On December 6, the FBI in Philadelphia, announced the recovery of three stolen paintings by Heinrich Burkel (German, 1802-1869) valued at approximately $125,000.
December 3-5 was the third Premiere Auction for Rock Island Auction Company in 2005, totaling more than $4 million in sales and pushing yearly sales total to over$15 million.
On the same day the 71st Heisman Trophy award winner was elected, Sotheby's and SCP Auctions sold the original plaster cast of the Heisman Trophy sculpture for $271,360.
Berry-Hill Galleries, Inc, a fine art gallery specializing in American paintings and sculpture, and Coram Capital LLC, an affiliate, has filed for bankruptcy protection under Chapter 11.
Like the elegant sailing ships that called Salem home for more than two centuries, the Peabody Essex Antiques Show cruised into town last month with great fanfare.
Samuel T. Freeman & Co. has conducted many important and record-setting auctions over the past two centuries yet it just had one of its finest moments.
Artists have long sought refuge in the town of Woodstock, N.Y., and a recent auction of rdf_Descriptions from the Byrdcliffe Arts and Crafts community there were well received.
"A Toy Feast," a pre-Thanksgiving auction conducted by Bertoia Auctions, literally turned into a feast for toy buyers as they gobbled up rdf_Description after rdf_Description in the 2,500-lot auction....
Freud once observed that the anticipation of an event is usually far sweeter than the event itself. If so, a notable exception was on October 22 at the Metropolitan Galleries.
The New York Botanical Garden is currently presenting an exhibition, "Flowers by Redouté, Artist for an Empire," that showcases the artwork of Pierre-Joseph Redouté (1759-1840).