Jun 11, 2024Dan Morphy AuctionsMONUMENTAL AMPHORA ART NOUVEAU MAIDEN ON A STYLIZED CONCH SHELLUS$1,500
May 23, 2024Kinghams AuctioneersJean Garnier, a French Art Nouveau novelty pewter jug, circa 1900, modelled as a chick emerging from£25
Shell cameo jewelry: a traditional must-have for miladyNEW YORK — Among the most classic pieces in the realm of jewelry is the elegantly simple cameo. Typically featuring portraits of women or mythological scenes, cameo jewelry has been carved for centuries out of hard natural materials such as stone, but shell cameos might be the most beautiful examples of the form.
WWII Blonde Bombshell poster, Cappiello rarities at Onslows, Nov. 25STOURPAINE, U.K. – Onslow Auctioneers will hold its 38th winter auction of vintage posters on Friday, November 25. Absentee and Internet live bidding will be available through LiveAuctioneers. Top lots include a trio of extremely rare posters by the great master Leonetto Cappiello and an exceptionally scarce World War II-era poster that has gained the nickname the “Blonde […]
Miscellaneana: Shell artLONDON – Fate found us in Florida for the Christmas and New Year holiday, yet far from the madding Disney crowds. I wrote this with one eye on the sun setting over a nearly deserted beach. The only crowds there are the shell collectors, out in numbers of at least a dozen after high tide, […]
Rare Shell Oil poster a favorite in Onslows auction Dec. 20STOURPAINE, England – A rare and beautiful Shell Oil and Petrol poster by Jean d’Ylen, a French master of poster design, is one of the great items that Onslows will be offering in a Winter Vintage Posters auction on Friday, Dec. 20. LiveAuctioneers.com will provide Internet live bidding. The poster was discovered among a collection […]