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Sir John Lavery’s ‘Chiswick Baths’ achieved $118,114 plus the buyer’s premium in June 2022. Image courtesy of Adam’s Auctioneers and LiveAuctioneers.

Sir John Lavery: Capturing visions of his travels on canvas

March 17, 2023

NEW YORK — While Ireland is a fairly small country, about…

The only known H.C. Evans Man in the Moon shooting gallery target achieved $15,000 plus the buyer’s premium in September 2020. Image courtesy of Soulis Auctions and LiveAuctioneers.

Shooting gallery target collectors aim for perfect patinas

March 14, 2023

NEW YORK — With antiques, condition is everything, but…

This Kingsbury J.C. Penney delivery truck achieved $5,500 plus the buyer’s premium in November 2018. Image courtesy of Bertoia Auctions and LiveAuctioneers.

Kingsbury toys: They don’t make ‘em like that anymore

March 10, 2023

NEW YORK — The story of Kingsbury’s toys is very much the…

Betty Woodman: Queen of American postwar ceramics

March 7, 2023

NEW YORK — Renowned postwar ceramicist Betty Woodman described…

An early 4th century Roman bronze coin known as a follis or nummus achieved $875 plus the buyer’s premium in February 2022. Image courtesy of Artemis Gallery and LiveAuctioneers

Ancient Roman bronze coins: History in your pocket

March 3, 2023

NEW YORK – The collective Roman world, both the republic…

Gertrude Abercombie’s untitled 1963 painting of a stallion and shed achieved $280,000 plus the buyer’s premium in February 2023. Image courtesy of Hindman and LiveAuctioneers.

The petite paintings of Chicago surrealist Gertrude Abercrombie

February 28, 2023

NEW YORK — A rule of thumb in fine art holds that larger…

The kindest rewind: VHS tapes have been rediscovered

February 24, 2023

NEW YORK — VHS tapes revolutionized home entertainment when…

Mardi Gras collectibles symbolize New Orleans’ party tradition

February 21, 2023

NEW YORK — When it comes to big holiday celebrations, few…

Upcoming Auctions

Limited edition Tracey Emin Longchamp International Woman suitcase, estimated at £2,000-£3,000. Image courtesy of Bonhams

March 20, 2023

Bonhams third edition of their British. Cool. sale set for March 29

LONDON – The British. Cool. auction…

Cobalt double overlay kerosene stand lamp, estimated at CA$9,000-$12,000

March 20, 2023

Canadiana, artful kerosene lamps on offer at Miller & Miller, Mar. 25-26

Three-piece set of Van Cleef & Arpels 18K yellow and white gold, cabochon sapphire and diamond jewelry, estimated at $12,000-$15,000

March 20, 2023

Luxe Santa Barbara jewelry collection stars at John Moran, Mar. 29

Lunar necklace, featuring 48 beads fashioned from a lunar meteorite, estimated at $140,000-$200,000. Image courtesy of Christie’s Images Ltd. 2023

Image courtesy of Christie’s Images Ltd. 2023

March 18, 2023

Deep Impact: 68 ‘otherworldly’ specimens land in Christie’s Mar. 28 auction

Man Ray, ‘Do Not Destroy (Object Indestructible, 1923-1975),’ estimated at $50,000-$80,000. Image courtesy of Swann Auction Galleries

March 18, 2023

Perfect timing: Man Ray metronome ticks confidently at Swann, Mar. 23

Henri-Edmond Cross, ‘Leda,’ estimated at $60,000-$100,000. Image courtesy of Freeman’s

March 18, 2023

Freeman’s celebrates storied legacy of Merrywood with March 23 estate auction

March 18, 2023

Jasper52 presents Contemporary Fine Art & Prints, Mar. 22

Circa-1880 trumpet barrel organ by Frati & Co. of Berlin, with 37 keys, estimated at $5,317-$9,570. Image courtesy of Auction Team Breker and LiveAuctioneers

March 18, 2023

Auction Team Breker unveils science and technology curiosities, March 25

Auction Results

1939-1945 Charlotte Perriand and Pierre Jeanneret wooden cabinet with sliding doors, $58,000. Image courtesy of Bonhams

March 18, 2023

Interior designer Cliff Fong’s collection commands $820K at Bonhams

LOS ANGELES – On March 14, CURATED | The Collection of…

Roger Brown, ‘Crossing the Bandiagara Escarpment With Baobab Trees and Dogon Dancers,’ $138,600. Image courtesy of Hindman

March 15, 2023

Susann Craig’s self-taught and outsider art collection exceeds $550K at Hindman

32.15-ounce Kellogg & Humbert assayer’s California Gold Rush gold ingot, recovered from the 1857 sinking of the S.S. Central America, $138,000. Image courtesy of Holabird Western Americana Collections

March 14, 2023

Two-pound gold ingot tops final SS Central America sale at Holabird

Chen Ting-Shih, ‘Day and Night #34,’ $13,750

March 11, 2023

Capsule and Litchfield auction houses see healthy results in first sales of 2023

Italian 19th-century gilt wood table with inset micromosaic top, £61,750. Image courtesy of Fellows

