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Topps still tops with collectors of baseball cards

January 25, 2022

NEW YORK — Topps baseball cards have been around since…

Known as the tulip head robot, this Japanese tin litho battery-op Space Robot X-70 made $3,000 plus the buyer’s premium in April 2017 at Dan Morphy Auctions. Image courtesy of Dan Morphy Auctions and LiveAuctioneers.

Space toys: charting a course from Buck Rogers to Star Wars

January 21, 2022

NEW YORK — Given the enduring fascination with science…

Barnett Newman paired rich colors, perfect compositions

January 18, 2022

NEW YORK — Paintings don’t always have to tell a story;…

A Daum Nancy cameo art glass vase with floral, spider web and bee motifs sold for $11,000 plus the buyer’s premium in March 2021. Image courtesy of Woody Auction LLC and LiveAuctioneers

Reinvention fuels success of glass legend Daum

January 14, 2022

NEW YORK – Daum, a luxury art glass company founded in…

A $5 Faro casino chip from Las Vegas’ Hotel Fremont, drilled and notched by the casino to mark it as obsolete, brought $3,000 plus the buyer’s premium in January 2021 at Potter & Potter Auctions. Image courtesy of Potter & Potter Auctions and LiveAuctioneers.

Vintage casino chip collectors go all-in for winning examples

January 11, 2022

NEW YORK — Casino chips have no inherent value outside…

A Sears version of Mattel’s Lost In Space Switch 'n Go set in its original color litho box made $6,490, including the buyer’s premium at Hake’s Auctions in September 2020. Image courtesy of Hake’s Auctions and LiveAuctioneers.

Once futuristic, now nostalgic, collectors love Lost in Space

January 7, 2022

NEW YORK — Created and produced by the so-called “master…

A 1981 Diego Maradona match-worn jersey realized $12,500 plus the buyer’s premium in May 2020 at Julien’s Auctions. Image courtesy of Julien’s Auctions and LiveAuctioneers.

Goal-oriented collectors seek game-worn soccer jerseys

January 4, 2022

NEW YORK — Whether you call it soccer or football, as they…

A circa-1900 Dorflinger Montrose pattern green-to-clear punch bowl set with matching bowl, base, ladle and 13 cups achieved $110,000 plus the buyer’s premium in September 2014. Image courtesy of DuMouchelles and LiveAuctioneers

Punch bowls allow master artisans to flaunt their talents

December 31, 2021

NEW YORK – Let’s make one thing clear right away: No…

Upcoming Auctions

Circa 1905 Tiffany Studios Nasturtium table lamp, est. $80,000-$120,000

January 25, 2022

Bevy of Tiffany Studios lamps to light up Fontaine’s Jan. 29 auction

PITTSFIELD, Mass. — Fontaine’s Auction Gallery will present…

Annie Leibovitz, ‘Alice in Wonderland for Vogue, (Viktor and Rolf with Natalia, Paris),’ est. $3,000-$5,000

January 25, 2022

Stellar selection offered in Hindman Photographs sale, Feb. 1

Dragonfly-shaped gold brooch, est. €600-€1,200

January 22, 2022

Hermann Historica offers jewelry, swords & Willi Engelhardt art, Jan. 31-Feb. 1

Iwao Yamawaki still life, est. $4,000-$6,000

January 22, 2022

PBA Galleries to auction diverse array of photography and fine art, Jan. 27

1850s whig rose quilt, est. $1,500-$2,000

January 22, 2022

Jan. 27 auction uncovers fine American quilts, textiles

William Merritt Chase, ‘Portrait, After Velasquez,’ est. $10,000-$15,000

January 21, 2022

William Merritt Chase painting headlines at Roland, Jan. 28-29

Portrait on glass of Nuf Ced McGreevy that decorated the Third Base Saloon, est. $15,000-$25,000

January 21, 2022

Bodnar’s to auction baseball treasures from famous Boston sports bar, Jan. 26

January 21, 2022

Classical & myth-inspired works set to impress at Capsule Auctions, Jan. 27

Auction Results

Thornton Dial, ‘Struggling Tiger (The Tiger Penned In),’ $84,700

January 24, 2022

Thornton Dial’s ‘Struggling Tiger’ leaps to the top at Ahlers & Ogletree

ATLANTA – A 1991 mixed media painting by Thornton Dial…

January 19, 2022

Doyle at Home auction more than doubles pre-sale estimate

Watercolor on paper by Anthony Thieme, $12,500

January 18, 2022

Nature scenes found favor at Bruneau’s first sale of 2022

January 14, 2022

RR Auction enjoys electrifying $341K result for Nikola Tesla letter

19th-century Chinese famille rose Hu-form vase, $54,000

January 10, 2022

Chinese famille rose vase set the pace at Roland’s New Year’s Day sale

Raoul Dufy, ‘Araut La Course: Epsom,’ $125,000

January 8, 2022

Raoul Dufy horseracing scene landed in winner’s circle at Nadeau’s

January 8, 2022

Holabird’s 3-day December auction made dreams come true

Harry Houdini’s Bible, $102,000

January 5, 2022

Houdini’s Bible used in magic act hits six figures at Potter & Potter

January 25, 2022

1860 Pony Express envelope to Lincoln heads to auction Jan. 26

NEW YORK – On January 26, a philatelic auction gallery…

United States Poet Laureate Joy Harjo has been selected as the first artist-in-residence at the Bob Dylan Center. Photo credit: Shawn Miller

