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A #406 Tonka dump truck, evidently never played with, achieved $2,800 plus the buyer’s premium in January 2022. Image courtesy of Milestone Auctions and LiveAuctioneers.

Toys may come and go, but Tonka trucks keep rolling

November 25, 2022

NEW YORK — Ever since the first Tonka toy truck rolled off…

Artist Mira Lehr, photographed in 2018 by Cristina Molina.

The planets have aligned for feminist artist Mira Lehr

November 22, 2022

MIAMI BEACH, Fla. (ACNI) – Mira Lehr is enjoying…

Maximize holiday enjoyment with vintage Thanksgiving decor

November 18, 2022

NEW YORK — Once upon a time, malls and stores decorated for…

Karl Bodmer’s aquatint ‘Mato-Tope, a Mandan chief,’ earned $7,000 plus the buyer’s premium in May 2022. Image courtesy of Garth’s Auction Inc. and LiveAuctioneers.

Karl Bodmer depicted Native Americans with detailed accuracy

November 15, 2022

NEW YORK — In the 1800s, Karl Bodmer (Swiss, 1809-1893)…

A cigar box containing more than 100 US Navy challenge coins, including the pictured Seal Team coin, made $230 plus the buyer’s premium in October 2018. Image courtesy of Affiliated Auctions and LiveAuctioneers.

Military challenge coins evoke pride and camaraderie

November 11, 2022

NEW YORK — Challenge coins have a rich history in the United…

Utagawa Hiroshige’s prints: fleeting images of a floating world

November 8, 2022

NEW YORK — Utagawa Hiroshige (1797-1858) is a celebrated…

The golden rule with garnets: the redder, the better

November 4, 2022

NEW YORK — Diamonds may be a girl’s best friend, but garnets…

The charm of Beniamino Bufano’s birds and beasts

November 1, 2022

NEW YORK — Born in Italy, Beniamino Benvenuto Bufano (1898-1970)…

Upcoming Auctions

Ercole Barovier, Spira Aurata vase, estimated at $2,000-$3,000

November 28, 2022

20th-century Italian glass showcased at Capsule Auction, Dec. 1

NEW YORK – On Thursday, December 1, Capsule Auctions will…

Robert Henri, ‘Spanish Gypsy,’ estimated at $250,000-$400,000

November 28, 2022

Freeman’s puts its own fine stamp on American Art Week, Dec. 4-5

Green cut to clear decanter by Stevens & Williams in the figural butterfly form, estimated at $6,000-$9,000

November 26, 2022

Butterfly-form decanter sets hearts aflutter at Woody Auction, Dec. 3

Elgin 14K gold pocket watch, ornately engraved and embossed with a floral motif, estimated at $200-$1,000

November 26, 2022

Benefit Shop Foundation delivers holiday sparkle, Dec. 7

One from a set of 10 serving trays by French silversmith Alphonse Debain, estimated at $34,000-$41,000

November 26, 2022

Let Jasper52 set your table with exclusive sterling silver, Nov. 30

1963 Corvette split window coupe, purchased in 1983 and stored in a dry heated garage ever since, estimated at CA$40,000-$60,000

November 25, 2022

1963 Corvette will send Miller & Miller bidders into a rev-erie Dec. 3

Paul Storr Ascot Cup silver racing trophy, estimated at $30,000-$50,000

November 25, 2022

John Moran tempts traditional collectors with superb silver, Dec. 6

November 25, 2022

Antique books bring ancient knowledge to life, Nov. 29

Auction Results

Detail of one of the 42 love letters Bob Dylan, then Bob Zimmerman, wrote to Barbara Ann Hewitt in the 1950s. Imagescourtesy of RR Auction and © the estate of Barbara Hewitt

November 26, 2022

Archive of Bob Dylan love letters to old flame earns $669K

BOSTON – An archive of 42 love letters written by Bob…

William Kentridge, ‘Soho in Bed with Rhinoceros,’ £630,330. Image courtesy of Bonhams

