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This elaborate 19th century French Gothic bronze reliquary sold for $800 plus the buyer’s premium in 2012 at Jackson’s International Auctioneers.

Reliquaries: Vessels for sacred objects that stir the faithful

July 30, 2021

NEW YORK – When holy persons depart for their heavenly…

Batmania! Prices for Caped Crusader items keep climbing

July 27, 2021

NEW YORK — While toy lines come and go, those for superheroes…

A Cartier 18K yellow gold elephant brooch with pave diamonds realized $24,550 plus the buyer’s premium in 2021.

Build your own menagerie of animal-themed jewelry

July 23, 2021

NEW YORK – Few are immune to the charms of animals. From…

A celadon maebyeong vase from the Goryeo dynasty sold for $85,000 plus the buyer’s premium in May 2018 at Revere Auctions.

Eye on Korean ceramics: celadon, whiteware & moon jars

July 20, 2021

NEW YORK — While Japanese and Chinese ceramics and porcelain…

Maranda Moran, fine and decorative specialist at John Moran Auctioneers, who has expertise in Western and Native American art.

Maranda Moran on Western & Native American art

July 16, 2021

MONROVIA, Calif. – Maranda Moran grew up in a family of…

This French poster for the October 8, 1939 Grand Prix race in Zurich brought $19,000 plus the buyer’s premium in January 2019 at Kamelot Auctions.

Vroom! Collectors race to bid on vintage Grand Prix posters

July 13, 2021

NEW YORK — Auto racing has riveted the public's attention…

Copies of Golden Age comics in great condition, such as Detective Comics #27, which introduced Batman, easily sell for more than a million dollars. Still, this 5.0-grade example brought $1.125 million in June 2021 at Heritage Auctions.

Character debuts add value to classic comic books

July 9, 2021

NEW YORK — If you are a serious comic book collector, your…

‘Diana,’ a circa-1895 bronze sculpture by Augustus Saint-Gaudens that sold for $518,400 on Jan. 23, 2021 at Keno Auctions in New York.

Saint-Gaudens: master sculptor of the Gilded Age

July 6, 2021

NEW YORK – In December 1904, President Theodore Roosevelt…

Upcoming Auctions

Sleeping mallard decoy by Shang Wheeler, estimated at $80,000-$120,000

August 1, 2021

Shang Wheeler duck decoy headlines Guyette & Deeter Aug. 6-7 auction

SAINT MICHAELS, Md. – Guyette & Deeter, Inc. is pleased…

Big Brother and the Holding Company November 1967 concert poster, est. $50-$100

July 30, 2021

Take a trip back to the psychedelic era via Aug. 5 concert poster auction

The surplus auction supplies Bodnar’s will sell includes its remaining stock of 205 wooden auction paddles, collectively estimated at $300-$500.

July 30, 2021

Going, going, gone! Bodnar’s offers surplus auction gear, Aug. 4

19th century buckskin vest, est. $3,000-$5,000

July 29, 2021

Jasper52 presents Americana, folk and outsider art, Aug. 5

July 28, 2021

New Frontier to auction premier Old West artifacts, antique & vintage firearms, Aug. 28

James Tandi bronze of a Maasai warrior, est. $3,400-$15,000

July 28, 2021

Rana & Rana to auction African antique and sculpture NFTs, July 30

Diamond, ruby and platinum-topped gold bracelet, est. $12,000-$18,000

July 27, 2021

Treasures of Vegas doyenne Phyllis McGuire to star in Heritage Aug. 10 auction

Audebert and Viellot's ‘Oiseaux dores ou a reflets metalliques,’ estimated at €4,500-€9,000

July 26, 2021

Jeschke Van Vliet’s July 30-31 auction boasts fine & rare books

Auction Results

George III Irish provincial silver-gilt freedom box, £7,650. Image courtesy of Bonhams

August 1, 2021

Bidders take a shine to Irish silver in Bonhams’ July 28 auction

LONDON – The Peter Ticher collection of Irish silver was…

Gold and diamond solitaire ring formerly in the collection of Sammy Davis Jr., which realized $69,063. Image courtesy of Bonhams

July 25, 2021

Sammy Davis Jr diamond rings sparkled brightest at Bonhams sale

1896 Olympic silver first-place medal, which sold for $180,111

July 25, 2021

1896 Athens Olympics 1st place medal wins $180K at RR Auction

Elton John’s touring Steinway & Sons piano, which sold for $915,000

July 23, 2021

Elton John’s Steinway piano captures $915K at Heritage

Marvel Comics Avengers #1 (Sept. 1963), graded CGC 8.0, which sold for $23,125

Courtesy of Bruneau & Co. Auctioneers

July 22, 2021

Vintage comic books and Pokemon cards triumph at Bruneau

Hermes Birkin handbag, formerly owned by Jane Birkin, which sold for £119,000, or about $162,000. Image courtesy of Bonhams