January 25, 2022

Poet Laureate Joy Harjo named Bob Dylan Center’s first artist-in-residence

Shiko Munakata, ‘Self-portrait with Hudson River,’ 1959. Photograph by Nicholas Knight. Collection of Japan Society. © Shiko Munakata

January 24, 2022

Japan Society presents ‘Shiko Munakata: A Way of Seeing’

Installation view from KAWS: NEW FICTION at Serpentine, with GETTING THE CALL (2018) and WHAT PARTY (2020) visible. © Jonty Wilde (courtesy KAWS).

January 22, 2022

Serpentine hosts first London KAWS solo exhibit through February

Claude Monet (French, 1840–1926). ‘The Doge’s Palace,’ 1908. Oil on canvas, 32in by 39 in. (81.3cm by 99.1 cm). Brooklyn Museum; Gift of A. Augustus Healy, 20.634. (Photo: Brooklyn Museum)

January 22, 2022

Brooklyn Museum marks European art reinstallation with ‘Monet to Morisot’

Interior featuring pieces from the William K. du Pont collection. Photo credit Nicolas Tosi. Image courtesy of Sotheby’s

January 22, 2022

William K. du Pont’s Americana collection to be auctioned in January

Charley Harper 2022 wall calendar, published by Pomegranate

January 22, 2022

Turning the page to a new year: artful 2022 calendars

Camille Pissarro’s 1897 work, ‘Rue Saint-Honore, dans l’apres-midi (Rue Saint-Honore in the Afternoon, Effect of Rain),’ is the subject of a case recently heard in the Supreme Court of the United States. Image courtesy of Wikimedia Commons. The work is in the public domain in the United States because it was published or registered with the U.S. Copyright Office before January 1, 1927

January 21, 2022

Supreme Court hears case re: Pissarro painting stolen by Nazis

Columns & International

January 3, 2022

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

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

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

September 1, 2021

Gallery Report: Honus Wagner baseball card slams in a record $6.6M

August 5, 2021

The Hot Bid: Caille double Venus slot machine rings up record price

August 2, 2021

Gallery Report: 18th-century redware charger claims $36,900 at Pook & Pook

June 30, 2021

Gallery Report: L’Engle painting of dance troupe a stellar performer

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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 announces the appointment of India Phillips as Managing Director, Bonhams UK, effective as of January 2022. Image courtesy of Bonhams

January 25, 2022

Bonhams appoints India Phillips UK Managing Director

LONDON – Bonhams announces the appointment of India Phillips…

Ai Weiwei in a June 2007 photo by Benutzer. Licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 2.0 Germany license.

January 24, 2022

The AP Interview: Exiled artist Ai Weiwei on Beijing Games

January 24, 2022

Poet and advocate Crystal Williams named next RISD president

Bonhams has appointed Andre Bodson as its Chief Transformation Officer. Image courtesy of Bonhams

January 18, 2022

Bonhams appoints Andre Bodson its Chief Transformation Officer

Philadelphia auction house Freeman’s announces the creation and expansion of its Client Advisory Services department, led by Thomas McCabe and Grace Fitts.

January 15, 2022

Highly focused Client Advisory Services department a boon to Freeman’s customers

Celebrity interior designer and vintage dealer Nate Berkus has opened a flagship New York gallery at Showplace. Image courtesy of Nate Berkus Associates + Entertainment. Photo credit: Heather Talbert

January 13, 2022

Nate Berkus launches flagship New York gallery at Showplace

The Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum appointed Francesca Esmay as the Alfred Flechtheim Director of Engagement, Conservation and Collections Care, a newly endowed position within the museum’s Conservation Department. Image courtesy of the Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum

January 10, 2022

Guggenheim taps Francesca Esmay for new Conservation Department role

‘Blueberry Custard,’ a 1961 oil on canvas by Wayne Thiebaud, which sold for $2.7 million plus the buyer’s premium in November 2019. Thiebaud died on Christmas Day at the age of 101. Image courtesy of Heritage Auctions and LiveAuctioneers.

December 27, 2021

In Memoriam: Wayne Thiebaud, painter of lush colors and textures, 101

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

HILLSBOROUGH, N.C. – On Thursday, January 27, Leland Little…

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

Image licensed from iStockPhoto.com

March 15, 2021

‘Dying art’ of stained glass provides a living for one artist

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