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A large sunflower-like costume jewelry brooch, unsigned but verified as a work by Schreiner, achieved $1,900 plus the buyer’s premium in December 2022. Image courtesy of Soulis Auctions and LiveAuctioneers

Vintage costume jewelry earns respect and hefty bids

January 27, 2023

NEW YORK — Costume jewelry was once looked down upon as substandard.…

A circa-1985 example of Frank Gehry’s Fish lamp achieved $65,000 plus the buyer’s premium in November 2021. Image courtesy of Hindman and LiveAuctioneers.

Frank Gehry’s wizardry extends to jewelry and home goods

January 24, 2023

NEW YORK — Architect and designer Frank Gehry (Canadian and…

Rabbits in art: revered as good-luck symbols for centuries

January 20, 2023

NEW YORK — The Chinese New Year will begin Sunday, Janury…

A custom-made hoverboard used for effects shots in ‘Back to the Future: Part II’ achieved $70,000 plus the buyer’s premium in December 2022. Image courtesy of Heritage Auctions and LiveAuctioneers.

Movie props let you own tangible pieces of beloved films

January 17, 2023

NEW YORK — Some of the most well-known movie props are in…

Jens Risom: one of modern design’s great Danes

January 13, 2023

NEW YORK — Jens Risom (1916-2016) was one of the earliest…

A Cartier Art Deco emerald and diamond platinum wristwatch achieved $50,000 plus the buyer’s premium in April 2018. Image courtesy of Fortuna Auction and LiveAuctioneers.

Image courtesy of Fortuna Auction and LiveAuctioneers.

Art Deco watches: ‘timeless’ designs of the Jazz Age

January 10, 2023

NEW YORK — The Art Deco era was short, lasting from about…

A circa-1950 Stilnovo Sputnik chandelier achieved €21,000 (about $22,267) plus the buyer’s premium in October 2021. Image courtesy of Piasa and LiveAuctioneers.

Now retro-futuristic, Stilnovo’s visionary designs shine on

January 6, 2023

NEW YORK — When articles are written about Mid-century Modern…

A colorful 1970 Henryk Stazewski (Polish, 1894-1988) acrylic relief painting on panel achieved $18,000 plus the buyer’s premium in November 2022. Image courtesy of Material Culture and LiveAuctioneers.

Best designs of the 1970s enjoy new popularity

January 3, 2023

NEW YORK — The 1970s were an eclectic time for decor and…

Upcoming Auctions

January 30, 2023

Bonhams’ Connoisseur’s Library sale returns Feb. 7-8

LONDON – A Corliss & Wheelock steam engine, built by…

Edo-period copper tsuba decorated with a mythical creature, offered with a custom box, estimated at $1,200-$1,500

January 28, 2023

Japanese metalwork that delighted samurai featured in Jasper52 sale, Feb. 3

Michael Jordan game-worn Chicago Bulls jersey from the 1996-1997 season, estimated at $6,000-$7,000

January 27, 2023

Athletes, scientists, presidents – University Archives has them all, Feb. 1

14K gold and diamond ring centered on a GIA-certified 5.12-carat emerald, estimated at $27,000-$32,000

January 27, 2023

Dreamy green emerald ring captivates in Feb. 1 jewelry auction

January 26, 2023

Comic books, pop culture, fashion and art join forces in Jan. 28 auction

Jacob Strutt, ‘The Arch of Constantine, Rome,’ estimated at £10,000-£15,000. Image courtesy of Bonhams

January 25, 2023

English country house treasures on offer at Bonhams, Feb. 2

Presentation copy of ‘in our time,’ given by its author, Ernest Hemingway, to his future editor, Maxwell Perkins, estimated at $60,000-$90,000

January 25, 2023

Hemingway, Gutenberg Bible are top-shelf entries at Freeman’s, Feb. 2

Tiffany & Co. gilt bronze Taj Mahal lidded box, estimated at $50-$5,000

January 25, 2023

Continental decorative arts await at Schwenke auction, Jan. 31

Auction Results

Chanel by Karl Lagerfeld velvet dress from the Autumn-Winter 1988-1989 collection, entirely embroidered by Lesage with Tudor patterns, €56,700 (about $61,000). Image courtesy of Christie’s Images Ltd. 2023

January 30, 2023

Fashionistas played for keeps at Christie’s sold-out haute couture auction

PARIS – During Paris Fashion Week, Christie’s offered…

Green Vladimir Kagan Omnibus sofa, $22,680. Image courtesy of Freeman’s

January 28, 2023

Designer Vladimir Kagan’s personal collection 100% sold at Freeman’s

Eric Sloane, ‘Storm Over Walpi,’ $5,227

January 28, 2023

Landscapes, skyscapes and ship’s binoculars made waves at Michaan’s

January 26, 2023

Cohen & Cohen Chinese Export porcelain sale achieves $1.7M at Bonhams

Audemars Piguet Royal Oak Leo Messi edition wristwatch in stainless steel, £31,200 (about $38,500). Image courtesy of Fellows

