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Prince’s Palace of Monaco to Sell Off Contents of Napoleon Museum
Agence France-Presse / July 2nd, 2014
The Prince’s Palace of Monaco will auction the contents of its museum dedicated to Napoleon this November in what experts describe as the “sale of the century” for fans of the period.
Monet to Sargent Masterworks Among Treasures to be Sold From Clark Estate
ArtfixDaily / February 3rd, 2014
Christie's revealed some of the highlights in sales this spring of works from the estate of copper heiress Huguette Clark. Four masterworks by Claude Monet and Pierre-Auguste Renoir...
Fabergé Attic Discovery Soars to Record Price at Stair Galleries
ArtfixDaily / October 29th, 2013
An attic treasure soared to a record price in 15 minutes during intense bidding in a packed sales room in Hudson, New York, on October 26th. The rare Fabergé Imperial figure ultimately sold to a phone bidder for $5.2 million (hammer price; $5,980,000 with fees) against a pre-sale auction ...
Museum Exhibition Celebrates Royal Babies
ArtfixDaily / July 24th, 2013
Timed to celebrate the birth this week of HRH Prince George of Cambridge, the Museum of London exhibition "A Royal Arrival" showcases royal baby items through the ages.
At Home with Antiques: Diana and Mark Jacoby of Philip Colleck Ltd.
New York Social Diary / April 2nd, 2012
Purveyors of fine English furniture and objects, Diana and Mark Jacoby reside in a pre-Civil War period brick building on Manhattan's East 58th Street. Their personal belongings are intermingled with the inventory of Philip Colleck Ltd.
£5 Million Worth of Stolen Antiques Found in England
Daily Mail / September 25th, 2011
British police have recovered a haul of antiques worth £5 million hidden in the garages of gang members. The loot came from raids on England’s stately homes, and included a £1.3 million porcelain collection and a £500,000 Chippendale table.
Fairs, online sales boost art dealers' outlook
ArtfixDaily / July 29th, 2011
A new report sponsored by the non-profit dealer association CINOA finds that fairs and online business are poised to become the main source of revenue for the art and antiques trade. E-retail is expected to surpass traditional offline sales by 2020. Dr. Clare McAndrew's CINOA study reports...
Summer exhibitions at Britain's Bowes Museum
ArtfixDaily / July 5th, 2011
The Bowes Museum of Barnard Castle, an English treasure house built in the French chateau-style by 19th-century art collectors John and Josephine Bowes, has drawn a record number of visitors to its trio of summer exhibitions featuring high-style fashion, ancient Egyptian art, and 19th-century ...
Wayside Inn Antiques Show shines in second year
Antiques and the Arts / May 24th, 2011
Forty-six dealers assembled a fresh and inviting display of art and antiques, particularly strong in Americana and New England paintings, for the second annual Wayside Inn Antiques Show in Sudbury, Mass., from May 13 to 15. Guy Leblanc, the historic inn's Director of Marketing, cheerfully ...
Yale debuts free online collection database
ArtfixDaily / May 13th, 2011
Yale University has launched a massive online database with records on over 250,000 objects from its museums, archives and libraries. Providing unprecedented, unlimited access to the Ivy League school's varied collections, including a tantalizing peek at artwork in storage, the digitization ...
Spring Show attracts fresh crowd, steady sales
Art Newspaper / May 3rd, 2011
The inaugural Spring Show, organized by the Art and Antiques Dealers League of America, had a promising first-run at the Park Avenue Armory in Manhattan. About 1,495 attendees, including a contingent of designers, celebrities, and collectors, enjoyed the opening night party on April 27. Over the ...
Choice European antiques as investments
Wall Street Journal / April 24th, 2011
There are bargains to be had in most areas of antique European furniture," New York antiques dealer James Sansum says in the Wall Street Journal, "with English Georgian and German Biedermeier offering style and quality for the buck."
Sales surge at TEFAF Maastricht
Guardian / March 22nd, 2011
This week's rarefied bazaar of art and antiquities at TEFAF in Maastricht is truly an international affair that has proven the upper-end of the market remains strong in many categories, from antiquities to contemporary art. Early on, a group of Chinese buyers snapped up Japanese art from ...
Confident dealers offer their best art & antiques in Maastricht; Preview video online
TEFAF Preview / March 17th, 2011
There are 30,000 items worth more than 1 billion euros ($1.4 billion) offered by 260 top-tier galleries at the world’s most influential art and antiques fair. Two highlights are extraordinary paintings by Rembrandt and Renoir. Attracting leading international collectors and museum officials, ...
New art fair finds a niche in Naples
Naplesnews.com / March 8th, 2011
Veteran show organizer David Lester estimated that sales soared to between $10 million and $20 million at his inaugural Naples International Art & Antiques Show. About 80% of visitors to the new 4-day show were locals from the southwest Florida city of Naples, but Lester told Naplesnews.com ...
Collector parts with Thomas Hope treasures
Huffington Post / January 23rd, 2011
At the New York City home/gallery of antiques dealer Carlton Hobbs is a dazzling exhibition titled "Inspired By Antiquity, Classical Influences I 18th and 19th Century Furniture and Decorative Objects." On display is an exceptional collection of Thomas Hope furniture and accessories assembled by ...
Antiques Week in New York: Showstoppers at the fairs
New York Times / January 20th, 2011
A bevy of antiques shows, auctions, museum exhibitions and gallery events are underway in New York City through this weekend. At the Park Avenue Armory, 75 dealers in the Winter Antiques Show (through Jan. 30) represent the creme-de-la-creme of high-end antiques. Among this year's show ...
In with the old: Antiques revival reels in new buyers
Telegraph / January 11th, 2011
Interest in art and antiques has been on the rise for a couple of years as new and seasoned collectors increasingly seek investment quality pieces for their homes. Part of the newfound interest is spurred on by legendary finds such as the $80 million Chinese vase discovery in an English estate ...
Exhibition of antique Spode serves up every pattern online
ArtfixDaily / January 3rd, 2011
Casual collectors, appraisers, museum curators and decorative arts aficionados can now browse through every known blue Spode pattern in a new interactive online exhibition of the famed English ceramic. In November, Delaware's Winterthur launched the Spode Exhibition Online ...
Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, returns historic embroidered panel to Italy
ArtfixDaily / December 20th, 2010
The Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, returned to the Museo Diocesano Tridentino (Diocesan Museum of Trent, Italy) an embroidered panel, the Entombment of Saint Vigilius, from around 1390–1391, on December 20. Commissioned by George of Liechtenstein on the occasion of his appointment as bishop ...