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Upcoming Auctions

September 25, 2020

Great variety of Americana & folk art offered Oct. 1 by Jasper52

NEW YORK - Handcrafted tramp art boxes, collectible vintage…

September 24, 2020

Grant Zahajko navigates important Oct. 1 NASA, space and aviation auction

September 24, 2020

John Moran recalls Old West with Sept. 29 art, artifacts auction

September 23, 2020

Exquisite decorative art featured in Jasper52’s Sept. 30 auction

September 23, 2020

Fine art abounds in Charleston Estate Auctions’ Sept. 27 sale

September 23, 2020

Everard Auctions presents fine & decorative art from Southern estates, online thru Oct. 8

September 22, 2020

Rare Lichtenstein tile mosaic to star at Neue Auctions, Sept. 26

September 22, 2020

PBA Galleries to host Americana, Travel, History & Cartography Auction, Sept. 24

Auction Results

September 26, 2020

Machine Man Robot sells for out-of-this-world price at Morphy’s

DENVER, Pa. (ACNI) - After languishing in an attic for 60…

September 25, 2020

War god returns home, tobacco bag sells for record $131,250 at Cowan’s

September 25, 2020

Civil War amputation kit among top sellers at Holabird 5-day auction

September 23, 2020

Christie’s sale of Japanese and Korean art tallies $8.4M

September 18, 2020

Moran Auctioneers finds eager bidders for fine jewelry

September 18, 2020

Lock of Lincoln’s hair raises $81,250 at RR Auction

September 18, 2020

Guinness heir’s portrait the toast of Ahlers & Ogletree auction

September 14, 2020

Frazetta masterpiece achieves $1.2M at Heritage Auctions

September 25, 2020

Sweden: Bones of dog found at Stone Age burial site

STOCKHOLM (AP) - Archaeologists on Thursday reported finding…

September 24, 2020

Ruling: George R.R. Martin can’t build castle library in New Mexico

September 24, 2020

Botticelli’s ‘ultimate Renaissance portrait’ set for auction in January

September 23, 2020

Haring-isms is latest in series of books compiling artists’ quotes

September 22, 2020

Sotheby’s to auction Banksy’s ‘Show me the Monet,’ Oct. 21

September 22, 2020

$10,000 bill sets $384,000 world record at Heritage Auctions

September 22, 2020

Newfields: A Place for Nature & the Arts plans spooky nighttime experience

September 21, 2020

‘Button Power’ explores how pin-back buttons have reflected American culture

Columns & International

September 8, 2020

The Hot Bid: Wedgwood First Day’s Vase sold for record price

NEW YORK – On occasion, The Hot Bid revisits remarkable…

September 1, 2020

Gallery Report: Clars sells Zhang Daquan painting for $172K

August 26, 2020

The Hot Bid: Stack’s Bowers owns coin auction record

August 18, 2020

The Hot Bid: Beatles concert poster sets world record

August 11, 2020

The Hot Bid: When Pelé struck gold off the football pitch

July 31, 2020

Gallery Report: Rungius painting scales heights at Abell Auction

July 14, 2020

The Hot Bid: Shepard Fairey’s record-setting artwork

July 2, 2020

Gallery Report: Bob Thompson painting skyrockets at Hindman

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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
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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

September 17, 2020

Dr. Joshua Tauber named antique lighting consultant at Morphy Auctions

DENVER, Pa. – Dan Morphy, president and founder of Morphy…

September 13, 2020

In Memoriam: ‘Avengers’ and ‘Game of Thrones’ star Diana Rigg, 82

September 13, 2020

In Memoriam: Toots Hibbert, beloved reggae star, 77

September 8, 2020

Andrew Lloyd Webber warns arts ‘at point of no return’

September 3, 2020

Kimberly Miller to direct Freeman’s Trust & Estates, Collections

August 31, 2020

In Memoriam: actor Chadwick Boseman, 43

August 25, 2020

Newfields names Frederick Wallace Director of Conservation

August 25, 2020

Screenwriter John Ridley to write new Batman comic series

August 28, 2020

Meet Space Lace: San Francisco’s exciting new auction house for vintage fashion

SAN FRANCISCO – At the intersection of 1930s glamour and…

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’

April 20, 2020

Old magazine sheds light on Texas Trail

April 14, 2020

Nan Goldin photo featured at Lyon & Turnbull sale April 16

April 3, 2020

Green Bay’s title of ‘toilet paper capital’ has long history