January 25, 2023

Lionel Messi Audemars Piguet limited edition watch a top seller at Fellows

Silver medal won by Soviet ice hockey player Sergei Starikov when the USSR beat Sweden in the contest for second place at the 1980 Winter Olympics in Lake Placid, $86,136

January 24, 2023

1980 Winter Olympic medal won by USSR hockey player skates to $86K at RR

Charles Peale Polk’s ‘George Washington,’ $630,000. Image courtesy of Christie’s Images Ltd. 2023

January 21, 2023

Pair of American Art sales total $8.8M at Christie’s New York

January 19, 2023

California landscapes earned healthy six-figure prices at Andrew Jones

American Airlines Boeing 2707 SST model aircraft, circa 1970. Scale 1:72, plastic, metal, paint. Collection of Anthony J. Lawler, L2022.1702.002

January 30, 2023

SFO Museum’s SST show lauds revolutionary airplane’s legacy

SAN FRANCISCO — The SFO Museum is now presenting Supersonic…

Lynda Roscoe Hartigan, PEM’s Rose-Marie and Eijk van Otterloo Executive Director and CEO (left), and Supreme Judicial Court Chief Justice Kimberly S. Budd (right) examine the Witch Trial documents from 1692. Image courtesy of PEM. Photo by Kathy Tarantola.

January 30, 2023

Hundreds of Salem Witch Trials documents get new home

The Fernandez Lopez Building Expansion, part of the Museum of Pontevedra in Pontevedra, Spain, photographed in April 2012. On January 25, the museum returned to Poland two paintings that Nazi German forces stole from the country during World War II. Image courtesy of Wikimedia Commons, photo credit juantiagues. Shared under the Creative Commons Attribution Share-Alike 2.0 Generic license.

January 28, 2023

Spanish museum returns two Nazi-looted paintings to Poland

Allagash sunset. Image courtesy of the Maine Bureau of Parks and Lands

January 28, 2023

Maine invites applicants for summer visiting artist program

Detail of the silk velvet strapless evening gown owned and worn by the late Princess Diana, which sold for $604,000 on January 27. Image courtesy of Sotheby’s

January 27, 2023

After lengthy bidding battle, Princess Diana ball gown sells for $604K

Gold medal given to Captain Davidge Gould, one of the men from the group dubbed the “band of brothers” who fought alongside Vice-Admiral Horatio Nelson against the naval forces of Napoleon, which sold for £100,000 (about $123,000) plus the buyer’s premium at Noonans on January 18. Image courtesy of Noonans

January 27, 2023

Medal from Horatio Nelson’s Band of Brothers wins $123K at Noonans

Huang Yan, (b. 1966-) ‘Chinese Landscape Series No. 3,’ 1999, color photograph, 47 ¾ by 64in. © Huang Yan

January 27, 2023

Hirshhorn unveils its first contemporary Chinese photography show

Vincent van Gogh’s ‘The Novel Reader,’ painted in 1888. A federal appeals court ruled on January 25 that the Detroit Institute of Arts, which displayed the painting in a show that closed last Sunday, must retain possession of it in connection with a dispute regarding its ownership. Image courtesy of Wikimedia Commons, which regards this photographic reproduction of the Vincent van Gogh painting as being in the public domain in the United States.

January 27, 2023

It’s not over yet; now court orders Detroit museum to hold onto disputed van Gogh

Columns & International

January 3, 2023

Gallery Report: Auction sector wraps 2022 with exceptional results

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

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

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

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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

Mira Lehr, nationally acclaimed eco-feminist artist who earned the title of godmother of Miami’s art scene, died January 24 at the age of 88. Photo credit Nick Garcia

January 30, 2023

In Memoriam: Mira Lehr, eco-feminist artist and Miami art-scene legend, 88

MIAMI – Nationally acclaimed eco-feminist artist…

Shelburne Museum associate curator of Native American art Victoria Sunnergren. She is the first to hold this post at the museum. Image courtesy of Shelburne Museum

January 28, 2023

Shelburne Museum establishes curator of Native American art

January 20, 2023

Co-chairs announced for 2023 Met Ball honoring Karl Lagerfeld

Potter & Potter Auctions has selected Aron Packer as director and specialist of its recently created Fine and Outsider Art department. Image courtesy of Potter & Potter

January 20, 2023

Potter & Potter taps Aron Packer for Fine and Outsider Art department

January 17, 2023

In Memoriam: Italian film legend Gina Lollobrigida, 95

January 11, 2023

Hindman promotes Alyssa D. Quinlan to CEO

January 6, 2023

Congressman to be sworn in on rare comic ‘Superman’ No. 1

The Philadelphia Museum of Art has appointed Carlos Basualdo as the museum’s Marion Boulton “Kippy” Stroud deputy director and chief curator, and appointed Jessica Todd Smith (not pictured) director of curatorial initiatives and the Susan Gray Detweiler curator of American art. Image courtesy of the Philadelphia Museum of Art.

January 3, 2023

Philadelphia Museum of Art appoints two curators to key roles

January 9, 2023

Velvet: an interior design favorite that never went away

NEW YORK – 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