Midcentury Modern furniture had a good week, evidenced by results for a set of eight Kai Kristiansen chairs at Eldred’s and a pair of horn-veneered commodes that prodded bidders at the Auction Barn....
Review by W.A. Demers, Photos Courtesy Sloans & Kenyon CHEVY CHASE, MD. – Robert Longo (b 1953), the American artist best known for his photorealistic drawings of jumping figures, sharks, tigers...
Review by Madelia Hickman Ring, Photos Courtesy Miller & Miller Auctions NEW HAMBURG, ONTARIO, CANADA – Fine art dominated the day when Miller & Miller Auctions sold Canadiana and Folk Art –...
Review by W.A. Demers, Photos Courtesy Wiederseim Associates PHOENIXVILLE, PENN. – It was a Valentine’s weekend sale at Wiederseim Associates on February 12 featuring a collection of early...
Anthony Moss is “The Cane Guy,” or maybe more correctly a collector of walking sticks – a rabologist and joint chairman of the Antique Walking Cane Society, based in London. Moss is also...
By Jessica Skwire Routhier SAINT LOUIS, MO. – The long history of painting on stone dates back to prehistoric times, when hunter-gatherers painted magnificent scenes of animal life on the interior...
DANIA BEACH, FLA. — Valentine’s Day represents special meaning in the heart and mind of nearly everyone. The gift of jewelry as a memento of love shared is a long-standing tradition. Kodner Galleries...
The Transferware Collectors Club (TCC), whose mission is to educate and to serve as a forum for sharing information about British transfer-printed ceramics produced between 1750 and 1900, has recently...
Review by W.A. Demers, Photos Courtesy Santa Fe Art Auction SANTA FE, N.M. – After a 13-hour sale on February 5, having paused only twice for five minutes, Santa Fe Art Auction’s Gillian Blitch...
Review by Rick Russack, Photos Courtesy Fontaine’s Auction Gallery PITTSFIELD, MASS. – Fontaine’s Auction Gallery is known for selling Belle Epoch decorative arts and that’s what crossed...
Review by Madelia Hickman Ring, Photos Courtesy Christie’s NEW YORK CITY – The February 3 sale of Outsider Art looked a little different than it has in previous years. Not only did it stand alone,...
Carvings in stone – be it hard or lime – were among the notable results at auctions conducted recently, with a carved hardstone plaque bringing $15,000 at Showplace and an engraved Eighth-Tenth Century...