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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…

Uncle Sam has inspired several artists, including Andy Warhol, who paid homage with a diamond dust screenprint. This example attained $25,000 plus the buyer’s premium in March 2018 at Abington Auction Gallery.

Uncle Sam: patriot, pitchman, enduring symbol of the USA

July 2, 2021

NEW YORK — Holidays in the United States of America range…

This Edo period Japanese six-panel folding screen realized $46,000 plus the buyer’s premium in May 2020 at New Orleans Auction Galleries.

Asian folding screens reshape and upgrade a room’s decor

June 29, 2021

NEW YORK — Folding screens are endlessly versatile and…

Upcoming Auctions

Rainbow Man knifewing bolo by Myra and Homer Vacit, estimated at $1,200-$1,800

July 25, 2021

Native American jewelry trove leads Holabird Aug. 5-9 auction

RENO, Nev. – General George Armstrong Custer’s Civil…

July 23, 2021

Charleston Estate Auctions offers historic local treasures, August 1

Group of seven offset lithograph ‘Art of Rock’ promotional posters, estimated at $700-$900

July 22, 2021

Turner Auctions will rock you with vintage concert posters, Aug. 7

July 22, 2021

Jasper52 showcases Viking, ancient & medieval jewelry, July 28

Natural tricolor tourmaline in pink, purple, and black, estimated at $2,500-$3,000

July 21, 2021

Crystals, minerals and semiprecious stones add luster to July 27 sale

July 21, 2021

Dallas Auction Gallery presents fine art, luxury goods, English antiques July 28

Tiffany Studios Dragonfly table lamp, estimated at $250,000-$375,000

July 21, 2021

Tiffany lamp is marquee lot in Uniques & Antiques Aug. 3-5 auction

Ralph Eugene Cahoon, Jr., ‘The Sea Fairies,’ estimated at $20,000-$30,000

July 20, 2021

Marine art treasures enliven Osona’s Aug. 7-8 sale

Auction Results

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

BOSTON, Mass. - An extremely rare first-place silver medal…

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

July 21, 2021

Last of Wrangham Asian collection finishes powerfully at Bonhams

An 1805 letter from President Thomas Jefferson to a Revolutionary War hero sold for $68,750.

July 21, 2021

Thomas Jefferson letter auctioned for more than $68K in Boston

July 23, 2021

Bonhams’ new auction series to feature works by British women artists

LONDON – Bonhams announces the launch of Blazing a Trail:…

‘Dragon head Kannon,’ Katsushika Hokusai (1760–1849), from ‘Banmotsu ehon daizen zu (Illustrations for The Great Picture Book of Everything).’ Block-ready drawing, ink on paper, Japan, 1820s–40s. Purchase funded by the Theresia Gerda Buch Bequest, in memory of her parents Rudolph and Julie Buch, with support from Art Fund. © The Trustees of the British Museum

July 23, 2021

Rediscovered Hokusai drawings debut at British Museum in September

July 23, 2021

Cranbrook surveys its history in ‘With Eyes Opened’

‘Eyes Upon You,’ a 1972 painting by Margaret Keane, has been returned to its original owner with the help of Heritage Auctions and former FBI special agent and art-recovery expert Robert Wittman.

July 21, 2021

Margaret Keane painting recovered almost 50 years after it was stolen

Lucas Cranach the Younger, German (1515–1586), ‘Portrait of a Man,’ 1538 oil on wood panel (beech), 19 3/4 x 14 1/16 inches (50.2 x 35.7 cm). Purchase: William Rockhill Nelson Trust.

July 21, 2021

‘Origins’ explores early days of the Nelson-Atkins museum

July 21, 2021

Berlin opens ambitious cultural forum in palace replica

July 20, 2021

Carnegie Museum of Art celebrates ‘Extraordinary Ordinary Things’

Kate Malone, ‘Small Lidded Flower Jar and Waddesdon Bird,’ 2016 crystalline-glazed stoneware and porcelain, 9⅞ x 7½ x 6¾ inches. Victoria Schonfeld Collection

July 20, 2021

Everson Museum exhibits Victoria Schonfeld ceramics collection

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 21, 2021

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

BOULDER, Colo. – Artemis Gallery, the globally recognized…

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

June 28, 2021

NAA board candidate Jeff Martin wants to invest in ‘people and technology’

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

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’