November 26, 2022

Dedicated William Kentridge 20-lot sale totals $1.4M at Bonhams

On November 11, a Winter Dance Party poster for a concert featuring Buddy Holly, Ritchie Valens and the Big Bopper, dated February 3, 1959 – the day they died together in a plane crash on the way to the show – sold for $447,000 and a new world auction record for any original concert poster. Image courtesy of Heritage Auctions

November 25, 2022

1959 Buddy Holly concert poster sells for world-record $447K

Grandma Moses, ‘We Have All Gone Sledding,’ $31,250

November 24, 2022

Grandma Moses went dashing through the snow at Dallas Auction Gallery

Kyser & Rex (Philadelphia) Roller Skating cast-iron mechanical bank, excellent condition retaining bright original paint colors. Sold for $24,000

November 23, 2022

Bertoia Auctions wraps Schroeder toy collection series at $5.7M

Mark Rothko, ‘A Last Supper,’ $1.45 million. Image courtesy of Heritage Auctions

November 23, 2022

Records set by Rothko, Dohanos at Heritage American Art sale

November 22, 2022

Fine ancient art, antiquities found new homes via Hermann Historica

Duffner & Kimberly Poppy hanging light fixture, $72,000

November 21, 2022

Duffner & Kimberly Poppy lamp lights up Cottone sale at $72K

Javier Orfon, ‘Bienteveo,’ 2018-2022. Inkjet print, 97 by 176in. (246.4 by 447cm). Collection of the artist; courtesy Hidrante, San Juan

November 28, 2022

Whitney museum surveys Puerto Rican art in wake of Hurricane Maria

NEW YORK — The Whitney Museum of American Art has unveiled…

Titian, ‘Venus and Adonis,’ estimated at £8 million-£12 million ($8.9 million-$13.4 million). Image courtesy of Sotheby’s

November 28, 2022

Titian’s Venus and Adonis could make beautiful music together, Dec. 7

Exterior of the Museum of the Bible in Washington, DC, taken in June 2019. On September 29, the museum returned a millennium-old Christian manuscript to Greece after learning it had been stolen from the Eikosiphoinissa Monastery in 1917. Image courtesy of Wikimedia Commons, photo credit Farragutful. Shared under the Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 4.0 International license

November 28, 2022

US museum returns rare 1,000-year-old manuscript to Greece

Photograph of ‘Peanuts’ cartoonist Charles Schulz, taken in 1956. On Saturday, November 26, more than 75 syndicated cartoonists will mark the centenary of Schulz’s birth by including tributes to him in their strips. Image courtesy of Wikimedia Commons, courtesy of the New York World-Telegram and Sun collection at the Library of Congress. According to the library, there are no known copyright restrictions on the use of this work.

November 26, 2022

Cartoonists to honor ‘Peanuts’ creator Schulz in funny pages Nov. 26

Steve McQueen’s onetime Malibu beach home has been updated into a 4,300-square-foot property with several wide decks. Photo by The Luxury Level. Courtesy of TopTenRealEstateDeals.com

November 25, 2022

Steve McQueen’s Malibu beach pad lists for nearly $17M

November 22, 2022

Ukrainian Modernist art celebrated at Madrid museum

Public domain image of Ty Cobb

November 22, 2022

1905 Ty Cobb vault-marked, game-used rookie bat sells for $1.1M

Alan Strutt (born 1967, UK.) ‘Yasmin Le Bon, Palladium,’ London, 1997. Evening Standard, October 1997. Haute couture Fall/Winter 1997–98 collection (“La Chimere”.) © Alan Strutt

