DENVER, PENN. — A pair of Westley Richards .410 droplock shotguns named “The Hummingbird Guns,” each with a detailed gold inlay design featuring the bird amid scenes, went out smack between estimate...
HUDSON, N.Y. — A pair of Korean scroll paintings of Buddha led Stair Galleries’ April 28 sale when they sold for $209,100. Estimated at $3/6,000, the pair was from the estate of William Kelly Simpson,...
LAS VEGAS, NEV. – Smallworks Press announces the release of Motel Vegas, a new monograph documenting the rise and fall of Las Vegas’ iconic roadside motels by photographer and art historian,...
ST CHARLES, ILL. — Decoy collectors from across the United States and Canada headed to St Charles on April 25–26 for the 34th annual antique decoy and sporting art collectible sale conducted by antique...
DALLAS — On day two of J. Garrett Auctioneers’ April 27 and 28 auction featuring the collection of the ground-breaking auctioneer, dealer and interior decorator Sandra Clements, a Carrera marble sculpture...
SCHAUMBURG, Ill. — Just outside Chicago at Heritage Auctions’ Platinum night floor session during the Central States Numismatic Society (CSNS) Convention, a 1964 Kennedy half dollar sold for $108,000,...
MILWAUKEE, WIS. — The work of French academic painter William-Adolphe Bouguereau (French, 1825–1905), who enjoyed remarkable popularity throughout America’s Gilded Age, is the focus of a new exhibition...
Natalie Walters Warner, an antiques dealer known to many in the trade throughout New England, passed away on April 13, 2019, with her family by her side. She had been dealing with health issues for the past...
IPSWICH, MASS. — Michael C. Bider, III, 66, of Bider’s Antiques in Essex, Mass., died at his daughter’s home in Ipswich on March 19, 2019, after living with bile duct cancer for just over a year....
Review and Photos by Tania Kirkman WHEELING, W.Va. – Steeped in quality, the Oglebay Institute’s Annual Antiques Show and Sale has endured as a staple in the region, offering a consistent balance...
By Karla Klein Albertson RICHMOND, Va. – Interpreting art can be a dangerous pursuit. A Nineteenth Century portrait of a woman and her favorite horse can be fairly straightforward, while a medieval...
The Nineteenth Amendment that granted women the right to vote will celebrate its 100th birthday in 2020. It comes at a time when a record number of women are serving in Congress and women’s rights...