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Steve Slotin poses with a ventriloquist’s dummy that was being auctioned by Slotin Folk Art Auction. His wife Amy joked that it looked like Steve’s twin, prompting his bemused expression.

Auctioneer Steve Slotin says outsider art is ‘in’

June 22, 2021

BUFORD, Ga. – Growing up in Georgia, Steve Slotin, who…

This circa 1947 Krabban hand-knitted wool carpet from Barbro Nilsson certainly qualifies as a statement piece. It brought $24,000 plus the buyer’s premium in June 2021 at Wright.

Go big AND go home: Five types of statement pieces

June 18, 2021

NEW YORK — Statement pieces make a room and speak to your…

A 2004 screenprint of ‘Girl with Balloon’ earned $282,247 plus the buyer’s premium in March 2021 at Forum Auctions.

Collectors bank on Banksy, despite the artist’s protests

June 15, 2021

NEW YORK — The street artist known as Banksy is both a…

Gotta catch ’em all! Collecting Pokemon cards

June 11, 2021

NEW YORK — At any point in time, just about anything that…

Pictured at home in front of a Merton Simpson artwork, Matt Quinn says by focusing on people and what client’s needs are, he helps them through what can be a difficult time and maximizes their profit.

Quinn’s Sr VP Matthew Quinn says ‘People first, then things’

June 8, 2021

FALLS CHURCH, Va. – Matthew Quinn is quick to say he does…

Princess Diana’s enduring influence on fashion

June 4, 2021

NEW YORK — More than two decades after her death, the public’s…

Antiques expert Terry Kovel explores American silver hallmarks

June 1, 2021

NEW YORK — What Terry Kovel doesn’t know about American…

Wilhelm Schimmel eagle carvings fly to the top of the folk art market

May 28, 2021

NEW YORK — Itinerant carver Wilhelm Schimmel (Germany and…

Upcoming Auctions

Kambaba ‘Healing Sphere,’ estimated at $300-$350

June 23, 2021

New York auction showcases crystals, minerals and specimens

NEW YORK – Who hasn't looked at a curve of earth and thought,…

Undated Gina Pellon oil on canvas, estimated at $3,000-$6,000

June 23, 2021

Fine art takes center stage at John McInnis June 26

June 22, 2021

Morphy’s to auction 1,500+ lots of firearms and militaria, July 13-15

A rediscovered copy of William J. Stone’s 1823 printing of the Declaration of Independence, first presented to Charles Carroll of Carrollton, the last surviving signer of the original, could sell for $500,000-$800,000 in a single-lot sale on July 1.

June 22, 2021

Freeman’s offers 1823 printing of the Declaration of Independence on July 1

June 21, 2021

Iconic Eddie Van Halen guitar headlines Guernsey’s July 14-15 auction

Cover of a fully signed ‘Meet the Beatles’ promo album, inscribed to George Harrison’s sister, estimated at $100,000-$125,000

June 21, 2021

The Beatles, Prince star in RR Auction’s June 24 sale

Three graduated natural saltwater pearl necklaces, formerly in the collection of Lady Ludlow and thence by descent to the late Duchess of Abercorn, estimated at £175,000-£200,000. Images courtesy of Christie’s Images Ltd 2021

June 21, 2021

Hermes rarities and fine pearls showcased in Christie’s June 23 sale

Mira Nakashima Conoid dining table from 2000, estimated at $10,000-15,000

June 21, 2021

Heritage to offer prized Mira & George Nakashima designs, July 15

Auction Results

June 23, 2021

May & June Swann sales set records for Alice Neel, Hannes Beckmann

NEW YORK — Auctions of Modern & Post-War Art, Fine…

Patek Philippe Calatrava in 18K yellow gold, owned by Andy Warhol, which sold for $150,000. Courtesy of Christie’s Images Ltd 2021

