This summer in New England there is the opportunity to stand before the authentic throne of the Ming and Qing emperors and to glean imperial treasures that rarely travel beyond the walls of the Forbidden City.

Dealer Arthur Liverant was wearing his heart on his sleeve when he bought back a Connecticut six-board blanket chest that he and his late father, Zeke, found in a local home and sold to the Monahans in 1987.

Of particular interest was a 1921 oil painting by American sporting artist Philip R. Goodwin, which, after failing to bring $5 at a garage sale, fetched $55,000 at the gallery.

The Pittsfield gallery’s two-day summer auction, featuring a catalogued session and discovery night, grossed $2,625,000.

Egypt brings yet one more artifact home to Cairo, this time from the Met….National surge in the number of museums focusing on black culture and history….Art patron Lillian Kiesler dies.

Jimi Barton and his entourage of talent took the Dutchess County Fairgrounds by storm and embraced the best New England show this summer, as 170 dealers vied for market share and found buyers weren't thinking about the economy.

Collector Online introduces an advanced set of imaging tools and GoAntiques hooks up with Lycos.

Among the most innovative and influential artists of his age, Pieter Bruegel the Elder was a remarkable draftsman and designer as well as a painter.

"Oil has the strength to create the intensity of hue and, more importantly, the shadows that tell my story," said Desmarais of his work.

The sun-dappled work of Gordon Peers, 1909 to 1988, will be exhibited in Providence, R.I., from September 18 to October 26.