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This Frank Finney sculpture of a pair of Northern cardinals earned $9,000 plus the buyer’s premium in October 2022. Image courtesy of New England Auctions - Fred Giampietro and LiveAuctioneers.

Catch Frank Finney’s carvings before prices fly out of reach

March 28, 2023

NEW YORK — Growing up on Virginia’s coastal Eastern shore,…

A Paul Evans Cityscape sideboard earned $40,000 plus the buyer’s premium against an estimate of $6,500-$8,000 in September 2022. Image courtesy of Roland NY and LiveAuctioneers.

Mid-century designers elevated the sideboard to fine art

March 24, 2023

NEW YORK — A sideboard is a piece of furniture that has a…

A highly detailed German cat-form skittles set achieved $13,500 plus the buyer’s premium in October 2021. Image courtesy of Milestone Auctions and LiveAuctioneers.

Skittles sets strike joy in the hearts of collectors

March 21, 2023

NEW YORK — A popular bowling game in Europe during the Middle…

Sir John Lavery’s ‘Chiswick Baths’ achieved $118,114 plus the buyer’s premium in June 2022. Image courtesy of Adam’s Auctioneers and LiveAuctioneers.

Sir John Lavery: Capturing visions of his travels on canvas

March 17, 2023

NEW YORK — While Ireland is a fairly small country, about…

The only known H.C. Evans Man in the Moon shooting gallery target achieved $15,000 plus the buyer’s premium in September 2020. Image courtesy of Soulis Auctions and LiveAuctioneers.

Shooting gallery target collectors aim for perfect patinas

March 14, 2023

NEW YORK — With antiques, condition is everything, but…

This Kingsbury J.C. Penney delivery truck achieved $5,500 plus the buyer’s premium in November 2018. Image courtesy of Bertoia Auctions and LiveAuctioneers.

Kingsbury toys: They don’t make ‘em like that anymore

March 10, 2023

NEW YORK — The story of Kingsbury’s toys is very much the…

Betty Woodman: Queen of American postwar ceramics

March 7, 2023

NEW YORK — Renowned postwar ceramicist Betty Woodman described…

An early 4th century Roman bronze coin known as a follis or nummus achieved $875 plus the buyer’s premium in February 2022. Image courtesy of Artemis Gallery and LiveAuctioneers

Ancient Roman bronze coins: History in your pocket

March 3, 2023

NEW YORK – The collective Roman world, both the republic…

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Mira Nakashima, single-board Conoid dining table and set of six single-board Conoid dining chairs, estimated at $30,000-$50,000

March 27, 2023

Estate collection of works by Mira Nakashima takes spotlight at Freeman’s, April 4

PHILADELPHIA — Freeman’s Tuesday, April 4 sale, titled…

Liu Dan, ‘Narcissus,’ estimated at $80,000-$120,000

March 27, 2023

Arts of China, Japan, Korea and Himalayas presented at Hindman, March 28-29

Abridged 1784 account of Captain James Cook’s third and last voyage, estimated at $2,500-$3,000

March 27, 2023

Gripping account of Capt. James Cook’s fatal voyage offered in Mar. 29 auction

Chinese yellow-ground green-enameled dragon bowl, estimated at $600-$800

March 25, 2023

Porcelain, jade and more in Hindman’s Asian Decorative Art sale closing Mar. 31

Unique Carlo Mollino Copenhagen chair, estimated at $200,000-$300,000. Image courtesy of Rago/Wright, www.wright20.com

March 24, 2023

20th-century design icons in the spotlight at Wright, March 30

Bergama fragmentary rug, estimated at $1,000-$2,000

March 24, 2023

Choice rugs & textiles from leading collector at Capsule Auctions, March 30

Van Cleef & Arpels 18K gold and lapis lazuli 10-motif Alhambra necklace, estimated at $29,000-$35,000

March 24, 2023

Greet spring with fresh designer jewelry, watches and bags, March 28

John William Godward, ‘Ionian Dancing Girl,’ estimated at £800,000-£1.2 million (about $974,000-$1.4 million). Image courtesy of Bonhams

March 23, 2023

Godward masterwork ‘Ionian Dancing Girl’ sashays to Bonhams, March 29

Auction Results

Circa-1482 or later map of the Persian and Red Seas, after Claudius Ptolemy, $110,700

March 27, 2023

Two antique maps sell for combined $147K at Neue Auctions

BEACHWOOD, Ohio – Talk about an eclectic sale. The top…

18K gold jewelry suite, $7,995

March 25, 2023

Who needs leprechauns? Michaan’s March 17 sale was as good as gold

Large Neolithic gray jade cong, $1.5 million. Image courtesy of Bonhams

March 25, 2023

Bonhams revels in exceptional Asia Week sales results

Circa-1950s Orange Crush neon sign, $189,750. Image courtesy of Richmond Auctions

