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Arron Rimpley poses with a Jacobs seven-cylinder radial engine made in 1944. The fine example of industrial art, with its aluminum engine and steel cylinders, is a wonder of aviation technology and history. The work dates back to Rimpley’s previous gallery, The Whitley Collection. Image courtesy of Lion and Unicorn.

Lion and Unicorn’s Arron Rimpley: collecting is in his DNA

May 24, 2022

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. – Arron Rimpley, founder of Lion…

An 1885 Reed & Barton curly hair horse napkin ring sold for $3,750 plus the buyer’s premium in July 2020. Image courtesy of Dan Morphy Auctions and LiveAuctioneers.

Silver napkin rings add high style to dinner tables

May 20, 2022

NEW YORK — Napkin rings were introduced in France around…

This Gaudy Dutch Butterfly pattern coffee pot sold for $11,000 plus the buyer’s premium in March 2022. Image courtesy of Conestoga Auction Company Division of Hess Auction Group and LiveAuctioneers.

Gaudy Dutch pottery: bold and favored for 200 years

May 17, 2022

NEW YORK — Bold and colorful, Gaudy Dutch pottery stands…

Dante Marioni’s Yellow and Blue Trio from 1996 brought $8,500 plus the buyer’s premium in September 2019. Image courtesy of Rago Arts and Auction Center and LiveAuctioneers.

Dante Marioni: the future of studio art glass

May 13, 2022

NEW YORK — The legacy of Italian art glass, which arose…

A 1950s View-Master reel metal store sign from Portland, Oregon, the birthplace of the stereoscopic toy, achieved $575 plus the buyer’s premium in May 2018. Image courtesy of Luther Auctions and LiveAuctioneers.

Taking another look at the classic, collectible View-Master toy

May 10, 2022

NEW YORK — Once emblazoned with the slogan “The World…

This table lamp, designed for the Blacker House, attained $410,000 plus the buyer’s premium in October 2015. Image courtesy of Rago Arts and Auction Center and LiveAuctioneers.

East meets West in Greene & Greene’s ‘crafty’ designs

May 6, 2022

NEW YORK — Architect-designer brothers Charles Sumner Greene…

This Late Classic Period Moki pattern serape earned $16,000 plus the buyer’s premium in September 2021. Image courtesy of Hindman and LiveAuctioneers.

Navajo serapes: centuries of Native tradition

May 3, 2022

NEW YORK — The centuries-long weaving tradition practiced…

Gray’s Auctioneers founders Serena Harragin and Deba Gray fully expected the pandemic to hurt their business, but the opposite happened – their audience grew. Their auction house reaches between six to eight million people worldwide. Image courtesy of Gray’s Auctioneers.

Meet Deba Gray and Serena Harragin of Gray’s Auctioneers

April 29, 2022

CLEVELAND – Friends warned Deba Gray and Serena Harragin…

Upcoming Auctions

Exterior of the Miami Beach estate Casa de Suenos. Image courtesy of Hindman

May 26, 2022

Hindman presents property from elegant Miami Beach estate, May 31

PALM BEACH, Fla. – Hindman Auctions will offer property…

Silk panel that hung in Westminster Abbey during the June 1953 coronation of Queen Elizabeth II, est. £400-£600

May 26, 2022

Silk panel from Elizabeth II’s coronation graces Dreweatts May 30-31 sale

One from a lot containing two early 1970s Women’s Liberation Movement political posters protesting the Vietnam War, est. $300-$500

May 26, 2022

Swann readies second Focus on Women sale for June 2

Rene Lalique Borromee blue molded glass vase, est. $10,000-$15,000. Image courtesy of Quinn’s Auction Galleries

May 25, 2022

Lalique, Tiffany and other design greats headline at Quinn’s, June 4

Paloma Picasso for Tiffany & Co. signed agate bead choker necklace, est. $1,000-$3,000

May 25, 2022

Coveted luxury goods lined up for Benefit Shop auction, June 1

Francis Picabia, ‘Notre-Dame, effet de soleil,’ est. £200,000-£300,000. Image courtesy of Christie’s Images Ltd. 2022

May 24, 2022

Picabia paintings top treasures in Christie’s Swaythling collection sale, May 27

Limited edition Omega gold Speedmaster given to Apollo 11 astronaut Michael Collins, est. $15,000-$1 million. Image courtesy of Heritage Auctions

May 24, 2022

Apollo 11 astronaut’s Omega Speedmaster ready for liftoff at Heritage, June 1

Judith Rothschild, ‘Nauset Heights,’ est. $8,000-$12,000

May 23, 2022

Broad survey of Modern and Post-War Art movements seen in Swann’s May 26 auction

Auction Results

Cartier emerald and diamond Art Deco bracelet, $3.2 million. Image courtesy of Bonhams

May 26, 2022

Four premier jewelry collections achieved stellar results at Bonhams

NEW YORK – Four important private collections realized…

Gustave Baumann, ‘Pine And Aspen,’ $21,250

May 25, 2022

American landscapes flourished at John Moran specialty sale

Circa-1880 diamond brooch, $13,750

May 24, 2022

Antique diamond brooch glittered at John Moran Spring Jewels Auction

Antoni Clave, ‘L’enfant a l'oiseaux,’ $37,500

May 24, 2022

Auction of art collection yields major donation to Douglas Foundation

Shepard Fairey, ‘HOPE (Barack Obama),’ $735,000. Image courtesy of Heritage Auctions

