30 Apr
Monumental Khatchkar (Stone Cross) - the First on Display in a U.S. Museum - on Special Loan to Metropolitan Museum from Republic of Armenia
A monumental 12th-century Khatchkar - a 2,000-pound, nearly 8-foot-tall block of basalt, carved on its surface with symbols of the four evangelists, a massive cross, small birds at fountains, and surrounding patterns […]
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Posted in Antiques-Collectibles, Fine Art, Museums by: Metropolitan Museum
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30 Apr
PAIR OF ORIGINAL CHARLES SCHULZ “PEANUTS” STRIPS TOP $100,000, AND ORIGINAL X-MEN #99 COVER ART FETCHES $55,370 AT PHILIP WEISS AUCTIONS’ APRIL 26th SALE
(Oceanside, N.Y.) - A pair of original Charles Schulz “Peanuts” comic strips - one daily, one Sunday - sold for a combined $106,270, and original cover art by Dave Cockrum for […]
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Posted in Antiques-Collectibles, Auctions, Fine Art, New-York-Auctions, Paper-Ephemera by: Ken Hall
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30 Apr
Barrett-Jackson helps raise over $1 million for charity during 2008 Palm Beach collector car event
Barrett-Jackson’s 2008 Charity Total Surpasses $6 Million
Scottsdale, Ariz., - April 30, 2008 - The Barrett-Jackson Auction Company recently announced that it helped raise $1.1 million for various local and national charities during the 6th Annual Barrett-Jackson Collector Car Event in […]
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Posted in Auctions, Automobiles-Cars, Florida-Auctions by: Time Piece PR
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29 Apr
New York, NY, April 29, 2008 - Following the tremendous success of the Visual Arts department in London, Bloomsbury Auctions is delighted to announce the launch of the Visual Arts department in New York. The inaugural sale will showcase many iconic Pop images, including a pristine example of Roy Lichtenstein’s […]
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Posted in Auctions, Fine Art, New-York-Auctions by: Bloomsbury Auction
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29 Apr
On 15th May Bloomsbury Auctions celebrates its 25th Anniversary with a 500 lot sale of Important Books and Manuscripts. Bloomsbury has come a very long way since it first started; today the five floor head office is in central London with highly successful branches in Rome and New York, selling more books than any other auction house in the world.
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Posted in Antiques-Collectibles, Auctions, Books, International-Auctions, New-York-Auctions by: Bloomsbury Auction
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29 Apr
Thriller Writer Lynda La Plante is this Year’s Patron of the Antiquarian Book Fair
The multi award winning author and screenwriter Lynda La Plante, has agreed to be the Patron and figurehead of this year’s Antiquarian Book Fair at Olympia (5th-7th June 2008).
‘Lynda La Plante’s gripping and expertly written television thrillers are […]
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Posted in Antiques-Collectibles, Books, Dealers-Retailers by: Olympia Antiques
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29 Apr
WORKS BY RUSSIANS AND OLD MASTERS BRING BIG MONEY AT GENE SHAPIRO SALE
(New York City, N.Y.) - A stylized and historical acrylic on canvas portrait of former Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev, done in 1989 by the Russian artist Semyon Faibisovich (b. 1949) and […]
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Posted in Antiques-Collectibles, Auctions, Fine Art, New-York-Auctions by: Ken Hall
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29 Apr
Medieval and Renaissance Treasures from London’s Victoria and Albert Museum to Go on View at Metropolitan Museum May 20
Exhibition dates: May 20 - August 17, 2008
Exhibition location: Wrightsman Exhibition Gallery
Press preview: Monday, May 19, 10:00 a.m. - noon
The Victoria and Albert Museum in London holds one of the world’s finest collections of European […]
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Posted in Antiques-Collectibles, China-Dinnerware, Glass-Glassware, Museums by: Metropolitan Museum
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28 Apr
SOTHEBY’S TO OFFER ARTEK PAVILION BY SHIGERU BAN AT SALE OF IMPORTANT 20th CENTURY DESIGN ON JUNE 14, 2008
New York, New York - Sotheby’s is proud to offer the Artek Pavilion by internationally recognized architect Shigeru Ban in collaboration with UPM, one of the world’s leading forest products groups, as part of the June […]
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Posted in Auctions, New-York-Auctions by: Sothebys
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25 Apr
HUNDREDS OF PIECES OF AMERICAN BRILLIANT CUT GLASS FROM FOUR IMPORTANT COLLECTIONS TO BE SOLD AT AUCTION ON SATURDAY, MAY 31, BY WOODY AUCTION
Sale’s top lot promises to be a solid apple green “White House” wine glass, cut in the “Lincoln” pattern
(St. Charles, Mo.) - Four important collections of American Brilliant Cut Glass - […]
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Posted in Antiques-Collectibles, Auctions, Glass-Glassware, Missiouri-Auctions by: Ken Hall
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