March 25, 2023

Orange Crush neon sign commands record-setting $189K at Richmond Auctions

March 24, 2023

Milestone knocks down $2.5M at busy Premier Collectible Firearms Auction

Sixteen-light Dahlia chandelier by Max Ingrand for Fontana Arte, $47,250

March 23, 2023

Max Ingrand Dahlia chandelier illuminated Doyle + Design sale

Pair of George III carved gilt wood armchairs, $56,700

March 23, 2023

Krehbiel collection of furniture and decorative arts 97% sold at Hindman

1939-1945 Charlotte Perriand and Pierre Jeanneret wooden cabinet with sliding doors, $58,000. Image courtesy of Bonhams

March 18, 2023

Interior designer Cliff Fong’s collection commands $820K at Bonhams

March 25, 2023

Herman Miller re-releases 1970s Alexander Girard graphics as posters

ZEELAND, Mich. – It would be impossible to discuss mid-century…

March 25, 2023

Chiswick to auction single-owner collection of contemporary glass, Mar. 29

‘Somebody Stole My Broken Heart,’ a 2004 acrylic and pen and ink on wove paper by Faith Ringgold, depicting a panel from her Jazz Stories series of story quilts, achieved $30,000 plus the buyer’s premium in April 2021. Ringgold will receive a gold medal for painting at the awards and induction ceremony to be held by the American Academy of Arts and Letters on May 24 in Manhattan. Image courtesy of Swann Auction Galleries

March 24, 2023

Ringgold, Unterberg, Vendler to be honored by arts academy

Marc Chagall, ‘Sketch for Two Faces’ (detail), 1968, gouache and Indian ink on Japanese paper, 33 by 25cm, Musee national d’art moderne, Paris, Donation Meret Meyer 2022 © Archives Marc et Ida Chagall, Paris / ADAGP, Paris, 2023.

March 23, 2023

Official Marc Chagall website now online, features catalogue raisonne

Roy Lichtenstein’s 1989 mixed media ‘Portrait of a Woman’ is one of five of the late Pop artist’s works that will appear on a set of Forever stamps. Image courtesy of the USPS

March 22, 2023

USPS to honor pop artist Roy Lichtenstein with set of 5 stamps

A legal dispute regarding ownership of an 1888 painting by Vincent van Gogh, ‘The Novel Reader,’ has been settled, according to lawyers involved in the case. While the dispute proceeded, the Detroit Institute of Arts was required to retain the painting, which it received on loan for a ground-breaking Van Gogh show that ended on Jan. 22. Image courtesy of Wikimedia Commons, which regards this photographic reproduction of ‘The Novel Reader’ as being in the public domain in the United States.

March 22, 2023

Lawyers: Dispute over van Gogh art in Detroit is settled

An early three-button mouse and coding keyset, created by computer pioneer Douglas Engelbart, achieved $178,936 at auction on March 16. Image courtesy of RR Auction

March 21, 2023

Early computer mouse and coding keyset scamper to $178K at auction

Samuel Johnson Woolf (American, 1880-1948), ‘Brown the Wheats,’ 1913. Oil on canvas. Purchase through funds provided by patrons of Collectors Evening 2022, 2022.75. Image courtesy of the High Museum of Art

March 20, 2023

High Museum acquires Samuel Johnson Woolf’s ‘Brown the Wheats’

Columns & International

March 3, 2023

Gallery Report: Alphonse Mucha’s ‘Seasons’ suite triumphs at Everard

ATLANTA – At the dawn of every month, ACN columnist Ken Hall…

February 1, 2023

Gallery Report: 1921 Martiros Saryan mountain landscape climbs to $40K

January 3, 2023

Gallery Report: Auction sector wraps 2022 with exceptional results

December 1, 2022

Gallery Report: Vibrant untitled Lynne Drexler painting wins $450K

November 1, 2022

Gallery Report: Le Pho painting blooms at Hindman

October 4, 2022

Gallery Report: Alice Baber painting sets record at John Moran

September 1, 2022

Gallery Report: Green Goblin action figure scampers off with $76K at Hake’s

August 3, 2022

Gallery Report: Tiffany Poppy lamp flourishes at Morphy’s

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'Gianni Colombo: The Body and the Space 1959-1980,' exhibition view at Robilant+Voena, London, Oct. 2 – Nov. 20, 2015. Courtesy Robilant+Voena — Art Market Italy: Gianni Colombo
January 14, 2016/by 8178pwpadmin

Nelson Atkins 68-1_Chinese-FoldingArmchaire — Chinese huanghuali furniture: precious wood, elegant design
December 30, 2015/by Tom Hoepf

Alberto Giacometti, "Place", 1948-1949, Bronze, 21 × 63.5 × 44 cm, Emanuel Hoffmann-Stiftung, Depositum in der Öffentlichen Kunstsammlung Basel, © Succession Alberto Giacometti / 2015, ProLitteris, Zurich, Foto: Martin P. Bühler, Öffentliche Kunstsammlung Basel On show at "Future Present", from Jun.13, 2015 to Jan.31, 2016 — Alberto Giacometti: Redefining the human figure
December 18, 2015/by Tom Hoepf