June 22, 2021

Tick, tock, wow! Warhol’s Calatrava goes for $150K at Christie’s

Ed Ruscha, ‘Made in California,’ which sold for $100,000

June 22, 2021

Ed Ruscha print set record at John Moran’s June 9 auction

June 21, 2021

Marilyn Monroe-signed 1962 JFK birthday celebration program sells for $29K

Patek Philippe Reference 3940 perpetual calendar men’s watch, which sold for CA$50,150

June 18, 2021

Patek Philippe earns top-lot status at Miller & Miller sale

June 18, 2021

Nakashima furniture, Yellin firescreen topped Freeman’s June 8 auction

George Daniels Millennium wristwatch, which sold for £519,000 and a world auction record for any British-made watch. Courtesy of Bonhams Images Ltd 2021

June 17, 2021

Bonhams sets new world auction record for a British-made watch

Martin Lewis, ‘Fifth Avenue Bridge,’ which sold for $10,838. Courtesy of Bonhams Images Ltd 2021

June 15, 2021

Martin Lewis prevails over Bonhams June 9 Prints & Multiples sale

June 23, 2021

Hall & Oates-signed artworks help raise funds for Stax Music Academy

MEMPHIS, Tenn. – Daryl Hall and John Oates, Rock and Roll…

The Rijksmuseum in Amsterdam used artificial intelligence (AI) to recreate pieces of Rembrandt’s ‘Night Watch’ that had been cut away 70 years after the artist created it. On June 23, the Amsterdam museum unveiled the amended painting, shown here. Image courtesy of the Rijksmuseum.

June 23, 2021

Rijksmuseum restores Rembrandt’s ‘Night Watch’ to original form

Heart and Hand weathervane, created in 1839 by Ezra Ames and Bela Dexter of Chelsea, Mass. Photograph courtesy of David A. Schorsch and Eileen M. Smiles, Woodbury, Conn.

June 22, 2021

AFAM unveils landmark exhibit of American weathervanes

Anna Miller, ‘Tropical,’ part of the exhibit Inner Light: In a Time of Pandemic

June 21, 2021

Lightner Museum spotlights semi-abstract artist Anna Miller

Courtesy of Bonhams Images Ltd 2021

June 21, 2021

Lynn Chadwick’s family consigns six sculptures to late-June auction

English Staffordshire mantel ornament in the form of Stanfield Hall, known as a “murder house,” circa 1849–1860. Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art.

June 21, 2021

Nelson-Atkins Museum showcases ‘Castles, Cottages, and Crime’

Mahogany and white pine bombe chest of drawers made in Boston circa 1770

June 18, 2021

Colonial Williamsburg lauds extraordinary gift with exhibit to open June 26

June 17, 2021

LiveAuctioneers announces proposed acquisition by Auction Technology Group

Columns & International

June 2, 2021

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

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

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

February 26, 2021

The Hot Bid: double Ferris wheel toy could turn $15,000

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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

Bonhams Co-Chairman and CEO Asia Malcolm Barber. Courtesy of Bonhams Images LTD 2021.

June 21, 2021

Bonhams appoints Malcolm Barber CEO for Asia

LONDON – The international auction house Bonhams has appointed…

June 11, 2021

Tim Rodgers appointed director at Museum of Arts & Design

Portrait of Laurence des Cars, the next president-director of the Louvre. Photograph copyright Franck Ferville, courtesy of the Musee d’Orsay.

June 7, 2021

Louvre welcomes its first female president-director

May 28, 2021

Hindman appoints Caroline Mujica-Parodi director of museum services

May 27, 2021

In Memoriam: Children’s book author Eric Carle, 91

May 25, 2021

In Memoriam: Roger Hawkins, 75, drummer for ‘The Swampers’

May 24, 2021

Newfields elects Darrianne Christian chair of its board of trustees

Philanthropist and museum founder Eli Broad, who died April 30 at the age of 87.

May 3, 2021

In Memoriam: Broad Museum founder Eli Broad, 87

Image licensed from iStockPhoto.com

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’