November 21, 2022

Thierry Mugler retrospective strikes a pose at Brooklyn Museum

Columns & International

November 1, 2022

Gallery Report: Le Pho painting blooms at Hindman

ATLANTA – At the beginning of each month, ACN columnist Ken…

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

July 2, 2022

Gallery Report: Historic 17-star flag flies to $46K at Morphy’s

June 1, 2022

Gallery Report: Ed Clark abstract sells for record $740K at Hindman

May 1, 2022

Gallery Report: Loie Hollowell painting crests $1M at Clars

April 1, 2022

Gallery Report: Clementine Hunter’s ‘Fish Fry’ sizzles at Crescent City

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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

Hindman has hired Gemma Sudlow as managing director for the New York region, with a focus on launching a saleroom in Manhattan. Image courtesy of Hindman

November 25, 2022

Hindman taps Gemma Sudlow to launch NYC saleroom

NEW YORK – Hindman announces it has hired Gemma Sudlow…

Hindman has appointed Laura Paterson (left) its director and senior specialist of photographs, and appointed Madalina Lazen (right) its director and senior specialist of European art. They will be based in New York and Palm Beach, Fla., respectively. Images courtesy of Hindman

November 18, 2022

Hindman appoints new directors of photographs, European art

November 4, 2022

Steve Geppi wins comic industry lifetime achievement award

Pollyanna ‘Polly’ Nordstrand, a member of the Hopi community, has been named the next executive director of the Museum of Indian Arts & Culture, which is located in Santa Fe, N.M. She will formally take the helm in November 2022. Image courtesy of the Museum of Indian Arts & Culture

October 21, 2022

Hopi curator to lead New Mexico’s Native American art museum

October 5, 2022

In Memoriam: Loretta Lynn, coal miner’s daughter and country queen, 90

Left to Right: Nick Cave, Thomas Houseago and Brad Pitt, shown with artworks of theirs that appear in a current show at the Sara Hilden Art Museum in Tampere, Finland. Image courtesy of the Sara Hilden Art Museum. Photo credit Jussi Koivunen

September 21, 2022

Brad Pitt, Nick Cave make surprise art debut in Finland

Photographer William Klein, photographed speaking at the Cinematheque francaise in Paris in June 2008. Klein died on September 10 at the age of 96. Image courtesy of Wikimedia Commons, photo credit Roman Bonnefoy. Shared under the Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 3.0 Unported license.

September 13, 2022

In Memoriam: William Klein, American photographer in Paris, 96

September 2, 2022

Meet Ozzie Bilotta, whose vintage toys are off to a new Florida museum

June 8, 2022

Exhibits honor Peanuts creator Charles Schulz’s centenary

COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) – In a series of Peanuts comic strips…

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

April 10, 2022

Colonial Williamsburg exhibition to reveal secrets of restoration

A circa-1820s original Kill Devil fishing lure, the only known surviving example, will be auctioned on March 25 in England. Described as the most important antique fishing lure to come to auction, it is estimated at £4,000-£6,000. Image courtesy of Mullock’s Specialist Auctioneers & Valuers

March 17, 2022

What makes the ‘Kill Devil’ the world’s most important fishing lure?

An Ettore Sottsass UFO lamp, designed for Arredoluce, realized $3,250 plus the buyer’s premium in September 2020. Image courtesy of Toomey & Co. Auctioneers and LiveAuctioneers

March 8, 2022

Home lighting trends: designers get creative, clever, cozy

A late 19th-century quilt featuring a Windmill Blades pattern sold for $11,000 plus the buyer’s premium in September 2020. Image courtesy of Freeman’s and LiveAuctioneers.

February 18, 2022

Quilt artists create textiles to display or cozy up with

On January 27, selections from the collection of the late film critic Joel Siegel will be offered at Leland Little Auctions. Siegel is shown here with a Navajo rug that he acquired.

January 21, 2022

Profile: Joel Siegel – film critic, TV personality, author and collector

A scarce set of 1908 Rose Company postcards, one featuring E.J. Coleman, president of the Scranton Miners baseball club, sold for $660 at Robert Edward Auctions’ spring 2018 sale. Image courtesy of Robert Edward Auctions.

September 5, 2021

Collector seeks rare Scranton baseball cards to complete collection