What’s On - Design at Melbourne Museum May to July 2008
Through its Designed to Inspire program, Melbourne Museum offers public recognition of the work of talented emerging and practicing designers. The role of the museum is to increase design literacy in the general public, to broaden national and international awareness of the quality and […]
CELEBRATE FABULOUS FOURTH FRIDAYS WITH BOGO ADMISSION AT WATCH AND CLOCK MUSEUM!
OLUMBIA, PA: In conjunction with the Rivertowns’ “Fabulous Fourth Fridays,” The National Watch and Clock Museum is offering a “buy one, get one” free admission on Friday, May 23 during its open hours from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Columbia is the center of time […]
Bloomsbury Auctions New York is delighted to bring to the market an extraordinary collection of early 20th Century Russian Literature, autographs, photographs and associated illustration art from 1900 through to 1950, beginning with pieces from the ‘Silver Age’ through the Revolutionary and post Revolutionary periods through to the Stalin era. This wide ranging collection shows how the word in the novel and in poetry alongside the art of the illustrator became one of the few ways of expressing oneself in an ever more tightly controlled society. It is an unprecedented collection of rare and desirable association material from the major Russian authors and artists of this tumultuous period of history.
Geneva - Today’s sale realised SFr. 25,815,700/$ 25,063,786/€ 16,214,873 - the second highest ever total for a watch auction at Christie’s.
A highly educated market, represented by 500 registered bidders, responded enthusiastically to the finely curated selection of watches in today’s landmark sale setting numerous world records throughout the day. $7.3 million for the Patek Philippe cover lots, reference 1526 and 2497 impressively demonstrate the strength of the market and the dominance of Christie’s as the leading auctioneer in the field of fine and important watches. Twelve different bidders from four continents compited for the two top lots. The private Rolex collection of divers watches sold 100%, far exceeding the pre-sale estimate and underlining the strong demand in vintage Rolex sports watches.
Christie’s announced last Friday the consignment from the Collection of J. Irwin and Xenia S. Miller to its 2008 season of sales at Christie’s in London and New York. Leading the collection are seventeen works which will be offered at the Impressionist and Modern Art Evening Sale in London on June 24, and represent the most important and valuable collection of Impressionist and Modern art ever offered by Christie’s in Europe.
J. Irwin Miller, an industrialist from Columbus, Indiana, and his wife Xenia Simons Miller, were major philanthropists and patrons of the arts who were instrumental in turning Columbus in America into a showcase for modern architecture. Their passion for civic renewal was matched with a belief that art is an essential element of a meaningful life, and the seventeen Impressionist and Modern works together are expected to realize in excess of £40 million / $80 million.
VOLUNTEERS ARE HONORED AT THE NATIONAL WATCH AND CLOCK MUSEUM
COLUMBIA, PA: Thirty-five volunteers for the National Association of Watch and Clock Collectors gave over 3,600 hours of service last year. They were honored at a luncheon at the Museum on April 28.
Volunteer Judy Anttonen earned the Volunteer of the Year award for her donating 240 […]
What’s On at Melbourne Museum May 2008
Hatching the Past: Dinosaur Eggs and Babies
What came first, the dinosaur or the egg? Take an exciting look at the life of dinosaurs through their eggs, nests and embryos. Never before seen in Australia, the exhibition features over 130 dinosaur egg casts, 15 complete articulated dinosaur cast skeletons […]
Daryle Lambert, founder of the Antique & Collectibles Industry’s 31 Club and author of the book “31 Steps to Your Millions in Antiques & Collectibles,” from which the 31 Club was formed, will be special guest on Auctionwally’s BlogTalk Radio, Monday, May 12, 2008 at 8:00 p.m. Eastern Standard Time.
The hour and a half show, […]
Back in 1999 when we started in business, we tripped over amber depression glass at every auction and flea market. It was cheap because it didn’t sell well. I had Madrid amber pieces languish for 5 years in perfect condition and bargain prices on eBay and my online store Cat Lady Kate’s Elegant and Depression […]
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The painting looked “interesting” so the finder took it home and kept it in a closet for a decade.
While digging through a neighborhood dumpster in Boulder, Colorado, a decade ago, Tammy Bullock found an oil painting “that just looked interesting.” She didn’t know it at […]
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