July 22, 2021

Jane Birkin’s Hermes Birkin tops six figures at Bonhams

Tiffany Studios leaded green glass table lamp, which sold for $12,000 on June 12

July 22, 2021

Tiffany lamps shed light on bright second quarter at Nadeau’s

July 21, 2021

Trio of plovers carved by Crowell claims top roost at Copley auction

Kimbel and Cabus (New York, 1863–82). Cabinet-Secretary, circa 1875. Painted cherry, gilding, copper, brass, leather, earthenware, 60 × 35 × 14 in. (152.4 × 88.9 × 35.6 cm). Brooklyn Museum; Bequest of DeLancey Thorn Grant in memory of her mother, Louise Floyd-Jones Thorn, by exchange, 1991.126. (Photo: Gavin Ashworth)

August 1, 2021

Brooklyn museum explores Kimbel and Cabus Modern Gothic furniture

BROOKLYN, N.Y. – Modern Gothic: The Inventive Furniture…

August 1, 2021

Man retraces history of family’s 19th-century whiskey bottle

Joan Clark Netherwood, ‘Two Viewers of the ‘I Am an American Day’ parade,’ East Baltimore Street, 1977, gelatin silver print, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Transfer from the National Endowment for the Arts, 1983.63.998

August 1, 2021

Trio of women artists showcased in Smithsonian’s ‘Welcome Home’

Gary Gygax, the late co-creator of the Dungeons & Dragons game, photographed at ModCon in September 1999. The former headquarters of the company that produced the iconic game became the Dungeon Hobby Shop Museum in July. Photo credit: Moroboshi. Courtesy of Wikimedia Commons, under the Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 3.0 Unported license.

July 30, 2021

Wisconsin welcomes Dungeons & Dragons museum

July 30, 2021

LACMA displays contemporary Chinese art through March 2022

Mattel approached Shepard Fairey to create the fourth entry in the UNO Artiste Series of specialty decks for the classic card game.

Courtesy of Mattel

July 29, 2021

Mattel taps Shepard Fairey for its UNO Artiste Series

A federal judge has approved the forfeiture of the Gilgamesh Dream Tablet, a 3,600-year-old clay tablet from what is now Iraq. It was imported into the United States illegally during the 2000s and was ultimately displayed at the Museum of the Bible in Washington, D.C.

July 29, 2021

Federal judge approves forfeiture of Gilgamesh Dream Tablet

July 29, 2021

International Tiger Day: Fewer than 4,000 tigers remain in the wild

Columns & International

June 30, 2021

Gallery Report: L’Engle painting of dance troupe a stellar performer

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

June 2, 2021

Gallery Report: Swann hosts Bisa Butler’s $75K auction debut

Banksy, ‘NOLA (White Rain),’ which sold for $162,500

April 30, 2021

Gallery Report: Banksy makes it rain at Heritage

April 12, 2021

The Hot Bid: Daum glass vase in Prairie pattern could make $18K

1865 tintype of Custer by Brady, $5,750, Holabird Western Americana

March 29, 2021

Gallery Report: 1865 Custer tintype nets $5,750 at Holabird sale

Pair of entrance doors by Albert Paley, glass elements by Martin Blank, 2004. Image courtesy Hindman

March 12, 2021

The Hot Bid: Albert Paley doors could command $50K at auction

March 5, 2021

The Hot Bid: apothecary sign lighted the way to drug store

March 1, 2021

Gallery Report: Saint-Gaudens statue tops Keno sale at $506K

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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

July 30, 2021

‘Friends’ star Matthew Perry sells LA condo for astounding price

LOS ANGELES - It’s been a great year for Matthew Perry.…

Journey guitarist and band cofounder Neal Schon has consigned 112 guitars from his impressive, expansive collection to auction.

July 27, 2021

Journey guitarist Neal Schon consigns 112 guitars to auction

The Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum and Foundation has appointed Ty Woodfolk as the institution’s first Chief Culture and Inclusion Officer (CCIO) and Trish Jeffers as Deputy Director of Human Resources.

July 27, 2021

Guggenheim appointments include first Chief Culture & Inclusion Officer

July 21, 2021

Sydelle Rubin-Dienstfrey, Ph.D., heads Artemis Gallery’s new Fine & Visual Arts Department

July 15, 2021

Bezos donates $200M to National Air & Space Museum

July 15, 2021

In Memoriam: Editor, professor and author John Fiske, 81

July 12, 2021

Hindman appoints Ashley Galloway VP of Marketing

June 29, 2021

Getty Trust President & CEO James Cuno to Retire

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March 15, 2021

‘Dying art’ of stained glass provides a living for one artist

HATTIESBURG, Miss. (AP) - Kyle Baughman welcomes working…

A mixed set of vintage Pyrex mixing bowls. Image courtesy Appraisal & Estate Sale Specialists and Live Auctioneers.

March 8, 2021

Pyrex and Pink Daisies: Midcentury cookware is fab again

February 12, 2021

Muralists find higher calling decorating church interiors

August 28, 2020

Meet Space Lace: San Francisco’s exciting new auction house for vintage fashion

August 14, 2020

Indiana retiree has a sweet tooth for M&M collectibles

May 29, 2020

Tractor returns to Indiana family after 7 decades of use

May 4, 2020

How museums move and ship fragile artworks

April 28, 2020

Hi-tech scans get under skin of ‘Girl with a Pearl Earring’