the Internet....
Top ceramic artists have big impact at Cowan’s auction
CINCINNATI – Cowan’s Auctions Inc. Modern and Contemporary Ceramics Auction on May 17 saw high prices for well-known artists such as Lucie Rie, Peter Voulkos, Beatrice Wood and Robert Arneson....
Calder painting soars to $114,000 at A.B. Levy’s auction
PALM BEACH, Fla. – An original gouache painting by renowned artist Alexander Calder (American, 1898-1976), titled Red and Blue Egg, signed in the artist’s hand and dated 1969, sold for $114,000...
Peale portrait of Washington sets record at Heritage
DALLAS – Rembrandt Peale’s iconic portrait of U.S. President George Washington—created in the artist’s lifelong quest to paint the most recognizable image of the “Father of the United States”—realized...
Rago's expert appraisers tour with ‘Antiques Roadshow’
LAMBERTVILLE, N.J. – Expert appraisers from the Rago Arts and Auction Center are on the road again with Antiques Roadshow this summer. Four of Rago's specialists will join Antiques Roadshow on its...
Ex-corporate attorney Jim Lively drawn to art world
DALLAS (AP) – If life experience can be compared to the solar system, Jim Lively has rocketed from one planet to another. Visitors to Lumin-Arte Gallery in the Design District might be surprised...
German accused of smuggling art allowed to leave China
BERLIN (AFP) – A German man held in a Beijing prison for more than 100 days last year on suspicion of art smuggling has left China, Germany's foreign minister said Tuesday. Guido Westerwelle said in...
James Jackson addresses ISA conference on appraising art
CHICAGO – The International Society of Appraisers recently held their annual conference in Chicago, with one of the featured speakers being James Jackson, president of Jackson’s International...
Winnie Mandela's items to be sold to pay off debts
JOHANNESBURG (AP) – Dozens of paintings, a silver tea set and other items belonging to Nelson Mandela's ex-wife Winnie will be auctioned next week to pay off debts she owes to a South African...
Reading the Streets: Everyday (Super) Heroes
BROOKLYN, N.Y. – With Iron Man 3, Thor and Wolverine on or about to be on our movie screens this summer, it feels like superhero worship is everywhere, inspiring new generations of kids to don capes...
Kovels Antiques & Collecting: Week of May 20, 2013
BEACHWOOD, Ohio – French porcelain has been popular since the 18th century, and large urns still sell quickly. While Sevres porcelain is the best-known, there were many other designers and factories....
Il mercato dell'arte in Italia: Alta qualità per l'arte orientale da Cambi
C'è attesa per l'asta di arte orientale da Cambia a Genova il 22-23 maggio. Dopo il successo delle ultime aste del dipartimento, per la prima volta Cambi ha portato i lotti che saranno offerti...
Art Market Italy: High quality Oriental art at Cambi
Expectations are growing in advance of the next sale of Oriental art at Genoa-based auction house Cambi, which takes place on May 22-23. After the success of the department’s recent sales, for...
Kovels Antiques & Collecting: Week of May 13, 2013
BEACHWOOD, Ohio - Children's toys often tell us how times have changed. Canada stopped making pennies last year, so saving money a penny at a time will soon be a problem in Canada. The United States...
Philadelphians braced for invasion during Civil War
PHILADELPHIA (AP) – Philadelphians were clearly tired of the Civil War in the days leading up to the invasion. They read regular newspaper accounts of Union setbacks and horrific battlefield...
Widow of WWII airman treasures spouse’s POW scrapbook
ALLEN, Texas (AP) – This is a tale of love and war, of heroism and survival—and of sheer luck. For more than six decades, a scrapbook that 2nd Lt. John M. “Jack” Bridges composed when he...
Al Capone slept here: Philadelphia prison opens its gates
PHILADELPHIA (AP) – A mounted wooden fish. Dog figurines. Colorful soap carvings of clowns and Santa. A wallet made of interwoven cigarette packs. It sounds like a bad garage sale – until you...
Houston museum hosts czarist Faberge collection
HOUSTON (AP) – It began 10 years ago while on a quest for French chandeliers. Instead, Dorothy McFerrin bought what she believed to be an Easter egg created by the famed Russian artisan Peter Carl...
Century-old hardware store, rare car are family’s legacy
DETROIT (AP) – A lot of the old-timers know it's still back there somewhere, hidden in darkness. Now and then, some of them work up the nerve to ask for a peek at it. And if the owner is around,...
