Fine art was the predominant category at auction this past week, joined by decorative arts, historic documents, instruments and even natural specimens. Each work of art straddled categories between portraiture...
TIMONIUM, MD. – Richard Opfer Auctioneering’s timed, online-only Eclectic Collector auction closed on August 10 with a hammer total of $22,045. Only two lots of the more than 400 lots did not bring...
VALATIE, N.Y. — Old Kinderhook Auction Company conducted its two-day Trust In August 2023 auction; this trust was returned with top lots of fine and decorative arts that all multiplied their estimates...
CHESTER, NOVA SCOTIA, CANADA — A highlight of the antiquing community in Nova Scotia is Crowther & Brayley’s annual summer auction, which is now in its 31st year in Chester. The firm conducted its most...
CRANSTON, R.I. — “To break the box or not?!? That’s for the lucky bidder to decide,” mused Bruneau & Company Auctioneers operations manager Ashle Landry. She was referring to the Texas collector...
NEW YORK CITY — Descending into the lower levels of the Manhattan Art & Antiques Center stirs an excitement of discovery, especially on Trade Days as occurred on August 3. During these events, collectors...
CONCORD, N.H. — On August 8, early buyers lined up for the 8 am opening of Peter Mavris’ Americana Celebration in Concord, the third show of New Hampshire’s Antiques Week. When they entered, they...
DEERFIELD, N.H. — Rachel and Josh Gurley’s show at the Deerfield Fairgrounds was the second of the five shows of New Hampshire’s Antiques Week on August 7. One indication of the quality people have...
MILFORD, N.H. — Jack Donigian has been running shows every Sunday during the fall and winter for the last 46 years, which have been a staple of the New Hampshire antiques world and had a loyal following...
The Wadsworth Atheneum Museum of Art recently appointed David E. (Ned) Lazaro as associate curator of costume and textiles. His job is to research, manage and interpret a collection of about 2,500 textile...
AUSTIN, TEXAS — After having been on exhibit at several museums in China in 2018 and 2019, the Blanton Museum of Art at the University of Texas at Austin will be the sole venue in the United States to present...
POTSDAM, N.Y. — Blanchard’s Auction Service conducted its 16th Annual Premier Adirondack Auction on August 18 with almost 700 lots of fine art, furniture, canoes, Native American art and more. The top lot came...