This Special Order Horseshoe 35cm Shiny Electric Blue Birkin in Porosus Crocodile, the most desirable material, brought $81,250 at a 2015 Heritage New York Valentine Signature Auction. Courtesy Heritage Auctions — Hermes: Handbags with a distinguished history
October 14, 2015/by 8178pwpadmin

Neustadt Poinsettia Detail — Tiffany glass continues to make lighting magical
September 24, 2015/by Tom Hoepf

Uniques 6-15 Lot 24 — Piero Fornasetti: Inspired jester of the decorative arts
September 8, 2015/by Tom Hoepf

ponti-105088.001-v4 — Gio Ponti: Grand thinker of Italian design
August 12, 2015/by 8178pwpadmin

March 27, 2023

MAD appoints Alexandra Schwartz to important curatorial role

NEW YORK – The Museum of Arts and Design (MAD) has appointed…

Italian glass master Lino Tagliapietra creates a work live in the Museum of Glass’s Hot Shop as an audience looks on. Tagliapietra has chosen the Tacoma, Wash. museum as the repository of his work and his artistic legacy. Image courtesy of the Museum of Glass. Photo by Kristin Elliot.

March 22, 2023

Lino Tagliapietra picks Museum of Glass for permanent legacy gallery

March 18, 2023

J.C. Vaughn named president of comic book publishing giant Gemstone

British marine painter John Stobart in an undated photo. He died March 2 at the age of 93. Image courtesy of Rehs Contemporary Galleries, Inc.

March 15, 2023

In Memoriam: British maritime painter John Stobart, 93

The National Museum of Wildlife Art (NMWA) in Jackson, Wyo., has hired Kennis Forte as its new associate curator of art. Image courtesy of NMWA

February 22, 2023

Kennis Forte, Ph.D., named associate curator at Nat’l Museum of Wildlife Art

Burt Bacharach, photographed in December 2002 at the Kennedy Center in Washington, D.C. The legendary composer died February 8 at the age of 94. Image courtesy of Wikimedia Commons, photo credit John Mathew Smith and www.celebrity-photos.com. Shared under the Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 2.0 Generic license.

February 9, 2023

In Memoriam: Burt Bacharach, legendary composer of pop songs, 94

Motown songwriting legend Barrett Strong, photographed by John Mathew Smith. Strong died on January 29 at the age of 81. Image courtesy of Wikimedia Commons, photo credit to Smith and www.celebrity-photos.com. Shared under the Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 2.0 Generic license.

February 1, 2023

In Memoriam: Barrett Strong, Motown founding artist known for ‘Money,’ 81

The Baltimore Museum of Art (BMA) has appointed Dr. Asma Naeem its new director. She had been interim co-director since June 2022, and will be the museum’s 11th director and the first person of color to helm it. Image courtesy of the BMA

January 31, 2023

Baltimore Museum of Art appoints new director: Dr. Asma Naeem

January 9, 2023

Velvet: an interior design favorite that never went away

NEW YORK – (AP) It was all over the fashion runways. Women’s…

January 6, 2023

Pictorial trays helped Coca-Cola build a powerful soda brand

Detail of a 19th-century Continental macro-mosaic of a prominently haloed St. John Bosco, which realized $1,600 plus the buyer’s premium in April 2021. Image courtesy of Akiba Antiques and LiveAuctioneers

December 23, 2022

Ring of reverence: a history of the halo in art

This set of German-made American Revolutionary War toy soldiers, hand-painted and having engraved features, sold for $375 plus the buyer’s premium in September 2020. Image courtesy of Old Toy Soldier Auctions USA and LiveAuctioneers

December 20, 2022

For centuries, toy soldiers have carried on the fight

In this December 2022 photo, collector Dwight Cleveland holds a lobby card from his extensive collection. He has entered an agreement with Dartmouth College to digitize his silent movie-era lobby cards for preservation and publication. Image courtesy of Dwight Cleveland.

December 17, 2022

Silent films to encore in Dartmouth-backed lobby card project

A Mughal Empire gold pendant inlaid with kundan-set green glass, white topaz and rubies sold for $2,500 plus the buyer’s premium in December 2021. Image courtesy of Artemis Gallery and LiveAuctioneers

November 30, 2022

Mughal Empire artisans raised arts of Asia to new heights

June 8, 2022

Exhibits honor Peanuts creator Charles Schulz’s centenary

Phil and Joan Castle made the discovery of their lives in October 2018, when they swept their metal detectors over what proved to be a so-called “purse hoard” of 14th-century British gold coins. Image courtesy of Noonans

May 19, 2022

British metal detectorists make the find of their lives: medieval gold coins