May 23, 2022

Obama HOPE poster claims record-setting $735K at Heritage

Marc Chagall, ‘Devant la Fenetre a Sils,’ $453,600

May 23, 2022

Chagall, Moore and Nakashima hit the heights in Freeman’s trio of sales

Lightning rifle prop from ‘The Matrix,’ $78,000

May 23, 2022

Matrix props drove Wachowski collection sale to almost $500K

Reginald Arthur, ‘Joseph Interpreting Pharaoh’s Dream,’ $58,500

May 22, 2022

Biblical scene from Seymour Stein collection triumphs at Capsule Auctions

A veteran takes an impression of a name etched on the American Veterans Traveling Tribute (AVTT) Vietnam Wall, which will be displayed at the National WWI Museum and Memorial during Memorial Day Weekend 2022. Image courtesy of the National WWI Museum and Memorial

May 25, 2022

Vietnam Wall replica at National WWI Museum for Memorial Day weekend

KANSAS CITY, Mo. – The National WWI Museum and…

Man Ray, ‘Le Violon d’Ingres,’ $12.4 million. Image courtesy of Christie’s Images Ltd. 2022

May 25, 2022

Christie’s sets new auction record for Man Ray photograph at $12.4M

May 24, 2022

Woof! Bonhams to auction designer dog houses for canine charity

May 24, 2022

Former London, Miami art dealer sentenced to seven years for fraud

1981 DeLorean ‘Time Machine’ from the Back to the Future movies — the only DeLorean to appear on screen in all three. Courtesy of the Petersen Automotive Museum

May 24, 2022

Back to the Future DeLorean, Ghostbusters cars on view at the Petersen

Ruby Mazur, ‘Dice Mouth & Tongue,’ 2022

May 22, 2022

Artist’s June exhibits mark 50th anniversary of Rolling Stones logo

May 21, 2022

Morphy’s secures right to auction peerless Bobby Knudsen Jr petroliana collection

Michelangelo Buonarotti, ‘A nude young man (after Masaccio) surrounded by two figures,’ $24.3 million. Image courtesy of Christie’s Images Ltd. 2022

May 20, 2022

Christie’s auctions Michelangelo nude work on paper for record $24.3M

Columns & International

May 1, 2022

Gallery Report: Loie Hollowell painting crests $1M at Clars

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

April 1, 2022

Gallery Report: Clementine Hunter’s ‘Fish Fry’ sizzles at Crescent City

March 2, 2022

Gallery Report: Vietnamese art prevails at Doyle New York

February 2, 2022

Gallery Report: Hale Woodruff abstract sells for record $665K at Swann

January 3, 2022

Gallery Report: Newly discovered Mucha study achieves record $965K

December 2, 2021

Gallery Report: 1867 Winslow Homer painting tops $900K

November 2, 2021

Gallery Report: Lawton Parker’s ‘Silver Lake’ shimmers at auction

September 29, 2021

Gallery Report: Magical mechanical bank conjures $288K winning bid

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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

May 8, 2022

Martha Stewart’s upscale tag sale leads to June auction with Benefit Shop Foundation

KATONAH, N.Y. — No ordinary country event, the…

Skinner Auctioneers announces the appointment of John Dorfman as the company’s director of Books & Manuscripts. Image courtesy of Skinner Auctioneers

May 5, 2022

John Dorfman joins Skinner as director of Books & Manuscripts

May 2, 2022

Freeman’s appoints Winnick, Mazloom to jewelry and watches department

Skinner Auctioneers has chosen Benjamin Mini as the new director of the company's Rugs & Carpets department. Image courtesy of Skinner

April 18, 2022

Skinner names Benjamin Mini director of rugs & carpets department

Bonhams has appointed Kate Stamm (left) regional representative for the Southeast and Florida and chosen Brandon Kennedy (right) as its regional representative for the state of Texas. Images courtesy of Bonhams

April 12, 2022

Bonhams names new regional reps for Southeast and Texas

April 7, 2022

In Memoriam: Bobby Rydell, ’60s teen idol and ‘Bye Bye Birdie’ star, 79

Freeman’s has appointed fine arts specialist Adam Bitzer its regional representative in New England. Image courtesy of Freeman’s

March 29, 2022

Freeman’s appoints Adam Bitzer regional rep for New England

March 23, 2022

Stephen Silvia appointed director of jewelry department at Quinn’s Auction Galleries

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

LONDON – Phil and Joan Castle, who live in New Romney…

April 10, 2022

Colonial Williamsburg exhibition to reveal secrets of restoration

A circa-1820s original Kill Devil fishing lure, the only known surviving example, will be auctioned on March 25 in England. Described as the most important antique fishing lure to come to auction, it is estimated at £4,000-£6,000. Image courtesy of Mullock’s Specialist Auctioneers & Valuers

March 17, 2022

What makes the ‘Kill Devil’ the world’s most important fishing lure?

An Ettore Sottsass UFO lamp, designed for Arredoluce, realized $3,250 plus the buyer’s premium in September 2020. Image courtesy of Toomey & Co. Auctioneers and LiveAuctioneers

March 8, 2022

Home lighting trends: designers get creative, clever, cozy

A late 19th-century quilt featuring a Windmill Blades pattern sold for $11,000 plus the buyer’s premium in September 2020. Image courtesy of Freeman’s and LiveAuctioneers.

February 18, 2022

Quilt artists create textiles to display or cozy up with

On January 27, selections from the collection of the late film critic Joel Siegel will be offered at Leland Little Auctions. Siegel is shown here with a Navajo rug that he acquired.

January 21, 2022

Profile: Joel Siegel – film critic, TV personality, author and collector

A scarce set of 1908 Rose Company postcards, one featuring E.J. Coleman, president of the Scranton Miners baseball club, sold for $660 at Robert Edward Auctions’ spring 2018 sale. Image courtesy of Robert Edward Auctions.

September 5, 2021

Collector seeks rare Scranton baseball cards to complete collection

August 29, 2021

Interior designers freshen decor by mixing styles