March 9, 2023

Italian 19th-century micromosaic table prompts bidding war at Fellows

Frank Finney carved and painted basset hound, $6,600

March 8, 2023

Frank Finney basset hound carving was top dog at Jeffrey S. Evans sale

March 7, 2023

Veronique and Gregory Peck collection commands $1.2M at Heritage

Ward Brothers Humpback black duck decoy, $90,000

March 4, 2023

Ward Brothers duck decoy led flock of lofty results at Copley

Samuel Johnson Woolf (American, 1880-1948), ‘Brown the Wheats,’ 1913. Oil on canvas. Purchase through funds provided by patrons of Collectors Evening 2022, 2022.75. Image courtesy of the High Museum of Art

March 20, 2023

High Museum acquires Samuel Johnson Woolf’s ‘Brown the Wheats’

ATLANTA — Samuel Johnson Woolf’s Brown the Wheats, recently…

Air Jordan 13s worn by Michael Jordan in Game 2 of the 1998 NBA Finals, estimated at $2 million-$4 million. Image courtesy of Sotheby’s

March 18, 2023

Michael Jordan game-worn sneakers aim for world-record price at April auction

Asa Ames (1823-1851), ‘Millard Fillmore Dewey,’ (1845-1916), Evans, New York, 1847. Paint on tulip poplar (est), bequest of Vivian F. Greene (2022.701.1). Photo courtesy of the Colonial Williamsburg Foundation

March 18, 2023

Asa Ames folk sculpture joins Colonial Williamsburg collection

March 17, 2023

Chiswick to auction MI5 spy’s Breitling diver’s watch, BBC chronograph, Mar. 22

Photo by Curimedia, licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution 2.0 Generic license, obtained through Wikimedia Commons

March 16, 2023

Morphy’s announces return to Las Vegas as permanent site of fall coin-op auction

March 16, 2023

SFO Museum shows how airlines wined and dined their elite customers

Ellsworth Kelly, ‘Spectrum IX,’ 2014. Acrylic on canvas, 12 joined panels, 107 ¾ by 96in (274 by 243cm) © Ellsworth Kelly Foundation. Photo credit Ron Amstutz. Courtesy Matthew Marks Gallery

March 14, 2023

Glenstone Museum celebrates Ellsworth Kelly’s centennial

Connecticut State Troopers will escort the rare Colt Whitneyville Walker revolver (visible in the bottom row with CT tag) back to its home state. A powderhorn (center right) dating to the French and Indian War was stolen from a Belchertown, Massachusetts, museum in the 1970s. Both were among dozens of artifacts stolen from several different American museums five decades ago that will soon be returned. Image courtesy of the Federal Bureau of Investigations (FBI)

March 14, 2023

FBI: 50 items stolen from museums in 5 states returned

Columns & International

March 3, 2023

Gallery Report: Alphonse Mucha’s ‘Seasons’ suite triumphs at Everard

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

February 1, 2023

Gallery Report: 1921 Martiros Saryan mountain landscape climbs to $40K

January 3, 2023

Gallery Report: Auction sector wraps 2022 with exceptional results

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

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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

March 18, 2023

J.C. Vaughn named president of comic book publishing giant Gemstone

TIMONIUM, Md. – Geppi Family Enterprises (GFE), a leading…

British marine painter John Stobart in an undated photo. He died March 2 at the age of 93. Image courtesy of Rehs Contemporary Galleries, Inc.

March 15, 2023

In Memoriam: British maritime painter John Stobart, 93

The National Museum of Wildlife Art (NMWA) in Jackson, Wyo., has hired Kennis Forte as its new associate curator of art. Image courtesy of NMWA

February 22, 2023

Kennis Forte, Ph.D., named associate curator at Nat’l Museum of Wildlife Art

Burt Bacharach, photographed in December 2002 at the Kennedy Center in Washington, D.C. The legendary composer died February 8 at the age of 94. Image courtesy of Wikimedia Commons, photo credit John Mathew Smith and www.celebrity-photos.com. Shared under the Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 2.0 Generic license.

February 9, 2023

In Memoriam: Burt Bacharach, legendary composer of pop songs, 94

Motown songwriting legend Barrett Strong, photographed by John Mathew Smith. Strong died on January 29 at the age of 81. Image courtesy of Wikimedia Commons, photo credit to Smith and www.celebrity-photos.com. Shared under the Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 2.0 Generic license.

February 1, 2023

In Memoriam: Barrett Strong, Motown founding artist known for ‘Money,’ 81

The Baltimore Museum of Art (BMA) has appointed Dr. Asma Naeem its new director. She had been interim co-director since June 2022, and will be the museum’s 11th director and the first person of color to helm it. Image courtesy of the BMA

January 31, 2023

Baltimore Museum of Art appoints new director: Dr. Asma Naeem

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

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 9, 2023

Velvet: an interior design favorite that never went away

NEW YORK – (AP) 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