DALLAS – Silver fit for royalty – an imperial Prussian silver and cut-glass centerpiece, with cypher of Queen Augusta, wife of Kaiser Wilhelm I, circa 1865, and a George Smith III & William Fearn basting spoon with the crest of Queen Charlotte – are among the highlights in Heritage Auctions’ Fine Silver & Objects of Vertu Auction Nov. 12. LiveAuctioneers.com will provide absentee and Internet live bidding.
LONDON – Could it be that the popularity of Downton Abbey is having a positive effect on the UK antiques trade? I met one dealer this week who felt it might and he should know.
OLYMPIA, Wash. (AP) – Voters have overwhelmingly passed a measure that would outlaw sales related to wildlife trafficking of items from animals like lions and tigers in Washington state.
ALAMEDA, Calif. – Crossing the Red Sea, a painting that is considered important to art history, will re-emerge in the marketplace when it will be offered in Michaan’s auction Dec. 11.
KANSAS CITY, Mo. – A gift of Native American art has been added to the collection of the Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art. The collection of Joanne and Lee Lyon contains a number of masterworks, including a group of 14 Southeastern Woodlands and Delaware bandolier bags believed to be the largest such collection in the world.