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December 13, 2018/by Tom Hoepf

Bansky stars in Jasper52 street art auction Dec. 18

NEW YORK – Street art in the form of Banksy spray paintings…

December 11, 2018/by Tom Hoepf

888 Auctions to cap banner year selling modern paintings Dec. 20

December 10, 2018/by Tom Hoepf

Jewelry, fine art atop holiday fare at Showplace sale Dec. 16

December 10, 2018/by Tom Hoepf

Festive colors, top designers set off fine jewelry auction Dec. 18

December 7, 2018/by Tom Hoepf

Chinese treasures to be featured at Clars auction Dec. 15-16

December 7, 2018/by Tom Hoepf

Medieval jewelry auction Dec. 12 contains Viking artifacts

December 7, 2018/by Catherine Saunders-Watson

Bermingham & Co. to auction socialite’s designer furs Dec. 17

December 7, 2018/by Tom Hoepf

Onslows Auctioneers offers scarce ‘Buy British’ posters Dec. 14

Auction Results

December 17, 2018/by Tom Hoepf

Americana, Tiffany lamps charm bidders at Milestone’s Dec. 8 sale

WILLOUGHBY, Ohio – Milestone Auctions’ Dec. 8 Winter…

December 13, 2018/by Tom Hoepf

Morphy’s offered ‘best of everything’ in a $4M antique auction

December 13, 2018/by Tom Hoepf

19th-century California knife sells for $45K at Heritage Auctions

December 13, 2018/by Tom Hoepf

Automobilia generates high-octane results at Miller & Miller

December 12, 2018/by Tom Hoepf

Debut of Inokuma painting exceeds estimates at Market Auctions

December 11, 2018/by Tom Hoepf

Rago’s 2-day fine jewelry auction surpasses $2.4M

December 11, 2018/by Tom Hoepf

Moran Auctioneers postwar prints sale sparks bidding battles

December 11, 2018/by Tom Hoepf

Flash point: Rare Silver Age comic book sells for $20K

December 17, 2018/by Tom Hoepf

David Hockney double portrait to head Christie’s auction March 6

LONDON – Christie’s Post-War and Contemporary Art Evening…

December 17, 2018/by Tom Hoepf

1947 best-picture Oscar sells for nearly $500K at auction

December 14, 2018/by Tom Hoepf

Palm Beach Modern + Contemporary Art Fair returns for 3rd edition

December 14, 2018/by Tom Hoepf

Neil Armstrong boot prototype sells for $49K at RR Auction

December 14, 2018/by Catherine Saunders-Watson

Historian lays out vision for new Holocaust museum in Warsaw

December 14, 2018/by Catherine Saunders-Watson

Negro League bobbleheads part of fundraising campaign

December 13, 2018/by Catherine Saunders-Watson

Mystery donor gives Virginia museum painting worth $40M

December 13, 2018/by Catherine Saunders-Watson

Rolex ‘Paul Newman’ watch commands $578,100 at Morphy’s

Columns & International

December 3, 2018/by Tom Hoepf

Jean Puiforcat vases achieve $28,750 at Andrew Jones auction

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

November 2, 2018/by Tom Hoepf

Gallery Report: Joan Mitchell drawing tops $1.2M at Leslie Hindman Auctioneers

September 28, 2018/by Tom Hoepf

Gallery Report: Ming porcelain bowl sells for $1.5M

September 10, 2018/by Tom Hoepf

Gallery Report: Grandma Moses’ ‘Halloween’ scares up $100K

July 31, 2018/by Tom Hoepf

Gallery Report: July 2018

July 2, 2018/by Tom Hoepf

Gallery Report: June 2018

June 5, 2018/by Tom Hoepf

Gallery Report: May 2018

April 30, 2018/by Tom Hoepf

Gallery Report: April 2018

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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

December 17, 2018/by Tom Hoepf

Norman E. Dascher named CEO of The Hyde Collection

GLENS FALLS, N.Y. – The board of trustees of The Hyde Collection…

December 14, 2018/by Tom Hoepf

Designers say comfort is on trend for decor in 2019

NEW YORK – What trends will dominate home decorating in 2019? When…

December 13, 2018/by Catherine Saunders-Watson

Beatles fan’s collection has been growing for 50 years

November 7, 2018/by Tom Hoepf

Fond memories of childhood sparked radio premium collection

September 24, 2018/by Tom Hoepf

Cold case: death of African American artist Ellis Ruley

August 10, 2018/by Catherine Saunders-Watson

What do you do with 1,500 washing machines? ‘You tell me’

August 2, 2018/by Tom Hoepf

Deep origin of rare blue diamonds revealed in their flaws

July 11, 2018/by Catherine Saunders-Watson

Zsa Zsa and Elvis lived here and so can you, for $23.45M

April 27, 2018/by Tom Hoepf

All-star recalls glory days in women’s pro baseball